Sunrise in Lusaka today
September 4, 2026 · Lusaka, Zambia
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Sunrise in Lusaka today is at 06:12. Day length is 11h 51m. See below for sunset, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Lusaka's coordinates and updated daily.
Lusaka lies at 15°S. In Lusaka, day length ranges from 11h 13m in winter to 13h 2m in summer — a swing of about 1h 50m.
The sun comes up over the east horizon in Lusaka today, at a bearing of 83°. It starts getting light 22 minutes before that, when civil twilight begins. The sun rises at practically the same moment in Lusaka as in Kitwe, 290 km to the north.
Sunrise shifts earlier through spring and later through autumn — changing fastest near the equinoxes and barely at all near the summer and winter solstices. See the year chart to visualise how sunrise and sunset times shift month by month for Lusaka.
The longest day in Lusaka is around 13h 2m (around December 21). The shortest is around 11h 13m (around June 21). Days are currently getting longer — gaining about 1 minute per day.
Sunrise in Lusaka by month
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 05:49 | 18:45 | 12h 56m |
| February | 06:04 | 18:40 | 12h 36m |
| March | 06:11 | 18:23 | 12h 12m |
| April | 06:15 | 18:00 | 11h 45m |
| May | 06:22 | 17:46 | 11h 24m |
| June | 06:32 | 17:45 | 11h 13m |
| July | 06:35 | 17:52 | 11h 17m |
| August | 06:25 | 18:00 | 11h 35m |
| September | 06:03 | 18:03 | 12h 0m |
| October | 05:40 | 18:06 | 12h 26m |
| November | 05:28 | 18:17 | 12h 49m |
| December | 05:32 | 18:34 | 13h 2m |