Sunrise in Mogadishu today
September 4, 2026 · Mogadishu, Somalia
Capital2,587,183 people
Sunrise in Mogadishu today is at 05:54. Day length is 12h 9m. See below for sunset, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Mogadishu's coordinates and updated daily.
Mogadishu lies at 2°N. Near the equator, Mogadishu sees close to 12 hours of daylight year-round, with only minor seasonal variation.
The sun comes up over the east horizon in Mogadishu today, at a bearing of 83°. It starts getting light 21 minutes before that, when civil twilight begins. The sun rises at practically the same moment in Mogadishu as in Hargeysa, 848 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 Mogadishu.
The longest day in Mogadishu is around 12h 14m (around June 21). The shortest is around 12h 0m (around December 21).
Sunrise in Mogadishu by month
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 06:08 | 18:09 | 12h 1m |
| February | 06:12 | 18:15 | 12h 3m |
| March | 06:06 | 18:12 | 12h 6m |
| April | 05:55 | 18:04 | 12h 10m |
| May | 05:50 | 18:02 | 12h 13m |
| June | 05:53 | 18:07 | 12h 14m |
| July | 05:58 | 18:12 | 12h 14m |
| August | 05:59 | 18:10 | 12h 11m |
| September | 05:51 | 17:59 | 12h 8m |
| October | 05:43 | 17:47 | 12h 4m |
| November | 05:43 | 17:45 | 12h 2m |
| December | 05:54 | 17:55 | 12h 0m |