Sunset in Abuja today
September 4, 2026 · Abuja, Nigeria
Capital590,400 people
Sunset in Abuja today is at 18:38. Day length is 12h 16m. See below for sunrise, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Abuja's coordinates and updated daily.
Abuja lies at 9°N. In Abuja, day length ranges from 11h 36m in winter to 12h 39m in summer — a swing of about 1h 3m.
The sun goes down towards the west in Abuja today, at a bearing of 277°. Civil twilight then lasts another 21 minutes before it gets properly dark. The sun sets 15 minutes earlier in Abuja than in Lagos, 534 km to the west-southwest.
Through the year sunset drifts later across spring and earlier across autumn — changing fastest near the equinoxes and slowest near the summer and winter solstices. See the year chart to visualise how sunset times shift month by month for Abuja.
The longest day in Abuja is around 12h 39m (around June 21). The shortest is around 11h 36m (around December 21).
Sunset in Abuja by month
| Month | Sunset | Sunrise | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18:29 | 06:50 | 11h 39m |
| February | 18:40 | 06:50 | 11h 50m |
| March | 18:42 | 06:38 | 12h 4m |
| April | 18:40 | 06:21 | 12h 19m |
| May | 18:43 | 06:11 | 12h 32m |
| June | 18:51 | 06:12 | 12h 39m |
| July | 18:55 | 06:18 | 12h 36m |
| August | 18:48 | 06:23 | 12h 25m |
| September | 18:32 | 06:21 | 12h 11m |
| October | 18:14 | 06:19 | 11h 56m |
| November | 18:07 | 06:24 | 11h 43m |
| December | 18:14 | 06:38 | 11h 36m |