Sunset in Dar es Salaam today
September 10, 2026 · Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Sunset in Dar es Salaam today is at 18:22. Day length is 12h 2m. See below for sunrise, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Dar es Salaam's coordinates and updated daily.
Dar es Salaam lies at 7°S. In Dar es Salaam, day length ranges from 11h 44m in winter to 12h 31m in summer — a swing of about 0h 47m.
The sun goes down towards the west in Dar es Salaam today, at a bearing of 275°. Civil twilight then lasts another 21 minutes before it gets properly dark. The sun sets 14 minutes earlier in Dar es Salaam than in Dodoma, 389 km to the west.
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 Dar es Salaam.
The longest day in Dar es Salaam is around 12h 31m (around December 21). The shortest is around 11h 44m (around June 21).
Sunset in Dar es Salaam by month
| Month | Sunset | Sunrise | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18:47 | 06:19 | 12h 28m |
| February | 18:48 | 06:29 | 12h 19m |
| March | 18:37 | 06:29 | 12h 9m |
| April | 18:23 | 06:25 | 11h 58m |
| May | 18:15 | 06:26 | 11h 48m |
| June | 18:16 | 06:33 | 11h 44m |
| July | 18:22 | 06:37 | 11h 46m |
| August | 18:25 | 06:32 | 11h 53m |
| September | 18:21 | 06:18 | 12h 4m |
| October | 18:17 | 06:02 | 12h 15m |
| November | 18:21 | 05:56 | 12h 25m |
| December | 18:34 | 06:04 | 12h 31m |