Solar almanac · 2026-11-02 · Ethiopia

Golden hour in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

9.0300° N
38.7469° E
Africa/Addis_Ababa

Times shown in local time for Addis Ababa (Africa/Addis_Ababa).

Golden hour & blue hour

WindowStartsEnds
Blue hour (morning)05:2805:53
Golden hour (morning)06:1406:43
Golden hour (evening)17:3318:02
Blue hour (evening)18:2418:49

Light profile · calculated

Golden hour in Addis Ababa through the year

Midsummer
30 min
Equinox
28 min
Midwinter
30 min

Length of the evening golden-hour window.

Addis Ababa lies at 9.03° N, in the equatorial belt, where day length barely moves across the year. Its longest measured day falls on Thu 18 June 2026 with 12h 39m of daylight, and its shortest on Fri 18 December 2026 with 11h 36m — a difference of 1h 03m between the two extremes.

Evening golden hour in Addis Ababa runs for roughly 30 minutes at the height of summer, 28 minutes around the March equinox and 30 minutes at midwinter. The warm window is at its most generous in summer, so summer shoots allow more time to work a location.

The sun sets toward 294° WNW in late June and toward 246° WSW in late December, a shift of about 48° in where the last light lands — worth checking before committing to a west-facing viewpoint. In Addis Ababa, the sky reaches full darkness between evening and morning twilight year-round.

Today’s solar record

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Sunrise
06:14

rises at 105° ESE

Sunset
18:02

sets at 255° WSW

Solar noon
12:08
Day length
11h 48m

Evening golden hour starts at 17:33

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Solar trajectory

Maximum 66°
06:1466° at 12:0818:02
East · sunriseHighest point of the sun today: 66° above the horizon. The shaded band near the horizon is golden-hour light.West · sunset

Twenty-four hours of light

06:14Sunrise12:08Solar noon18:02Sunset
NightBlue hourGolden hourDaylight

Next 7 days

DateSunriseSunsetDay length
2026-11-0206:1418:0211h 48m
2026-11-0306:1418:0211h 47m
2026-11-0406:1518:0111h 47m
2026-11-0506:1518:0111h 47m
2026-11-0606:1518:0111h 46m
2026-11-0706:1518:0111h 46m
2026-11-0806:1618:0111h 45m

Annual light rhythm · Addis Ababa

11h 36m—12h 39m
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Longest days in June (12h 39m), shortest in December (11h 36m).

Questions

When is golden hour in Addis Ababa today?
Evening golden hour in Addis Ababa starts at 17:33 and ends at sunset, 18:02. Morning golden hour runs from sunrise, 06:14, until 06:43 local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
How long does golden hour last in Addis Ababa?
Evening golden hour in Addis Ababa runs from 17:33 to 18:02, and morning golden hour from 06:14 to 06:43.
When is blue hour in Addis Ababa?
Morning blue hour in Addis Ababa begins at 05:28, before sunrise. Evening blue hour begins at 18:24, just after sunset.
What time is sunrise in Addis Ababa today?
Sunrise in Addis Ababa is at 06:14 local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa), rising toward 105° ESE.
What time is sunset in Addis Ababa today?
Sunset in Addis Ababa is at 18:02 local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa), setting toward 255° WSW.
How long is the day in Addis Ababa?
Addis Ababa has 11h 48m of daylight today.

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