When is golden hour in Dar es Salaam today?

Evening golden hour in Dar es Salaam starts at 17:49 and ends at sunset, 18:17. Morning golden hour runs from sunrise, 05:56, until 06:24 local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).

How long does golden hour last in Dar es Salaam?

Evening golden hour in Dar es Salaam runs from 17:49 to 18:17, and morning golden hour from 05:56 to 06:24.

When is blue hour in Dar es Salaam?

Morning blue hour in Dar es Salaam begins at 05:09, before sunrise. Evening blue hour begins at 18:39, just after sunset.

What time is sunrise in Dar es Salaam today?

Sunrise in Dar es Salaam is at 05:56 local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam), rising toward 105° ESE.

What time is sunset in Dar es Salaam today?

Sunset in Dar es Salaam is at 18:17 local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam), setting toward 255° WSW.

How long is the day in Dar es Salaam?

Dar es Salaam has 12h 21m of daylight today.

Solar almanac · 2026-11-02 · Tanzania

Golden hour in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

6.7924° S
39.2083° E
Africa/Dar_es_Salaam

Times shown in local time for Dar es Salaam (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).

Golden hour & blue hour

Window	Starts	Ends
Blue hour (morning)	05:09	05:34
Golden hour (morning)	05:56	06:24
Golden hour (evening)	17:49	18:17
Blue hour (evening)	18:39	19:04

Light profile · calculated

Golden hour in Dar es Salaam through the year

Midsummer: 30 min
Equinox: 28 min
Midwinter: 30 min

Length of the evening golden-hour window.

Dar es Salaam lies at 6.79° S, in the equatorial belt, where day length barely moves across the year. Its longest measured day falls on Fri 18 December 2026 with 12h 31m of daylight, and its shortest on Thu 18 June 2026 with 11h 44m — a difference of 0h 47m between the two extremes.

Evening golden hour in Dar es Salaam 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 47° in where the last light lands — worth checking before committing to a west-facing viewpoint. In Dar es Salaam, the sky reaches full darkness between evening and morning twilight year-round.

Today’s solar record

+0 min/day

Sunrise: 05:56
Sunset: 18:17
Solar noon: 12:06
Day length: 12h 21m

Evening golden hour starts at 17:49

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Solar trajectory

Maximum 82°

East · sunriseHighest point of the sun today: 82° above the horizon. The shaded band near the horizon is golden-hour light.West · sunset

Twenty-four hours of light

05:56Sunrise12:06Solar noon18:17Sunset

NightBlue hourGolden hourDaylight

Next 7 days

Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length
2026-11-02	05:56	18:17	12h 21m
2026-11-03	05:55	18:17	12h 22m
2026-11-04	05:55	18:17	12h 22m
2026-11-05	05:55	18:17	12h 22m
2026-11-06	05:55	18:18	12h 23m
2026-11-07	05:55	18:18	12h 23m
2026-11-08	05:55	18:18	12h 23m

Annual light rhythm · Dar es Salaam

11h 44m—12h 31m

Longest days in December (12h 31m), shortest in June (11h 44m).

Questions

When is golden hour in Dar es Salaam today?: Evening golden hour in Dar es Salaam starts at 17:49 and ends at sunset, 18:17. Morning golden hour runs from sunrise, 05:56, until 06:24 local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
How long does golden hour last in Dar es Salaam?: Evening golden hour in Dar es Salaam runs from 17:49 to 18:17, and morning golden hour from 05:56 to 06:24.
When is blue hour in Dar es Salaam?: Morning blue hour in Dar es Salaam begins at 05:09, before sunrise. Evening blue hour begins at 18:39, just after sunset.
What time is sunrise in Dar es Salaam today?: Sunrise in Dar es Salaam is at 05:56 local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam), rising toward 105° ESE.
What time is sunset in Dar es Salaam today?: Sunset in Dar es Salaam is at 18:17 local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam), setting toward 255° WSW.
How long is the day in Dar es Salaam?: Dar es Salaam has 12h 21m of daylight today.