Sunrise & Sunset in Dakar
Thursday, 22 October 2026 · Greenwich Mean Time (UTC)
Sunrise
7:03 AM
Sunset
6:46 PM
Today in Dakar, Senegal, sunrise is at 7:03 AM and sunset at 6:46 PM, giving 11 h 43 min of daylight — 1 minute shorter than yesterday.
Sun times today
| Event | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight (−18°) | 5:51 AM | 7:58 PM |
| Nautical twilight (−12°) | 6:16 AM | 7:33 PM |
| Civil twilight (−6°) | 6:41 AM | 7:07 PM |
| Sunrise / sunset | 7:03 AM | 6:46 PM |
| Golden hour ends / starts (+6°) | 7:31 AM | 6:17 PM |
| Solar noon | 12:54 PM | |
— means the sun does not reach that angle today. Times include standard atmospheric refraction; hills and buildings can change what you see.
Dakar sunrise and sunset — October 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Thu | 6:59 AM | 6:59 PM | 12 h 0 min |
| 2 Fri | 7:00 AM | 6:58 PM | 11 h 59 min |
| 3 Sat | 7:00 AM | 6:58 PM | 11 h 58 min |
| 4 Sun | 7:00 AM | 6:57 PM | 11 h 57 min |
| 5 Mon | 7:00 AM | 6:56 PM | 11 h 57 min |
| 6 Tue | 7:00 AM | 6:56 PM | 11 h 56 min |
| 7 Wed | 7:00 AM | 6:55 PM | 11 h 55 min |
| 8 Thu | 7:00 AM | 6:54 PM | 11 h 54 min |
| 9 Fri | 7:00 AM | 6:54 PM | 11 h 53 min |
| 10 Sat | 7:00 AM | 6:53 PM | 11 h 53 min |
| 11 Sun | 7:01 AM | 6:52 PM | 11 h 52 min |
| 12 Mon | 7:01 AM | 6:52 PM | 11 h 51 min |
| 13 Tue | 7:01 AM | 6:51 PM | 11 h 50 min |
| 14 Wed | 7:01 AM | 6:50 PM | 11 h 49 min |
| 15 Thu | 7:01 AM | 6:50 PM | 11 h 49 min |
| 16 Fri | 7:01 AM | 6:49 PM | 11 h 48 min |
| 17 Sat | 7:01 AM | 6:49 PM | 11 h 47 min |
| 18 Sun | 7:02 AM | 6:48 PM | 11 h 46 min |
| 19 Mon | 7:02 AM | 6:47 PM | 11 h 46 min |
| 20 Tue | 7:02 AM | 6:47 PM | 11 h 45 min |
| 21 Wed | 7:02 AM | 6:46 PM | 11 h 44 min |
| 22 Thu | 7:03 AM | 6:46 PM | 11 h 43 min |
| 23 Fri | 7:03 AM | 6:45 PM | 11 h 42 min |
| 24 Sat | 7:03 AM | 6:45 PM | 11 h 42 min |
| 25 Sun | 7:03 AM | 6:44 PM | 11 h 41 min |
| 26 Mon | 7:04 AM | 6:44 PM | 11 h 40 min |
| 27 Tue | 7:04 AM | 6:43 PM | 11 h 40 min |
| 28 Wed | 7:04 AM | 6:43 PM | 11 h 39 min |
| 29 Thu | 7:04 AM | 6:42 PM | 11 h 38 min |
| 30 Fri | 7:05 AM | 6:42 PM | 11 h 37 min |
| 31 Sat | 7:05 AM | 6:42 PM | 11 h 37 min |
Sunrise and sunset in Dakar: questions and answers
What time is sunset in Dakar today?
6:46 PM local time (Greenwich Mean Time). Civil twilight ends at 7:07 PM.
What time is sunrise in Dakar tomorrow?
7:03 AM.
When is golden hour in Dakar today?
In the evening from about 6:17 PM until sunset at 6:46 PM; in the morning from sunrise until about 7:31 AM.
What are the longest and shortest days in Dakar?
About 13 h 0 min at the June solstice, and about 11 h 16 min at the December solstice.
Calculated for 14.69°, -17.44°. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), https://www.geonames.org/.