Sunrise and sunset in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
5:55 AMsunrise in Dar es Salaam
November 4, 2026 · Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
- Sunset
- 6:18 PM
- Daylight
- 12h 22m
- First light
- 5:34 AM
- Last light
- 6:39 PM
First light (civil dawn) is when it is light enough to be outdoors without lamps, and last light (civil dusk) is when that ends. Nautical twilight is when the horizon can still be seen at sea; after astronomical dusk the sky is fully dark. Calculated for Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (6.82° S, 39.27° E, GeoNames' point for the city) in East Africa Time. Times assume a level horizon at sea level; hills, buildings and weather can change what you see.
Daylight through 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 6:11 AM | 6:42 PM | 12h 31m |
| February 1 | 6:24 AM | 6:48 PM | 12h 24m |
| March 1 | 6:28 AM | 6:42 PM | 12h 14m |
| April 1 | 6:26 AM | 6:28 PM | 12h 2m |
| May 1 | 6:24 AM | 6:16 PM | 11h 52m |
| June 1 | 6:28 AM | 6:13 PM | 11h 45m |
| July 1 | 6:35 AM | 6:19 PM | 11h 44m |
| August 1 | 6:35 AM | 6:24 PM | 11h 49m |
| September 1 | 6:24 AM | 6:22 PM | 11h 59m |
| October 1 | 6:08 AM | 6:17 PM | 12h 10m |
| November 1 | 5:56 AM | 6:17 PM | 12h 21m |
| December 1 | 5:57 AM | 6:27 PM | 12h 29m |
Twilight in Dar es Salaam
- Nautical dawn
- 5:09 AM
- Nautical dusk
- 7:05 PM
- Astronomical dawn
- 4:43 AM
- Astronomical dusk
- 7:30 PM
Sunrise and sunset in Dar es Salaam, day by day
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Nov 1 | 5:56 AM | 6:17 PM | 12h 21m | +21s |
| Mon, Nov 2 | 5:56 AM | 6:17 PM | 12h 21m | +21s |
| Tue, Nov 3 | 5:56 AM | 6:17 PM | 12h 22m | +20s |
| Wed, Nov 4 (today) | 5:55 AM | 6:18 PM | 12h 22m | +20s |
| Thu, Nov 5 | 5:55 AM | 6:18 PM | 12h 22m | +20s |
| Fri, Nov 6 | 5:55 AM | 6:18 PM | 12h 23m | +20s |
| Sat, Nov 7 | 5:55 AM | 6:18 PM | 12h 23m | +20s |
| Sun, Nov 8 | 5:55 AM | 6:18 PM | 12h 23m | +19s |
| Mon, Nov 9 | 5:55 AM | 6:19 PM | 12h 24m | +19s |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 5:55 AM | 6:19 PM | 12h 24m | +19s |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 5:55 AM | 6:19 PM | 12h 24m | +19s |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 5:55 AM | 6:19 PM | 12h 25m | +18s |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 5:55 AM | 6:20 PM | 12h 25m | +18s |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 5:55 AM | 6:20 PM | 12h 25m | +18s |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 5:55 AM | 6:20 PM | 12h 26m | +18s |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 5:55 AM | 6:21 PM | 12h 26m | +17s |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 5:55 AM | 6:21 PM | 12h 26m | +17s |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 5:55 AM | 6:21 PM | 12h 26m | +17s |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 5:55 AM | 6:22 PM | 12h 27m | +16s |
| Fri, Nov 20 | 5:55 AM | 6:22 PM | 12h 27m | +16s |
| Sat, Nov 21 | 5:55 AM | 6:22 PM | 12h 27m | +16s |
| Sun, Nov 22 | 5:55 AM | 6:23 PM | 12h 27m | +15s |
| Mon, Nov 23 | 5:55 AM | 6:23 PM | 12h 28m | +15s |
| Tue, Nov 24 | 5:56 AM | 6:24 PM | 12h 28m | +14s |
| Wed, Nov 25 | 5:56 AM | 6:24 PM | 12h 28m | +14s |
| Thu, Nov 26 | 5:56 AM | 6:24 PM | 12h 28m | +14s |
| Fri, Nov 27 | 5:56 AM | 6:25 PM | 12h 29m | +13s |
| Sat, Nov 28 | 5:56 AM | 6:25 PM | 12h 29m | +13s |
| Sun, Nov 29 | 5:57 AM | 6:26 PM | 12h 29m | +12s |
| Mon, Nov 30 | 5:57 AM | 6:26 PM | 12h 29m | +12s |
December 2026, day by day
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 1 | 5:57 AM | 6:27 PM | 12h 29m | +11s |
| Wed, Dec 2 | 5:57 AM | 6:27 PM | 12h 30m | +11s |
| Thu, Dec 3 | 5:58 AM | 6:28 PM | 12h 30m | +10s |
| Fri, Dec 4 | 5:58 AM | 6:28 PM | 12h 30m | +10s |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 5:58 AM | 6:29 PM | 12h 30m | +9s |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 5:59 AM | 6:29 PM | 12h 30m | +9s |
| Mon, Dec 7 | 5:59 AM | 6:30 PM | 12h 30m | +8s |
| Tue, Dec 8 | 6:00 AM | 6:30 PM | 12h 31m | +8s |
| Wed, Dec 9 | 6:00 AM | 6:31 PM | 12h 31m | +7s |
| Thu, Dec 10 | 6:00 AM | 6:31 PM | 12h 31m | +7s |
| Fri, Dec 11 | 6:01 AM | 6:32 PM | 12h 31m | +6s |
| Sat, Dec 12 | 6:01 AM | 6:32 PM | 12h 31m | +6s |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 6:02 AM | 6:33 PM | 12h 31m | +5s |
| Mon, Dec 14 | 6:02 AM | 6:33 PM | 12h 31m | +5s |
| Tue, Dec 15 | 6:02 AM | 6:34 PM | 12h 31m | +4s |
| Wed, Dec 16 | 6:03 AM | 6:34 PM | 12h 31m | +3s |
| Thu, Dec 17 | 6:03 AM | 6:35 PM | 12h 31m | +3s |
| Fri, Dec 18 | 6:04 AM | 6:35 PM | 12h 31m | +2s |
| Sat, Dec 19 | 6:04 AM | 6:36 PM | 12h 31m | +2s |
| Sun, Dec 20 | 6:05 AM | 6:36 PM | 12h 31m | +1s |
| Mon, Dec 21 | 6:05 AM | 6:37 PM | 12h 31m | +1s |
| Tue, Dec 22 | 6:06 AM | 6:37 PM | 12h 31m | 0s |
| Wed, Dec 23 | 6:06 AM | 6:38 PM | 12h 31m | −1s |
| Thu, Dec 24 | 6:07 AM | 6:38 PM | 12h 31m | −1s |
| Fri, Dec 25 | 6:07 AM | 6:39 PM | 12h 31m | −2s |
| Sat, Dec 26 | 6:08 AM | 6:39 PM | 12h 31m | −2s |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 6:08 AM | 6:40 PM | 12h 31m | −3s |
| Mon, Dec 28 | 6:09 AM | 6:40 PM | 12h 31m | −3s |
| Tue, Dec 29 | 6:09 AM | 6:40 PM | 12h 31m | −4s |
| Wed, Dec 30 | 6:10 AM | 6:41 PM | 12h 31m | −5s |
| Thu, Dec 31 | 6:10 AM | 6:41 PM | 12h 31m | −5s |
The year in Dar es Salaam, 2026
On Wednesday, November 4, Dar es Salaam gets 20 seconds more daylight than the day before.
The earliest sunset was on Sunday, May 24, 28 days before the shortest day, so the evenings start getting lighter while the mornings are still getting darker.
The clocks do not change here, so sunrise and sunset move only with the seasons.
| Date | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Earliest sunrise | Friday, November 13 | 5:55 AM |
| Latest sunrise | Thursday, July 16 | 6:36 AM |
| Earliest sunset | Sunday, May 24 | 6:13 PM |
| Latest sunset | Friday, January 30 | 6:48 PM |
| Longest day | Tuesday, December 22 | 12h 31m |
| Shortest day | Sunday, June 21 | 11h 44m |
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The times are for Dar es Salaam's point in GeoNames (-6.8235, 39.2695), on East Africa Time (from the timezone-boundary-builder map, © OpenStreetMap contributors). Place data © GeoNames, under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. Across a large city, sunrise and sunset can differ by a minute or more from one side to the other.