Sunrise and sunset times in Abuja
EditCheck out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Abuja, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
Today
October 9, 2026. Current time: 5:12:40 pm
First light at 5:56:56 am Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 6:17:59 am
Sunset time: 6:16:29 pm
Last light at 6:37:31 pm End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: 14.8° · Azimuth: 261° (W)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 11 hours, 58 minutes
1 hour, 3 minutes left for today's sunset in Abuja
Moon rose on Oct 9 at 5:08 AM
Moon will set on Oct 9 at 5:25 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (1%)🌑 New moon: Oct 10 at 4:50 PM · 🌕 Full moon: Oct 26 at 5:11 AMTomorrow
October 10, 2026
First light at 5:56:54 am Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 6:17:57 am
Sunset time: 6:15:58 pm
Last light at 6:37:01 pm End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.
Day length: 11 hours, 58 minutes
Tomorrow will be as long as today in Abuja
Moon will rise on Oct 10 at 5:57 AM Moon will set on Oct 10 at 6:06 PMMoon phase: 🌑 New Moon (0.2%)
- Abuja, FCT
- Latitude: 9.05785 (North)
- Longitude: 7.49508 (East)
- Time zone: West Africa Standard Time (WAT, UTC+1)
Shortest day in Abuja, FCT
The shortest day of the year will be in 2 months and 12 days, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 11 hours, 35 minutes.Longest day in Abuja, FCT
The longest day of the year was around 3 months ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 12 hours, 39 minutes.
October 2026 - Abuja, FCT - Sunrise and sunset calendar
Sunrise and sunset times, civil twilight start and end times as well as solar noon, and day length for every day of October in Abuja.
All times are in Abuja's time: West Africa Standard Time (WAT, UTC+1).
The day length shortens by 13 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Abuja, FCT - from 12 hours, 2 minutes on the first day to 11 hours, 48 minutes on the last day.
| Day | First Light Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light. | Sunrise | Sunset | Last Light End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors. | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar Noon Time of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky. | Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night Length Calculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise. | Moon phase | Solar Midnight | Sun Declination The latitude where the Sun is directly overhead at solar noon (the Sun's declination). It moves between the two tropics through the year. |
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| Thu, Oct 1 | Twilight start Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.5:57:29 am | 6:18:27 am | 6:20:50 pm | Twilight end End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.6:41:47 pm | 12h 2m 23s | -29s | Solar noon Time of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.12:20:02 pm | 77.6° | 5:33:11 am | 7:06:05 pm | 5:08:52 am | 7:30:23 pm | Night length Calculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.11h 57m 32s | 🌖 (68%) | 12:20:12 am | 3.3° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 5:57:24 am | 6:18:22 am | 6:20:16 pm | 6:41:13 pm | 12h 1m 54s | -29s | 12:19:42 pm | 77.3° | 5:33:05 am | 7:05:32 pm | 5:08:47 am | 7:29:51 pm | 11h 58m 2s | 🌖 (57%) | 12:19:52 am | 3.7° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 5:57:20 am | 6:18:18 am | 6:19:42 pm | 6:40:40 pm | 12h 1m 24s | -29s | 12:19:23 pm | 76.9° | 5:33:00 am | 7:05:00 pm | 5:08:41 am | 7:29:18 pm | 11h 58m 32s | 🌗 (46%) Last quarter at 2:25 pm |
12:19:33 am | 4.1° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 5:57:15 am | 6:18:14 am | 6:19:09 pm | 6:40:08 pm | 12h 0m 55s | -29s | 12:19:04 pm | 76.5° | 5:32:55 am | 7:04:27 pm | 5:08:36 am | 7:28:46 pm | 11h 59m 1s | 🌘 (34%) | 12:19:14 am | 4.5° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 5:57:11 am | 6:18:10 am | 6:18:36 pm | 6:39:35 pm | 12h 0m 26s | -29s | 12:18:45 pm | 76.1° | 5:32:50 am | 7:03:56 pm | 5:08:31 am | 7:28:15 pm | 11h 59m 31s | 🌘 (24%) | 12:18:54 am | 4.8° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 5:57:07 am | 6:18:07 am | 6:18:04 pm | 6:39:03 pm | 11h 59m 57s | -29s | 12:18:27 pm | 75.7° | 5:32:45 am | 7:03:25 pm | 5:08:25 am | 7:27:45 pm | 12h 0m 0s | 🌘 (15%) | 12:18:36 am | 5.2° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 5:57:03 am | 6:18:04 am | 6:17:32 pm | 6:38:32 pm | 11h 59m 28s | -29s | 12:18:09 pm | 75.3° | 5:32:41 am | 7:02:54 pm | 5:08:20 am | 7:27:15 pm | 12h 0m 29s | 🌘 (8%) | 12:18:18 am | 5.6° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 5:57:00 am | 6:18:01 am | 6:17:00 pm | 6:38:01 pm | 11h 58m 59s | -29s | 12:17:51 pm | 75° | 5:32:37 am | 7:02:24 pm | 5:08:16 am | 7:26:45 pm | 12h 0m 59s | 🌘 (3%) | 12:18:00 am | 6.0° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 5:56:56 am | 6:17:59 am | 6:16:29 pm | 6:37:31 pm | 11h 58m 30s | -29s | 12:17:34 pm | 74.6° | 5:32:33 am | 7:01:55 pm | 5:08:11 am | 7:26:16 pm | 12h 1m 28s | 🌘 (1%) | 12:17:43 am | 6.4° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 5:56:54 am | 6:17:57 am | 6:15:58 pm | 6:37:01 pm | 11h 58m 1s | -29s | 12:17:17 pm | 74.2° | 5:32:29 am | 7:01:26 pm | 5:08:06 am | 7:25:48 pm | 12h 1m 57s | 🌑 (0.2%) New moon at 4:50 pm |
12:17:25 am | 6.7° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 5:56:51 am | 6:17:55 am | 6:15:28 pm | 6:36:32 pm | 11h 57m 33s | -29s | 12:17:01 pm | 73.8° | 5:32:26 am | 7:00:58 pm | 5:08:02 am | 7:25:21 pm | 12h 2m 26s | 🌒 (2%) | 12:17:09 am | 7.1° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 5:56:49 am | 6:17:54 am | 6:14:58 pm | 6:36:03 pm | 11h 57m 4s | -29s | 12:16:45 pm | 73.4° | 5:32:23 am | 7:00:30 pm | 5:07:58 am | 7:24:55 pm | 12h 2m 56s | 🌒 (6%) | 12:16:53 am | 7.5° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 5:56:48 am | 6:17:54 am | 6:14:29 pm | 6:35:35 pm | 11h 56m 35s | -29s | 12:16:30 pm | 73.1° | 5:32:20 am | 7:00:03 pm | 5:07:55 am | 7:24:29 pm | 12h 3m 25s | 🌒 (11%) | 12:16:38 am | 7.9° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 5:56:46 am | 6:17:54 am | 6:14:01 pm | 6:35:08 pm | 11h 56m 7s | -28s | 12:16:15 pm | 72.7° | 5:32:18 am | 6:59:37 pm | 5:07:51 am | 7:24:04 pm | 12h 3m 53s | 🌒 (18%) | 12:16:22 am | 8.2° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 5:56:46 am | 6:17:54 am | 6:13:33 pm | 6:34:41 pm | 11h 55m 39s | -28s | 12:16:01 pm | 72.3° | 5:32:16 am | 6:59:12 pm | 5:07:48 am | 7:23:39 pm | 12h 4m 22s | 🌒 (26%) | 12:16:08 am | 8.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 5:56:45 am | 6:17:55 am | 6:13:05 pm | 6:34:15 pm | 11h 55m 10s | -28s | 12:15:47 pm | 72° | 5:32:14 am | 6:58:47 pm | 5:07:45 am | 7:23:16 pm | 12h 4m 51s | 🌒 (34%) | 12:15:54 am | 9.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 5:56:45 am | 6:17:56 am | 6:12:39 pm | 6:33:50 pm | 11h 54m 43s | -28s | 12:15:34 pm | 71.6° | 5:32:13 am | 6:58:23 pm | 5:07:43 am | 7:22:53 pm | 12h 5m 19s | 🌒 (43%) | 12:15:41 am | 9.3° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 5:56:46 am | 6:17:58 am | 6:12:13 pm | 6:33:25 pm | 11h 54m 15s | -28s | 12:15:21 pm | 71.2° | 5:32:12 am | 6:58:00 pm | 5:07:41 am | 7:22:31 pm | 12h 5m 48s | 🌓 (53%) First quarter at 5:12 pm |
12:15:27 am | 9.7° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 5:56:47 am | 6:18:01 am | 6:11:48 pm | 6:33:01 pm | 11h 53m 47s | -28s | 12:15:09 pm | 70.9° | 5:32:12 am | 6:57:37 pm | 5:07:39 am | 7:22:10 pm | 12h 6m 16s | 🌔 (62%) | 12:15:15 am | 10.1° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 5:56:49 am | 6:18:04 am | 6:11:23 pm | 6:32:38 pm | 11h 53m 19s | -28s | 12:14:58 pm | 70.5° | 5:32:12 am | 6:57:16 pm | 5:07:38 am | 7:21:50 pm | 12h 6m 44s | 🌔 (72%) | 12:15:04 am | 10.4° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 5:56:51 am | 6:18:07 am | 6:10:59 pm | 6:32:16 pm | 11h 52m 52s | -27s | 12:14:47 pm | 70.2° | 5:32:13 am | 6:56:55 pm | 5:07:37 am | 7:21:31 pm | 12h 7m 13s | 🌔 (80%) | 12:14:52 am | 10.8° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 5:56:54 am | 6:18:12 am | 6:10:36 pm | 6:31:54 pm | 11h 52m 24s | -27s | 12:14:37 pm | 69.8° | 5:32:14 am | 6:56:35 pm | 5:07:37 am | 7:21:12 pm | 12h 7m 41s | 🌔 (88%) | 12:14:42 am | 11.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 5:56:57 am | 6:18:17 am | 6:10:14 pm | 6:31:34 pm | 11h 51m 57s | -27s | 12:14:27 pm | 69.4° | 5:32:15 am | 6:56:16 pm | 5:07:37 am | 7:20:55 pm | 12h 8m 8s | 🌔 (94%) | 12:14:31 am | 11.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 5:57:01 am | 6:18:22 am | 6:09:52 pm | 6:31:14 pm | 11h 51m 30s | -27s | 12:14:19 pm | 69.1° | 5:32:18 am | 6:55:58 pm | 5:07:38 am | 7:20:38 pm | 12h 8m 36s | 🌔 (98%) | 12:14:23 am | 11.8° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 5:57:05 am | 6:18:28 am | 6:09:32 pm | 6:30:55 pm | 11h 51m 4s | -27s | 12:14:11 pm | 68.8° | 5:32:20 am | 6:55:41 pm | 5:07:39 am | 7:20:23 pm | 12h 9m 3s | 🌔 (99.7%) | 12:14:15 am | 12.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 5:57:10 am | 6:18:35 am | 6:09:12 pm | 6:30:37 pm | 11h 50m 37s | -27s | 12:14:03 pm | 68.4° | 5:32:23 am | 6:55:24 pm | 5:07:40 am | 7:20:08 pm | 12h 9m 30s | 🌕 (99%) Full moon at 5:11 am |
12:14:06 am | 12.5° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 5:57:16 am | 6:18:42 am | 6:08:53 pm | 6:30:19 pm | 11h 50m 11s | -26s | 12:13:57 pm | 68.1° | 5:32:27 am | 6:55:09 pm | 5:07:42 am | 7:19:55 pm | 12h 9m 57s | 🌖 (95%) | 12:14:00 am | 12.9° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 5:57:22 am | 6:18:50 am | 6:08:35 pm | 6:30:03 pm | 11h 49m 45s | -26s | 12:13:51 pm | 67.7° | 5:32:32 am | 6:54:54 pm | 5:07:45 am | 7:19:42 pm | 12h 10m 24s | 🌖 (89%) | 12:13:54 am | 13.2° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 5:57:29 am | 6:18:59 am | 6:08:18 pm | 6:29:48 pm | 11h 49m 19s | -26s | 12:13:46 pm | 67.4° | 5:32:37 am | 6:54:41 pm | 5:07:48 am | 7:19:30 pm | 12h 10m 50s | 🌖 (81%) | 12:13:49 am | 13.5° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 5:57:37 am | 6:19:08 am | 6:08:01 pm | 6:29:33 pm | 11h 48m 53s | -26s | 12:13:41 pm | 67.1° | 5:32:42 am | 6:54:28 pm | 5:07:52 am | 7:19:20 pm | 12h 11m 17s | 🌖 (71%) | 12:13:43 am | 13.9° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 5:57:45 am | 6:19:18 am | 6:07:46 pm | 6:29:19 pm | 11h 48m 28s | -25s | 12:13:38 pm | 66.8° | 5:32:48 am | 6:54:17 pm | 5:07:56 am | 7:19:10 pm | 12h 11m 43s | 🌖 (60%) | 12:13:40 am | 14.2° S |
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Sunrise and Sunset photos in Abuja, FCT
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Abuja, FCT - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Abuja, FCT for every day of the year.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Abuja
In Abuja, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on May 27 at 6:09 am, while the latest sunrise is on January 28 at 6:51 am. The earliest sunset is on November 14 at 6:05 pm, and the latest sunset is on July 12 at 6:54 pm.
Abuja gets 1h 03m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (12h 39m versus 11h 35m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 07m.
Abuja Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Abuja. Throughout the year, it slowly traces this figure-eight:
Move along the curve to read the Sun's altitude and azimuth for any day of the year in Abuja.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 56.7° above the horizon (around Dec 26) and 82.5° (around Sep 3) in Abuja. Sitting almost under the Sun's yearly path, Abuja sees the analemma lying nearly flat overhead, with the Sun passing practically through the zenith twice a year. Notice the whole figure leans east of the meridian: over Abuja the Sun reaches its highest point between 12:13 and 12:44 depending on the time of year, but never at 12:00.
Detailed Analemma Chart
The technical chart below plots one dot per day, labels the first day of each month, marks the solstices, equinoxes, perihelion and aphelion, and draws the noon altitude of the equinoxes (90° minus your latitude) together with its ±23.4° seasonal limits.
Why does the figure look wider here than in the sky view above?
Both draw the same data, but with different conventions. The sky view uses the same scale on both axes, so it shows the analemma with its true proportions, as a camera would capture it: about 47° tall and only a few degrees wide. This chart, like most technical analemma diagrams, stretches each axis independently to fill the plot, expanding the narrow azimuth range several times so its day-to-day variation can actually be read. Also, azimuth is not sky distance: near the zenith, one degree of azimuth spans much less than one degree across the sky, which further widens the figure in this representation.
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