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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 57.0%
Third Quarter
Current Time: May 9, 2026 at 7:33:27 am
Sunrise Today: 6:24 am↑ 73° East
Sunset Today: 6:14 pm↑ 287° West
Moonset Today: 12:27 pm↑ 251° West
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 50 minutes (-16s)
Location of Dar es Salaam Location

Today's Sun Position in Dar es Salaam

Time: 7:33 am
Altitude: 15.5°
Direction: 70° E
Phase: Daylight

Day length today: 11h 49m 47s (May 9, 2026)

16 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 8, 2026)

6 minutes, 11 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

41 minutes, 35 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

The Sun's altitude in Dar es Salaam today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Dar es Salaam Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Dar es Salaam today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this

Night 12:00 am – 5:12 am
Astro. Twilight 5:12 am – 5:37 am
Nautical Twilight 5:37 am – 6:02 am
Civil Twilight 6:02 am – 6:24 am
Daylight 6:24 am – 6:14 pm
Civil Twilight 6:14 pm – 6:35 pm
Nautical Twilight 6:35 pm – 7:01 pm
Astro. Twilight 7:01 pm – 7:26 pm
Night 7:26 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Dar es Salaam - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
May Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
May 9 6:24 am 6:14 pm 11:49:47 −0:16 12:19 pm (65.8°) 93.836
May 10 6:24 am 6:13 pm 11:49:31 −0:15 12:19 pm (65.5°) 93.858
May 11 6:24 am 6:13 pm 11:49:15 −0:15 12:19 pm (65.3°) 93.880
May 12 6:24 am 6:13 pm 11:49:00 −0:15 12:19 pm (65.0°) 93.901
May 13 6:24 am 6:13 pm 11:48:45 −0:14 12:19 pm (64.8°) 93.923
May 14 6:24 am 6:13 pm 11:48:30 −0:14 12:19 pm (64.5°) 93.943
May 15 6:25 am 6:13 pm 11:48:16 −0:14 12:19 pm (64.3°) 93.964
* All times are local time for Dar es Salaam. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2026

March equinox Mar 20 5:46 pm
June solstice Jun 21 11:25 am
September equinox Sep 23 3:05 am
December solstice Dec 21 11:50 pm
* All times are local Dar es Salaam time.

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Today's Moon in Dar es Salaam

Percent Illuminated: 57.0%
Time: 7:33 am
Altitude: 65.6°
Direction: 236° SW
Position: Waning Gibbous

The Moon's path in Dar es Salaam today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Dar es Salaam - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
May 9 - 12:27 pm - 6:07 am (76.7°) 246,638 57.6%
May 10 12:33 am 1:10 pm - 6:52 am (81.7°) 243,537 47.3%
May 11 1:21 am 1:51 pm - 7:37 am (87.4°) 239,916 36.9%
May 12 2:09 am 2:33 pm - 8:22 am (86.2°) 235,988 26.7%
May 13 2:57 am 3:16 pm - 9:07 am (79.5°) 232,028 17.3%
May 14 3:48 am 4:02 pm - 9:56 am (72.7°) 228,380 9.4%
May 15 4:43 am 4:52 pm - 10:48 am (66.2°) 225,377 3.5%
* All times are local time for Dar es Salaam. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Dar es Salaam This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, May 9, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Sat 5:59 am Sat 5:51 pm Sat 11:55 am Difficult to see
Venus Sat 8:32 am Sat 8:13 pm Sat 2:22 pm Good visibility
Mars Sat 4:41 am Sat 4:37 pm Sat 10:39 am Slightly difficult to see
Jupiter Sat 10:50 am Sat 10:31 pm Sat 4:40 pm Fairly good visibility
Saturn Sat 3:54 am Sat 3:55 pm Sat 9:54 am Average visibility
Uranus Sat 7:16 am Sat 6:59 pm Sat 1:08 pm Extremely difficult to see
Neptune Sat 3:28 am Sat 3:30 pm Sat 9:29 am Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for Dar es Salaam.

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