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Sunrise & sunset times in Nansana

Sunrise in Nansana today is at 06:36 and sunset is at 18:42, giving 12h 6m of daylight (times for Friday, 2 October 2026, in Nansana's local time zone). Evening golden hour runs 18:15 to 18:42. The moon is a waning gibbous at 67% illumination.

Live sunrise, sunset, solar noon, day length, golden hour, blue hour and moon times for Nansana, Uganda. Pick any date to see the light for that day in local time.

On the 2026 June solstice the sun rises at 06:47 and sets at 18:56 in Nansana (12h 9m of daylight). On the December solstice it rises at 06:44 and sets at 18:51 (12h 6m).

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Nansana sunrise, sunset and day length on the 2026 solstices and equinoxes
EventSunriseSunsetDay length
March equinox06:5419:0012h 7m
June solstice06:4718:5612h 9m
September equinox06:3918:4512h 6m
December solstice06:4418:5112h 6m
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Civil dawn, when the sky starts to brighten before sunrise.

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The moment the top edge of the sun appears on the horizon.

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End of the soft, warm morning light photographers love.

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The sun reaches its highest point in the sky for the day.

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Start of the warm, low evening light before sunset.

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The moment the sun dips fully below the horizon.

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Civil dusk, when the last usable daylight fades.

Golden hour and blue hour in Nansana

The best windows for warm and cool natural light on this date.

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Moon over Nansana

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Nansanasunrise, sunset and day length month by month (around the 15th). Open a month for every day's times.
MonthSunriseSunsetDay length
January06:5619:0212h 6m
February07:0019:0712h 6m
March06:5519:0212h 6m
April06:4618:5312h 7m
May06:4218:5012h 8m
June06:4618:5412h 9m
July06:5119:0012h 8m
August06:5018:5812h 7m
September06:4118:4812h 7m
October06:3218:3812h 6m
November06:3118:3712h 6m
December06:4118:4812h 6m

Sun and moon in Nansana

From early risers to golden hour photographers, the daily sun and moon schedule for Nansana is easy to check here. This page shows live sunrise, sunset, solar noon, day length, morning and evening golden hour, blue hour, dawn and dusk, plus the current moon phase and the moonrise and moonset times for Nansana. Every value is calculated in the browser for the date you pick and shown in the local time of Nansana, Uganda. Nansana sits at roughly 0.36 degrees north, in the northern hemisphere, so it sees very little seasonal change, with day length staying close to twelve hours all year and a short, fast twilight after sunset. Because the length of the day changes with the seasons, the exact sunrise and sunset in Nansana shift from week to week. Pick any date with the date picker to see how the light will fall on a specific day, which is handy for planning a shoot, an event, a wedding, a flight or simply the best moment to catch the last warm light of the evening. Golden hour, that soft warm window near sunrise and sunset, is the favourite of photographers in Nansana. Blue hour, the cooler stretch just before sunrise and just after sunset, is ideal for cityscapes and long exposures. Combined with the moon phase and moon times, this gives you a complete picture of natural light over Nansana, Uganda for any day of the year.

What time is sunset in Nansana today?

The sun sets in Nansana at 18:42 today, Friday, 2 October 2026, in Nansana's own local time. The warm light starts well before that: evening golden hour opens at 18:15, giving 27 minutes of low golden light before the sun reaches the horizon. Sunset is not the end of the light either. Last light, the moment usable daylight ends at civil dusk, follows 21 minutes later at 19:03, and the sky is properly dark at 19:51, 1h 9m after sunset.

Tomorrow the sun sets at 18:42 in Nansana. To the minute, that is the same time as today. Over the coming week sunset moves 2 minutes 7 seconds earlier.

Is the day getting longer or shorter in Nansana right now?

Nansana gets 12h 6m of daylight today, from sunrise to sunset. Tomorrow will be 1 second shorter. Across the whole coming week the day changes by less than a minute, which is what a standstill looks like.

When are the earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Nansana?

The earliest sunset of 2026 in Nansana falls on 3 November at 18:36, 48 days before the December solstice, and the latest on 10 February at 19:07.

Sunrise runs on its own schedule: earliest on 3 November at 06:30, latest on 10 February at 07:01, 51 days after the December solstice. The four dates in the table below do not line up with the solstices, and they are not supposed to. Earth's orbit is slightly elliptical and its axis is tilted, so the sun runs a few minutes fast or slow against clock time through the year. That offset, the equation of time, is what pushes the earliest sunset ahead of the shortest day and the latest sunrise behind it.

The extremes of Nansana's sun year in 2026, in local clock time
ExtremeDateLocal timeWhy then
Earliest sunrise3 Nov 202606:3048 days before the December solstice
Latest sunrise10 Feb 202607:0151 days after the December solstice
Earliest sunset3 Nov 202618:3648 days before the December solstice
Latest sunset10 Feb 202619:0751 days after the December solstice

How long does twilight last in Nansana?

First light in Nansana arrives 21 minutes before sunrise today, at 06:15. After sunset the light hangs on for another 21 minutes, until 19:03. That evening stretch is not the same all year in Nansana: it runs from 21 minutes at its shortest, in September, to 23 minutes at its longest, in June. The lower the angle at which the sun crosses the horizon, the longer twilight lasts, which is why dusk is a slow affair at high latitudes and abrupt near the equator.

How high does the sun get in Nansana?

At midday on the June solstice the sun stands 66.9 degrees above the horizon in Nansana. On the December solstice it climbs only 66.2 degrees. The midday sun stays high enough all year that noon shadows in Nansana are always shorter than the object casting them, about 0.44 times their height at the lowest point of the year.

Twice a year, on 21 March and 22 September, the midday sun over Nansana comes within half a degree of straight overhead, reaching 89.95 degrees at its highest. On those days an upright post casts almost no shadow at solar noon, which is why they are sometimes called zero shadow days. It can only happen between the tropics, where the sun passes directly over a place at all.

Frequently asked questions about Nansana

What time is sunrise in Nansana today?

The sun rises in Nansana, Uganda at 06:36 on Friday, 2 October 2026, and sets at 18:42. Use the date picker above to check sunrise for any other day. All times are given in the local time zone of Nansana.

When is golden hour in Nansana?

Nansana has two golden hours each day. On Friday, 2 October 2026 the morning window runs from 06:36 to 07:03, and the evening window from 18:15 to 18:42, all in local time. Pick another date above to plan a shoot down to the minute.

Why do sunrise and sunset change through the year in Nansana?

Because Nansana lies in the northern hemisphere, its days are longest around June and shortest around December. In Nansana the longer solstice day runs about 12h 9m and the shorter one about 12h 6m, as shown in the table above. As Earth orbits the Sun, the point on the horizon where the Sun rises and sets moves, which lengthens or shortens the day and shifts sunrise and sunset times.

Are the times for Nansana accurate?

Yes. Times are computed with the well established SunCalc astronomy library using the coordinates of Nansana and shown in its local time zone. They are accurate to about a minute for a clear, flat horizon. Hills, tall buildings and atmospheric conditions can shift the moment you actually see the Sun by a few minutes.

Does this page show the moon phase for Nansana?

Yes. The current moon phase, the percentage of the Moon that is lit, and the moonrise and moonset times for Nansana are all shown for the selected date, so you can plan around a full moon or a dark new moon sky.

How much daylight does Nansana gain or lose each day?

Almost none at the moment. Nansana has 12h 6m of daylight on Friday, 2 October 2026, and over the following seven days the day length changes by less than a minute in total. That standstill happens around each solstice, before the day turns back the other way.

When is the earliest sunset in Nansana?

The earliest sunset of 2026 in Nansana is on 3 November at 18:36, 48 days before the December solstice. The earliest sunset and the shortest day are not the same date, because the sun runs a few minutes fast or slow against clock time through the year, an effect called the equation of time.

How long does it stay light after sunset in Nansana?

About 21 minutes on Friday, 2 October 2026. The sun sets at 18:42 and usable daylight ends at civil dusk, 19:03, with full astronomical darkness at 19:51. The higher the latitude, the longer that fade takes.

Data and methodology: every time on this page is computed from Nansana's coordinates with SunCalc, an open source astronomy library, not estimated or looked up from a table. Coordinates 0.36, 32.53, time zone Africa/Kampala. Accurate to about a minute for a flat, unobstructed horizon; terrain, tall buildings and atmospheric conditions can shift the moment the sun is actually visible by a few minutes. Full method on methodology.

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