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Sunrise and sunset in Dakar, Senegal, December 2026

Sunset in December

6:38–6:51 pm

Sunrise 7:19–7:35 am. 11 h 15 min to 11 h 19 min of daylight.

Earliest sunset 6:38 pm, Dec 1Latest sunrise 7:35 am, Dec 31Shortest day 11 h 15 min, Dec 21Over the month 3 min less daylight

December in Dakar, day by day

Each day’s sky from midnight to midnight

Every month in Dakar

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Today’s sunrise and sunset in Dakar · the moon tonight

Sunset on December 15 nearby

Dawn, dusk and golden hour in Dakar, December 2026

DateFirst lightGolden hourDark bySolar noon
Tue 16:56 am6:08 pm7:01 pm12:59 pm
Wed 26:57 am6:08 pm7:02 pm12:59 pm
Thu 36:57 am6:08 pm7:02 pm1:00 pm
Fri 46:58 am6:08 pm7:02 pm1:00 pm
Sat 56:58 am6:08 pm7:02 pm1:01 pm
Sun 66:59 am6:09 pm7:03 pm1:01 pm
Mon 77:00 am6:09 pm7:03 pm1:01 pm
Tue 87:00 am6:09 pm7:03 pm1:02 pm
Wed 97:01 am6:10 pm7:04 pm1:02 pm
Thu 107:01 am6:10 pm7:04 pm1:03 pm
Fri 117:02 am6:10 pm7:04 pm1:03 pm
Sat 127:02 am6:11 pm7:05 pm1:04 pm
Sun 137:03 am6:11 pm7:05 pm1:04 pm
Mon 147:03 am6:11 pm7:06 pm1:05 pm
Tue 157:04 am6:12 pm7:06 pm1:05 pm
Wed 167:04 am6:12 pm7:07 pm1:06 pm
Thu 177:05 am6:13 pm7:07 pm1:06 pm
Fri 187:06 am6:13 pm7:07 pm1:06 pm
Sat 197:06 am6:13 pm7:08 pm1:07 pm
Sun 207:07 am6:14 pm7:08 pm1:07 pm
Mon 217:07 am6:14 pm7:09 pm1:08 pm
Tue 227:08 am6:15 pm7:09 pm1:08 pm
Wed 237:08 am6:15 pm7:10 pm1:09 pm
Thu 247:09 am6:16 pm7:10 pm1:09 pm
Fri 257:09 am6:16 pm7:11 pm1:10 pm
Sat 267:09 am6:17 pm7:11 pm1:10 pm
Sun 277:10 am6:18 pm7:12 pm1:11 pm
Mon 287:10 am6:18 pm7:13 pm1:11 pm
Tue 297:11 am6:19 pm7:13 pm1:12 pm
Wed 307:11 am6:19 pm7:14 pm1:12 pm
Thu 317:12 am6:20 pm7:14 pm1:13 pm

First light and dark by are civil twilight: the sun 6° below the horizon. Golden hour is when the evening’s starts, with the sun 6° above the horizon.

Questions

What time is sunset in Dakar in December?

Between 6:38 pm (Dec 1) and 6:51 pm (Dec 31) in 2026.

What time is sunrise in Dakar in December?

Between 7:19 am (Dec 1) and 7:35 am (Dec 31) in 2026.

When does it get dark in Dakar in December?

It’s dark enough for streetlights by 7:01–7:14 pm, about half an hour after sunset.

How many hours of daylight does Dakar get in December?

From 11 h 15 min on Dec 21 to 11 h 19 min on Dec 1. The days get shorter by 3 min from the first of the month to the last.

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