Daylight duration
We show daylight length in Kigali during December 2026 and the daylight length for the equinox and solstice for comparing. From December 1, 2026 until December 17, 2026, daylight becomes longer. From December 18, 2026 until December 20, 2026, daylight becomes longer. From December 21, 2026 until December 24, 2026, daylight does not vary. From December 25, 2026 until December 31, 2026, daylight becomes shorter.
Sunrise and Sunset
Times of sunrise and sunset in Kigali during December 2026.
Taking December 1, 2026 as reference, the sun rises at 05:41:58 at 111.85°E (East) and sets at 17:55:34 at 112.25°E (East). Sunrise and sunset take approximately 2.28 minutes to complete. Read more about sunrise and sunset.
Taking December 15, 2026 as reference, the sun rises at 05:47:46 at 113.31°ESE (East-southeast) and sets at 18:01:58 at 113.89°ESE (East-southeast). Sunrise and sunset take approximately 2.32 minutes to complete. Read more about sunrise and sunset.
Solar Events
| 2026 | Daylength | Dawn | Sunset | Solar Noon | Sunrise | Dusk | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec | Length | Difference | Ast. | Nau. | Civ. | Start | Azimuth | End | Start | Azimuth | End | Civ. | Nau. | Ast. | |
| 1 | 12h 13m 36s | - | 04:27 | 04:53 | 05:19 | 05:41 | 112°ESE | 05:44 | 11:48 | 17:53 | 112°ESE | 17:55 | 18:17 | 18:43 | 19:10 |
| 2 | 12h 13m 40s | +4s | 04:27 | 04:53 | 05:19 | 05:42 | 112°ESE | 05:44 | 11:49 | 17:53 | 112°ESE | 17:55 | 18:18 | 18:44 | 19:10 |
| 3 | 12h 13m 44s | +4s | 04:28 | 04:54 | 05:20 | 05:42 | 112°ESE | 05:44 | 11:49 | 17:54 | 113°ESE | 17:56 | 18:18 | 18:44 | 19:11 |
| 4 | 12h 13m 46s | +2s | 04:28 | 04:54 | 05:20 | 05:43 | 112°ESE | 05:45 | 11:49 | 17:54 | 113°ESE | 17:56 | 18:19 | 18:45 | 19:11 |
| 5 | 12h 13m 50s | +4s | 04:28 | 04:54 | 05:21 | 05:43 | 112°ESE | 05:45 | 11:50 | 17:54 | 113°ESE | 17:57 | 18:19 | 18:45 | 19:12 |
| 6 | 12h 13m 53s | +3s | 04:29 | 04:55 | 05:21 | 05:43 | 113°ESE | 05:46 | 11:50 | 17:55 | 113°ESE | 17:57 | 18:20 | 18:46 | 19:12 |
| 7 | 12h 13m 55s | +2s | 04:29 | 04:55 | 05:21 | 05:44 | 113°ESE | 05:46 | 11:51 | 17:55 | 113°ESE | 17:58 | 18:20 | 18:46 | 19:13 |
| 8 | 12h 13m 59s | +4s | 04:29 | 04:56 | 05:22 | 05:44 | 113°ESE | 05:46 | 11:51 | 17:56 | 113°ESE | 17:58 | 18:21 | 18:47 | 19:13 |
| 9 | 12h 14m 01s | +2s | 04:30 | 04:56 | 05:22 | 05:45 | 113°ESE | 05:47 | 11:52 | 17:56 | 113°ESE | 17:59 | 18:21 | 18:47 | 19:14 |
| 10 | 12h 14m 03s | +2s | 04:30 | 04:56 | 05:23 | 05:45 | 113°ESE | 05:47 | 11:52 | 17:57 | 113°ESE | 17:59 | 18:22 | 18:48 | 19:14 |
| 11 | 12h 14m 05s | +2s | 04:30 | 04:57 | 05:23 | 05:45 | 113°ESE | 05:48 | 11:52 | 17:57 | 114°ESE | 18:00 | 18:22 | 18:48 | 19:15 |
| 12 | 12h 14m 07s | +2s | 04:31 | 04:57 | 05:23 | 05:46 | 113°ESE | 05:48 | 11:53 | 17:58 | 114°ESE | 18:00 | 18:23 | 18:49 | 19:15 |
| 13 | 12h 14m 9s | +2s | 04:31 | 04:58 | 05:24 | 05:46 | 113°ESE | 05:49 | 11:53 | 17:58 | 114°ESE | 18:00 | 18:23 | 18:49 | 19:16 |
| 14 | 12h 14m 10s | +1s | 04:32 | 04:58 | 05:24 | 05:47 | 113°ESE | 05:49 | 11:54 | 17:59 | 114°ESE | 18:01 | 18:24 | 18:50 | 19:16 |
| 15 | 12h 14m 12s | +2s | 04:32 | 04:58 | 05:25 | 05:47 | 113°ESE | 05:50 | 11:54 | 17:59 | 114°ESE | 18:01 | 18:24 | 18:50 | 19:17 |
| 16 | 12h 14m 13s | +1s | 04:32 | 04:59 | 05:25 | 05:48 | 113°ESE | 05:50 | 11:55 | 18:00 | 114°ESE | 18:02 | 18:25 | 18:51 | 19:17 |
| 17 | 12h 14m 14s | +1s | 04:33 | 04:59 | 05:26 | 05:48 | 113°ESE | 05:51 | 11:55 | 18:00 | 114°ESE | 18:02 | 18:25 | 18:51 | 19:18 |
| 18 | 12h 14m 14s | - | 04:33 | 05:00 | 05:26 | 05:49 | 113°ESE | 05:51 | 11:56 | 18:01 | 114°ESE | 18:03 | 18:26 | 18:52 | 19:18 |
| 19 | 12h 14m 15s | +1s | 04:34 | 05:00 | 05:27 | 05:49 | 113°ESE | 05:52 | 11:56 | 18:01 | 114°ESE | 18:03 | 18:26 | 18:52 | 19:19 |
| 20 | 12h 14m 16s | +1s | 04:34 | 05:01 | 05:27 | 05:50 | 113°ESE | 05:52 | 11:57 | 18:02 | 114°ESE | 18:04 | 18:27 | 18:53 | 19:19 |
| 21 | 12h 14m 16s | - | 04:35 | 05:01 | 05:28 | 05:50 | 113°ESE | 05:52 | 11:57 | 18:02 | 114°ESE | 18:04 | 18:27 | 18:53 | 19:20 |
| 22 | 12h 14m 16s | - | 04:35 | 05:02 | 05:28 | 05:51 | 113°ESE | 05:53 | 11:58 | 18:03 | 114°ESE | 18:05 | 18:28 | 18:54 | 19:20 |
| 23 | 12h 14m 16s | - | 04:36 | 05:02 | 05:29 | 05:51 | 113°ESE | 05:53 | 11:58 | 18:03 | 114°ESE | 18:05 | 18:28 | 18:54 | 19:21 |
| 24 | 12h 14m 16s | - | 04:36 | 05:03 | 05:29 | 05:52 | 113°ESE | 05:54 | 11:59 | 18:04 | 114°ESE | 18:06 | 18:28 | 18:55 | 19:21 |
| 25 | 12h 14m 15s | -1s | 04:37 | 05:03 | 05:30 | 05:52 | 113°ESE | 05:54 | 11:59 | 18:04 | 114°ESE | 18:06 | 18:29 | 18:55 | 19:22 |
| 26 | 12h 14m 14s | -1s | 04:37 | 05:04 | 05:30 | 05:53 | 113°ESE | 05:55 | 12:00 | 18:05 | 114°ESE | 18:07 | 18:29 | 18:56 | 19:22 |
| 27 | 12h 14m 13s | -1s | 04:38 | 05:04 | 05:31 | 05:53 | 113°ESE | 05:55 | 12:00 | 18:05 | 114°ESE | 18:07 | 18:30 | 18:56 | 19:23 |
| 28 | 12h 14m 12s | -1s | 04:38 | 05:05 | 05:31 | 05:54 | 113°ESE | 05:56 | 12:01 | 18:06 | 114°ESE | 18:08 | 18:30 | 18:57 | 19:23 |
| 29 | 12h 14m 11s | -1s | 04:39 | 05:05 | 05:32 | 05:54 | 113°ESE | 05:56 | 12:01 | 18:06 | 114°ESE | 18:08 | 18:31 | 18:57 | 19:24 |
| 30 | 12h 14m 9s | -2s | 04:39 | 05:06 | 05:32 | 05:55 | 113°ESE | 05:57 | 12:02 | 18:06 | 114°ESE | 18:09 | 18:31 | 18:58 | 19:24 |
| 31 | 12h 14m 07s | -2s | 04:40 | 05:06 | 05:33 | 05:55 | 113°ESE | 05:57 | 12:02 | 18:07 | 114°ESE | 18:09 | 18:32 | 18:58 | 19:24 |
