Besançon
Sunrise and sunset in Besançon
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Besançon, in local time. At 47.2° N, the day lasts from 8 h 28 min at the winter solstice to 15 h 56 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22: sunrise at 08:04, sunset at 18:35.
Day length 10 h 32 min, 3 min 13 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 13:20, with the Sun 32° above the horizon.
Times are Besançon time (GMT+2).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 06:21 | 20:18 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:57 | 19:42 |
| Civil twilight | 07:32 | 19:07 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 08:04 | 18:35 |
| Golden hour | 08:04–08:46 | 17:53–18:35 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Besançon
- Longest day: June 21, 15 h 56 min, from sunrise at 05:39 to sunset at 21:35.
- Shortest day: December 21, 8 h 28 min, from sunrise at 08:19 to sunset at 16:48.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 08:13 | 17:21 | 9 h 08 min |
| February 21 | 07:30 | 18:08 | 10 h 38 min |
| March 21 | 06:37 | 18:49 | 12 h 13 min |
| April 21 | 06:37 | 20:33 | 13 h 56 min |
| May 21 | 05:53 | 21:12 | 15 h 20 min |
| June 21 | 05:39 | 21:35 | 15 h 56 min |
| July 21 | 06:01 | 21:22 | 15 h 21 min |
| August 21 | 06:40 | 20:36 | 13 h 57 min |
| September 21 | 07:21 | 19:35 | 12 h 15 min |
| October 21 | 08:02 | 18:37 | 10 h 35 min |
| November 21 | 07:48 | 16:54 | 9 h 06 min |
| December 21 | 08:19 | 16:48 | 8 h 28 min |
Good to know
- Sunrise and sunset are when the top of the Sun meets a level horizon, allowing for the usual bending of light by the air. Hills, buildings and height shift what you see by a few minutes.
- Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight end when the Sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below the horizon. Golden hour here is the photographers’ usual definition: the Sun less than 6° above it.
- Worked out when the page loads from NOAA’s solar equations, for 47.2° N, 6° E, and accurate to about a minute.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Day and night, live, The Sun, Moon and planets
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