sun .5deg.comSunrise, Sunset and Sun position here: Besançon, France (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Département du Doubs).
Current time: Thursday, 2026-05-14, 05:21 (GMT+02:00) Europe/Paris
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All times are shown in Besançon local time.
Solar noon
Today will be at: 13:32 (remaining time: +8h 10m),
Maximal altitude of Sun: 61.3°.
Day Length: 15h 3m 11s (time between sunrise and sunset).
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 06:00:41 | 13:32:17 | 21:03:52 |
| Azimuth | 60.8° | 180° | 299.2° |
| Day Length | ![]() |
15h 3m 11s | ![]() |
Current distance Earth ↔ Sun:
Center-to-center: 151 196 214 km
93 948 972 mi
Besançon ↔ Sun, nearest point: 150 501 242 km
93 517 136 mi

| Local timezone: | GMT+02:00 |
| Latitude: | 47.24878° |
| Longitude: | 6.01815° |
| Country: | France Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Population: | 128 426 |
| Zone Type | Start | End | Length | |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 03:40:52 | 3h 40m 52s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 03:40:52 | 04:37:56 | 57m 4s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 04:37:56 | 05:24:37 | 46m 41s | |
| Civil Twilight | 05:24:37 | 06:00:41 | 36m 4s | |
| Daylight | 06:00:41 | 21:03:52 | 15h 3m 11s | |
| Civil Twilight | 21:03:52 | 21:39:56 | 36m 4s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 21:39:56 | 22:26:37 | 46m 41s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 22:26:37 | 23:23:41 | 57m 4s | |
| Night | 23:23:41 | 23:59:59 | 36m 18s |
Altitude
0-24, Current: -6.6° (
05:21)
Azimuth
0-24, Current: 53.5° (
05:21)
Solar noon
| Yesterday | Today | Tomorrow | |||
| date: | 2026-05-12 | 2026-05-13 | 2026-05-14 | 2026-05-15 | 2026-05-16 |
| Day: | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| Sunrise: | 06:03:16 | 06:01:58 | 06:00:41 | 05:59:27 | 05:58:14 |
| Solar noon: | 13:32:17 | 13:32:17 | 13:32:17 | 13:32:17 | 13:32:18 |
| Sunset: | 21:01:18 | 21:02:35 | 21:03:52 | 21:05:08 | 21:06:22 |
| Day Length: | 14h 58m 2s | 15h 0m 37s | 15h 3m 11s | 15h 5m 41s | 15h 8m 8s |
Besançon sunrise, sunset informations for whole month (or Year 2026):