sun .5deg.comSunrise, Sunset and Sun position here: Besançon, France (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Département du Doubs).
Current time: Wednesday, 2026-04-15, 08:57 (GMT+02:00) Europe/Paris
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All times are shown in Besançon local time.
Solar noon
Today will be at: 13:35 (remaining time: +4h 38m),
Maximal altitude of Sun: 52.5°.
Day Length: 13h 37m 9s (time between sunrise and sunset).
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 06:47:23 | 13:35:57 | 20:24:32 |
| Azimuth | 74.5° | 180° | 285.5° |
| Day Length | ![]() |
13h 37m 9s | ![]() |
Current distance Earth ↔ Sun:
Center-to-center: 150 096 554 km
93 265 675 mi
Besançon ↔ Sun, nearest point: 149 398 590 km
92 831 980 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 | 04:53:43 | 4h 53m 43s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 04:53:43 | 05:36:12 | 42m 29s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 05:36:12 | 06:15:22 | 39m 10s | |
| Civil Twilight | 06:15:22 | 06:47:23 | 32m 1s | |
| Daylight | 06:47:23 | 20:24:32 | 13h 37m 9s | |
| Civil Twilight | 20:24:32 | 20:56:33 | 32m 1s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 20:56:33 | 21:35:43 | 39m 10s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 21:35:43 | 22:18:12 | 42m 29s | |
| Night | 22:18:12 | 23:59:59 | 1h 41m 47s |
Altitude
0-24, Current: 20.8° (
08:57)
Azimuth
0-24, Current: 98.5° (
08:57)
Solar noon
| Yesterday | Today | Tomorrow | |||
| date: | 2026-04-13 | 2026-04-14 | 2026-04-15 | 2026-04-16 | 2026-04-17 |
| Day: | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Sunrise: | 06:51:09 | 06:49:16 | 06:47:23 | 06:45:31 | 06:43:40 |
| Solar noon: | 13:36:27 | 13:36:12 | 13:35:57 | 13:35:43 | 13:35:29 |
| Sunset: | 20:21:45 | 20:23:08 | 20:24:32 | 20:25:55 | 20:27:18 |
| Day Length: | 13h 30m 36s | 13h 33m 52s | 13h 37m 9s | 13h 40m 24s | 13h 43m 38s |
Besançon sunrise, sunset informations for whole month (or Year 2026):