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Sunset Eritrea

Sunrise and sunset in Eritrea

Sunrise today: 5:52 h
Sunset today: 18:50 h
(Times for Asmara)

Times for sunrise and sunset in Eritrea won't differ much all over the year. The reason is the only fair proximity to the equator. So in summer the sun moves slightly to the north and in the winter slightly back to south, but without much change in the distance. E.g. in the Nordic countries of Europe the difference is much more extreme.

With up to approximately 13 hours the longest days happen to be in June. In December a night in Asmara lasts almost 13 hours.

In these days the sun in Asmara rises at 5:52. The Sunset can currently be watched at about 18:50 Uhr in the early evening.


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Average length of day in Asmara

Average length of day in Asmara
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Sunrise and sunset in the most important cities of Eritrea

Sunset EritreaThe cities are ordered by their geographic position from east to west, so in an approximate direction of the sun course. Since the orbit of the sun is elliptical, sunrise or sunset never happen on a whole longitude at the same time. All data given for May 26th., localtime in Eritrea

CitySunriseSunsetHours of daylight
Assab05:40 am06:31 pm12:51 h
Edd05:43 am06:37 pm12:54 h
Massawa05:49 am06:48 pm12:59 h
Adi Keyh05:51 am06:47 pm12:57 h
Dek'emhare05:52 am06:49 pm12:58 h
Asmara05:52 am06:50 pm12:59 h
Mendefera05:53 am06:50 pm12:57 h
Keren05:53 am06:53 pm13:00 h
Ak’ordat05:55 am06:55 pm12:59 h
Barentu05:57 am06:55 pm12:58 h


Sunrise and sunset by month (Asmara)

MonthSunriseSunsetHours of daylight
January06:52 am06:14 pm11:21 h
February06:47 am06:28 pm11:41 h
March06:30 am06:35 pm12:05 h
April06:08 am06:39 pm12:31 h
May05:54 am06:47 pm12:53 h
June05:52 am06:56 pm13:04 h
July06:00 am06:59 pm12:59 h
August06:08 am06:49 pm12:41 h
September06:11 am06:27 pm12:16 h
October06:14 am06:05 pm11:50 h
November06:25 am05:52 pm11:28 h
December06:41 am05:57 pm11:16 h



Duration of the sunset

The distance from the equator and the path of the sun determines not only the time of sunrise and sunset. The farther a country is from the equator, the more oblique the sun's path is to the horizon. And this causes a different duration that a sunset takes. Asmara lies on the 15th degree of northern latitude and thus a good distance from the equator.While a sunset in the northern USA or central Europe can take almost an hour, in Eritrea it only lasts an average of 24 minutes. In June, it's about 24 minutes in Asmara, while in December it's 23 minutes.

International cities for comparison

CitySunriseSunsetHours of daylight
Berlin (Germany)04:53 am09:13 pm16:21 h
New York (USA)05:28 am08:17 pm14:49 h
Sydney (Australia)06:46 am04:57 pm10:12 h
Manila (Philippines)05:25 am06:21 pm12:56 h
Moscow (Russia)03:57 am08:55 pm16:58 h
Shanghai (China)04:51 am06:51 pm13:60 h
Helsinki (Finland)04:14 am10:20 pm18:06 h

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