Sunrise and sunset in Madagascar

Average length of day in Antananarivo

      sunshine duration       twilight phase

Sunrise and sunset in the most important cities of Madagascar

The 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 24th., localtime in Madagascar

Sunrise and sunset by month (Antananarivo)

Where does the sun rise in Madagascar?

The sun always rises in the east, everywhere and regardless of the country or continent. The easternmost city in Madagascar is Antalaha in the region of Sava. There, the sun rises at 5:54 am and sets at 5:17 pm these days. The latest sunset is currently experienced in the west in the city of Anakao (Atsimo-Andrefana) at 5:29 pm.

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. Antananarivo lies on the 19th degree of southern 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 Madagascar it only lasts an average of 24 minutes. Madagascar is so close to the equator that there is no noticeable difference even between June and December.

International cities for comparison