Sunrise in Accra today
September 10, 2026 · Accra, Ghana
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Sunrise in Accra today is at 05:53. Day length is 12h 11m. See below for sunset, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Accra's coordinates and updated daily.
Accra lies at 6°N. In Accra, day length ranges from 11h 48m in winter to 12h 27m in summer — a swing of about 0h 39m.
The sun comes up over the east horizon in Accra today, at a bearing of 85°. It starts getting light 21 minutes before that, when civil twilight begins. The sun rises 5 minutes earlier in Accra than in Kumasi, 200 km to the northwest.
Sunrise shifts earlier through spring and later through autumn — changing fastest near the equinoxes and barely at all near the summer and winter solstices. See the year chart to visualise how sunrise and sunset times shift month by month for Accra.
The longest day in Accra is around 12h 27m (around June 21). The shortest is around 11h 48m (around December 21).
Sunrise in Accra by month
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 06:15 | 18:05 | 11h 50m |
| February | 06:18 | 18:14 | 11h 56m |
| March | 06:09 | 18:13 | 12h 5m |
| April | 05:55 | 18:09 | 12h 14m |
| May | 05:47 | 18:09 | 12h 22m |
| June | 05:49 | 18:15 | 12h 27m |
| July | 05:55 | 18:20 | 12h 25m |
| August | 05:57 | 18:16 | 12h 18m |
| September | 05:53 | 18:02 | 12h 9m |
| October | 05:47 | 17:48 | 12h 0m |
| November | 05:50 | 17:42 | 11h 52m |
| December | 06:02 | 17:50 | 11h 48m |