Sunrise in Asmara today

Asmara lies at 15°N. In Asmara, day length ranges from 11h 13m in winter to 13h 2m in summer — a swing of about 1h 49m.

The sun comes up over the east horizon in Asmara today, at a bearing of 82°. It starts getting light 22 minutes before that, when civil twilight begins. The sun rises 2 minutes earlier in Asmara than in Keren, 71 km to the northwest.

Through the year sunrise drifts earlier across spring and later across 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 Asmara.

The longest day in Asmara is around 13h 2m (around June 21). The shortest is around 11h 13m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 1 minute per day.