July 21, 2026 · Chennai, India
Sunrise in Chennai today is at 05:52. Day length is 12h 47m. See below for sunset, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Chennai's coordinates and updated daily.
Chennai lies at 13°N. Near the tropics, day length stays close to 12 hours year-round, with only minor variation between seasons.
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 Chennai.
The longest day in Chennai is around 12h 54m (around June 21). The shortest is around 11h 21m (around December 21).
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 06:36 | 18:02 | 11h 26m |
| February | 06:33 | 18:15 | 11h 43m |
| March | 06:18 | 18:20 | 12h 3m |
| April | 05:57 | 18:22 | 12h 25m |
| May | 05:44 | 18:28 | 12h 44m |
| June | 05:43 | 18:37 | 12h 53m |
| July | 05:51 | 18:40 | 12h 50m |
| August | 05:57 | 18:31 | 12h 34m |
| September | 05:59 | 18:12 | 12h 13m |
| October | 06:00 | 17:51 | 11h 51m |
| November | 06:08 | 17:40 | 11h 32m |
| December | 06:24 | 17:45 | 11h 22m |