Sunrise in Chennai today
September 4, 2026 · Chennai, India
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Sunrise in Chennai today is at 05:59. Day length is 12h 21m. 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. In Chennai, day length ranges from 11h 21m in winter to 12h 54m in summer — a swing of about 1h 33m.
The sun comes up over the east horizon in Chennai today, at a bearing of 82°. It starts getting light 21 minutes before that, when civil twilight begins. The sun rises 26 minutes earlier in Chennai than in Mumbai, 1033 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 Chennai.
The longest day in Chennai is around 12h 54m (around June 21). The shortest is around 11h 21m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 1 minute per day.
Sunrise in Chennai by month
| 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 |