Sunrise
66° ENE
Sunrise and Sunset in Sam, Benin
Today — Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Today the sun rises in Sam at and sets at , giving 12h 46m of daylight.
Sunset
294° WNW
Day length
12h 46m
Same length as yesterday
Solar noon
Sun altitude: 77.7°
Times shown in Africa/Porto-Novo · WAT · UTC+01:00
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Sun Position
Sunrise 2026-06-16T06:28:01+01:00
Daylight 12.8h
Sunset 2026-06-16T19:14:03+01:00
Morning blue hour
Morning golden hour
Evening golden hour
Evening blue hour
Twilight phases
Tue, Jun 16, 2026Twilight is the period before sunrise and after sunset when the sky is lit by scattered sunlight. There are three phases, each defined by how far the sun is below the horizon.
Sun alt / az -36.0° 130° SE
Sky phase Night
Now 22:00
06:28 Sunrise
12:51 Solar noon
19:14 Sunset
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Night Astronomical twilight Nautical twilight Civil twilight Golden hour Daylight
- Sunrise
- Solar noon
- Sunset
Sun direction and altitude
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west — but the exact compass direction shifts with the seasons. At the solstices the difference can be 50° or more.
Sun path over the day
A polar view of the sun's path across the sky today as seen from Sam. The outer ring is the horizon; the centre is directly overhead.
Sam on the map · sun bearings today
Sam, Benin
- Sunrise06:28
- Sunset19:14
- Daylight12h 46m
- Sunrise bearing66°
- Sunset bearing294°
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Benin
- City
- Sam
- Population
- 12K
- Coordinates
- 11.03°, 2.73°
Longest and shortest day of 2026
The earth's tilt makes the day length swing through the year. In Sam these are the extremes for 2026.
Spring equinox
March 10, 2026
Day length ~ 12h 00m
Longest day
April 19, 2026
Day length 12h 24m
Autumn equinox
October 4, 2026
Day length ~ 12h 00m
Shortest day
December 22, 2026
Day length 11h 29m
Time zone and daylight saving
Time zone
Africa/Porto-Novo
UTC offset
UTC+01:00
Next clock change
This time zone does not observe daylight saving time.
Yearly extremes
Earliest sunrise
May 29, 2026
Latest sunset
July 12, 2026
Day length throughout 2026
The length of the day across the entire year in Sam. Solstices are the peaks and troughs; equinoxes are the 12-hour crossings.
Longest day Shortest day
Sam sunrise calendar — June 2026
A full month of sunrise, sunset, twilight, and solar-noon times for Sam. Scroll horizontally on mobile to see all columns.
1Mon
12h 44m2Tue
12h 44m3Wed
12h 44m4Thu
12h 44m5Fri
12h 44m6Sat
12h 45m7Sun
12h 45m8Mon
12h 45m9Tue
12h 45m10Wed
12h 45m11Thu
12h 46m12Fri
12h 46m13Sat
12h 46m14Sun
12h 46m15Mon
12h 46m16TueToday
12h 46m17Wed
12h 46m18Thu
12h 46m19Fri
12h 46m20Sat
12h 46m21Sun
12h 46m22Mon
12h 46m23Tue
12h 46m24Wed
12h 46m25Thu
12h 46m26Fri
12h 46m27Sat
12h 46m28Sun
12h 46m29Mon
12h 46m30Tue
12h 46m| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | Diff | Civil dawn | Civil dusk | Solar noon | Noon alt. | Rise dir. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Mon | 12h 44m | — | 79.0° | 67° ENE | |||||
2Tue | 12h 44m | 0m | 78.9° | 67° ENE | |||||
3Wed | 12h 44m | 0m | 78.7° | 67° ENE | |||||
4Thu | 12h 44m | 0m | 78.6° | 67° ENE | |||||
5Fri | 12h 44m | 0m | 78.5° | 67° ENE | |||||
6Sat | 12h 45m | 0m | 78.4° | 67° ENE | |||||
7Sun | 12h 45m | 0m | 78.3° | 67° ENE | |||||
8Mon | 12h 45m | 0m | 78.2° | 67° ENE | |||||
9Tue | 12h 45m | 0m | 78.1° | 67° ENE | |||||
10Wed | 12h 45m | 0m | 78.0° | 66° ENE | |||||
11Thu | 12h 46m | 0m | 78.0° | 66° ENE | |||||
12Fri | 12h 46m | 0m | 77.9° | 66° ENE | |||||
13Sat | 12h 46m | 0m | 77.8° | 66° ENE | |||||
14Sun | 12h 46m | 0m | 77.8° | 66° ENE | |||||
15Mon | 12h 46m | 0m | 77.7° | 66° ENE | |||||
16TueToday | 12h 46m | 0m | 77.7° | 66° ENE | |||||
17Wed | 12h 46m | 0m | 77.7° | 66° ENE | |||||
18Thu | 12h 46m | 0m | 77.6° | 66° ENE | |||||
19Fri | 12h 46m | 0m | 77.6° | 66° ENE | |||||
20Sat | 12h 46m | 0m | 77.6° | 66° ENE | |||||
21Sun | 12h 46m | 0m | 77.6° | 66° ENE | |||||
22Mon | 12h 46m | 0m | 77.6° | 66° ENE | |||||
23Tue | 12h 46m | 0m | 77.6° | 66° ENE | |||||
24Wed | 12h 46m | 0m | 77.6° | 66° ENE | |||||
25Thu | 12h 46m | 0m | 77.6° | 66° ENE | |||||
26Fri | 12h 46m | 0m | 77.7° | 66° ENE | |||||
27Sat | 12h 46m | 0m | 77.7° | 66° ENE | |||||
28Sun | 12h 46m | 0m | 77.7° | 66° ENE | |||||
29Mon | 12h 46m | 0m | 77.8° | 66° ENE | |||||
30Tue | 12h 46m | 0m | 77.8° | 66° ENE |
Sunrise & sunset in other Benin cities
Sunrise and sunset for other cities in Benin.
Frequently Asked Questions
The sun rises in Sam today at (Africa/Porto-Novo).
The sun sets in Sam today at (Africa/Porto-Novo).
Today's day length in Sam is 12h 46m, with 0 min longer than yesterday compared to yesterday.
The longest day of 2026 in Sam is April 19, with 12h 24m of daylight.
The shortest day of 2026 in Sam is December 22, with 11h 29m of daylight.
Golden hour in Sam today runs from to in the morning and from to in the evening — when the sun is low and warm.
Today the sun rises 66° east of north in Sam (approximately ENE) and sets at 294° (WNW).
No. Sam uses Africa/Porto-Novo year-round with no daylight saving.
The sun reaches its highest point over Sam today at (Africa/Porto-Novo), climbing to an altitude of 77.7° above the horizon.
Blue hour in Sam runs from to before sunrise and from to after sunset — the cool, photogenic window right before sunrise and after sunset.
Civil twilight covers the sun between 0° and 6° below the horizon; nautical twilight is 6° to 12°; astronomical twilight is 12° to 18°. After astronomical twilight the sky is fully dark.
Earth's rotational axis is tilted about 23.5° relative to its orbit, so as the planet circles the sun each hemisphere faces toward the sun for part of the year and away for the other. That tilt is why days grow longer around each summer solstice and shorter around each winter solstice — the effect is strongest near the poles and vanishes at the equator.
Data source
Times computed with the NOAA / SunCalc solar-geometry model. Sea-level horizon is assumed; local terrain and buildings may shift actual times by several minutes.
Sunrise JSON API https://worldstats.org/api/sunrise/sam-bj
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