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Daylight hours in Kananga

Kananga gets 12h 28m of daylight on its longest day, around December 21, and 11h 47m on its shortest, around June 21: a swing of 0h 41m across the year. So close to the equator, day length barely changes with the seasons.

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Sunrise and sunset through the year

Sunrise and sunset in Kananga through 2026Local sunrise and sunset times for each day of 2026. Daylight is longest on December 21 (12h 28m) and shortest on June 21 (11h 47m).00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Local time, including daylight saving time where Kananga observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.

Key days

Longest day12h 28mDecember 21 · 06:15–18:43
Shortest day11h 47mJune 21 · 06:39–18:26
March equinox12h 07mMarch 20 · 06:35–18:42
Fastest change−0.3 min/dayaround March 11

Daylight by month

Sunrise, sunset and day length in Kananga on the first of each month, 2026
DateSunriseSunsetDaylight
January 106:2118:4812h 27m
February 106:3418:5512h 22m
March 106:3718:5012h 13m
April 106:3318:3612h 03m
May 106:3118:2511h 54m
June 106:3518:2311h 48m
July 106:4118:2811h 47m
August 106:4218:3311h 52m
September 106:3218:3112h 00m
October 106:1618:2512h 09m
November 106:0518:2412h 19m
December 106:0718:3312h 26m

Cities with similar daylight

These cities sit within 3° of Kananga’s latitude in the same hemisphere, so their days grow and shrink almost in step:

Its mirror images are across the equator at a similar distance from it. Their longest days come when Kananga’s are shortest:

More: all cities between 0°–10° South · compare Kananga with any city