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Daylight hours in Albany

Albany gets 14h 30m of daylight on its longest day in December, and 9h 49m on its shortest in June — a difference of 4h 41m across the year.

How fast the days change

Around 17 March, Albany gains or loses about 2.2 minutes of daylight every day.

Enough to notice over a fortnight, though the seasons arrive more gently here than further from the equator.

Sunrise and sunset by month

On the 15th of each month, in Australia/Perth local time, daylight saving included.

Sunrise, sunset and day length by month.
MonthSunriseSunsetDaylightSolar noon
January 05:10 19:25 14h 15m 12:17
February 05:42 19:03 13h 21m 12:22
March 06:07 18:27 12h 20m 12:17
April 06:32 17:45 11h 13m 12:08
May 06:55 17:13 10h 18m 12:04
June 07:14 17:03 9h 49m 12:08
July 07:14 17:14 10h 01m 12:14
August 06:49 17:36 10h 48m 12:13
September 06:08 17:59 11h 51m 12:03
October 05:26 18:22 12h 56m 11:54
November 04:54 18:51 13h 57m 11:52
December 04:48 19:18 14h 30m 12:03

Solstices and equinoxes

DateSunriseSunsetDaylight
March equinox 20 Mar 06:11 18:20 12h 09m
June solstice 21 Jun 07:16 17:04 9h 48m
September equinox 22 Sep 05:58 18:04 12h 06m
December solstice 21 Dec 04:50 19:21 14h 31m

The equinoxes give almost exactly twelve hours of daylight everywhere on earth — "almost" because sunrise is defined by the sun's upper edge rather than its centre, and the atmosphere bends its light over the horizon before it has really arrived. Both lengthen the day by a few minutes.

Other cities in Australia

Assumptions

  • Sea-level horizon. Hills, mountains and buildings all delay sunrise and bring sunset forward, sometimes by a lot in a valley.
  • Standard refraction. Sunrise is taken at −0.833°, allowing for the sun's disc and average atmospheric bending. Unusual air conditions shift it by a minute or two.
  • Local clock time, with daylight saving applied from the IANA timezone database.

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