Daylight hours in Mildura
Mildura gets 14h 25m of daylight on its longest day in December, and 9h 53m on its shortest in June — a difference of 4h 32m across the year.
How fast the days change
Around 6 April, Mildura 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/Melbourne local time, daylight saving included.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | Solar noon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 06:35 | 20:46 | 14h 11m | 13:40 |
| February | 07:05 | 20:24 | 13h 19m | 13:45 |
| March | 07:30 | 19:50 | 12h 20m | 13:40 |
| April | 06:54 | 18:08 | 11h 15m | 12:31 |
| May | 07:16 | 17:38 | 10h 22m | 12:27 |
| June | 07:35 | 17:28 | 9h 53m | 12:31 |
| July | 07:35 | 17:39 | 10h 05m | 12:37 |
| August | 07:10 | 18:00 | 10h 50m | 12:35 |
| September | 06:31 | 18:22 | 11h 51m | 12:26 |
| October | 06:49 | 19:44 | 12h 55m | 13:17 |
| November | 06:19 | 20:12 | 13h 53m | 13:15 |
| December | 06:13 | 20:38 | 14h 25m | 13:26 |
Solstices and equinoxes
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 20 Mar | 07:34 | 19:43 | 12h 09m |
| June solstice | 21 Jun | 07:37 | 17:29 | 9h 52m |
| September equinox | 22 Sep | 06:21 | 18:27 | 12h 06m |
| December solstice | 21 Dec | 06:16 | 20:42 | 14h 26m |
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.