Daylight hours in Saanich
Saanich gets 16h 07m of daylight on its longest day in June, and 8h 19m on its shortest in December — a difference of 7h 47m across the year.
How fast the days change
Around 17 March, Saanich gains or loses about 3.6 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 America/Vancouver local time, daylight saving included.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | Solar noon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 08:00 | 16:45 | 8h 46m | 12:23 |
| February | 07:20 | 17:34 | 10h 15m | 12:27 |
| March | 07:25 | 19:18 | 11h 53m | 13:22 |
| April | 06:22 | 20:04 | 13h 42m | 13:13 |
| May | 05:32 | 20:47 | 15h 15m | 13:09 |
| June | 05:10 | 21:17 | 16h 07m | 13:14 |
| July | 05:27 | 21:11 | 15h 43m | 13:19 |
| August | 06:07 | 20:28 | 14h 21m | 13:17 |
| September | 06:50 | 19:26 | 12h 35m | 13:08 |
| October | 07:34 | 18:24 | 10h 50m | 12:59 |
| November | 07:22 | 16:34 | 9h 12m | 11:58 |
| December | 07:59 | 16:18 | 8h 19m | 12:08 |
Solstices and equinoxes
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 20 Mar | 07:15 | 19:26 | 12h 11m |
| June solstice | 21 Jun | 05:11 | 21:19 | 16h 08m |
| September equinox | 22 Sep | 07:00 | 19:11 | 12h 11m |
| December solstice | 21 Dec | 08:03 | 16:20 | 8h 17m |
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 Canada
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.