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Daylight hours in Gonder

Gonder gets 12h 52m of daylight on its longest day in June, and 11h 23m on its shortest in December — a difference of 1h 28m across the year.

How fast the days change

Around 22 March, Gonder gains or loses about 0.7 minutes of daylight every day.

Barely perceptible — near the equator the length of the day hardly changes at all, and the seasons announce themselves through rain and heat instead.

Sunrise and sunset by month

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

Sunrise, sunset and day length by month.
MonthSunriseSunsetDaylightSolar noon
January 06:55 18:23 11h 28m 12:39
February 06:52 18:36 11h 44m 12:44
March 06:37 18:40 12h 03m 12:39
April 06:17 18:42 12h 25m 12:30
May 06:05 18:47 12h 42m 12:26
June 06:04 18:56 12h 52m 12:30
July 06:12 19:00 12h 48m 12:36
August 06:18 18:50 12h 33m 12:34
September 06:19 18:31 12h 12m 12:25
October 06:20 18:11 11h 51m 12:15
November 06:28 18:01 11h 33m 12:14
December 06:43 18:06 11h 23m 12:25

Solstices and equinoxes

DateSunriseSunsetDaylight
March equinox 20 Mar 06:34 18:40 12h 07m
June solstice 21 Jun 06:05 18:57 12h 52m
September equinox 22 Sep 06:19 18:26 12h 07m
December solstice 21 Dec 06:46 18:09 11h 23m

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.

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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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