Daylight hours in Mosul
Mosul gets 14h 37m of daylight on its longest day in June, and 9h 42m on its shortest in December — a difference of 4h 55m across the year.
How fast the days change
Around 17 March, Mosul gains or loses about 2.3 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 Asia/Baghdad local time, daylight saving included.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | Solar noon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 07:18 | 17:15 | 9h 57m | 12:16 |
| February | 06:55 | 17:48 | 10h 53m | 12:21 |
| March | 06:18 | 18:14 | 11h 56m | 12:16 |
| April | 05:34 | 18:41 | 13h 07m | 12:07 |
| May | 05:00 | 19:06 | 14h 06m | 12:03 |
| June | 04:49 | 19:26 | 14h 37m | 12:08 |
| July | 05:01 | 19:25 | 14h 24m | 12:13 |
| August | 05:25 | 18:58 | 13h 33m | 12:12 |
| September | 05:49 | 18:15 | 12h 26m | 12:02 |
| October | 06:14 | 17:32 | 11h 17m | 11:53 |
| November | 06:44 | 16:59 | 10h 15m | 11:52 |
| December | 07:11 | 16:53 | 9h 42m | 12:02 |
Solstices and equinoxes
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 20 Mar | 06:11 | 18:18 | 12h 08m |
| June solstice | 21 Jun | 04:50 | 19:28 | 14h 38m |
| September equinox | 22 Sep | 05:55 | 18:05 | 12h 10m |
| December solstice | 21 Dec | 07:15 | 16:55 | 9h 41m |
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 Iraq
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.