Daylight hours in Saitama
Saitama gets 14h 35m of daylight on its longest day in June, and 9h 44m on its shortest in December — a difference of 4h 51m across the year.
How fast the days change
Around 17 March, Saitama 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/Tokyo local time, daylight saving included.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | Solar noon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 06:51 | 16:50 | 9h 59m | 11:50 |
| February | 06:28 | 17:22 | 10h 53m | 11:55 |
| March | 05:52 | 17:48 | 11h 56m | 11:50 |
| April | 05:08 | 18:14 | 13h 06m | 11:41 |
| May | 04:35 | 18:39 | 14h 03m | 11:37 |
| June | 04:24 | 18:59 | 14h 35m | 11:41 |
| July | 04:36 | 18:58 | 14h 22m | 11:47 |
| August | 04:59 | 18:32 | 13h 32m | 11:45 |
| September | 05:23 | 17:49 | 12h 26m | 11:36 |
| October | 05:47 | 17:06 | 11h 19m | 11:27 |
| November | 06:17 | 16:34 | 10h 17m | 11:25 |
| December | 06:44 | 16:28 | 9h 44m | 11:36 |
Solstices and equinoxes
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 20 Mar | 05:45 | 17:52 | 12h 07m |
| June solstice | 21 Jun | 04:25 | 19:01 | 14h 36m |
| September equinox | 22 Sep | 05:29 | 17:39 | 12h 10m |
| December solstice | 21 Dec | 06:47 | 16:30 | 9h 43m |
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 Japan
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.