Daylight hours in Khān Yūnis
Khān Yūnis gets 14h 11m of daylight on its longest day in June, and 10h 07m on its shortest in December — a difference of 4h 03m across the year.
How fast the days change
Around 17 March, Khān Yūnis gains or loses about 1.9 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 Asia/Gaza local time, daylight saving included.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | Solar noon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 06:42 | 17:02 | 10h 20m | 11:52 |
| February | 06:24 | 17:29 | 11h 05m | 11:56 |
| March | 05:52 | 17:50 | 11h 58m | 11:51 |
| April | 06:14 | 19:11 | 12h 56m | 12:42 |
| May | 05:46 | 19:31 | 13h 45m | 12:39 |
| June | 05:37 | 19:48 | 14h 11m | 12:43 |
| July | 05:48 | 19:48 | 14h 00m | 12:48 |
| August | 06:08 | 19:26 | 13h 18m | 12:47 |
| September | 06:26 | 18:49 | 12h 22m | 12:38 |
| October | 06:45 | 18:11 | 11h 26m | 12:28 |
| November | 06:10 | 16:44 | 10h 34m | 11:27 |
| December | 06:34 | 16:41 | 10h 07m | 11:37 |
Solstices and equinoxes
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 20 Mar | 05:46 | 17:53 | 12h 07m |
| June solstice | 21 Jun | 05:38 | 19:50 | 14h 11m |
| September equinox | 22 Sep | 06:31 | 18:40 | 12h 09m |
| December solstice | 21 Dec | 06:37 | 16:43 | 10h 06m |
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 Palestinian Territory
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.