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Daylight hours in Poznań

Poznań gets 16h 47m of daylight on its longest day in June, and 7h 42m on its shortest in December — a difference of 9h 04m across the year.

How fast the days change

Around 17 March, Poznań gains or loses about 4.1 minutes of daylight every day.

That is quick enough to notice week to week, which is why spring seems to arrive all at once this far from the equator.

Sunrise and sunset by month

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

Sunrise, sunset and day length by month.
MonthSunriseSunsetDaylightSolar noon
January 07:55 16:08 8h 13m 12:01
February 07:08 17:04 9h 57m 12:06
March 06:06 17:56 11h 50m 12:01
April 05:54 19:50 13h 56m 12:52
May 04:56 20:40 15h 44m 12:48
June 04:29 21:16 16h 47m 12:52
July 04:48 21:08 16h 20m 12:58
August 05:35 20:18 14h 43m 12:56
September 06:26 19:08 12h 42m 12:47
October 07:17 17:58 10h 41m 12:38
November 07:13 15:59 8h 46m 11:36
December 07:56 15:38 7h 42m 11:47

Solstices and equinoxes

DateSunriseSunsetDaylight
March equinox 20 Mar 05:54 18:04 12h 10m
June solstice 21 Jun 04:29 21:18 16h 49m
September equinox 22 Sep 06:38 18:51 12h 13m
December solstice 21 Dec 08:00 15:40 7h 40m

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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