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Daylight hours in Ryazan’

Ryazan’ gets 17h 15m of daylight on its longest day in June, and 7h 17m on its shortest in December — a difference of 9h 58m across the year.

How fast the days change

Around 17 March, Ryazan’ gains or loses about 4.5 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/Moscow local time, daylight saving included.

Sunrise, sunset and day length by month.
MonthSunriseSunsetDaylightSolar noon
January 08:34 16:26 7h 51m 12:30
February 07:42 17:27 9h 45m 12:35
March 06:36 18:24 11h 48m 12:30
April 05:18 19:23 14h 05m 12:21
May 04:15 20:19 16h 05m 12:17
June 03:44 20:59 17h 15m 12:21
July 04:04 20:49 16h 45m 12:27
August 04:57 19:54 14h 57m 12:25
September 05:54 18:38 12h 45m 12:16
October 06:50 17:23 10h 34m 12:06
November 07:51 16:19 8h 28m 12:05
December 08:37 15:54 7h 17m 12:16

Solstices and equinoxes

DateSunriseSunsetDaylight
March equinox 20 Mar 06:23 18:33 12h 10m
June solstice 21 Jun 03:44 21:01 17h 17m
September equinox 22 Sep 06:06 18:21 12h 14m
December solstice 21 Dec 08:41 15:56 7h 15m

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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