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Daylight hours in Yei

Yei gets 12h 21m of daylight on its longest day in June, and 11h 53m on its shortest in December — a difference of 0h 28m across the year.

How fast the days change

Around 27 March, Yei gains or loses about 0.2 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 Africa/Juba local time, daylight saving included.

Sunrise, sunset and day length by month.
MonthSunriseSunsetDaylightSolar noon
January 06:09 18:03 11h 55m 12:06
February 06:11 18:11 12h 00m 12:11
March 06:03 18:08 12h 06m 12:06
April 05:51 18:03 12h 12m 11:57
May 05:44 18:02 12h 18m 11:53
June 05:47 18:08 12h 21m 11:57
July 05:53 18:13 12h 20m 12:03
August 05:54 18:09 12h 15m 12:01
September 05:48 17:56 12h 08m 11:52
October 05:42 17:43 12h 02m 11:43
November 05:43 17:39 11h 56m 11:41
December 05:55 17:48 11h 53m 11:52

Solstices and equinoxes

DateSunriseSunsetDaylight
March equinox 20 Mar 06:01 18:08 12h 07m
June solstice 21 Jun 05:48 18:09 12h 22m
September equinox 22 Sep 05:46 17:53 12h 07m
December solstice 21 Dec 05:58 17:51 11h 53m

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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