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Daylight hours in Jacksonville

Jacksonville gets 14h 06m of daylight on its longest day in June, and 10h 12m on its shortest in December — a difference of 3h 54m across the year.

How fast the days change

Around 17 March, Jacksonville 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 America/New_York local time, daylight saving included.

Sunrise, sunset and day length by month.
MonthSunriseSunsetDaylightSolar noon
January 07:23 17:48 10h 24m 12:36
February 07:06 18:14 11h 08m 12:40
March 07:36 19:34 11h 59m 13:35
April 06:59 19:54 12h 55m 13:26
May 06:32 20:13 13h 41m 13:23
June 06:24 20:30 14h 06m 13:27
July 06:35 20:30 13h 55m 13:32
August 06:53 20:08 13h 15m 13:31
September 07:11 19:32 12h 21m 13:21
October 07:28 18:55 11h 27m 13:12
November 06:52 17:29 10h 37m 12:11
December 07:15 17:27 10h 12m 12:21

Solstices and equinoxes

DateSunriseSunsetDaylight
March equinox 20 Mar 07:30 19:37 12h 08m
June solstice 21 Jun 06:25 20:31 14h 06m
September equinox 22 Sep 07:15 19:23 12h 08m
December solstice 21 Dec 07:19 17:30 10h 11m

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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