Daylight hours in Chitungwiza
Chitungwiza gets 13h 12m of daylight on its longest day in December, and 11h 03m on its shortest in June — a difference of 2h 09m across the year.
How fast the days change
Around 17 March, Chitungwiza gains or loses about 1.0 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/Harare local time, daylight saving included.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | Solar noon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 05:32 | 18:37 | 13h 05m | 12:05 |
| February | 05:49 | 18:30 | 12h 41m | 12:09 |
| March | 05:58 | 18:10 | 12h 12m | 12:04 |
| April | 06:05 | 17:46 | 11h 41m | 11:55 |
| May | 06:13 | 17:30 | 11h 16m | 11:52 |
| June | 06:24 | 17:27 | 11h 03m | 11:56 |
| July | 06:27 | 17:36 | 11h 09m | 12:01 |
| August | 06:15 | 17:45 | 11h 30m | 12:00 |
| September | 05:51 | 17:50 | 11h 59m | 11:50 |
| October | 05:26 | 17:56 | 12h 30m | 11:41 |
| November | 05:11 | 18:08 | 12h 58m | 11:40 |
| December | 05:14 | 18:26 | 13h 12m | 11:50 |
Solstices and equinoxes
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 20 Mar | 05:59 | 18:06 | 12h 07m |
| June solstice | 21 Jun | 06:26 | 17:28 | 11h 03m |
| September equinox | 22 Sep | 05:45 | 17:51 | 12h 06m |
| December solstice | 21 Dec | 05:17 | 18:30 | 13h 13m |
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 Zimbabwe
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.