Daylight hours in Maitland
Maitland gets 14h 17m of daylight on its longest day in December, and 10h 00m on its shortest in June — a difference of 4h 17m across the year.
How fast the days change
Around 6 April, Maitland gains or loses about 2.1 minutes of daylight every day.
Enough to notice over a fortnight, though the seasons arrive more gently here than further from the equator.
Sunrise and sunset by month
On the 15th of each month, in Australia/Sydney local time, daylight saving included.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | Solar noon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 06:01 | 20:05 | 14h 04m | 13:03 |
| February | 06:30 | 19:45 | 13h 15m | 13:07 |
| March | 06:53 | 19:12 | 12h 19m | 13:02 |
| April | 06:15 | 17:32 | 11h 17m | 11:53 |
| May | 06:36 | 17:03 | 10h 27m | 11:50 |
| June | 06:54 | 16:54 | 10h 00m | 11:54 |
| July | 06:54 | 17:05 | 10h 11m | 11:59 |
| August | 06:31 | 17:25 | 10h 54m | 11:58 |
| September | 05:53 | 17:45 | 11h 52m | 11:49 |
| October | 06:13 | 19:05 | 12h 52m | 12:39 |
| November | 05:44 | 19:32 | 13h 48m | 12:38 |
| December | 05:40 | 19:57 | 14h 17m | 12:48 |
Solstices and equinoxes
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 20 Mar | 06:56 | 19:05 | 12h 09m |
| June solstice | 21 Jun | 06:55 | 16:55 | 10h 00m |
| September equinox | 22 Sep | 05:43 | 17:49 | 12h 06m |
| December solstice | 21 Dec | 05:42 | 20:00 | 14h 18m |
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 Australia
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.