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Daylight hours in Tamworth

Tamworth gets 14h 09m of daylight on its longest day in December, and 10h 08m on its shortest in June — a difference of 4h 01m across the year.

How fast the days change

Around 6 April, Tamworth 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 Australia/Sydney local time, daylight saving included.

Sunrise, sunset and day length by month.
MonthSunriseSunsetDaylightSolar noon
January 06:07 20:03 13h 57m 13:05
February 06:35 19:45 13h 11m 13:10
March 06:56 19:14 12h 18m 13:05
April 06:16 17:36 11h 20m 11:56
May 06:35 17:09 10h 33m 11:52
June 06:52 17:00 10h 08m 11:56
July 06:53 17:11 10h 18m 12:02
August 06:31 17:30 10h 59m 12:00
September 05:55 17:48 11h 53m 11:51
October 06:17 19:06 12h 49m 12:42
November 05:50 19:31 13h 41m 12:40
December 05:46 19:55 14h 09m 12:51

Solstices and equinoxes

DateSunriseSunsetDaylight
March equinox 20 Mar 06:59 19:08 12h 09m
June solstice 21 Jun 06:54 17:01 10h 08m
September equinox 22 Sep 05:46 17:52 12h 06m
December solstice 21 Dec 05:49 19:59 14h 10m

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.

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