Daylight hours in Madīnat Ḩamad
Madīnat Ḩamad gets 13h 46m of daylight on its longest day in June, and 10h 31m on its shortest in December — a difference of 3h 15m across the year.
How fast the days change
Around 17 March, Madīnat Ḩamad gains or loses about 1.6 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 Asia/Bahrain local time, daylight saving included.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | Solar noon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 06:26 | 17:07 | 10h 41m | 11:47 |
| February | 06:13 | 17:30 | 11h 17m | 11:52 |
| March | 05:47 | 17:46 | 11h 59m | 11:46 |
| April | 05:14 | 18:01 | 12h 47m | 11:38 |
| May | 04:51 | 18:16 | 13h 25m | 11:34 |
| June | 04:45 | 18:31 | 13h 46m | 11:38 |
| July | 04:55 | 18:32 | 13h 37m | 11:43 |
| August | 05:10 | 18:14 | 13h 04m | 11:42 |
| September | 05:23 | 17:42 | 12h 19m | 11:33 |
| October | 05:36 | 17:10 | 11h 34m | 11:23 |
| November | 05:56 | 16:48 | 10h 52m | 11:22 |
| December | 06:17 | 16:48 | 10h 31m | 11:33 |
Solstices and equinoxes
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 20 Mar | 05:41 | 17:48 | 12h 07m |
| June solstice | 21 Jun | 04:46 | 18:33 | 13h 46m |
| September equinox | 22 Sep | 05:26 | 17:34 | 12h 08m |
| December solstice | 21 Dec | 06:20 | 16:51 | 10h 30m |
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.