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Daylight hours in Rudnyy

Rudnyy gets 16h 54m of daylight on its longest day in June, and 7h 36m on its shortest in December — a difference of 9h 17m across the year.

How fast the days change

Around 17 March, Rudnyy gains or loses about 4.2 minutes of daylight every day.

That is quick enough to notice week to week, which is why spring seems to arrive all at once this far from the equator.

Sunrise and sunset by month

On the 15th of each month, in Asia/Qostanay local time, daylight saving included.

Sunrise, sunset and day length by month.
MonthSunriseSunsetDaylightSolar noon
January 08:53 17:00 8h 07m 12:56
February 08:04 17:58 9h 53m 13:01
March 07:02 18:50 11h 49m 12:56
April 05:48 19:46 13h 57m 12:47
May 04:49 20:38 15h 49m 12:43
June 04:21 21:14 16h 54m 12:48
July 04:40 21:06 16h 26m 12:53
August 05:28 20:15 14h 47m 12:52
September 06:21 19:04 12h 43m 12:42
October 07:13 17:53 10h 39m 12:33
November 08:10 16:53 8h 42m 12:32
December 08:54 16:30 7h 36m 12:42

Solstices and equinoxes

DateSunriseSunsetDaylight
March equinox 20 Mar 06:50 18:59 12h 10m
June solstice 21 Jun 04:21 21:17 16h 56m
September equinox 22 Sep 06:33 18:47 12h 14m
December solstice 21 Dec 08:58 16:32 7h 34m

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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