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Daylight hours in Ulyanovsk

Ulyanovsk gets 17h 11m of daylight on its longest day in June, and 7h 21m on its shortest in December — a difference of 9h 50m across the year.

How fast the days change

Around 17 March, Ulyanovsk gains or loses about 4.4 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 Europe/Ulyanovsk local time, daylight saving included.

Sunrise, sunset and day length by month.
MonthSunriseSunsetDaylightSolar noon
January 08:58 16:52 7h 54m 12:55
February 08:07 17:53 9h 47m 13:00
March 07:01 18:49 11h 48m 12:55
April 05:44 19:48 14h 04m 12:46
May 04:41 20:43 16h 02m 12:42
June 04:11 21:22 17h 11m 12:46
July 04:31 21:13 16h 41m 12:52
August 05:23 20:18 14h 55m 12:50
September 06:19 19:04 12h 45m 12:41
October 07:14 17:49 10h 35m 12:32
November 08:15 16:46 8h 31m 12:30
December 09:01 16:21 7h 21m 12:41

Solstices and equinoxes

DateSunriseSunsetDaylight
March equinox 20 Mar 06:48 18:59 12h 10m
June solstice 21 Jun 04:11 21:24 17h 13m
September equinox 22 Sep 06:32 18:46 12h 14m
December solstice 21 Dec 09:05 16:23 7h 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.

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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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