TIME DIFFERENCE BEWEEN LONGEST AND SHORTEST DAYS IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE WORLD
J Beatty
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/
Check rising at setting times for the sun – in different locations
New York (longitude W73.9, latitude N40.7):
| Sunrise | Sunset | Length of Daylight | |
| Dec 21 | 6:58 | 16:18 | 9:20 |
| March 21 | 5:42 | 17:53 | 12:11 |
| June 21 | 4:11 | 19:13 | 15:02 |
| Sept. 21 | 5:26 | 17:39 | 12:13 |
Time different between longest and shortest days 5 hours 42 minutes
Murmansk, Russia (longitude E33.8, latitude N69.6):
| Sunrise | Sunset | Length of Daylight | |
| Dec 21 | no sun | no sun | 0 |
| March 21 | 5:45 | 18:07 | 12:21 |
| June 21 | Sun all day | Sun all day | 24:00 |
| Sept. 21 | 05:21 | 17:58 | 12:37 |
Time different between longest and shortest days 24 hours 00 minutes
Taipei Taiwan 25° 1.998' N 121° 37.998' E
| Sunrise | Sunset | Length of Daylight | |
| Dec 21 | 06:34 | 17:08 | 10:34 |
| March 21 | 05:57 | 18:05 | 12:08 |
| June 21 | 05:04 | 18:47 | 13:43 |
| Sept. 21 | 05:41 | 17:52 | 12:11 |
Time different between longest and shortest days 3 hours 09 minutes
Quito, Ecuador 0° 7.98' S 78° 28.98' W
| Sunrise | Sunset | Length of Day | |
| Dec 21 | 06:08 | 18:16 | 12:08 |
| March 21 | 06:18 | 18:24 | 12:06 |
| June 21 | 06:12 | 18:19 | 12:08 |
| Sept. 21 | 06:04 | 18:10 | 12:06 |
Time different between longest and shortest days 0 hours 8 minutes