Sunrise and sunset in Antigua and Barbuda

Average length of day in Saint John’s

The following graph shows the times of sunrise and sunset over the course of the year. The duration of twilight can be seen at the top and bottom edges. The vertical offset between March and November shows the effect of daylight saving time, when the time is set one hour ahead.
      sunshine duration       twilight phase

Sunrise and sunset in the most important cities of Antigua and Barbuda

The cities are ordered by their geographic position from east to west, so in an approximate direction of the sun's course. Since the orbit around the sun is elliptical, sunrise or sunset never happen on a whole longitude at the same time. All data given for June 8th., localtime in Antigua and Barbuda

Sunrise and sunset by month (Saint John’s)

Duration of the sunset

The distance from the equator and the path of the sun determines not only the time of sunrise and sunset. The farther a country is from the equator, the more oblique the sun's path is to the horizon, causing sunset to last for a different duration. Saint John’s lies on the 17th degree of northern latitude and thus a good distance from the equator.While a sunset in the northern USA or central Europe can take almost an hour, in Antigua and Barbuda, it lasts only an average of 25 minutes. In June, it's about 26 minutes in Saint John’s, while in December it's 25 minutes.

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