
Sunrise and sunset on the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
Sunrise today: 6:29 h
Sunset today: 18:36 h
(Times for King Edward Point)Sunset today: 18:36 h
The times for sunrise and sunset on the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands are significantly influenced by the low position in the southern hemisphere. Far to the south, the days are short in summer (December to March) and long in winter (June to September). In the northern hemisphere it is exactly the opposite. With up to about 17:20 hours, there are the longest days in December. The longest dark nights, on the other hand, are in June. Then the night in King Edward Point lasts almost 17 hours and the days start about 5 hours later.
During these days, the sun in King Edward Point rises at 6:29. The Sunset can currently be watched at about 18:36 in the early evening.
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Average length of day in King Edward Point

Sunrise and sunset in the most important cities of the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands

City | Sunrise | Sunset | Hours of daylight |
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King Edward Point | 06:29 am | 06:36 pm | 12:08 h |
Grytviken | 06:29 am | 06:36 pm | 12:08 h |
Sunrise and sunset by month (King Edward Point)
Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Hours of daylight |
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January | 04:15 am | 08:54 pm | 16:39 h |
February | 05:19 am | 08:00 pm | 14:42 h |
March | 06:15 am | 06:54 pm | 12:38 h |
April | 07:13 am | 05:38 pm | 10:24 h |
May | 08:07 am | 04:37 pm | 8:30 h |
June | 08:43 am | 04:09 pm | 7:26 h |
July | 08:35 am | 04:28 pm | 7:53 h |
August | 07:43 am | 05:17 pm | 9:34 h |
September | 06:30 am | 06:12 pm | 11:42 h |
October | 05:15 am | 07:07 pm | 13:52 h |
November | 04:10 am | 08:10 pm | 16:00 h |
December | 03:43 am | 08:58 pm | 17:15 h |
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. King Edward Point lies on the 54th degree of southern latitude and is therefore very far away from the equator. While a sunset near the equator lasts only about 20 minutes, on the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, this period averages 63 minutes. In June, it's about 44 minutes in King Edward Point, while in December it's 82 minutes.International cities for comparison
City | Sunrise | Sunset | Hours of daylight |
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Berlin (Germany) | 06:02 am | 06:23 pm | 12:21 h |
New York (USA) | 06:54 am | 07:11 pm | 12:17 h |
Sydney (Australia) | 06:58 am | 07:06 pm | 12:08 h |
Manila (Philippines) | 05:58 am | 06:08 pm | 12:10 h |
Moscow (Russia) | 06:25 am | 06:47 pm | 12:23 h |
Shanghai (China) | 05:54 am | 06:07 pm | 12:13 h |
Helsinki (Finland) | 06:14 am | 06:40 pm | 12:26 h |