Sunrise and sunset in Indonesia

Average length of day in Jakarta

      sunshine duration       twilight phase

Sunrise and sunset in the most important cities of Indonesia

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 February 5th., localtime in Indonesia

Sunrise and sunset by month (Jakarta)

Where does the sun rise in Indonesia?

The sun always rises in the east, everywhere and regardless of the country or continent. The easternmost city in Indonesia is Jayapura in archipelago West Papua. There, the sun rises at 5:43 am and sets at 5:58 pm these days. The latest sunset is currently experienced in the west in the city of Sabang (Sumatra) at 18:50.

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. Jakarta lies on the 6th degree of southern latitude and thus very close to the equator. While a sunset in the northern USA or central Europe can take almost an hour, in Indonesia, it lasts only an average of 24 minutes. Indonesia is so close to the equator that there is no noticeable difference even between June and December.

International cities for comparison