Sunrise and sunset in Saudi Arabia

Average length of day in Riyadh

      sunshine duration       twilight phase

Sunrise and sunset in the most important cities of Saudi Arabia

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 3rd., localtime in Saudi Arabia

Sunrise and sunset by month (Riyadh)

Where does the sun rise in Saudi Arabia?

The sun always rises in the east, everywhere and regardless of the country or continent. The easternmost city in Saudi Arabia is Khobar in historical region Eastern Arabia. There, the sun rises at 6:21 am and sets at 5:24 pm these days. The latest sunset is currently experienced in the west in the city of Duba (Hejaz) at 18:20.

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. Riyadh lies on the 25th degree of northern latitude and is therefore quite far away from the equator. While a sunset near the equator lasts only about 20 minutes, in Saudi Arabia, this period averages 27 minutes. In June, it's about 28 minutes in Riyadh, while in December it's 26 minutes.

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