Sunrise and Sunset Times

From the viewpoint of a hypothetical observer at the North Pole, we would see the Sun rise very slowly about March 21, and slowly spiral up around the sky. By June 21, the Sun would appear to be about 23 degrees above the horizon, and would circle the sky every 24 hours. From June 21 on, the Sun would continue to circle the sky as it slowly set, reaching the horizon about September 21. (Refraction effects - the bending of light as it passes through the atmosphere - might cause the Sun to appear a day early and to set a day late.)

There would be a week or so of twilight, as the Sun crept further below the horizon, but by September 27 it would be dark and cold, and it would remain that way until mid-March.

There is no land at the North Pole; the Arctic Ocean extends several hundred miles in every direction. So there are no real observers _at_ the North Pole.

Sunset in Tucson, AZ on April 30th, 2011 was at around 6:50 PM local time.

The sun will set at 8:36pm on July 25th of 2009 in Kansas City, Missouri. I got it from time and date . com.

http://timeanddate.com/worldclock/astronomy.html?n=405&month=7&year=2009&obj=sun&afl=-11&day=1 The sun will set at 8:36pm on July 25th of 2009 in Kansas City, Missouri. I got it from time and date . com.

http://timeanddate.com/worldclock/astronomy.html?n=405&month=7&year=2009&obj=sun&afl=-11&day=1

The time of sunrise and sunset is very dependent on the precise location and the date in question. Please re-post your question with the date and the city name or ZIP code. If you add the WikiAnswers category "Sunset Times", I'll see it.

You can calculate the time of sunrise and sunset easily by visiting the United States Naval Observatory web site's Sunrise & Sunset calculator. You will need the date, city and state for US locations, or the date, latitude, longitude and time zone for any other locations in the world.

The site is

http://www.usno.navy.mil/USNO/astronomical-applications/data-services/rs-one-day

You can also calculate the times of sunrise and sunset for one year at a given location at the site:

http://www.usno.navy.mil/USNO/astronomical-applications/data-services/rs-one-year

On April 18, 2011, sunset in Columbus, Georgia was at approximately 8:00 PM Eastern Time.

Summer mornings in Florida are typically warm and humid, with temperatures already rising into the 80s by early morning. It can be quite peaceful with the sun rising over the palm trees and birds chirping, but it's important to plan outdoor activities early to avoid the intense midday heat and afternoon storms that are common during the summer months.

Of all the colors of the rainbow that make up white light, red gets refracted the least when the light goes from a less dense medium to a more dense medium (like from space to the earth's atmosphere).

During the summer, for the Northern Hemisphere, the Earth is tilted so that the sun is shining more on the northern hemisphere. Imagine a globe, which is normally always tilted, and shining a flash light from the side of it and moving the globe so the top is more toward you. You will see how there is more light. And when there is more light shining, it lasts longer, hence the hours. Hope this helps.

The sunset time in Chapel Hill, NC (zip code 27516) on October 7, 2011, was at approximately 6:51 pm local time.

The sunrise on 24 April 2011 at Lexington, Kentucky was at 6:51 AM EDT.

Sunset time in Lawton, OK on May 28, 2011 was approximately at 8:38 pm.

U.S. Naval Observatory

Astronomical Applications Department

Sun and Moon Data for One Day

The following information is provided for Richmond, Virginia (longitude W77.5, latitude N37.5):

Saturday

16 April 2011 Eastern Daylight Time

SUN

Begin civil twilight 6:07 a.m.

Sunrise 6:34 a.m.

Sun transit 1:10 p.m.

Sunset 7:46 p.m.

End civil twilight 8:13 p.m.

MOON

Moonrise 5:12 p.m. on preceding day

Moonset 5:13 a.m.

Moonrise 6:26 p.m.

Moon transit 12:12 a.m. on following day

Moonset 5:49 a.m. on following day

Phase of the Moon on 16 April: waxing gibbous with 97% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated.

Full Moon on 17 April 2011 at 10:45 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.

Sunrise on 24 April 2011 at Columbia, South Carolina was at 6:43 AM EDT.

U.S. Naval Observatory

Astronomical Applications Department

Sun and Moon Data for One Day

The following information is provided for Monterey, Monterey County, California (longitude W121.9, latitude N36.6):

Monday

21 March 2011 Pacific Daylight Time

SUN

Begin civil twilight 6:44 a.m.

Sunrise 7:10 a.m.

Sun transit 1:15 p.m.

Sunset 7:20 p.m.

End civil twilight 7:46 p.m.

MOON

Moonrise 9:00 p.m. on preceding day

Moon transit 2:35 a.m.

Moonset 8:02 a.m.

Moonrise 10:14 p.m.

Moonset 8:44 a.m. on following day

Phase of the Moon on 21 March: waning gibbous with 94% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated.

Full Moon on 19 March 2011 at 11:11 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time.

That depends on the date and on your latitude. Around the solstices, December 21 and June 21, the day length changes by only a few seconds per day. Near the equator, the day length hardly changes at all on ANY date.

Around the date of the two equinoxes, March 21 and September 21, and depending on your latitude, the day length can change by several minutes per day. I live near Sacramento, CA, at latitude 38.5 north; today, March 21, the day will be 4 minutes longer than yesterday was.

The US Naval Observatory's web site, at the link below, can show you the times of sunrise and sunset for an entire year.

The sun doesn't really rise and set. When it looks like the sun is moving up from the horizon in the morning, moving across the sky all day, and moving down below the opposite horizon in the evening, it's not the sun that's moving; it's the earth. The rotation of the earth is what makes the sun look like it's moving. It's kind of similar in a way to when you're laying down in a car and you see out the side window utility poles or street lights going by, except, of course, it's not the poles that are moving; it's the car.

U.S. Naval Observatory

Astronomical Applications Department

Sun and Moon Data for One Day

The following information is provided for Pompano Beach, Broward County, Florida (longitude W80.1, latitude N26.2):

Sunday

17 April 2011 Eastern Daylight Time

SUN

Begin civil twilight 6:32 a.m.

Sunrise 6:55 a.m.

Sun transit 1:20 p.m.

Sunset 7:45 p.m.

End civil twilight 8:09 p.m.

MOON

Moonrise 6:27 p.m. on preceding day

Moon transit 12:23 a.m.

Moonset 6:13 a.m.

Moonrise 7:35 p.m.

Moonset 6:59 a.m. on following day

Full Moon on 17 April 2011 at 10:45 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.

Sunrise in Port Charlotte, FL on April 24, 2011 was at approximately 6:59 am.

The sun is typically weakest during early morning or late afternoon when it is lower in the sky and there is more atmosphere for its rays to pass through. This is because the angle of the sun's rays are more oblique, reducing the intensity of UV radiation reaching the Earth's surface.

On March 19 in Somerset, NJ, the sunrise is at 7:10 am and the sunset is at 7:09 pm.

In March, it typically gets dark around 7-8 PM in California, depending on which part of the state you are in and the specific day in March. The length of daylight varies throughout the month as the days get longer leading up to the spring equinox.