Calculating the variations of sunrise, sunset and day length times for Baghdad city.With comparison to different regions of the world in year 2019

Abstract

The sunrise, sunset, and day length times for Baghdad (Latitude =33.34º N,Longitude =44.43º E) were calculated with high accuracy on a daily basis during2019. The results showed that the earliest time of sunrise in Baghdad was at 4h: 53mfrom 5 Jun. to 20 Jun while the latest was at 7h: 07m from 5 Jan. to 11 Jan. Theearliest time of sunset in Baghdad was at16 h: 55m from 30 Nov. to 10 Dec. whereasthe latest was at 19h: 16m from 25 Jun. to 5 Jul. The minimum period of day lengthin Baghdad was 9h: 57m) in 17 Dec. whereas the maximum period was 14h: 22m) in20 Jun. Day length was calculated and compared among regions of differentlatitudes(0, 15, 30, 45 and 60 north).