🌅 McMurdo Station Sunrise & Sunset Calendar
🇦🇶 Antarctica · Antarctica/McMurdo
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 🌄 — 🌇 — | 2 🌄 — 🌇 — | 3 🌄 — 🌇 — | 4 🌄 — 🌇 — | 5 🌄 — 🌇 — | 6 🌄 — 🌇 — | |
| 7 🌄 — 🌇 — | 8 🌄 — 🌇 — | 9 🌄 — 🌇 — | 10 🌄 — 🌇 — | 11 🌄 — 🌇 — | 12 🌄 — 🌇 — | 13 🌄 — 🌇 — |
| 14 🌄 — 🌇 — | 15 🌄 — 🌇 — | 16 🌄 — 🌇 — | 17 🌄 — 🌇 — | 18 🌄 — 🌇 — | 19 🌄 12:10 🌇 13:45 | 20 🌄 — 🌇 — |
| 21 🌄 11:26 🌇 14:28 | 22 🌄 11:10 🌇 14:43 | 23 🌄 10:56 🌇 14:57 | 24 🌄 10:43 🌇 15:09 | 25 🌄 10:32 🌇 15:20 | 26 🌄 10:20 🌇 15:31 | 27 🌄 10:10 🌇 15:41 |
| 28 🌄 10:00 🌇 15:51 | 29 🌄 09:50 🌇 16:00 | 30 🌄 09:40 🌇 16:09 | 31 🌄 09:31 🌇 16:18 |
All times in local time for McMurdo Station (Antarctica/McMurdo).
Lengthening days in McMurdo Station through August 2016
Across August 2016, daylight in McMurdo Station, Antarctica grows — the month opens with 1h 35m of daylight and closes with 6h 46m (a swing of about 311 minutes). Day length shifts by about 181 minutes each week.
Look for the year's local extremes here: sunrise as early as 09:31 on August 31 and as late as 12:10 on August 19, with sunset from 13:45 (August 19) to 16:18 (August 31).
Daylight averages roughly 4h 47m per day across the month. Handy for photographers, early risers, travellers and anyone timing their day to the light in McMurdo Station.
About the McMurdo Station Sunrise & Sunset Calendar
This calendar shows the sunrise and sunset time in McMurdo Station, Antarctica for every day of August 2016. All times are shown in McMurdo Station's local time (Antarctica/McMurdo), with daylight saving changes applied automatically.
Each day's cell shows the local 🌄 sunrise and 🌇 sunset time, so you can see at a glance how daylight grows and shrinks through the month — useful for photography, travel, prayer planning, gardening, fitness and organising your day around the sun.
How to use this calendar
- Search any city using the box at the top to jump to its full monthly calendar.
- Change month with the ← and → arrows above the grid.
- Print or save a clean copy with the 🖨️ Print button.
Frequently Asked Questions
What time does the sun rise in McMurdo Station in August 2016?
In August 2016, sunrise in McMurdo Station, Antarctica ranges from about 09:31 on August 31 (its earliest) to 12:10 on August 19 (its latest). Each day's exact time is in the calendar above.
What time does the sun set in McMurdo Station in August 2016?
Sunset in McMurdo Station, Antarctica during August 2016 runs from 13:45 on August 19 to 16:18 on August 31.
How much daylight does McMurdo Station get in August 2016?
McMurdo Station, Antarctica has between 1h 35m and 6h 46m of daylight per day in August 2016, increases by about 311 minutes across the month.
What is the difference between sunrise and sunset?
Sunrise is the moment the sun's top edge first appears above the horizon in the morning; sunset is when it disappears below the horizon in the evening. The gap between them is the day's length, which shifts gradually through the year.
When are the days longest and shortest in McMurdo Station?
Daylight peaks around the summer solstice (about June 21 in the northern hemisphere, December 21 in the southern) and bottoms out at the winter solstice. Browse the months above to watch the change.
Are the sunrise and sunset times for McMurdo Station accurate?
Times are calculated from the location's exact latitude, longitude and time zone using standard astronomical algorithms, accurate to about a minute. Local terrain such as hills or tall buildings can slightly shift when the sun actually appears or disappears.