Times For Sunrise And Sunset In Belize

Times for sunrise and sunset in BelizeSunrise today: 6:22 hSunset today: 17:31 h(Times for Belmopan)

Sunrise and sunset times in Belize are determined by the moderate location in the northern hemisphere. Not as extreme as in the Nordic countries, but still noticeable. The days are longer in summer (June to September) than in winter (December to March). With up to about 13:10 hours, there are the longest days in June. The longest dark nights, on the other hand, are in winter. A December night in Belmopan lasts almost 13 hours and the days start about 60 minutes later

During these days, the sun in Belmopan rises at 6:22. The early sunset at 17:31 makes the day currently a bit too short.Back to overview: Belize

Average length of day in Belmopan

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Sunrise and sunset in the most important cities of Belize

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 December 29th., localtime in Belize

City	Sunrise	Sunset	Hours of daylight	Solar noon
San Pedro	06:20 am	05:26 pm	11:06 h	11:53 am
Belize City	06:20 am	05:28 pm	11:08 h	11:54 am
Dangriga	06:19 am	05:29 pm	11:10 h	11:54 am
Placencia	06:19 am	05:31 pm	11:12 h	11:55 am
Corozal	06:23 am	05:27 pm	11:05 h	11:55 am
Orange Walk	06:23 am	05:28 pm	11:06 h	11:56 am
Shipyard	06:23 am	05:29 pm	11:06 h	11:56 am
Belmopan	06:22 am	05:31 pm	11:09 h	11:56 am
Punta Gorda	06:20 am	05:33 pm	11:13 h	11:57 am
Valley of Peace	06:22 am	05:31 pm	11:09 h	11:57 am
San Ignacio	06:23 am	05:32 pm	11:09 h	11:58 am
Benque Viejo del Carmen	06:23 am	05:33 pm	11:10 h	11:58 am

Sunrise and sunset by month for Belmopan

Month	Sunrise	Sunset	Hours of daylight	Solar noon
January	06:27 am	05:42 pm	11:15 h	12:04 pm
February	06:20 am	05:58 pm	11:38 h	12:09 pm
March	06:01 am	06:06 pm	12:05 h	12:03 pm
April	05:37 am	06:12 pm	12:35 h	11:54 am
May	05:21 am	06:20 pm	12:59 h	11:51 am
June	05:19 am	06:31 pm	13:12 h	11:55 am
July	05:28 am	06:34 pm	13:06 h	12:01 pm
August	05:37 am	06:21 pm	12:44 h	11:59 am
September	05:42 am	05:58 pm	12:16 h	11:50 am
October	05:47 am	05:34 pm	11:47 h	11:40 am
November	05:58 am	05:20 pm	11:22 h	11:39 am
December	06:16 am	05:24 pm	11:09 h	11:50 am

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. Belmopan lies on the 17th degree of northern latitude and thus a good distance from the equator. While a sunset in the northern USA or central Europe can take almost an hour, in Belize, it lasts only an average of 25 minutes. In June, it's about 26 minutes in Belmopan, while in December it's 25 minutes.

The sun between the tropics

The capital Belmopan is located at 17 degrees north latitude and therefore also between the tropics. The sun swings back and forth between them over the course of the year. At the solstice on June 21, it is perpendicular above the northern tropic, and on December 21 above the southern tropic. If a country like Belize lies between these tropics, the sun crosses its latitude twice a year and then shines vertically from above. For Belmopan, this is on May 8th and August 4th. In between, the sun shines from the north, otherwise from the south.

Unlike in countries that are far away from the equator, the angle of the sun is quite large here. The sun is much higher in the sky at midday and therefore shines with a high intensity. It has the smallest angle, i.e. the smallest distance from the horizon, at the winter solstice on December 21st. Then, even at midday, it is only 49.3 degrees above the southern horizon. For comparison: in New York, the sun only reaches an angle of 73 degrees at the height of summer.

International cities for comparison

City	Sunrise	Sunset	Hours of daylight	Solar noon
Berlin (Germany)	08:15 am	04:02 pm	7:47 h	12:08 pm
New York (USA)	07:17 am	04:37 pm	9:20 h	11:57 am
Sydney (Australia)	05:44 am	08:10 pm	14:26 h	12:57 pm
Manila (Philippines)	06:18 am	05:37 pm	11:19 h	11:58 am
Moscow (Russia)	08:56 am	04:06 pm	7:09 h	12:31 pm
Shanghai (China)	06:50 am	05:01 pm	10:11 h	11:56 am
Helsinki (Finland)	09:21 am	03:22 pm	6:01 h	12:22 pm

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