Japan · 39.72°N, 140.12°E
Daylight hours in Akita
Akita gets 14h 59m of daylight on its longest day, around June 21, and 9h 21m on its shortest, around December 21: a swing of 5h 38m across the year. Its summer is in June.
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Sunrise and sunset through the year
Local time, including daylight saving time where Akita observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Longest day14h 59mJune 21 · 04:12–19:11
Shortest day9h 21mDecember 21 · 06:57–16:19
March equinox12h 06mMarch 20 · 05:45–17:51
Fastest change+2.6 min/dayaround March 19
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 07:01 | 16:26 | 9h 24m |
| February 1 | 06:49 | 16:59 | 10h 10m |
| March 1 | 06:15 | 17:31 | 11h 17m |
| April 1 | 05:25 | 18:03 | 12h 38m |
| May 1 | 04:42 | 18:33 | 13h 51m |
| June 1 | 04:15 | 19:02 | 14h 47m |
| July 1 | 04:16 | 19:12 | 14h 57m |
| August 1 | 04:39 | 18:55 | 14h 16m |
| September 1 | 05:08 | 18:14 | 13h 06m |
| October 1 | 05:36 | 17:25 | 11h 49m |
| November 1 | 06:08 | 16:40 | 10h 32m |
| December 1 | 06:42 | 16:17 | 9h 35m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of Akita’s latitude in the same hemisphere, so their days grow and shrink almost in step:
Its mirror images are across the equator at a similar distance from it. Their longest days come when Akita’s are shortest:
- Melbourne 37.81°S · compare
- Mar del Plata 38.00°S · compare
- Wellington 41.29°S · compare
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