Daylight hours in Jakarta today

Jakarta lies at 6°S. In Jakarta, day length ranges from 11h 46m in winter to 12h 29m in summer — a swing of about 0h 43m.

Solar noon — the moment the sun is highest — falls at 11:49 in Jakarta, 10 minutes before the clock says 12. The gap comes from the city's longitude within its timezone, the equation of time, and summer time where it applies. At midday the sun currently stands 80.2° above the horizon in Jakarta. Jakarta lies inside the tropics, so twice a year the midday sun passes straight overhead; at the opposite solstice it still reaches 60.4°.

Day length changes fastest near the spring and autumn equinoxes and slowest near the longest day and shortest day of the year. See the year chart to visualise how daylight hours shift month by month for Jakarta.

The longest day in Jakarta is around 12h 29m (around December 21). The shortest is around 11h 46m (around June 21).