Daylight hours in Yangon today

Yangon lies at 17°N. In Yangon, day length ranges from 11h 7m in winter to 13h 8m in summer — a swing of about 2h 1m.

Solar noon — the moment the sun is highest — falls at 11:50 in Yangon, 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 60.8° above the horizon in Yangon. Yangon lies inside the tropics, so twice a year the midday sun passes straight overhead; at the opposite solstice it still reaches 49.7°.

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 Yangon.

The longest day in Yangon is around 13h 8m (around June 21). The shortest is around 11h 7m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 1 minute per day.