Sankarankovil climate

Sunrise and Sunset in Sankarankovil, 2026

Local time (GMT+5:30 / GMT+5:30)

Day length at Sankarankovil runs from 11 h 35 min at the winter solstice to 12 h 40 min at the summer solstice.

Today at Sankarankovil: light and direction

Saturday, September 26

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  • SR Sunrise 6:09 AM, 91° E
  • SS Sunset 6:14 PM, 269° W
  • MR Moonrise 5:57 PM, 87° E
  • MS Moonset 5:35 AM, 270° W
  • Moon 100% lit
Morning blue hour
5:48 AM to 5:56 AM
Morning golden hour
5:56 AM to 6:36 AM
Evening golden hour
5:46 PM to 6:26 PM
Evening blue hour
6:26 PM to 6:35 PM

Golden hour is the sun between 6 degrees above the horizon and 4 degrees below it; blue hour is the sun between 4 and 6 degrees below, the definitions timeanddate.com and PhotoPills use. Directions are degrees clockwise from true north, where the sun’s upper edge and the moon’s center cross a flat horizon.

Day length through the year

Hours of daylight at Sankarankovil through the year.0510152025JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month by month

Each month links to a day-by-day table with twilight, golden hour and the moon.

MonthSunrise, 1stSunset, 1stDay, 1stSunrise, 15thSunset, 15thDay, 15th
January6:35 AM6:11 PM11 h 36 min6:40 AM6:19 PM11 h 39 min
February6:41 AM6:26 PM11 h 45 min6:39 AM6:29 PM11 h 50 min
March6:34 AM6:31 PM11 h 57 min6:27 AM6:31 PM12 h 04 min
April6:18 AM6:30 PM12 h 12 min6:10 AM6:30 PM12 h 20 min
May6:04 AM6:30 PM12 h 26 min6:00 AM6:32 PM12 h 32 min
June5:59 AM6:36 PM12 h 37 min6:01 AM6:40 PM12 h 39 min
July6:04 AM6:43 PM12 h 39 min6:08 AM6:44 PM12 h 36 min
August6:11 AM6:42 PM12 h 31 min6:12 AM6:37 PM12 h 25 min
September6:11 AM6:29 PM12 h 18 min6:10 AM6:20 PM12 h 10 min
October6:08 AM6:11 PM12 h 03 min6:08 AM6:03 PM11 h 55 min
November6:09 AM5:57 PM11 h 48 min6:13 AM5:56 PM11 h 43 min
December6:20 AM5:58 PM11 h 38 min6:27 AM6:03 PM11 h 36 min

Full and new moons in 2026

Dates in Sankarankovil's own time zone.

Full moons
January 3, February 2, March 3, April 2, May 1, May 31, June 30, July 29, August 28, September 26, October 26, November 24, December 24
New moons
January 19, February 17, March 19, April 17, May 17, June 15, July 14, August 12, September 11, October 10, November 9, December 9

In your calendar

Sunrise and sunset at Sankarankovil for the next twelve months as a calendar you subscribe to: each morning runs from first light to sunrise, each evening from sunset to last light, shown as free time. It keeps itself a year ahead.

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Sources

Computed with the NOAA solar position equations (accurate to about a minute; the horizon is assumed flat and at sea level) and the lunar phase method of Meeus, Astronomical Algorithms.