Lusaka, Zambia - Sunrise, sunset, dawn and dusk times,

table
Date Sunrise Sunset Length Change Dawn Dusk Length Change
Today 05:46 18:44 12:58 05:22 19:07 13:45
+1 day 05:46 18:44 12:58 00:00 equal length 05:23 19:07 13:44 00:01 shorter
+1 week 05:50 18:45 12:55 00:03 shorter 05:26 19:08 13:42 00:03 shorter
+2 weeks 05:54 18:45 12:51 00:07 shorter 05:31 19:07 13:36 00:09 shorter
+1 month 06:01 18:41 12:40 00:18 shorter 05:39 19:03 13:24 00:21 shorter
+2 months 06:09 18:24 12:15 00:43 shorter 05:48 18:45 12:57 00:48 shorter
+3 months 06:14 18:02 11:48 01:10 shorter 05:52 18:24 12:32 01:13 shorter
+6 months 06:34 17:51 11:17 01:41 shorter 06:11 18:14 12:03 01:42 shorter
Notes: Daylight saving time ! " #e$t day% &hange 're(eren)es%
Lusaka, Zambia - Sunrise, sunset, dawn and dusk times,
graph
*arkness *awn +unsh,ne *usk Notes: -ow to read th,s gra'h. &hange 're(eren)es%
Lusaka, Zambia - Sun path diagram
Sun path
Today
/une 21
*e)em0er 21
1nnual 2ar,at,on
3qu,no$ 45ar)h and +e'tem0er6
Sunrise/sunset
+unr,se
+unset
Time
00702
03705
06708
09711
12714
15717
18720
21723
Notes: 8 " *ayl,ght sa2,ng t,me ! " #e$t day% -ow to read th,s gra'h. &hange 're(eren)es%
Lusaka, Zambia - Solar energy and sura!e meteorology
"ariable # ## ### #" " "# "## "### #$ $ $# $##
#nsolation,
k%h/m&/day
5%19 5%27 5%34 5%37 5%13 4%83 5%03 5%77 6%50 6%51 5%92 5%25
Clearness, ' - ( 0%46 0%48 0%52 0%59 0%64 0%65 0%65 0%67 0%67 0%61 0%53 0%47
Temperature, )C 21%96 22%00 21%71 21%38 20%15 18%31 18%54 21%35 25%29 26%20 24%27 22%25
%ind speed, m/s 4%02 3%93 3%81 4%09 3%93 4%11 4%33 4%69 5%40 5%28 4%89 4%43
*re!ipitation, mm 216 180 85 30 4 0 0 0 1 16 90 199
%et days, d 17%2 16%1 9%9 2%7 0%0 0%0 0%0 0%0 0%0 2%1 8%5 16%8
These data were o0ta,ned (rom the #1+1 9angley :esear)h &enter 1tmos'her,) +),en)e *ata &enter; #ew et al%
2002
Notes: -el'% &hange 're(eren)es%
Lusaka, Zambia - +asi! inormation
Latitude: 715%42 415<25=12>+6
Longitude: +28%29 428<17=24>36
Time ,one: ?T&+2 hours
Country: @am0,a
Continent: 1(r,)a
Sub-region: 3astern 1(r,)a
Distan!e: A190 km 4(rom your BC6
-ltitude: A1300 m
.ow to read the graphs/
The )hart 0elow shows lo)at,on=s sunr,se sunset dawn and dusk t,mes (or the whole year% +tart
o( dawn and end o( dusk t,mes are 0ased on the de(,n,t,on o( >),2,l tw,l,ght>%
1% 5onths 4notat,on )an 0e )hanged ,n 're(eren)es6
2% T,me 4247hour )lo)k e%g% 7 " 7:00 am 12 " 12:00 noon 17 " 5:00 'm6
3% >Today>
4% *arkness
5% *awn
6% +unsh,ne
7% *usk
8% Coss,0le *ayl,ght +a2,ng T,me startsDends
3%g% on the marked day 436 ,n Tam'ere E,nland dawn 0eg,ns at 04:43 the sun r,ses at 05:37 and
sets at 21:20% *usk ends and the darkness 0eg,ns at 22:14%
+un 'ath d,agram 4also known as >solar 'ath d,agram> >sun )hart> or >solar )hart>6 ,s a
2,sual,Fat,on o( the sun=s 'ath through the sky% Th,s 'ath ,s (ormed 0y 'lott,ng aF,muth 4le(t7
r,ght6 and ele2at,on 4u'7down6 angles o( the sun ,n a g,2en day to a d,agram%
To (,nd out the 'os,t,on aF,muth " 60 ele2at,on " 30 (or e$am'le ,mag,ne stand,ng at the
)enter o( the d,agram head,ng to the true north% To (,nd the aF,muth angle 60 you must turn 60
degrees to the r,ght% #ow the alt,tude angle 30 )an 0e lo)ated 0y ra,s,ng your head 30 degrees
(rom the hor,Fon%
1% 1F,muth angle
2% 3le2at,on angle
3% +un=s 'ath today
4% +un=s 'ath on the 21st /une
5% +un=s 'ath on the 21st *e)em0er
6% +un=s 'ath dur,ng the equ,no$
7% +unr,se
8% +unset
9% -or,Fon
Bt )an 0e seen (rom the d,agram 43% >+un=s 'ath today>6 that the sun r,ses (rom the #orth73ast
4aF,muth " 606 ,n Tam'ere at 05:37% +unset ha''ens at 21:20 when the sun ,s ,n the #orth7Gest
4aF,muth " 3006% Hn that day the ele2at,on angle ,s a''ro$,mately 40 degrees at noon%
Solar energy and sura!e meteorology
#nsolation
The monthly a2erage amount o( the total solar rad,at,on ,n),dent on a hor,Fontal sur(a)e
at the sur(a)e o( the earth (or a g,2en month a2eraged (or that month o2er the 227year
'er,od 4/ul 1983 7 /un 20056% 3a)h monthly a2eraged 2alue ,s e2aluated as the numer,)al
a2erage o( 37hourly 2alues (or the g,2en month% +our)e: #1+1 9angley :esear)h &enter
1tmos'her,) +),en)e *ata &enter%
Clearness
The monthly a2erage amount o( the total solar rad,at,on ,n),dent on a hor,Fontal sur(a)e
at the sur(a)e o( the earth d,2,ded 0y the monthly a2erage ,n)om,ng to'7o(7atmos'here
,nsolat,on (or a g,2en month a2eraged (or that month o2er the 227year 'er,od 4/ul 1983 7
/un 20056; 4,%e% )learness ,nde$ ,s the (ra)t,on o( ,nsolat,on at the to' o( the atmos'here
wh,)h rea)hes the sur(a)e o( the earth6% 0 " 2ery o2er)ast and 1 " sunny% +our)e: #1+1
9angley :esear)h &enter 1tmos'her,) +),en)e *ata &enter%
Temperature
The monthly a2erage a,r tem'erature (or a g,2en month a2eraged (or that month o2er the
227year 'er,od 4/an 1983 7 *e) 20046% Tem'erature 2alues are (or 10 meters a0o2e the
sur(a)e o( the earth% 3a)h monthly a2eraged 2alue ,s e2aluated as the numer,)al a2erage
o( 37hourly 2alues (or the g,2en month% +our)e: #1+1 9angley :esear)h &enter
1tmos'her,) +),en)e *ata &enter%
%ind speed
The monthly a2erage w,nd s'eed (or a g,2en month a2eraged (or that month o2er the 107
year 'er,od 4/uly 1983 7 /une 19936% G,nd s'eed 2alues are (or 50 meters a0o2e the
sur(a)e o( the earth% 3a)h monthly a2eraged 2alue ,s e2aluated as the numer,)al a2erage
o( 37hourly 2alues (or the g,2en month% +our)e: #1+1 9angley :esear)h &enter
1tmos'her,) +),en)e *ata &enter%
*re!ipitation
The monthly a2erage 're),',tat,on (or a g,2en month a2eraged (or that month o2er the
'er,od (rom 1961 to 1990% +our)e: #ew 5% 9,ster *% -ulme 5% and 5ak,n B% 2002:
1 h,gh7resolut,on data set o( sur(a)e )l,mate o2er glo0al land areas% &l,mate :esear)h 21%
%et days
#um0er o( days 'er month w,th 're),',tat,on I0%1 mm% 12eraged o2er the 'er,od (rom
1961 to 1990% +our)e: #ew 5% 9,ster *% -ulme 5% and 5ak,n B% 2002: 1 h,gh7
resolut,on data set o( sur(a)e )l,mate o2er glo0al land areas% &l,mate :esear)h 21%