2020-04 April Sunrise & Sunset

Call sheets often list First Light/Dawn, Sunrise, Sunset and Dusk/Last Light times. First/Last Light is normally Civil Twilight.

Best practice is to calculate them for your shooting location. I’ve provided Sydney for April 2020 below.

SYDNEY Lat=-33°52’00” Long=+151°12’00”
TIMES OF SUNRISE AND SUNSET (for ideal horizon & meteorological conditions).

AT = Astronomic Twilight = Centre mass of Sun is 18° below the horizon. Light pollution prevents astronomy.
NT= Nautical Twilight = Centre mass of Sun is 12° below the horizon. Horizon can normally be distinguished.
CT= Civil Twilight = Centre mass of Sun is 6° below the horizon. Normally enough light to see without artificial light.
Transit = Time when Sun is highest in the sky.

AT riseNT riseCT riseSunriseTransitSunsetCT setNT setAT set
2020-04-01054506140643070812591851191519442013
2020-04-02054606150643070812591849191419432012
2020-04-03054606150644070912581848191319422011
2020-04-04054706160645071012581847191219402009
2020-04-05044805170546061111581745181018391908
2020-04-06044805170546061111581744180918381907
2020-04-07044905180547061211571743180818371906
2020-04-08045005190548061311571741180618351904
2020-04-09045105200548061411571740180518341903
2020-04-10045105200549061411571739180418331902
2020-04-11045205210550061511561737180318321901
2020-04-12045305220551061611561736180118301859
2020-04-13045305220551061711561735180018291858
2020-04-14045405230552061711561734175918281857
2020-04-15045505240553061811551732175818271856
2020-04-16045505240553061911551731175718261855
2020-04-17045605250554062011551730175518241853
2020-04-18045705260555062011551729175418231852
2020-04-19045805260556062111541728175318221851
2020-04-20045805270556062211541727175218211850
2020-04-21045905280557062311541725175118201849
2020-04-22050005290558062311541724175018191848
2020-04-23050005290558062411541723174918181847
2020-04-24050105300559062511531722174818171846
2020-04-25050105310600062611531721174618161845
2020-04-26050205310601062611531720174518151844
2020-04-27050305320601062711531719174418141843
2020-04-28050305330602062811531718174318131842
2020-04-29050405330603062911531717174218121841
2020-04-30050505340603062911521716174118111840

Computed using National Mapping Division’s sunrisenset program, version 2.2
Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia Licence. This data is provided without warranty of any kind including the implied warranty of merchantability. If you absolutely need accurate and reliable data you should be paying for someone to do this for you.

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