Sunrise and sunset times in Cedar Rapids, NE
EditSunrise in Cedar Rapids today is at 7:57 am and sunset is at 6:34 pm. Today has 10 hours, 37 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes, 34 seconds less than yesterday. Read moreShow less
When it gets light and dark in Cedar Rapids
Dawn (first light) is at 7:29 am, 28 minutes before sunrise, when civil twilight begins. The first faint glow in the sky (astronomical twilight) starts at 6:24 am.
It gets dark in Cedar Rapids at 7:03 pm (dusk), 29 minutes after sunset, when civil twilight ends. Astronomical night starts at 8:08 pm.
Golden hour and blue hour in Cedar Rapids
Golden hour is 7:40–8:36 am and 5:56–6:52 pm.
Blue hour is 7:29–7:40 am, before sunrise, and 6:52–7:03 pm, after sunset.
Solar noon is at 1:16 pm, when the Sun is highest, 36° above the horizon.
Sunrise and sunset in Cedar Rapids tomorrow
Tomorrow in Cedar Rapids, sunrise is at 7:58 am and sunset is at 6:33 pm.
Clock change in Cedar Rapids
Daylight saving time ends on November 1: clocks go back one hour, and sunrise and sunset come about an hour earlier by the clock.
Clocks go back one hour this Sunday, November 1, at 2:00 am (CDT → CST). From Sunday, sunrise and sunset come an hour earlier on the clock.
Today
October 26, 2026. Current time: 5:58:33 pm
Sunrise time: 7:57:24 am CDTWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.7:29First light7:28:56 am
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.7:29–7:40Blue hour7:28:56 am – 7:39:53 am
Blue hour: the Sun is between 6° and 4° below the horizon. The sky turns deep blue and lit buildings stand out against it.7:40–8:36Golden hour7:39:53 am – 8:36:10 am
Golden hour: the Sun is between 4° below and 6° above the horizon. The light is warm and soft and the shadows are long.
Sunset time: 6:34:59 pm CDTWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Golden hour: the Sun is between 4° below and 6° above the horizon. The light is warm and soft and the shadows are long.6:52–7:03Blue hour6:52:29 pm – 7:03:26 pm
Blue hour: the Sun is between 6° and 4° below the horizon. The sky turns deep blue and lit buildings stand out against it.7:03Dark7:03:26 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.8:08Night8:08:01 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: 5.61° · Azimuth: 247.5° (W)
Daylight Golden Hour Blue Hour Twilight Night
Day length: 10 hours, 37 minutes
36 minutes left for today's sunset in Cedar Rapids
Moonset: 8:40 am
Moonrise: 6:35 pmMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (99%)🌑 New moon: Nov 9 at 1:02 am · 🌕 Full moon: Nov 24 at 8:53 amTomorrow
October 27, 2026
Night ends at 6:25 am6:25:19 am
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·First light at 7:30 am7:30:03 am
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 7:58:35 am CDTWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 6:33:37 pm CDTWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dark at 7:02 pm7:02:07 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 8:07 pm8:06:47 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Day length: 10 hours, 35 minutes
Tomorrow will be 3 minutes shorter than today in Cedar Rapids
Moonset: 9:59 am Moonrise: 7:15 pmMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (94%)
- Cedar Rapids, Nebraska
- Latitude: 41.560013 (North)
- Longitude: -98.144508 (West)
- Time zone: Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC−5)
Shortest day in Cedar Rapids, NE
The shortest day of the year will be in 1 month and 25 days, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours, 9 minutes.Longest day in Cedar Rapids, NE
The longest day of the year was around 4 months ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 15 hours, 11 minutes.Earliest sunset in Cedar Rapids, NE
The earliest sunset of the year will be in 1 month and 12 days, on December 8, 2026, at 5:02 pm.Latest sunset in Cedar Rapids, NE
The latest sunset of the year was around 3 months ago, on June 27, 2026, at 9:10 pm.Earliest sunrise in Cedar Rapids, NE
The earliest sunrise of the year was around 4 months ago, on June 14, 2026, at 5:57 am.Latest sunrise in Cedar Rapids, NE
The latest sunrise of the year will be in 5 days, on October 31, 2026, at 8:03 am.
October 2026 - Cedar Rapids, Nebraska - Sunrise and sunset calendar
Sunrise and sunset times, civil twilight start and end times as well as solar noon, and day length for every day of October in Cedar Rapids.
All times are in Cedar Rapids's time: Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC−5).
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 19 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Cedar Rapids, NE - from 11 hours, 44 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 25 minutes on the last day.
| Day | First LightStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light. | SunriseWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley). | Sunrise Variation |
SunsetWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley). | Sunset Variation |
Last LightEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors. | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar NoonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky. | Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night LengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise. | Moon phase | Solar Midnight | Sun DeclinationThe latitude where the Sun is directly overhead at solar noon (the Sun's declination). It moves between the two tropics through the year. |
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| Thu, Oct 1 | Twilight startStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.7:01:53 am | 7:29:32 am | +1m 3s | 7:14:07 pm | -1m 42s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.7:41:43 pm | 11h 44m 35s | -2m 45s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.1:22:10 pm | 45.03° | 6:29:43 am | 8:13:49 pm | 5:57:11 am | 8:46:15 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 16m 29s | 🌖 (65%)Waning Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:22:20 am | 3.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 7:02:56 am | 7:30:36 am | +1m 4s | 7:12:25 pm | -1m 42s | 7:40:02 pm | 11h 41m 49s | -2m 45s | 1:21:51 pm | 44.65° | 6:30:47 am | 8:12:07 pm | 5:58:18 am | 8:44:30 pm | 12h 19m 14s | 🌖 (54%)Waning Gibbous: 54% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:22:01 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 7:03:59 am | 7:31:39 am | +1m 3s | 7:10:44 pm | -1m 41s | 7:38:21 pm | 11h 39m 5s | -2m 45s | 1:21:32 pm | 44.26° | 6:31:51 am | 8:10:26 pm | 5:59:25 am | 8:42:46 pm | 12h 21m 59s | 🌗 (43%) Last quarter at 8:25 amLast quarter at 8:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 43% illuminated |
1:21:42 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 7:05:02 am | 7:32:43 am | +1m 4s | 7:09:03 pm | -1m 41s | 7:36:41 pm | 11h 36m 20s | -2m 45s | 1:21:13 pm | 43.87° | 6:32:54 am | 8:08:45 pm | 6:00:31 am | 8:41:03 pm | 12h 24m 44s | 🌘 (32%)Waning Crescent: 32% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:21:22 am | 4.6° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 7:06:05 am | 7:33:47 am | +1m 4s | 7:07:23 pm | -1m 40s | 7:35:02 pm | 11h 33m 36s | -2m 45s | 1:20:55 pm | 43.49° | 6:33:58 am | 8:07:05 pm | 6:01:37 am | 8:39:21 pm | 12h 27m 29s | 🌘 (22%)Waning Crescent: 22% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:21:04 am | 5.0° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 7:07:09 am | 7:34:52 am | +1m 5s | 7:05:43 pm | -1m 40s | 7:33:23 pm | 11h 30m 51s | -2m 44s | 1:20:37 pm | 43.11° | 6:35:02 am | 8:05:26 pm | 6:02:43 am | 8:37:40 pm | 12h 30m 14s | 🌘 (13%)Waning Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:20:46 am | 5.3° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 7:08:12 am | 7:35:57 am | +1m 5s | 7:04:03 pm | -1m 40s | 7:31:45 pm | 11h 28m 6s | -2m 44s | 1:20:20 pm | 42.72° | 6:36:06 am | 8:03:48 pm | 6:03:49 am | 8:36:00 pm | 12h 32m 58s | 🌘 (7%)Waning Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:20:29 am | 5.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 7:09:16 am | 7:37:01 am | +1m 4s | 7:02:25 pm | -1m 38s | 7:30:07 pm | 11h 25m 24s | -2m 44s | 1:20:03 pm | 42.34° | 6:37:10 am | 8:02:10 pm | 6:04:54 am | 8:34:21 pm | 12h 35m 42s | 🌘 (2%)Waning Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:20:12 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 7:10:20 am | 7:38:07 am | +1m 6s | 7:00:46 pm | -1m 39s | 7:28:31 pm | 11h 22m 39s | -2m 43s | 1:19:46 pm | 41.96° | 6:38:13 am | 8:00:34 pm | 6:06:00 am | 8:32:43 pm | 12h 38m 26s | 🌘 (0.3%)Waning Crescent: 0.3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:19:54 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 7:11:24 am | 7:39:12 am | +1m 5s | 6:59:09 pm | -1m 37s | 7:26:55 pm | 11h 19m 57s | -2m 43s | 1:19:30 pm | 41.58° | 6:39:17 am | 7:58:58 pm | 6:07:05 am | 8:31:06 pm | 12h 41m 9s | 🌑 (0.5%) New moon at 10:50 amNew moon at 10:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.5% illuminated |
1:19:38 am | 6.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 7:12:28 am | 7:40:18 am | +1m 6s | 6:57:32 pm | -1m 37s | 7:25:19 pm | 11h 17m 14s | -2m 43s | 1:19:14 pm | 41.21° | 6:40:21 am | 7:57:23 pm | 6:08:10 am | 8:29:30 pm | 12h 43m 52s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:19:22 am | 7.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 7:13:33 am | 7:41:24 am | +1m 6s | 6:55:55 pm | -1m 37s | 7:23:45 pm | 11h 14m 31s | -2m 42s | 1:18:59 pm | 40.83° | 6:41:25 am | 7:55:49 pm | 6:09:15 am | 8:27:55 pm | 12h 46m 36s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:19:07 am | 7.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 7:14:37 am | 7:42:31 am | +1m 7s | 6:54:20 pm | -1m 35s | 7:22:11 pm | 11h 11m 49s | -2m 42s | 1:18:44 pm | 40.46° | 6:42:29 am | 7:54:17 pm | 6:10:20 am | 8:26:22 pm | 12h 49m 17s | 🌒 (13%)Waxing Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:18:51 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 7:15:42 am | 7:43:37 am | +1m 6s | 6:52:45 pm | -1m 35s | 7:20:38 pm | 11h 9m 8s | -2m 42s | 1:18:30 pm | 40.09° | 6:43:33 am | 7:52:45 pm | 6:11:25 am | 8:24:49 pm | 12h 52m 0s | 🌒 (20%)Waxing Crescent: 20% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:18:37 am | 8.4° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 7:16:47 am | 7:44:45 am | +1m 8s | 6:51:11 pm | -1m 34s | 7:19:07 pm | 11h 6m 26s | -2m 41s | 1:18:16 pm | 39.72° | 6:44:37 am | 7:51:14 pm | 6:12:29 am | 8:23:18 pm | 12h 54m 41s | 🌒 (28%)Waxing Crescent: 28% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:18:23 am | 8.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 7:17:52 am | 7:45:52 am | +1m 7s | 6:49:38 pm | -1m 33s | 7:17:36 pm | 11h 3m 46s | -2m 41s | 1:18:03 pm | 39.35° | 6:45:41 am | 7:49:44 pm | 6:13:34 am | 8:21:48 pm | 12h 57m 22s | 🌒 (36%)Waxing Crescent: 36% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:18:09 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 7:18:58 am | 7:47:00 am | +1m 8s | 6:48:06 pm | -1m 32s | 7:16:06 pm | 11h 1m 6s | -2m 40s | 1:17:51 pm | 38.98° | 6:46:45 am | 7:48:16 pm | 6:14:38 am | 8:20:19 pm | 13h 0m 2s | 🌒 (46%)Waxing Crescent: 46% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:17:57 am | 9.5° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 7:20:03 am | 7:48:08 am | +1m 8s | 6:46:34 pm | -1m 32s | 7:14:37 pm | 10h 58m 26s | -2m 40s | 1:17:39 pm | 38.62° | 6:47:49 am | 7:46:48 pm | 6:15:42 am | 8:18:52 pm | 13h 2m 42s | 🌓 (55%) First quarter at 11:12 amFirst quarter at 11:12 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 55% illuminated |
1:17:45 am | 9.8° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 7:21:09 am | 7:49:16 am | +1m 8s | 6:45:04 pm | -1m 30s | 7:13:09 pm | 10h 55m 48s | -2m 39s | 1:17:28 pm | 38.26° | 6:48:53 am | 7:45:22 pm | 6:16:47 am | 8:17:25 pm | 13h 5m 21s | 🌔 (65%)Waxing Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:17:34 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 7:22:15 am | 7:50:25 am | +1m 9s | 6:43:34 pm | -1m 30s | 7:11:42 pm | 10h 53m 9s | -2m 38s | 1:17:17 pm | 37.90° | 6:49:58 am | 7:43:57 pm | 6:17:51 am | 8:16:01 pm | 13h 8m 0s | 🌔 (74%)Waxing Gibbous: 74% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:17:22 am | 10.5° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 7:23:21 am | 7:51:34 am | +1m 9s | 6:42:05 pm | -1m 29s | 7:10:16 pm | 10h 50m 31s | -2m 38s | 1:17:07 pm | 37.55° | 6:51:02 am | 7:42:33 pm | 6:18:55 am | 8:14:37 pm | 13h 10m 38s | 🌔 (82%)Waxing Gibbous: 82% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:17:12 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 7:24:28 am | 7:52:43 am | +1m 9s | 6:40:38 pm | -1m 27s | 7:08:52 pm | 10h 47m 55s | -2m 37s | 1:16:58 pm | 37.19° | 6:52:07 am | 7:41:11 pm | 6:19:59 am | 8:13:15 pm | 13h 13m 15s | 🌔 (89%)Waxing Gibbous: 89% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:17:02 am | 11.2° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 7:25:34 am | 7:53:53 am | +1m 10s | 6:39:11 pm | -1m 27s | 7:07:28 pm | 10h 45m 18s | -2m 36s | 1:16:50 pm | 36.84° | 6:53:11 am | 7:39:49 pm | 6:21:03 am | 8:11:54 pm | 13h 15m 52s | 🌔 (95%)Waxing Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:16:54 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 7:26:41 am | 7:55:03 am | +1m 10s | 6:37:46 pm | -1m 25s | 7:06:06 pm | 10h 42m 43s | -2m 35s | 1:16:42 pm | 36.50° | 6:54:16 am | 7:38:29 pm | 6:22:07 am | 8:10:35 pm | 13h 18m 27s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:16:46 am | 11.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:27:48 am | 7:56:13 am | +1m 10s | 6:36:22 pm | -1m 24s | 7:04:45 pm | 10h 40m 9s | -2m 35s | 1:16:35 pm | 36.15° | 6:55:21 am | 7:37:11 pm | 6:23:11 am | 8:09:17 pm | 13h 21m 2s | 🌕 (99.8%) Full moon at 11:11 pmFull moon at 11:11 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99.8% illuminated |
1:16:39 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:28:56 am | 7:57:24 am | +1m 11s | 6:34:59 pm | -1m 23s | 7:03:26 pm | 10h 37m 35s | -2m 34s | 1:16:28 pm | 35.81° | 6:56:26 am | 7:35:53 pm | 6:24:15 am | 8:08:01 pm | 13h 23m 36s | 🌖 (98%)Waning Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:16:31 am | 12.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:30:03 am | 7:58:35 am | +1m 11s | 6:33:37 pm | -1m 22s | 7:02:07 pm | 10h 35m 2s | -2m 33s | 1:16:23 pm | 35.47° | 6:57:31 am | 7:34:38 pm | 6:25:19 am | 8:06:47 pm | 13h 26m 9s | 🌖 (94%)Waning Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:16:26 am | 13.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:31:11 am | 7:59:46 am | +1m 11s | 6:32:16 pm | -1m 21s | 7:00:50 pm | 10h 32m 30s | -2m 32s | 1:16:18 pm | 35.14° | 6:58:36 am | 7:33:23 pm | 6:26:23 am | 8:05:33 pm | 13h 28m 41s | 🌖 (87%)Waning Gibbous: 87% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:16:20 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:32:19 am | 8:00:57 am | +1m 11s | 6:30:57 pm | -1m 19s | 6:59:35 pm | 10h 30m 0s | -2m 31s | 1:16:14 pm | 34.81° | 6:59:41 am | 7:32:10 pm | 6:27:27 am | 8:04:22 pm | 13h 31m 12s | 🌖 (79%)Waning Gibbous: 79% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:16:16 am | 13.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:33:27 am | 8:02:09 am | +1m 12s | 6:29:39 pm | -1m 18s | 6:58:20 pm | 10h 27m 30s | -2m 30s | 1:16:10 pm | 34.48° | 7:00:46 am | 7:30:59 pm | 6:28:31 am | 8:03:12 pm | 13h 33m 42s | 🌖 (68%)Waning Gibbous: 68% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:16:11 am | 14.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:34:35 am | 8:03:21 am | +1m 12s | 6:28:23 pm | -1m 16s | 6:57:08 pm | 10h 25m 2s | -2m 28s | 1:16:08 pm | 34.16° | 7:01:52 am | 7:29:49 pm | 6:29:35 am | 8:02:04 pm | 13h 36m 10s | 🌖 (57%)Waning Gibbous: 57% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:16:09 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Cedar Rapids, NE - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Cedar Rapids, NE for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Cedar Rapids, NE.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Cedar Rapids, NE
In Cedar Rapids, NE, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 14 at 5:57 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 8:03 am. The earliest sunset is on December 8 at 5:02 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 27 at 9:10 pm.
Cedar Rapids, NE gets 6h 01m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (15h 11m versus 9h 09m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 12m.
Cedar Rapids, NE Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Cedar Rapids. Throughout the year, it slowly traces this figure-eight:
Move along the curve to read the Sun's altitude and azimuth for any day of the year in Cedar Rapids.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 24.6° above the horizon (around Dec 24) and 70.5° (around Jun 18) in Cedar Rapids. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma. Notice the whole figure leans east of the meridian: over Cedar Rapids the Sun reaches its highest point between 12:16 and 12:46 depending on the time of year, but never at 12:00.
Detailed Analemma Chart
The technical chart below plots one dot per day, labels the first day of each month, marks the solstices, equinoxes, perihelion and aphelion, and draws the noon altitude of the equinoxes (90° minus your latitude) together with its ±23.4° seasonal limits.
Why does the figure look wider here than in the sky view above?
Both draw the same data, but with different conventions. The sky view uses the same scale on both axes, so it shows the analemma with its true proportions, as a camera would capture it: about 47° tall and only a few degrees wide. This chart, like most technical analemma diagrams, stretches each axis independently to fill the plot, expanding the narrow azimuth range several times so its day-to-day variation can actually be read. Also, azimuth is not sky distance: near the zenith, one degree of azimuth spans much less than one degree across the sky, which further widens the figure in this representation.
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