Day Length

Calculates the length of daylight for any day and latitude

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Calculates the length of daylight for any day of the year and latitude.
This uses Herbert Glarner's formulae which do not take into account refraction, twilight, size of the sun, etc http://herbert.gandraxa.com/herbert/lod.asp.

An example is included

See blog.nutaksas.com for more details/

Cite As

Travis Wiens (2026). Day Length (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/20390-day-length), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

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MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with any release

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  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
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Version Published Release Notes
1.3.0.0

Fixes bug for latitudes above the arctic circle.
1.1.0.0

Removed GPL per Mathworks' requirements.
1.0.0.0

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