Sunrises and sunsets in Funchal

From the annual publication compiled and issued by the ‘Autonomous Board of the Ports of the Madeira Archipelago’ (Junta Autónoma dos Portos do Arquipélago da Madeira), we reproduce the table of sunrise and sunset times in Funchal for the current year, 1944. Although these figures are not a permanent guide, they are nonetheless of particular interest, because they always remain very close to reality, and they may be of considerable use to anyone who wishes to consult them. When it is not easy to obtain a calculation made with complete mathematical precision, it is often useful to arrive at an idea that comes as close to the truth as possible.

Here is the table, calculated at ten-day intervals

Months	Days	Sunrise	Sunset
		h m	h m
January	1	7.08	17.14
	11	7.09	17.22
	21	7.08	17.31
	31	7.03	17.40

	10	6.55	17.50
February	20	6.48	17.57
	1	6.35	18.06
March	11	6.24	18.13
	21	6.10	18.21
	31	5.58	18.27
April	10	5.45	18.34
	20	5.33	18.42
	30	5.23	18.48
May	10	5.14	18.55
	20	5.07	19.02
	30	5.04	19.08
June	9	5.01	19.13
	19	5.02	19.16
	29	5.04	19.18
July	9	5.09	19.16
	19	5.15	19.13
	29	5.21	19.06

August	8	5.28	18.58
	18	5.35	18.48
	28	5.40	18.37

September	7	5.47	18.24
	17	5.53	18.11
	27	5.59	18.58

October	7	6.06	17.45
	17	6.12	17.33
	27	6.20	17.22

November	6	6.29	17.14
	16	6.37	17.07
	26	6.47	17.03

December	6	6.55	17.03
	16	7.02	17.05
	26	7.06	17.10