1. Background Information
1.1 Times are rounded to the nearest minute and match with those listed in the annual Astronomical Almanac by H.M. Nautical Almanac Office in the U.K. and the United States Naval Observatory.
The following tables include 5 aerodromes which are being served by the Israeli air-traffic services.
1.2 The times in the tables are given in UTC for beginning of civil morning twilight (TWIL FROM), sunrise (SR), sunset (SS) and end of civil evening twilight (TWIL TO) for the years 2022 to 2030.
1.3 The times given for the beginning of civil morning twilight and end of civil evening twilight are calculated for an altitude of the sun 6° below the horizon, as commonly used.
1.4 Table 3.1 is calculated for Tel-Aviv/Ben-Gurion airport and is used as a reference for the other airports.
The entries in table 3.2 indicate the average deviation in minutes by airport and month from the time shown in table 3.1 (LLBG).
Minus sign (-) means the number of minutes ahead of time indicated in table 3.1.
Plus (+) sign means the number of minutes after the time indicated in table 3.1.
1.5 The tables are calculated for the year 2026, which is used as an “average year” for the years from 2022 to 2030. In this period, the times on an arbitrary date and place will deviate less than 2 minutes from the times on the same date and place in the “average year”.