date_sunset

Definition and usage

date_sunset() function returns the sunset time of the specified date and place.

Tip: See the date_sunrise() function to return the sunrise time of the specified date and place.

Example

Return to the sunset time in Lisbon, Portugal today:

 <?php
// Shanghai, China:
// Dimension: North latitude 31.22, longitude: West latitude 121.47
// Zen ~= 90, offset: +8 GMT

echo ( "Shanghai, China: Date: " . date ( "DM d Y" ) ) ;
echo ( "<br>Sunrise time:" ) ;
echo ( date_sunrise ( time ( ) , SUNFUNCS_RET_STRING , 31.22 , 121.47 , 90 , 8 ) ) ;
?>

Try it yourself

grammar

 date_sunset ( timestamp , format , latitude , longitude , zenith , gmtoffset ) ;