Plate I
Wadi Rum
Aqaba Governorate, Jordan
29.58° N, 35.42° E
15 October · 17:48 local time · Sun 3° above the horizon
A protected desert of sandstone and granite mountains rising from red sand in southern Jordan, inscribed by UNESCO as a World Heritage site in 2011 for both its landscape and its rock art.
The sandstone walls turn from ochre to rust to red in the last half hour before sunset.
A day here
- 06:57
Walk out from camp while the walls facing east catch the first sun.
- 12:24
Rest through the flat hours in a camp tucked against the rock.
- 17:48
Climb a low dune to watch the massifs redden, then stay for the stars.
on 15 October, local time
Sun through the year
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 07:34 | 18:01 | 10 h 27 min | — |
| February | 07:17 | 18:27 | 11 h 10 min | — |
| March | 06:48 | 18:46 | 11 h 58 min | Best |
| April | 06:12 | 19:05 | 12 h 53 min | Best |
| May | 05:45 | 19:23 | 13 h 38 min | Best |
| June | 05:37 | 19:39 | 14 h 2 min | — |
| July | 05:48 | 19:40 | 13 h 52 min | — |
| August | 06:06 | 19:19 | 13 h 13 min | — |
| September | 06:22 | 18:43 | 12 h 21 min | Best |
| October | 06:39 | 18:08 | 11 h 28 min | Best |
| November | 07:02 | 17:43 | 10 h 41 min | Best |
| December | 07:25 | 17:41 | 10 h 16 min | — |