diff --git a/src/constants.ts b/src/constants.ts
index 32672b6..ba1897f 100644
--- a/src/constants.ts
+++ b/src/constants.ts
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ export const kChildCollectionAttributes = [
     type: "numeric",
     hasToken: true,
     unit: "decimal hours",
-    formula: "hours(rawSunrise)+minutes(rawSunrise)/60",
-    description: "time in decimal hours"
+    description: "time in decimal hours",
+    precision: "4"
   },
   {
     name: "Sunset",
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ export const kChildCollectionAttributes = [
     type: "numeric",
     hasToken: true,
     unit: "decimal hours",
-    formula: "hours(rawSunset)+minutes(rawSunset)/60",
-    description: "time in decimal hours"
+    description: "time in decimal hours",
+    precision: "4"
   },
   {
     name: "Sunlight angle",
diff --git a/src/hooks/useCodapData.ts b/src/hooks/useCodapData.ts
index 7ac7d0a..c365eb6 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useCodapData.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useCodapData.ts
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ export const useCodapData = () => {
           date: solarEvent.day,
           rawSunrise: solarEvent.rawSunrise,
           rawSunset: solarEvent.rawSunset,
+          "Sunrise": solarEvent.sunrise,
+          "Sunset": solarEvent.sunset,
           "Day length": solarEvent.dayLength,
           "Season": solarEvent.season,
           "Sunlight angle": solarEvent.sunlightAngle,
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index ad49c82..0e8c285 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ export interface DaylightInfo {
   day: string;          // read into CODAP as an ISO date
   rawSunrise: string;   // read into CODAP as an ISO date
   rawSunset: string;    // read into CODAP as an ISO date
+  sunrise: number;      // read into CODAP as a number
+  sunset: number;       // read into CODAP as a number
   dayLength: number;
   season: string;
   sunlightAngle: number;
diff --git a/src/utils/daylight-utils.ts b/src/utils/daylight-utils.ts
index 270b714..1b71033 100644
--- a/src/utils/daylight-utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils/daylight-utils.ts
@@ -96,10 +96,23 @@ export function getSunrayAngleInDegrees(dayNum: number, earthTilt: number, lat:n
 }
 
 export function getMinutesSinceMidnight(time: Dayjs): number {
-  if (!time.isValid()) {
-    return 0;
+  return !time.isValid() ? 0 : time.hour() * 60 + time.minute();
+}
+
+export function getDecimalTime(time: Dayjs): number {
+  const hours = time.hour();
+  const minutes = time.minute();
+  const seconds = time.second();
+
+  let decimalTime = hours + minutes / 60 + seconds / 3600;
+  let roundedTime = Math.round(decimalTime * 100) / 100;
+
+  // Adjust for edge cases
+  if (roundedTime % 1 === 0.99) {
+    roundedTime = Math.ceil(roundedTime);
   }
-  return time.hour() * 60 + time.minute();
+
+  return roundedTime;
 }
 
 export function getDayLightInfo(options: DaylightCalcOptions): DaylightInfo[] {
@@ -152,6 +165,8 @@ export function getDayLightInfo(options: DaylightCalcOptions): DaylightInfo[] {
       day: currentDay.format(kDateFormats.asLocalISODate),
       rawSunrise: localSunriseObj.format(kDateWithTimeFormats.asLocalISOWithTZOffset),
       rawSunset: localSunsetObj.format(kDateWithTimeFormats.asLocalISOWithTZOffset),
+      sunrise: getDecimalTime(localSunriseObj),
+      sunset: getDecimalTime(localSunsetObj),
       dayLength: finalDayLength,
       season: seasonName,
       sunlightAngle: getSunrayAngleInDegrees(currentDay.dayOfYear(), kEarthTilt, latitude),