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Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2016

Daylight

5:33 am – 8:51 pm
15 hours, 18 minutes

Current Time: May 10, 2025 at 6:52:40 am
Sun Direction: 74.99° ENE
Sun Altitude: 10.73°
Sun Distance: 93.857 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 21, 2025 4:42 am (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 5:33 am 60° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:51 pm 300° Northwest
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2016 Sun Graph for Erfurt

December 2016 — Sun in Erfurt

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2016Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
17:57 am (125°)4:12 pm (235°)8:15:17−1:595:57 am6:12 pm6:37 am5:32 pm7:18 am4:51 pm12:05 pm (17.2°)91.655
27:58 am (125°)4:11 pm (235°)8:13:23−1:545:58 am6:12 pm6:38 am5:32 pm7:20 am4:50 pm12:05 pm (17.0°)91.640
37:59 am (126°)4:11 pm (234°)8:11:34−1:495:59 am6:11 pm6:39 am5:32 pm7:21 am4:50 pm12:05 pm (16.9°)91.626
48:01 am (126°)4:11 pm (234°)8:09:50−1:446:00 am6:11 pm6:40 am5:31 pm7:22 am4:49 pm12:06 pm (16.8°)91.611
58:02 am (126°)4:10 pm (234°)8:08:11−1:386:01 am6:11 pm6:41 am5:31 pm7:23 am4:49 pm12:06 pm (16.6°)91.598
68:03 am (126°)4:10 pm (234°)8:06:38−1:336:02 am6:11 pm6:42 am5:31 pm7:24 am4:49 pm12:07 pm (16.5°)91.584
78:04 am (126°)4:09 pm (233°)8:05:10−1:276:03 am6:11 pm6:43 am5:31 pm7:25 am4:49 pm12:07 pm (16.4°)91.571
88:05 am (127°)4:09 pm (233°)8:03:47−1:226:04 am6:11 pm6:44 am5:31 pm7:26 am4:48 pm12:07 pm (16.3°)91.558
98:07 am (127°)4:09 pm (233°)8:02:31−1:166:05 am6:11 pm6:45 am5:31 pm7:27 am4:48 pm12:08 pm (16.2°)91.546
108:08 am (127°)4:09 pm (233°)8:01:20−1:106:06 am6:11 pm6:46 am5:31 pm7:28 am4:48 pm12:08 pm (16.1°)91.534
118:09 am (127°)4:09 pm (233°)8:00:15−1:046:07 am6:11 pm6:47 am5:31 pm7:29 am4:48 pm12:09 pm (16.0°)91.523
128:10 am (127°)4:09 pm (233°)7:59:16−0:586:08 am6:11 pm6:48 am5:31 pm7:30 am4:48 pm12:09 pm (16.0°)91.513
138:10 am (127°)4:09 pm (233°)7:58:23−0:526:08 am6:11 pm6:49 am5:31 pm7:31 am4:48 pm12:10 pm (15.9°)91.503
148:11 am (127°)4:09 pm (232°)7:57:36−0:466:09 am6:11 pm6:49 am5:31 pm7:32 am4:48 pm12:10 pm (15.8°)91.493
158:12 am (128°)4:09 pm (232°)7:56:56−0:406:10 am6:11 pm6:50 am5:31 pm7:33 am4:49 pm12:11 pm (15.8°)91.484
168:13 am (128°)4:09 pm (232°)7:56:21−0:346:11 am6:12 pm6:51 am5:31 pm7:33 am4:49 pm12:11 pm (15.7°)91.476
178:14 am (128°)4:10 pm (232°)7:55:53−0:286:11 am6:12 pm6:52 am5:32 pm7:34 am4:49 pm12:12 pm (15.7°)91.468
188:14 am (128°)4:10 pm (232°)7:55:31−0:226:12 am6:12 pm6:52 am5:32 pm7:35 am4:50 pm12:12 pm (15.7°)91.461
198:15 am (128°)4:10 pm (232°)7:55:15−0:156:12 am6:13 pm6:53 am5:33 pm7:35 am4:50 pm12:13 pm (15.7°)91.454
208:16 am (128°)4:11 pm (232°)7:55:06−0:096:13 am6:13 pm6:53 am5:33 pm7:36 am4:50 pm12:13 pm (15.6°)91.448
218:16 am (128°)4:11 pm (232°)7:55:03−0:026:14 am6:14 pm6:54 am5:33 pm7:36 am4:51 pm12:14 pm (15.6°)91.442
228:17 am (128°)4:12 pm (232°)7:55:06+0:036:14 am6:14 pm6:54 am5:34 pm7:37 am4:51 pm12:14 pm (15.6°)91.437
238:17 am (128°)4:12 pm (232°)7:55:16+0:096:14 am6:15 pm6:55 am5:35 pm7:37 am4:52 pm12:15 pm (15.7°)91.432
248:17 am (128°)4:13 pm (232°)7:55:32+0:166:15 am6:15 pm6:55 am5:35 pm7:38 am4:53 pm12:15 pm (15.7°)91.428
258:18 am (128°)4:14 pm (232°)7:55:54+0:226:15 am6:16 pm6:56 am5:36 pm7:38 am4:53 pm12:16 pm (15.7°)91.424
268:18 am (128°)4:14 pm (232°)7:56:23+0:286:16 am6:17 pm6:56 am5:37 pm7:38 am4:54 pm12:16 pm (15.7°)91.420
278:18 am (128°)4:15 pm (232°)7:56:58+0:346:16 am6:18 pm6:56 am5:37 pm7:39 am4:55 pm12:17 pm (15.8°)91.417
288:18 am (128°)4:16 pm (233°)7:57:39+0:416:16 am6:18 pm6:56 am5:38 pm7:39 am4:56 pm12:17 pm (15.8°)91.414
298:18 am (127°)4:17 pm (233°)7:58:27+0:476:16 am6:19 pm6:57 am5:39 pm7:39 am4:56 pm12:18 pm (15.9°)91.412
308:19 am (127°)4:18 pm (233°)7:59:20+0:536:16 am6:20 pm6:57 am5:40 pm7:39 am4:57 pm12:18 pm (16.0°)91.410
318:18 am (127°)4:19 pm (233°)8:00:20+0:596:17 am6:21 pm6:57 am5:41 pm7:39 am4:58 pm12:19 pm (16.0°)91.408
* All times are local time for Erfurt. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Erfurt is at 11:44 am on Wednesday, December 21, 2016. In terms of daylight, this day is 8 hours, 37 minutes shorter than the June solstice. In most locations north of the equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.

The earliest sunset is on December 12. The latest sunrise is on December 30.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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