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New York, New York, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2015

Daylight

6:35 am – 7:23 pm
12 hours, 47 minutes

Current Time: Apr 3, 2025 at 3:31:38 am
Sun Direction: 46.49° NE
Sun Altitude: -32.15°
Sun Distance: 92.944 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 20, 2025 10:42 pm (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 6:35 am 82° East
Sunset Today: 7:23 pm 278° West
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2015 Sun Graph for New York

December 2015 — Sun in New York

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2015Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
17:00 am (119°)4:29 pm (241°)9:29:00−1:185:23 am6:06 pm5:56 am5:33 pm6:30 am4:59 pm11:45 am (27.5°)91.660
27:01 am (119°)4:29 pm (241°)9:27:44−1:155:23 am6:06 pm5:56 am5:33 pm6:30 am4:59 pm11:45 am (27.3°)91.646
37:02 am (119°)4:28 pm (241°)9:26:32−1:125:24 am6:06 pm5:57 am5:33 pm6:31 am4:59 pm11:45 am (27.2°)91.632
47:03 am (119°)4:28 pm (241°)9:25:23−1:085:25 am6:06 pm5:58 am5:33 pm6:32 am4:59 pm11:46 am (27.1°)91.619
57:04 am (119°)4:28 pm (241°)9:24:17−1:055:26 am6:06 pm5:59 am5:33 pm6:33 am4:59 pm11:46 am (26.9°)91.606
67:05 am (119°)4:28 pm (240°)9:23:15−1:025:27 am6:06 pm6:00 am5:33 pm6:34 am4:59 pm11:47 am (26.8°)91.593
77:06 am (120°)4:28 pm (240°)9:22:17−0:585:28 am6:06 pm6:01 am5:33 pm6:35 am4:59 pm11:47 am (26.7°)91.581
87:07 am (120°)4:28 pm (240°)9:21:22−0:545:28 am6:06 pm6:02 am5:33 pm6:36 am4:59 pm11:47 am (26.6°)91.569
97:07 am (120°)4:28 pm (240°)9:20:31−0:515:29 am6:06 pm6:02 am5:33 pm6:37 am4:59 pm11:48 am (26.5°)91.557
107:08 am (120°)4:28 pm (240°)9:19:43−0:475:30 am6:06 pm6:03 am5:33 pm6:38 am4:59 pm11:48 am (26.4°)91.546
117:09 am (120°)4:28 pm (240°)9:19:00−0:435:31 am6:07 pm6:04 am5:33 pm6:38 am4:59 pm11:49 am (26.3°)91.535
127:10 am (120°)4:28 pm (240°)9:18:20−0:395:31 am6:07 pm6:05 am5:34 pm6:39 am4:59 pm11:49 am (26.2°)91.524
137:11 am (120°)4:28 pm (240°)9:17:44−0:355:32 am6:07 pm6:05 am5:34 pm6:40 am4:59 pm11:50 am (26.2°)91.513
147:11 am (120°)4:29 pm (239°)9:17:12−0:325:33 am6:07 pm6:06 am5:34 pm6:41 am5:00 pm11:50 am (26.1°)91.503
157:12 am (121°)4:29 pm (239°)9:16:44−0:285:34 am6:08 pm6:07 am5:34 pm6:41 am5:00 pm11:51 am (26.1°)91.494
167:13 am (121°)4:29 pm (239°)9:16:19−0:245:34 am6:08 pm6:08 am5:35 pm6:42 am5:00 pm11:51 am (26.0°)91.484
177:14 am (121°)4:30 pm (239°)9:15:59−0:205:35 am6:08 pm6:08 am5:35 pm6:43 am5:01 pm11:52 am (26.0°)91.475
187:14 am (121°)4:30 pm (239°)9:15:43−0:165:35 am6:09 pm6:09 am5:35 pm6:43 am5:01 pm11:52 am (25.9°)91.467
197:15 am (121°)4:30 pm (239°)9:15:31−0:125:36 am6:09 pm6:09 am5:36 pm6:44 am5:01 pm11:53 am (25.9°)91.459
207:15 am (121°)4:31 pm (239°)9:15:23−0:085:37 am6:10 pm6:10 am5:36 pm6:44 am5:02 pm11:53 am (25.9°)91.451
217:16 am (121°)4:31 pm (239°)9:15:19−0:045:37 am6:10 pm6:10 am5:37 pm6:45 am5:02 pm11:54 am (25.9°)91.444
227:16 am (121°)4:32 pm (239°)9:15:19< 1s5:38 am6:11 pm6:11 am5:37 pm6:45 am5:03 pm11:54 am (25.9°)91.437
237:17 am (121°)4:32 pm (239°)9:15:23+0:045:38 am6:11 pm6:11 am5:38 pm6:46 am5:03 pm11:55 am (25.9°)91.431
247:17 am (121°)4:33 pm (239°)9:15:31+0:085:39 am6:12 pm6:12 am5:38 pm6:46 am5:04 pm11:55 am (25.9°)91.426
257:18 am (121°)4:33 pm (239°)9:15:43+0:125:39 am6:12 pm6:12 am5:39 pm6:47 am5:04 pm11:56 am (25.9°)91.421
267:18 am (121°)4:34 pm (239°)9:16:00+0:165:39 am6:13 pm6:13 am5:39 pm6:47 am5:05 pm11:56 am (26.0°)91.417
277:18 am (121°)4:35 pm (239°)9:16:20+0:205:40 am6:13 pm6:13 am5:40 pm6:47 am5:06 pm11:57 am (26.0°)91.414
287:19 am (121°)4:35 pm (239°)9:16:44+0:245:40 am6:14 pm6:13 am5:41 pm6:48 am5:06 pm11:57 am (26.1°)91.411
297:19 am (121°)4:36 pm (240°)9:17:12+0:285:40 am6:15 pm6:14 am5:41 pm6:48 am5:07 pm11:58 am (26.1°)91.408
307:19 am (120°)4:37 pm (240°)9:17:45+0:325:41 am6:15 pm6:14 am5:42 pm6:48 am5:08 pm11:58 am (26.2°)91.406
317:19 am (120°)4:38 pm (240°)9:18:21+0:365:41 am6:16 pm6:14 am5:43 pm6:49 am5:09 pm11:58 am (26.2°)91.405
* All times are local time for New York. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in New York is at 11:47 pm on Monday, December 21, 2015. In terms of daylight, this day is 5 hours, 50 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 8.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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