Daylight
7:27 am – 4:31 pm
9 hours, 4 minutes
| Current Time: | Dec 4, 2024 at 4:54:59 pm |
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| Sun Direction: | ↑ 243° Southwest |
| Sun Altitude: | -4.5° |
| Sun Distance: | 91.608 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Dec 21, 2024 3:20 am (Winter) |
| Sunrise Today: | 7:27 am↑ 121° Southeast |
| Sunset Today: | 4:31 pm↑ 239° Southwest |
2024 Sun Graph for Rochester, MN Metro Area
December 2024 — Sun in Rochester, MN Metro Area
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| 2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Astronomical Twilight | Nautical Twilight | Civil Twilight | Solar Noon | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Start | End | Start | End | Start | End | Time | Mil. mi |
| 1 | 7:24 am ↑ (120°) | 4:32 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:07:57 | −1:26 | 5:41 am | 6:15 pm | 6:16 am | 5:40 pm | 6:52 am | 5:04 pm | 11:58 am (24.1°) | 91.654 |
| 2 | 7:25 am ↑ (121°) | 4:32 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:06:34 | −1:23 | 5:42 am | 6:15 pm | 6:17 am | 5:40 pm | 6:53 am | 5:04 pm | 11:59 am (24.0°) | 91.639 |
| 3 | 7:26 am ↑ (121°) | 4:31 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:05:15 | −1:19 | 5:43 am | 6:15 pm | 6:18 am | 5:40 pm | 6:54 am | 5:04 pm | 11:59 am (23.8°) | 91.625 |
| 4 | 7:27 am ↑ (121°) | 4:31 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:04:00 | −1:15 | 5:44 am | 6:15 pm | 6:19 am | 5:40 pm | 6:55 am | 5:04 pm | 11:59 am (23.7°) | 91.611 |
| 5 | 7:28 am ↑ (121°) | 4:31 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:02:48 | −1:11 | 5:45 am | 6:15 pm | 6:19 am | 5:40 pm | 6:56 am | 5:04 pm | 12:00 pm (23.6°) | 91.597 |
| 6 | 7:29 am ↑ (121°) | 4:31 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:01:41 | −1:07 | 5:45 am | 6:15 pm | 6:20 am | 5:40 pm | 6:57 am | 5:04 pm | 12:00 pm (23.5°) | 91.584 |
| 7 | 7:30 am ↑ (121°) | 4:31 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:00:38 | −1:03 | 5:46 am | 6:15 pm | 6:21 am | 5:40 pm | 6:57 am | 5:04 pm | 12:01 pm (23.4°) | 91.571 |
| 8 | 7:31 am ↑ (122°) | 4:31 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:59:39 | −0:58 | 5:47 am | 6:15 pm | 6:22 am | 5:40 pm | 6:58 am | 5:04 pm | 12:01 pm (23.3°) | 91.558 |
| 9 | 7:32 am ↑ (122°) | 4:31 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:58:44 | −0:54 | 5:48 am | 6:15 pm | 6:23 am | 5:40 pm | 6:59 am | 5:04 pm | 12:02 pm (23.2°) | 91.546 |
| 10 | 7:33 am ↑ (122°) | 4:31 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:57:54 | −0:50 | 5:49 am | 6:15 pm | 6:24 am | 5:40 pm | 7:00 am | 5:04 pm | 12:02 pm (23.1°) | 91.534 |
| 11 | 7:34 am ↑ (122°) | 4:31 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:57:08 | −0:46 | 5:49 am | 6:15 pm | 6:24 am | 5:40 pm | 7:01 am | 5:04 pm | 12:02 pm (23.0°) | 91.523 |
| 12 | 7:35 am ↑ (122°) | 4:31 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:56:26 | −0:41 | 5:50 am | 6:15 pm | 6:25 am | 5:40 pm | 7:02 am | 5:04 pm | 12:03 pm (22.9°) | 91.512 |
| 13 | 7:35 am ↑ (122°) | 4:31 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:55:49 | −0:37 | 5:51 am | 6:16 pm | 6:26 am | 5:41 pm | 7:02 am | 5:04 pm | 12:03 pm (22.9°) | 91.502 |
| 14 | 7:36 am ↑ (122°) | 4:31 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:55:16 | −0:32 | 5:52 am | 6:16 pm | 6:27 am | 5:41 pm | 7:03 am | 5:04 pm | 12:04 pm (22.8°) | 91.492 |
| 15 | 7:37 am ↑ (122°) | 4:32 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:54:48 | −0:28 | 5:52 am | 6:16 pm | 6:27 am | 5:41 pm | 7:04 am | 5:05 pm | 12:04 pm (22.8°) | 91.483 |
| 16 | 7:38 am ↑ (122°) | 4:32 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:54:24 | −0:23 | 5:53 am | 6:17 pm | 6:28 am | 5:42 pm | 7:05 am | 5:05 pm | 12:05 pm (22.7°) | 91.475 |
| 17 | 7:38 am ↑ (122°) | 4:32 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:54:05 | −0:19 | 5:54 am | 6:17 pm | 6:29 am | 5:42 pm | 7:05 am | 5:05 pm | 12:05 pm (22.7°) | 91.467 |
| 18 | 7:39 am ↑ (123°) | 4:33 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:53:50 | −0:14 | 5:54 am | 6:17 pm | 6:29 am | 5:42 pm | 7:06 am | 5:06 pm | 12:06 pm (22.7°) | 91.460 |
| 19 | 7:39 am ↑ (123°) | 4:33 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:53:40 | −0:09 | 5:55 am | 6:18 pm | 6:30 am | 5:43 pm | 7:06 am | 5:06 pm | 12:06 pm (22.7°) | 91.453 |
| 20 | 7:40 am ↑ (123°) | 4:34 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:53:35 | −0:05 | 5:55 am | 6:18 pm | 6:30 am | 5:43 pm | 7:07 am | 5:07 pm | 12:07 pm (22.6°) | 91.447 |
| 21 | 7:40 am ↑ (123°) | 4:34 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:53:35 | < 1s | 5:56 am | 6:19 pm | 6:31 am | 5:44 pm | 7:07 am | 5:07 pm | 12:07 pm (22.6°) | 91.441 |
| 22 | 7:41 am ↑ (123°) | 4:35 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:53:39 | +0:04 | 5:56 am | 6:19 pm | 6:31 am | 5:44 pm | 7:08 am | 5:08 pm | 12:08 pm (22.6°) | 91.436 |
| 23 | 7:41 am ↑ (123°) | 4:35 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:53:47 | +0:08 | 5:57 am | 6:20 pm | 6:32 am | 5:45 pm | 7:08 am | 5:08 pm | 12:08 pm (22.7°) | 91.432 |
| 24 | 7:42 am ↑ (123°) | 4:36 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:54:01 | +0:13 | 5:57 am | 6:21 pm | 6:32 am | 5:45 pm | 7:09 am | 5:09 pm | 12:09 pm (22.7°) | 91.427 |
| 25 | 7:42 am ↑ (122°) | 4:36 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:54:19 | +0:17 | 5:57 am | 6:21 pm | 6:33 am | 5:46 pm | 7:09 am | 5:09 pm | 12:09 pm (22.7°) | 91.424 |
| 26 | 7:42 am ↑ (122°) | 4:37 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:54:41 | +0:22 | 5:58 am | 6:22 pm | 6:33 am | 5:47 pm | 7:09 am | 5:10 pm | 12:10 pm (22.8°) | 91.420 |
| 27 | 7:43 am ↑ (122°) | 4:38 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:55:08 | +0:27 | 5:58 am | 6:22 pm | 6:33 am | 5:47 pm | 7:10 am | 5:11 pm | 12:10 pm (22.8°) | 91.417 |
| 28 | 7:43 am ↑ (122°) | 4:39 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:55:40 | +0:31 | 5:58 am | 6:23 pm | 6:34 am | 5:48 pm | 7:10 am | 5:12 pm | 12:11 pm (22.9°) | 91.414 |
| 29 | 7:43 am ↑ (122°) | 4:39 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:56:16 | +0:36 | 5:59 am | 6:24 pm | 6:34 am | 5:49 pm | 7:10 am | 5:12 pm | 12:11 pm (22.9°) | 91.412 |
| 30 | 7:43 am ↑ (122°) | 4:40 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:56:57 | +0:40 | 5:59 am | 6:25 pm | 6:34 am | 5:50 pm | 7:10 am | 5:13 pm | 12:12 pm (23.0°) | 91.410 |
| 31 | 7:43 am ↑ (122°) | 4:41 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:57:42 | +0:45 | 5:59 am | 6:25 pm | 6:34 am | 5:50 pm | 7:11 am | 5:14 pm | 12:12 pm (23.1°) | 91.409 |
| * All times are local time for Rochester, MN Metro Area. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Today is highlighted. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in Rochester, MN Metro Area is at 3:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 6 hours, 35 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 or December 9.
Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?
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