3:47 am – 10:30 pm
18 hours, 43 minutes
| Current Time: | Jul 4, 2025 at 3:03:37 am |
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| Sun Direction: | 26.19° NNE↑ |
| Sun Altitude: | -3.37° |
| Sun Distance: | 94.503 million mi |
| Next Equinox: | Sep 22, 2025 7:19 pm (Autumnal) |
| Sunrise Today: | 3:47 am↑ 36° Northeast |
| Sunset Today: | 10:30 pm↑ 324° Northwest |
2019 Sun Graph for Shetland Islands
December 2019 — Sun in Shetland Islands
| 2019 | 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 | 8:41 am ↑ (136°) | 3:05 pm ↑ (224°) | 6:23:34 | −3:27 | 6:00 am | 5:46 pm | 6:51 am | 4:55 pm | 7:46 am | 4:00 pm | 11:53 am (8.0°) | 91.664 |
| 2 | 8:43 am ↑ (137°) | 3:04 pm ↑ (223°) | 6:20:14 | −3:19 | 6:01 am | 5:46 pm | 6:52 am | 4:55 pm | 7:48 am | 3:59 pm | 11:54 am (7.8°) | 91.648 |
| 3 | 8:45 am ↑ (137°) | 3:02 pm ↑ (223°) | 6:17:02 | −3:12 | 6:03 am | 5:45 pm | 6:54 am | 4:54 pm | 7:50 am | 3:58 pm | 11:54 am (7.7°) | 91.633 |
| 4 | 8:47 am ↑ (138°) | 3:01 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:13:58 | −3:04 | 6:04 am | 5:45 pm | 6:55 am | 4:53 pm | 7:51 am | 3:57 pm | 11:55 am (7.6°) | 91.618 |
| 5 | 8:49 am ↑ (138°) | 3:00 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:11:01 | −2:56 | 6:05 am | 5:44 pm | 6:57 am | 4:53 pm | 7:53 am | 3:56 pm | 11:55 am (7.4°) | 91.604 |
| 6 | 8:51 am ↑ (138°) | 2:59 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:08:14 | −2:47 | 6:07 am | 5:44 pm | 6:58 am | 4:52 pm | 7:55 am | 3:56 pm | 11:55 am (7.3°) | 91.590 |
| 7 | 8:53 am ↑ (139°) | 2:58 pm ↑ (221°) | 6:05:35 | −2:38 | 6:08 am | 5:43 pm | 7:00 am | 4:52 pm | 7:56 am | 3:55 pm | 11:56 am (7.2°) | 91.577 |
| 8 | 8:55 am ↑ (139°) | 2:58 pm ↑ (221°) | 6:03:05 | −2:29 | 6:09 am | 5:43 pm | 7:01 am | 4:51 pm | 7:57 am | 3:55 pm | 11:56 am (7.1°) | 91.564 |
| 9 | 8:56 am ↑ (139°) | 2:57 pm ↑ (221°) | 6:00:44 | −2:20 | 6:10 am | 5:43 pm | 7:02 am | 4:51 pm | 7:59 am | 3:54 pm | 11:57 am (7.0°) | 91.552 |
| 10 | 8:58 am ↑ (139°) | 2:56 pm ↑ (220°) | 5:58:33 | −2:11 | 6:12 am | 5:42 pm | 7:03 am | 4:51 pm | 8:00 am | 3:54 pm | 11:57 am (6.9°) | 91.540 |
| 11 | 8:59 am ↑ (140°) | 2:56 pm ↑ (220°) | 5:56:32 | −2:01 | 6:13 am | 5:42 pm | 7:04 am | 4:50 pm | 8:01 am | 3:53 pm | 11:58 am (6.8°) | 91.528 |
| 12 | 9:01 am ↑ (140°) | 2:55 pm ↑ (220°) | 5:54:40 | −1:51 | 6:14 am | 5:42 pm | 7:05 am | 4:50 pm | 8:03 am | 3:53 pm | 11:58 am (6.7°) | 91.518 |
| 13 | 9:02 am ↑ (140°) | 2:55 pm ↑ (220°) | 5:52:59 | −1:41 | 6:15 am | 5:42 pm | 7:07 am | 4:50 pm | 8:04 am | 3:53 pm | 11:58 am (6.7°) | 91.507 |
| 14 | 9:03 am ↑ (140°) | 2:55 pm ↑ (220°) | 5:51:29 | −1:30 | 6:16 am | 5:42 pm | 7:08 am | 4:50 pm | 8:05 am | 3:53 pm | 11:59 am (6.6°) | 91.498 |
| 15 | 9:04 am ↑ (141°) | 2:54 pm ↑ (219°) | 5:50:08 | −1:20 | 6:16 am | 5:42 pm | 7:08 am | 4:50 pm | 8:06 am | 3:53 pm | 11:59 am (6.5°) | 91.489 |
| 16 | 9:05 am ↑ (141°) | 2:54 pm ↑ (219°) | 5:48:59 | −1:09 | 6:17 am | 5:42 pm | 7:09 am | 4:50 pm | 8:07 am | 3:53 pm | 12:00 pm (6.5°) | 91.480 |
| 17 | 9:06 am ↑ (141°) | 2:54 pm ↑ (219°) | 5:48:01 | −0:58 | 6:18 am | 5:43 pm | 7:10 am | 4:51 pm | 8:08 am | 3:53 pm | 12:00 pm (6.5°) | 91.472 |
| 18 | 9:07 am ↑ (141°) | 2:54 pm ↑ (219°) | 5:47:14 | −0:47 | 6:19 am | 5:43 pm | 7:11 am | 4:51 pm | 8:08 am | 3:53 pm | 12:01 pm (6.4°) | 91.465 |
| 19 | 9:08 am ↑ (141°) | 2:55 pm ↑ (219°) | 5:46:38 | −0:35 | 6:19 am | 5:43 pm | 7:12 am | 4:51 pm | 8:09 am | 3:53 pm | 12:01 pm (6.4°) | 91.458 |
| 20 | 9:09 am ↑ (141°) | 2:55 pm ↑ (219°) | 5:46:13 | −0:24 | 6:20 am | 5:44 pm | 7:12 am | 4:51 pm | 8:10 am | 3:54 pm | 12:02 pm (6.4°) | 91.451 |
| 21 | 9:09 am ↑ (141°) | 2:55 pm ↑ (219°) | 5:46:00 | −0:13 | 6:21 am | 5:44 pm | 7:13 am | 4:52 pm | 8:10 am | 3:54 pm | 12:02 pm (6.4°) | 91.445 |
| 22 | 9:10 am ↑ (141°) | 2:56 pm ↑ (219°) | 5:45:58 | −0:01 | 6:21 am | 5:45 pm | 7:13 am | 4:52 pm | 8:11 am | 3:55 pm | 12:03 pm (6.4°) | 91.439 |
| 23 | 9:10 am ↑ (141°) | 2:56 pm ↑ (219°) | 5:46:07 | +0:09 | 6:22 am | 5:45 pm | 7:14 am | 4:53 pm | 8:11 am | 3:55 pm | 12:03 pm (6.4°) | 91.434 |
| 24 | 9:11 am ↑ (141°) | 2:57 pm ↑ (219°) | 5:46:28 | +0:20 | 6:22 am | 5:46 pm | 7:14 am | 4:54 pm | 8:12 am | 3:56 pm | 12:04 pm (6.4°) | 91.429 |
| 25 | 9:11 am ↑ (141°) | 2:58 pm ↑ (219°) | 5:47:00 | +0:32 | 6:22 am | 5:46 pm | 7:15 am | 4:54 pm | 8:12 am | 3:57 pm | 12:04 pm (6.4°) | 91.424 |
| 26 | 9:11 am ↑ (141°) | 2:59 pm ↑ (219°) | 5:47:43 | +0:43 | 6:23 am | 5:47 pm | 7:15 am | 4:55 pm | 8:12 am | 3:57 pm | 12:05 pm (6.4°) | 91.420 |
| 27 | 9:11 am ↑ (141°) | 3:00 pm ↑ (219°) | 5:48:38 | +0:54 | 6:23 am | 5:48 pm | 7:15 am | 4:56 pm | 8:13 am | 3:58 pm | 12:05 pm (6.5°) | 91.416 |
| 28 | 9:11 am ↑ (141°) | 3:01 pm ↑ (219°) | 5:49:43 | +1:05 | 6:23 am | 5:49 pm | 7:15 am | 4:57 pm | 8:13 am | 3:59 pm | 12:06 pm (6.5°) | 91.412 |
| 29 | 9:11 am ↑ (140°) | 3:02 pm ↑ (220°) | 5:51:00 | +1:16 | 6:23 am | 5:50 pm | 7:15 am | 4:58 pm | 8:13 am | 4:00 pm | 12:06 pm (6.6°) | 91.409 |
| 30 | 9:11 am ↑ (140°) | 3:03 pm ↑ (220°) | 5:52:27 | +1:27 | 6:23 am | 5:51 pm | 7:15 am | 4:59 pm | 8:13 am | 4:01 pm | 12:07 pm (6.6°) | 91.406 |
| 31 | 9:10 am ↑ (140°) | 3:04 pm ↑ (220°) | 5:54:05 | +1:37 | 6:23 am | 5:52 pm | 7:15 am | 5:00 pm | 8:12 am | 4:02 pm | 12:07 pm (6.7°) | 91.404 |
| * All times are local time for Shetland Islands. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in Shetland Islands is at 4:19 am on Sunday, December 22, 2019. In terms of daylight, this day is 13 hours, 13 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 16. The latest sunrise is on December 27.
Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?
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