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Papa Stronsay, Scotland, United Kingdom — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2024

Daylight

9:04 am – 3:12 pm
6 hours, 8 minutes

Current Time: Dec 21, 2024 at 1:28:43 pm
Sun Direction: 198° South
Sun Altitude: 5.9°
Sun Distance: 91.442 million mi
Next Equinox: Mar 20, 2025 9:01 am (Vernal)
Sunrise Today: 9:04 am 139° Southeast
Sunset Today: 3:12 pm 221° Southwest
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2024 Sun Graph for Papa Stronsay

December 2024 — Sun in Papa Stronsay

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
18:39 am (135°)3:19 pm (225°)6:39:58−3:056:04 am5:53 pm6:53 am5:04 pm7:47 am4:11 pm11:59 am (9.0°)91.657
28:41 am (135°)3:18 pm (225°)6:37:00−2:586:06 am5:53 pm6:55 am5:03 pm7:48 am4:10 pm11:59 am (8.9°)91.643
38:43 am (135°)3:17 pm (225°)6:34:09−2:506:07 am5:52 pm6:56 am5:03 pm7:50 am4:09 pm12:00 pm (8.7°)91.628
48:44 am (136°)3:16 pm (224°)6:31:26−2:436:08 am5:52 pm6:58 am5:02 pm7:51 am4:09 pm12:00 pm (8.6°)91.614
58:46 am (136°)3:15 pm (224°)6:28:50−2:356:10 am5:51 pm6:59 am5:02 pm7:53 am4:08 pm12:01 pm (8.5°)91.600
68:48 am (136°)3:14 pm (224°)6:26:23−2:276:11 am5:51 pm7:00 am5:01 pm7:54 am4:07 pm12:01 pm (8.4°)91.587
78:49 am (137°)3:13 pm (223°)6:24:04−2:186:12 am5:51 pm7:02 am5:01 pm7:56 am4:07 pm12:01 pm (8.3°)91.574
88:51 am (137°)3:13 pm (223°)6:21:53−2:106:13 am5:50 pm7:03 am5:01 pm7:57 am4:06 pm12:02 pm (8.2°)91.561
98:52 am (137°)3:12 pm (223°)6:19:52−2:016:14 am5:50 pm7:04 am5:00 pm7:58 am4:06 pm12:02 pm (8.1°)91.549
108:54 am (137°)3:12 pm (222°)6:17:59−1:526:15 am5:50 pm7:05 am5:00 pm8:00 am4:06 pm12:03 pm (8.0°)91.537
118:55 am (138°)3:11 pm (222°)6:16:16−1:436:16 am5:50 pm7:06 am5:00 pm8:01 am4:06 pm12:03 pm (7.9°)91.526
128:56 am (138°)3:11 pm (222°)6:14:42−1:346:17 am5:50 pm7:07 am5:00 pm8:02 am4:05 pm12:04 pm (7.8°)91.515
138:57 am (138°)3:11 pm (222°)6:13:17−1:246:18 am5:50 pm7:08 am5:00 pm8:03 am4:05 pm12:04 pm (7.8°)91.505
148:59 am (138°)3:11 pm (222°)6:12:02−1:146:19 am5:50 pm7:09 am5:00 pm8:04 am4:05 pm12:05 pm (7.7°)91.495
159:00 am (138°)3:11 pm (222°)6:10:58−1:046:20 am5:50 pm7:10 am5:00 pm8:05 am4:05 pm12:05 pm (7.7°)91.486
169:01 am (138°)3:11 pm (222°)6:10:02−0:556:21 am5:51 pm7:11 am5:00 pm8:06 am4:06 pm12:06 pm (7.6°)91.477
179:01 am (139°)3:11 pm (221°)6:09:17−0:446:21 am5:51 pm7:12 am5:01 pm8:06 am4:06 pm12:06 pm (7.6°)91.469
189:02 am (139°)3:11 pm (221°)6:08:43−0:346:22 am5:51 pm7:12 am5:01 pm8:07 am4:06 pm12:07 pm (7.6°)91.462
199:03 am (139°)3:11 pm (221°)6:08:18−0:246:23 am5:51 pm7:13 am5:01 pm8:08 am4:06 pm12:07 pm (7.5°)91.455
209:04 am (139°)3:12 pm (221°)6:08:04−0:146:23 am5:52 pm7:13 am5:02 pm8:08 am4:07 pm12:08 pm (7.5°)91.449
219:04 am (139°)3:12 pm (221°)6:08:00−0:036:24 am5:52 pm7:14 am5:02 pm8:09 am4:07 pm12:08 pm (7.5°)91.443
229:05 am (139°)3:13 pm (221°)6:08:06+0:066:24 am5:53 pm7:14 am5:03 pm8:10 am4:08 pm12:09 pm (7.5°)91.438
239:05 am (139°)3:13 pm (221°)6:08:23+0:166:25 am5:54 pm7:15 am5:03 pm8:10 am4:08 pm12:09 pm (7.5°)91.433
249:05 am (139°)3:14 pm (221°)6:08:50+0:276:25 am5:54 pm7:15 am5:04 pm8:10 am4:09 pm12:10 pm (7.6°)91.428
259:05 am (139°)3:15 pm (221°)6:09:27+0:376:25 am5:55 pm7:16 am5:05 pm8:10 am4:10 pm12:10 pm (7.6°)91.424
269:06 am (138°)3:16 pm (222°)6:10:15+0:476:26 am5:56 pm7:16 am5:06 pm8:11 am4:11 pm12:11 pm (7.6°)91.421
279:06 am (138°)3:17 pm (222°)6:11:12+0:576:26 am5:56 pm7:16 am5:06 pm8:11 am4:12 pm12:11 pm (7.7°)91.418
289:06 am (138°)3:18 pm (222°)6:12:20+1:076:26 am5:57 pm7:16 am5:07 pm8:11 am4:12 pm12:12 pm (7.7°)91.415
299:05 am (138°)3:19 pm (222°)6:13:37+1:176:26 am5:58 pm7:16 am5:08 pm8:11 am4:14 pm12:12 pm (7.8°)91.413
309:05 am (138°)3:20 pm (222°)6:15:05+1:276:26 am5:59 pm7:16 am5:09 pm8:11 am4:15 pm12:13 pm (7.8°)91.411
319:05 am (138°)3:22 pm (222°)6:16:42+1:366:26 am6:00 pm7:16 am5:10 pm8:11 am4:16 pm12:13 pm (7.9°)91.409
* All times are local time for Papa Stronsay. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Today is highlighted.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Papa Stronsay is at 9:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 12 hours, 25 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 15. The latest sunrise is on December 27.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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