Daylight
7:02 am – 5:02 pm
10 hours
| Current Time: | Dec 21, 2024 at 11:01:49 pm |
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| Sun Direction: | ↑ 301° Northwest |
| Sun Altitude: | -73.8° |
| Sun Distance: | 91.439 million mi |
| Next Equinox: | Mar 20, 2025 3:01 am (Vernal) |
| Sunrise Today: | 7:02 am↑ 118° Southeast |
| Sunset Today: | 5:02 pm↑ 242° Southwest |
2024 Sun Graph for White Sands National Monument
December 2024 — Sun in White Sands National Monument
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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 | 6:48 am ↑ (116°) | 4:57 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:08:51 | −0:55 | 5:21 am | 6:24 pm | 5:51 am | 5:54 pm | 6:21 am | 5:24 pm | 11:52 am (35.3°) | 91.653 |
| 2 | 6:49 am ↑ (116°) | 4:57 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:07:58 | −0:52 | 5:22 am | 6:24 pm | 5:51 am | 5:54 pm | 6:22 am | 5:24 pm | 11:53 am (35.2°) | 91.639 |
| 3 | 6:50 am ↑ (116°) | 4:57 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:07:08 | −0:50 | 5:22 am | 6:24 pm | 5:52 am | 5:54 pm | 6:23 am | 5:24 pm | 11:53 am (35.1°) | 91.624 |
| 4 | 6:50 am ↑ (116°) | 4:57 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:06:20 | −0:47 | 5:23 am | 6:24 pm | 5:53 am | 5:54 pm | 6:23 am | 5:24 pm | 11:54 am (34.9°) | 91.610 |
| 5 | 6:51 am ↑ (116°) | 4:57 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:05:35 | −0:45 | 5:24 am | 6:24 pm | 5:54 am | 5:54 pm | 6:24 am | 5:24 pm | 11:54 am (34.8°) | 91.597 |
| 6 | 6:52 am ↑ (117°) | 4:57 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:04:53 | −0:42 | 5:24 am | 6:25 pm | 5:54 am | 5:55 pm | 6:25 am | 5:24 pm | 11:55 am (34.7°) | 91.583 |
| 7 | 6:53 am ↑ (117°) | 4:57 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:04:13 | −0:39 | 5:25 am | 6:25 pm | 5:55 am | 5:55 pm | 6:26 am | 5:24 pm | 11:55 am (34.6°) | 91.570 |
| 8 | 6:54 am ↑ (117°) | 4:57 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:03:35 | −0:37 | 5:26 am | 6:25 pm | 5:56 am | 5:55 pm | 6:26 am | 5:24 pm | 11:55 am (34.5°) | 91.558 |
| 9 | 6:54 am ↑ (117°) | 4:57 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:03:01 | −0:34 | 5:26 am | 6:25 pm | 5:56 am | 5:55 pm | 6:27 am | 5:24 pm | 11:56 am (34.4°) | 91.545 |
| 10 | 6:55 am ↑ (117°) | 4:58 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:02:29 | −0:31 | 5:27 am | 6:25 pm | 5:57 am | 5:55 pm | 6:28 am | 5:25 pm | 11:56 am (34.3°) | 91.534 |
| 11 | 6:56 am ↑ (117°) | 4:58 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:02:00 | −0:29 | 5:28 am | 6:26 pm | 5:58 am | 5:56 pm | 6:29 am | 5:25 pm | 11:57 am (34.2°) | 91.522 |
| 12 | 6:56 am ↑ (117°) | 4:58 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:01:34 | −0:26 | 5:28 am | 6:26 pm | 5:58 am | 5:56 pm | 6:29 am | 5:25 pm | 11:57 am (34.1°) | 91.512 |
| 13 | 6:57 am ↑ (117°) | 4:58 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:01:10 | −0:23 | 5:29 am | 6:26 pm | 5:59 am | 5:56 pm | 6:30 am | 5:25 pm | 11:58 am (34.1°) | 91.502 |
| 14 | 6:58 am ↑ (117°) | 4:59 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:00:50 | −0:20 | 5:30 am | 6:27 pm | 6:00 am | 5:57 pm | 6:30 am | 5:26 pm | 11:58 am (34.0°) | 91.492 |
| 15 | 6:58 am ↑ (117°) | 4:59 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:00:32 | −0:17 | 5:30 am | 6:27 pm | 6:00 am | 5:57 pm | 6:31 am | 5:26 pm | 11:59 am (34.0°) | 91.483 |
| 16 | 6:59 am ↑ (118°) | 4:59 pm ↑ (242°) | 10:00:17 | −0:14 | 5:31 am | 6:27 pm | 6:01 am | 5:57 pm | 6:32 am | 5:27 pm | 11:59 am (33.9°) | 91.475 |
| 17 | 7:00 am ↑ (118°) | 5:00 pm ↑ (242°) | 10:00:05 | −0:11 | 5:31 am | 6:28 pm | 6:02 am | 5:58 pm | 6:32 am | 5:27 pm | 12:00 pm (33.9°) | 91.467 |
| 18 | 7:00 am ↑ (118°) | 5:00 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:59:56 | −0:09 | 5:32 am | 6:28 pm | 6:02 am | 5:58 pm | 6:33 am | 5:27 pm | 12:00 pm (33.9°) | 91.460 |
| 19 | 7:01 am ↑ (118°) | 5:01 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:59:50 | −0:06 | 5:33 am | 6:29 pm | 6:03 am | 5:59 pm | 6:33 am | 5:28 pm | 12:01 pm (33.9°) | 91.453 |
| 20 | 7:01 am ↑ (118°) | 5:01 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:59:47 | −0:03 | 5:33 am | 6:29 pm | 6:03 am | 5:59 pm | 6:34 am | 5:28 pm | 12:01 pm (33.9°) | 91.447 |
| 21 | 7:02 am ↑ (118°) | 5:02 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:59:47 | < 1s | 5:34 am | 6:30 pm | 6:04 am | 6:00 pm | 6:34 am | 5:29 pm | 12:02 pm (33.9°) | 91.441 |
| 22 | 7:02 am ↑ (118°) | 5:02 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:59:49 | +0:02 | 5:34 am | 6:30 pm | 6:04 am | 6:00 pm | 6:35 am | 5:29 pm | 12:02 pm (33.9°) | 91.436 |
| 23 | 7:03 am ↑ (118°) | 5:03 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:59:55 | +0:05 | 5:34 am | 6:31 pm | 6:05 am | 6:01 pm | 6:35 am | 5:30 pm | 12:03 pm (33.9°) | 91.431 |
| 24 | 7:03 am ↑ (118°) | 5:03 pm ↑ (242°) | 10:00:03 | +0:08 | 5:35 am | 6:31 pm | 6:05 am | 6:01 pm | 6:36 am | 5:30 pm | 12:03 pm (33.9°) | 91.427 |
| 25 | 7:04 am ↑ (118°) | 5:04 pm ↑ (242°) | 10:00:15 | +0:11 | 5:35 am | 6:32 pm | 6:05 am | 6:02 pm | 6:36 am | 5:31 pm | 12:04 pm (33.9°) | 91.423 |
| 26 | 7:04 am ↑ (117°) | 5:04 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:00:29 | +0:14 | 5:36 am | 6:33 pm | 6:06 am | 6:02 pm | 6:37 am | 5:32 pm | 12:04 pm (34.0°) | 91.420 |
| 27 | 7:04 am ↑ (117°) | 5:05 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:00:47 | +0:17 | 5:36 am | 6:33 pm | 6:06 am | 6:03 pm | 6:37 am | 5:32 pm | 12:05 pm (34.0°) | 91.417 |
| 28 | 7:05 am ↑ (117°) | 5:06 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:01:07 | +0:20 | 5:37 am | 6:34 pm | 6:07 am | 6:04 pm | 6:37 am | 5:33 pm | 12:05 pm (34.1°) | 91.414 |
| 29 | 7:05 am ↑ (117°) | 5:06 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:01:30 | +0:23 | 5:37 am | 6:34 pm | 6:07 am | 6:04 pm | 6:38 am | 5:34 pm | 12:06 pm (34.1°) | 91.412 |
| 30 | 7:05 am ↑ (117°) | 5:07 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:01:56 | +0:25 | 5:37 am | 6:35 pm | 6:07 am | 6:05 pm | 6:38 am | 5:34 pm | 12:06 pm (34.2°) | 91.410 |
| 31 | 7:05 am ↑ (117°) | 5:08 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:02:24 | +0:28 | 5:37 am | 6:36 pm | 6:07 am | 6:06 pm | 6:38 am | 5:35 pm | 12:07 pm (34.3°) | 91.409 |
| * All times are local time for White Sands National Monument. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Today is highlighted. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in White Sands National Monument is at 2:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 4 hours, 19 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 3.
Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?
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