Daylight
7:12 am – 5:25 pm
10 hours, 13 minutes
| Current Time: | Dec 18, 2024 at 10:08:07 am |
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| Sun Direction: | ↑ 146° Southeast |
| Sun Altitude: | 28.0° |
| Sun Distance: | 91.460 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Dec 21, 2024 3:20 am (Winter) |
| Sunrise Today: | 7:12 am↑ 117° Southeast |
| Sunset Today: | 5:25 pm↑ 243° Southwest |
2024 Sun Graph for Spring
December 2024 — Sun in Spring
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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 | 7:00 am ↑ (115°) | 5:21 pm ↑ (245°) | 10:20:48 | −0:49 | 5:36 am | 6:46 pm | 6:05 am | 6:17 pm | 6:34 am | 5:47 pm | 12:11 pm (38.0°) | 91.654 |
| 2 | 7:01 am ↑ (115°) | 5:21 pm ↑ (245°) | 10:20:00 | −0:47 | 5:36 am | 6:46 pm | 6:05 am | 6:17 pm | 6:35 am | 5:47 pm | 12:11 pm (37.9°) | 91.639 |
| 3 | 7:02 am ↑ (115°) | 5:21 pm ↑ (245°) | 10:19:15 | −0:44 | 5:37 am | 6:46 pm | 6:06 am | 6:17 pm | 6:36 am | 5:47 pm | 12:11 pm (37.7°) | 91.625 |
| 4 | 7:03 am ↑ (116°) | 5:21 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:18:33 | −0:42 | 5:38 am | 6:46 pm | 6:07 am | 6:17 pm | 6:36 am | 5:47 pm | 12:12 pm (37.6°) | 91.611 |
| 5 | 7:03 am ↑ (116°) | 5:21 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:17:52 | −0:40 | 5:38 am | 6:46 pm | 6:07 am | 6:17 pm | 6:37 am | 5:47 pm | 12:12 pm (37.5°) | 91.597 |
| 6 | 7:04 am ↑ (116°) | 5:21 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:17:14 | −0:38 | 5:39 am | 6:46 pm | 6:08 am | 6:17 pm | 6:38 am | 5:47 pm | 12:13 pm (37.4°) | 91.584 |
| 7 | 7:05 am ↑ (116°) | 5:21 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:16:39 | −0:35 | 5:40 am | 6:46 pm | 6:09 am | 6:17 pm | 6:39 am | 5:48 pm | 12:13 pm (37.3°) | 91.571 |
| 8 | 7:05 am ↑ (116°) | 5:22 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:16:05 | −0:33 | 5:40 am | 6:47 pm | 6:09 am | 6:18 pm | 6:39 am | 5:48 pm | 12:14 pm (37.2°) | 91.558 |
| 9 | 7:06 am ↑ (116°) | 5:22 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:15:34 | −0:30 | 5:41 am | 6:47 pm | 6:10 am | 6:18 pm | 6:40 am | 5:48 pm | 12:14 pm (37.1°) | 91.546 |
| 10 | 7:07 am ↑ (116°) | 5:22 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:15:06 | −0:28 | 5:42 am | 6:47 pm | 6:11 am | 6:18 pm | 6:41 am | 5:48 pm | 12:14 pm (37.0°) | 91.534 |
| 11 | 7:08 am ↑ (116°) | 5:22 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:14:40 | −0:25 | 5:42 am | 6:48 pm | 6:11 am | 6:18 pm | 6:41 am | 5:49 pm | 12:15 pm (36.9°) | 91.523 |
| 12 | 7:08 am ↑ (116°) | 5:23 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:14:16 | −0:23 | 5:43 am | 6:48 pm | 6:12 am | 6:19 pm | 6:42 am | 5:49 pm | 12:15 pm (36.8°) | 91.512 |
| 13 | 7:09 am ↑ (117°) | 5:23 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:13:55 | −0:20 | 5:43 am | 6:48 pm | 6:13 am | 6:19 pm | 6:43 am | 5:49 pm | 12:16 pm (36.8°) | 91.502 |
| 14 | 7:10 am ↑ (117°) | 5:23 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:13:37 | −0:18 | 5:44 am | 6:49 pm | 6:13 am | 6:19 pm | 6:43 am | 5:49 pm | 12:16 pm (36.7°) | 91.492 |
| 15 | 7:10 am ↑ (117°) | 5:24 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:13:21 | −0:15 | 5:45 am | 6:49 pm | 6:14 am | 6:20 pm | 6:44 am | 5:50 pm | 12:17 pm (36.7°) | 91.483 |
| 16 | 7:11 am ↑ (117°) | 5:24 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:13:08 | −0:13 | 5:45 am | 6:49 pm | 6:14 am | 6:20 pm | 6:44 am | 5:50 pm | 12:17 pm (36.6°) | 91.475 |
| 17 | 7:11 am ↑ (117°) | 5:24 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:12:57 | −0:10 | 5:46 am | 6:50 pm | 6:15 am | 6:21 pm | 6:45 am | 5:51 pm | 12:18 pm (36.6°) | 91.467 |
| 18 | 7:12 am ↑ (117°) | 5:25 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:12:49 | −0:08 | 5:46 am | 6:50 pm | 6:16 am | 6:21 pm | 6:46 am | 5:51 pm | 12:18 pm (36.6°) | 91.460 |
| 19 | 7:12 am ↑ (117°) | 5:25 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:12:43 | −0:05 | 5:47 am | 6:51 pm | 6:16 am | 6:21 pm | 6:46 am | 5:52 pm | 12:19 pm (36.5°) | 91.453 |
| 20 | 7:13 am ↑ (117°) | 5:26 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:12:40 | −0:02 | 5:47 am | 6:51 pm | 6:17 am | 6:22 pm | 6:47 am | 5:52 pm | 12:19 pm (36.5°) | 91.447 |
| 21 | 7:13 am ↑ (117°) | 5:26 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:12:40 | < 1s | 5:48 am | 6:52 pm | 6:17 am | 6:22 pm | 6:47 am | 5:53 pm | 12:20 pm (36.5°) | 91.441 |
| 22 | 7:14 am ↑ (117°) | 5:27 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:12:42 | +0:02 | 5:48 am | 6:52 pm | 6:18 am | 6:23 pm | 6:48 am | 5:53 pm | 12:20 pm (36.5°) | 91.436 |
| 23 | 7:14 am ↑ (117°) | 5:27 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:12:47 | +0:04 | 5:49 am | 6:53 pm | 6:18 am | 6:23 pm | 6:48 am | 5:54 pm | 12:21 pm (36.6°) | 91.432 |
| 24 | 7:15 am ↑ (117°) | 5:28 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:12:55 | +0:07 | 5:49 am | 6:53 pm | 6:19 am | 6:24 pm | 6:48 am | 5:54 pm | 12:21 pm (36.6°) | 91.427 |
| 25 | 7:15 am ↑ (117°) | 5:28 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:13:05 | +0:10 | 5:50 am | 6:54 pm | 6:19 am | 6:25 pm | 6:49 am | 5:55 pm | 12:22 pm (36.6°) | 91.424 |
| 26 | 7:16 am ↑ (117°) | 5:29 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:13:18 | +0:12 | 5:50 am | 6:54 pm | 6:19 am | 6:25 pm | 6:49 am | 5:55 pm | 12:22 pm (36.6°) | 91.420 |
| 27 | 7:16 am ↑ (117°) | 5:30 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:13:33 | +0:15 | 5:51 am | 6:55 pm | 6:20 am | 6:26 pm | 6:50 am | 5:56 pm | 12:23 pm (36.7°) | 91.417 |
| 28 | 7:16 am ↑ (117°) | 5:30 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:13:51 | +0:17 | 5:51 am | 6:56 pm | 6:20 am | 6:26 pm | 6:50 am | 5:57 pm | 12:23 pm (36.7°) | 91.414 |
| 29 | 7:17 am ↑ (117°) | 5:31 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:14:12 | +0:20 | 5:51 am | 6:56 pm | 6:21 am | 6:27 pm | 6:50 am | 5:57 pm | 12:24 pm (36.8°) | 91.412 |
| 30 | 7:17 am ↑ (116°) | 5:32 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:14:35 | +0:23 | 5:52 am | 6:57 pm | 6:21 am | 6:28 pm | 6:51 am | 5:58 pm | 12:24 pm (36.9°) | 91.410 |
| 31 | 7:17 am ↑ (116°) | 5:32 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:15:00 | +0:25 | 5:52 am | 6:58 pm | 6:21 am | 6:28 pm | 6:51 am | 5:59 pm | 12:25 pm (37.0°) | 91.409 |
| * All times are local time for Spring. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Today is highlighted. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in Spring is at 3:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 3 hours, 52 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 1 or December 2.
Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?
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