Daylight
6:23 am – 8:21 pm
13 hours, 58 minutes
| Current Time: | Apr 8, 2025 at 3:48:26 am |
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| Sun Direction: | 38.11° NE↑ |
| Sun Altitude: | -16.69° |
| Sun Distance: | 93.067 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Jun 21, 2025 5:42 am (Summer) |
| Sunrise Today: | 6:23 am↑ 74° East |
| Sunset Today: | 8:21 pm↑ 287° West |
2018 Sun Graph for Helsinki
December 2018 — Sun in Helsinki
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| 2018 | 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 | 8:56 am ↑ (136°) | 3:21 pm ↑ (224°) | 6:25:38 | −3:23 | 6:15 am | 6:02 pm | 7:06 am | 5:11 pm | 8:01 am | 4:16 pm | 12:09 pm (8.1°) | 91.661 |
| 2 | 8:58 am ↑ (137°) | 3:20 pm ↑ (223°) | 6:22:22 | −3:16 | 6:16 am | 6:01 pm | 7:07 am | 5:10 pm | 8:03 am | 4:15 pm | 12:09 pm (8.0°) | 91.647 |
| 3 | 9:00 am ↑ (137°) | 3:19 pm ↑ (223°) | 6:19:13 | −3:08 | 6:18 am | 6:01 pm | 7:09 am | 5:10 pm | 8:04 am | 4:14 pm | 12:09 pm (7.8°) | 91.633 |
| 4 | 9:02 am ↑ (137°) | 3:18 pm ↑ (223°) | 6:16:12 | −3:00 | 6:19 am | 6:00 pm | 7:10 am | 5:09 pm | 8:06 am | 4:13 pm | 12:10 pm (7.7°) | 91.619 |
| 5 | 9:03 am ↑ (138°) | 3:17 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:13:20 | −2:52 | 6:21 am | 6:00 pm | 7:12 am | 5:08 pm | 8:08 am | 4:13 pm | 12:10 pm (7.6°) | 91.606 |
| 6 | 9:05 am ↑ (138°) | 3:16 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:10:35 | −2:44 | 6:22 am | 5:59 pm | 7:13 am | 5:08 pm | 8:09 am | 4:12 pm | 12:11 pm (7.4°) | 91.593 |
| 7 | 9:07 am ↑ (138°) | 3:15 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:08:00 | −2:35 | 6:23 am | 5:59 pm | 7:14 am | 5:07 pm | 8:11 am | 4:11 pm | 12:11 pm (7.3°) | 91.580 |
| 8 | 9:09 am ↑ (139°) | 3:14 pm ↑ (221°) | 6:05:33 | −2:26 | 6:24 am | 5:58 pm | 7:16 am | 5:07 pm | 8:12 am | 4:11 pm | 12:12 pm (7.2°) | 91.568 |
| 9 | 9:10 am ↑ (139°) | 3:14 pm ↑ (221°) | 6:03:16 | −2:17 | 6:26 am | 5:58 pm | 7:17 am | 5:07 pm | 8:13 am | 4:10 pm | 12:12 pm (7.1°) | 91.556 |
| 10 | 9:12 am ↑ (139°) | 3:13 pm ↑ (221°) | 6:01:08 | −2:07 | 6:27 am | 5:58 pm | 7:18 am | 5:07 pm | 8:15 am | 4:10 pm | 12:12 pm (7.0°) | 91.544 |
| 11 | 9:13 am ↑ (139°) | 3:12 pm ↑ (220°) | 5:59:09 | −1:58 | 6:28 am | 5:58 pm | 7:19 am | 5:06 pm | 8:16 am | 4:10 pm | 12:13 pm (6.9°) | 91.533 |
| 12 | 9:15 am ↑ (140°) | 3:12 pm ↑ (220°) | 5:57:21 | −1:48 | 6:29 am | 5:58 pm | 7:20 am | 5:06 pm | 8:17 am | 4:09 pm | 12:13 pm (6.9°) | 91.522 |
| 13 | 9:16 am ↑ (140°) | 3:12 pm ↑ (220°) | 5:55:43 | −1:38 | 6:30 am | 5:58 pm | 7:21 am | 5:06 pm | 8:18 am | 4:09 pm | 12:14 pm (6.8°) | 91.511 |
| 14 | 9:17 am ↑ (140°) | 3:11 pm ↑ (220°) | 5:54:15 | −1:27 | 6:31 am | 5:58 pm | 7:22 am | 5:06 pm | 8:19 am | 4:09 pm | 12:14 pm (6.7°) | 91.500 |
| 15 | 9:18 am ↑ (140°) | 3:11 pm ↑ (220°) | 5:52:58 | −1:17 | 6:32 am | 5:58 pm | 7:23 am | 5:06 pm | 8:20 am | 4:09 pm | 12:15 pm (6.7°) | 91.491 |
| 16 | 9:19 am ↑ (140°) | 3:11 pm ↑ (220°) | 5:51:51 | −1:06 | 6:32 am | 5:58 pm | 7:24 am | 5:06 pm | 8:21 am | 4:09 pm | 12:15 pm (6.6°) | 91.481 |
| 17 | 9:20 am ↑ (140°) | 3:11 pm ↑ (219°) | 5:50:56 | −0:55 | 6:33 am | 5:58 pm | 7:25 am | 5:07 pm | 8:22 am | 4:09 pm | 12:16 pm (6.6°) | 91.472 |
| 18 | 9:21 am ↑ (141°) | 3:11 pm ↑ (219°) | 5:50:11 | −0:44 | 6:34 am | 5:59 pm | 7:26 am | 5:07 pm | 8:23 am | 4:10 pm | 12:16 pm (6.6°) | 91.464 |
| 19 | 9:22 am ↑ (141°) | 3:12 pm ↑ (219°) | 5:49:38 | −0:33 | 6:35 am | 5:59 pm | 7:26 am | 5:07 pm | 8:24 am | 4:10 pm | 12:17 pm (6.5°) | 91.456 |
| 20 | 9:23 am ↑ (141°) | 3:12 pm ↑ (219°) | 5:49:15 | −0:22 | 6:35 am | 5:59 pm | 7:27 am | 5:07 pm | 8:24 am | 4:10 pm | 12:17 pm (6.5°) | 91.448 |
| 21 | 9:23 am ↑ (141°) | 3:12 pm ↑ (219°) | 5:49:04 | −0:11 | 6:36 am | 6:00 pm | 7:28 am | 5:08 pm | 8:25 am | 4:11 pm | 12:18 pm (6.5°) | 91.441 |
| 22 | 9:24 am ↑ (141°) | 3:13 pm ↑ (219°) | 5:49:04 | < 1s | 6:36 am | 6:00 pm | 7:28 am | 5:08 pm | 8:25 am | 4:11 pm | 12:18 pm (6.5°) | 91.435 |
| 23 | 9:24 am ↑ (141°) | 3:13 pm ↑ (219°) | 5:49:15 | +0:11 | 6:37 am | 6:01 pm | 7:29 am | 5:09 pm | 8:26 am | 4:12 pm | 12:19 pm (6.5°) | 91.430 |
| 24 | 9:24 am ↑ (141°) | 3:14 pm ↑ (219°) | 5:49:38 | +0:22 | 6:37 am | 6:01 pm | 7:29 am | 5:10 pm | 8:26 am | 4:12 pm | 12:19 pm (6.5°) | 91.425 |
| 25 | 9:25 am ↑ (141°) | 3:15 pm ↑ (219°) | 5:50:12 | +0:33 | 6:37 am | 6:02 pm | 7:29 am | 5:10 pm | 8:26 am | 4:13 pm | 12:20 pm (6.6°) | 91.420 |
| 26 | 9:25 am ↑ (141°) | 3:16 pm ↑ (220°) | 5:50:56 | +0:44 | 6:38 am | 6:03 pm | 7:29 am | 5:11 pm | 8:27 am | 4:14 pm | 12:20 pm (6.6°) | 91.416 |
| 27 | 9:25 am ↑ (140°) | 3:17 pm ↑ (220°) | 5:51:52 | +0:55 | 6:38 am | 6:04 pm | 7:30 am | 5:12 pm | 8:27 am | 4:15 pm | 12:21 pm (6.6°) | 91.413 |
| 28 | 9:25 am ↑ (140°) | 3:18 pm ↑ (220°) | 5:52:59 | +1:06 | 6:38 am | 6:04 pm | 7:30 am | 5:13 pm | 8:27 am | 4:16 pm | 12:21 pm (6.7°) | 91.410 |
| 29 | 9:25 am ↑ (140°) | 3:19 pm ↑ (220°) | 5:54:16 | +1:17 | 6:38 am | 6:05 pm | 7:30 am | 5:14 pm | 8:27 am | 4:17 pm | 12:22 pm (6.7°) | 91.408 |
| 30 | 9:24 am ↑ (140°) | 3:20 pm ↑ (220°) | 5:55:44 | +1:27 | 6:38 am | 6:06 pm | 7:30 am | 5:15 pm | 8:27 am | 4:18 pm | 12:22 pm (6.8°) | 91.406 |
| 31 | 9:24 am ↑ (140°) | 3:21 pm ↑ (220°) | 5:57:22 | +1:38 | 6:38 am | 6:07 pm | 7:30 am | 5:16 pm | 8:27 am | 4:19 pm | 12:23 pm (6.9°) | 91.405 |
| * All times are local time for Helsinki. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in Helsinki is at 12:22 am on Saturday, December 22, 2018. In terms of daylight, this day is 13 hours, 7 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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