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Helsinki, Finland — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2021

Daylight

4:53 am – 9:41 pm
16 hours, 48 minutes

Current Time: May 10, 2025 at 5:40:14 pm
Sun Direction: 257.97° WSW
Sun Altitude: 27.31°
Sun Distance: 93.865 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 21, 2025 5:42 am (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 4:53 am 51° Northeast
Sunset Today: 9:41 pm 310° Northwest
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2021 Sun Graph for Helsinki

December 2021 — Sun in Helsinki

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2021Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
18:56 am (136°)3:21 pm (224°)6:24:42−3:216:15 am6:02 pm7:06 am5:11 pm8:02 am4:16 pm12:09 pm (8.1°)91.663
28:58 am (137°)3:20 pm (223°)6:21:27−3:146:17 am6:01 pm7:08 am5:10 pm8:03 am4:15 pm12:09 pm (7.9°)91.649
39:00 am (137°)3:19 pm (223°)6:18:21−3:066:18 am6:00 pm7:09 am5:09 pm8:05 am4:14 pm12:10 pm (7.8°)91.635
49:02 am (137°)3:17 pm (222°)6:15:22−2:586:20 am6:00 pm7:11 am5:09 pm8:06 am4:13 pm12:10 pm (7.7°)91.621
59:04 am (138°)3:16 pm (222°)6:12:31−2:506:21 am5:59 pm7:12 am5:08 pm8:08 am4:12 pm12:10 pm (7.5°)91.607
69:06 am (138°)3:16 pm (222°)6:09:49−2:426:22 am5:59 pm7:13 am5:08 pm8:10 am4:12 pm12:11 pm (7.4°)91.594
79:07 am (138°)3:15 pm (221°)6:07:16−2:336:23 am5:59 pm7:15 am5:07 pm8:11 am4:11 pm12:11 pm (7.3°)91.581
89:09 am (139°)3:14 pm (221°)6:04:52−2:246:25 am5:58 pm7:16 am5:07 pm8:12 am4:11 pm12:12 pm (7.2°)91.568
99:11 am (139°)3:13 pm (221°)6:02:37−2:146:26 am5:58 pm7:17 am5:07 pm8:14 am4:10 pm12:12 pm (7.1°)91.556
109:12 am (139°)3:13 pm (221°)6:00:31−2:056:27 am5:58 pm7:18 am5:06 pm8:15 am4:10 pm12:13 pm (7.0°)91.544
119:14 am (140°)3:12 pm (220°)5:58:36−1:556:28 am5:58 pm7:20 am5:06 pm8:16 am4:10 pm12:13 pm (6.9°)91.532
129:15 am (140°)3:12 pm (220°)5:56:50−1:456:29 am5:58 pm7:21 am5:06 pm8:17 am4:09 pm12:13 pm (6.8°)91.521
139:16 am (140°)3:11 pm (220°)5:55:15−1:356:30 am5:58 pm7:22 am5:06 pm8:19 am4:09 pm12:14 pm (6.8°)91.510
149:17 am (140°)3:11 pm (220°)5:53:50−1:246:31 am5:58 pm7:23 am5:06 pm8:20 am4:09 pm12:14 pm (6.7°)91.500
159:19 am (140°)3:11 pm (220°)5:52:36−1:146:32 am5:58 pm7:24 am5:06 pm8:21 am4:09 pm12:15 pm (6.7°)91.490
169:20 am (140°)3:11 pm (220°)5:51:32−1:036:33 am5:58 pm7:24 am5:06 pm8:21 am4:09 pm12:15 pm (6.6°)91.481
179:20 am (141°)3:11 pm (219°)5:50:40−0:526:33 am5:58 pm7:25 am5:07 pm8:22 am4:09 pm12:16 pm (6.6°)91.473
189:21 am (141°)3:11 pm (219°)5:49:58−0:416:34 am5:59 pm7:26 am5:07 pm8:23 am4:10 pm12:16 pm (6.6°)91.465
199:22 am (141°)3:12 pm (219°)5:49:28−0:306:35 am5:59 pm7:27 am5:07 pm8:24 am4:10 pm12:17 pm (6.5°)91.457
209:23 am (141°)3:12 pm (219°)5:49:08−0:196:35 am5:59 pm7:27 am5:08 pm8:24 am4:10 pm12:17 pm (6.5°)91.450
219:23 am (141°)3:12 pm (219°)5:49:00−0:086:36 am6:00 pm7:28 am5:08 pm8:25 am4:11 pm12:18 pm (6.5°)91.444
229:24 am (141°)3:13 pm (219°)5:49:03+0:036:36 am6:00 pm7:28 am5:09 pm8:25 am4:11 pm12:18 pm (6.5°)91.438
239:24 am (141°)3:14 pm (219°)5:49:17+0:146:37 am6:01 pm7:29 am5:09 pm8:26 am4:12 pm12:19 pm (6.5°)91.433
249:25 am (141°)3:14 pm (219°)5:49:43+0:256:37 am6:02 pm7:29 am5:10 pm8:26 am4:13 pm12:19 pm (6.6°)91.428
259:25 am (141°)3:15 pm (219°)5:50:19+0:366:37 am6:02 pm7:29 am5:10 pm8:27 am4:13 pm12:20 pm (6.6°)91.424
269:25 am (140°)3:16 pm (220°)5:51:07+0:476:38 am6:03 pm7:30 am5:11 pm8:27 am4:14 pm12:20 pm (6.6°)91.421
279:25 am (140°)3:17 pm (220°)5:52:05+0:586:38 am6:04 pm7:30 am5:12 pm8:27 am4:15 pm12:21 pm (6.7°)91.417
289:25 am (140°)3:18 pm (220°)5:53:15+1:096:38 am6:05 pm7:30 am5:13 pm8:27 am4:16 pm12:21 pm (6.7°)91.415
299:25 am (140°)3:19 pm (220°)5:54:35+1:206:38 am6:06 pm7:30 am5:14 pm8:27 am4:17 pm12:22 pm (6.8°)91.413
309:24 am (140°)3:20 pm (220°)5:56:06+1:306:38 am6:07 pm7:30 am5:15 pm8:27 am4:18 pm12:22 pm (6.8°)91.411
319:24 am (140°)3:22 pm (220°)5:57:47+1:416:38 am6:08 pm7:30 am5:16 pm8:27 am4:19 pm12:23 pm (6.9°)91.409
* 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 5:59 pm on Tuesday, December 21, 2021. 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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