Daylight
7:03 am – 4:07 pm
9 hours, 4 minutes
| Current Time: | Dec 23, 2024 at 12:57:42 am |
|---|---|
| Sun Direction: | ↑ 48° Northeast |
| Sun Altitude: | -64.4° |
| Sun Distance: | 91.436 million mi |
| Next Equinox: | Mar 20, 2025 6:01 pm (Vernal) |
| Sunrise Today: | 7:03 am↑ 122° Southeast |
| Sunset Today: | 4:07 pm↑ 238° Southwest |
2024 Sun Graph for Date
December 2024 — Sun in Date
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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 | 6:46 am ↑ (119°) | 4:04 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:18:15 | −1:24 | 5:06 am | 5:44 pm | 5:39 am | 5:10 pm | 6:14 am | 4:35 pm | 11:25 am (25.7°) | 91.663 |
| 2 | 6:47 am ↑ (120°) | 4:04 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:16:54 | −1:20 | 5:06 am | 5:44 pm | 5:40 am | 5:10 pm | 6:15 am | 4:35 pm | 11:25 am (25.6°) | 91.649 |
| 3 | 6:48 am ↑ (120°) | 4:04 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:15:37 | −1:16 | 5:07 am | 5:44 pm | 5:41 am | 5:10 pm | 6:16 am | 4:35 pm | 11:26 am (25.4°) | 91.634 |
| 4 | 6:49 am ↑ (120°) | 4:03 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:14:24 | −1:13 | 5:08 am | 5:44 pm | 5:42 am | 5:10 pm | 6:17 am | 4:35 pm | 11:26 am (25.3°) | 91.620 |
| 5 | 6:50 am ↑ (120°) | 4:03 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:13:14 | −1:09 | 5:09 am | 5:44 pm | 5:43 am | 5:10 pm | 6:18 am | 4:35 pm | 11:27 am (25.2°) | 91.606 |
| 6 | 6:51 am ↑ (120°) | 4:03 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:12:08 | −1:05 | 5:10 am | 5:44 pm | 5:44 am | 5:10 pm | 6:19 am | 4:35 pm | 11:27 am (25.0°) | 91.592 |
| 7 | 6:52 am ↑ (121°) | 4:03 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:11:06 | −1:01 | 5:11 am | 5:44 pm | 5:45 am | 5:10 pm | 6:20 am | 4:35 pm | 11:28 am (24.9°) | 91.579 |
| 8 | 6:53 am ↑ (121°) | 4:03 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:10:08 | −0:58 | 5:12 am | 5:44 pm | 5:46 am | 5:10 pm | 6:21 am | 4:35 pm | 11:28 am (24.8°) | 91.566 |
| 9 | 6:54 am ↑ (121°) | 4:03 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:09:14 | −0:54 | 5:12 am | 5:44 pm | 5:47 am | 5:10 pm | 6:22 am | 4:35 pm | 11:28 am (24.7°) | 91.554 |
| 10 | 6:55 am ↑ (121°) | 4:03 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:08:24 | −0:50 | 5:13 am | 5:44 pm | 5:47 am | 5:10 pm | 6:23 am | 4:35 pm | 11:29 am (24.6°) | 91.542 |
| 11 | 6:55 am ↑ (121°) | 4:03 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:07:38 | −0:45 | 5:14 am | 5:45 pm | 5:48 am | 5:10 pm | 6:24 am | 4:35 pm | 11:29 am (24.5°) | 91.530 |
| 12 | 6:56 am ↑ (121°) | 4:03 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:06:56 | −0:41 | 5:15 am | 5:45 pm | 5:49 am | 5:11 pm | 6:24 am | 4:35 pm | 11:30 am (24.5°) | 91.519 |
| 13 | 6:57 am ↑ (121°) | 4:03 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:06:19 | −0:37 | 5:15 am | 5:45 pm | 5:50 am | 5:11 pm | 6:25 am | 4:35 pm | 11:30 am (24.4°) | 91.509 |
| 14 | 6:58 am ↑ (121°) | 4:04 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:05:45 | −0:33 | 5:16 am | 5:45 pm | 5:50 am | 5:11 pm | 6:26 am | 4:36 pm | 11:31 am (24.3°) | 91.499 |
| 15 | 6:59 am ↑ (121°) | 4:04 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:05:16 | −0:29 | 5:17 am | 5:46 pm | 5:51 am | 5:11 pm | 6:27 am | 4:36 pm | 11:31 am (24.3°) | 91.489 |
| 16 | 6:59 am ↑ (122°) | 4:04 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:04:51 | −0:25 | 5:17 am | 5:46 pm | 5:52 am | 5:12 pm | 6:27 am | 4:36 pm | 11:32 am (24.2°) | 91.480 |
| 17 | 7:00 am ↑ (122°) | 4:04 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:04:30 | −0:20 | 5:18 am | 5:46 pm | 5:52 am | 5:12 pm | 6:28 am | 4:36 pm | 11:32 am (24.2°) | 91.472 |
| 18 | 7:01 am ↑ (122°) | 4:05 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:04:13 | −0:16 | 5:19 am | 5:47 pm | 5:53 am | 5:12 pm | 6:28 am | 4:37 pm | 11:33 am (24.2°) | 91.465 |
| 19 | 7:01 am ↑ (122°) | 4:05 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:04:01 | −0:12 | 5:19 am | 5:47 pm | 5:54 am | 5:13 pm | 6:29 am | 4:37 pm | 11:33 am (24.1°) | 91.458 |
| 20 | 7:02 am ↑ (122°) | 4:06 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:03:54 | −0:07 | 5:20 am | 5:47 pm | 5:54 am | 5:13 pm | 6:30 am | 4:38 pm | 11:34 am (24.1°) | 91.451 |
| 21 | 7:02 am ↑ (122°) | 4:06 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:03:50 | −0:03 | 5:20 am | 5:48 pm | 5:55 am | 5:14 pm | 6:30 am | 4:38 pm | 11:34 am (24.1°) | 91.445 |
| 22 | 7:03 am ↑ (122°) | 4:07 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:03:51 | < 1s | 5:21 am | 5:48 pm | 5:55 am | 5:14 pm | 6:31 am | 4:39 pm | 11:35 am (24.1°) | 91.440 |
| 23 | 7:03 am ↑ (122°) | 4:07 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:03:56 | +0:05 | 5:21 am | 5:49 pm | 5:56 am | 5:15 pm | 6:31 am | 4:39 pm | 11:35 am (24.1°) | 91.435 |
| 24 | 7:04 am ↑ (122°) | 4:08 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:04:06 | +0:09 | 5:22 am | 5:50 pm | 5:56 am | 5:15 pm | 6:32 am | 4:40 pm | 11:36 am (24.2°) | 91.430 |
| 25 | 7:04 am ↑ (122°) | 4:08 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:04:20 | +0:14 | 5:22 am | 5:50 pm | 5:56 am | 5:16 pm | 6:32 am | 4:40 pm | 11:36 am (24.2°) | 91.426 |
| 26 | 7:04 am ↑ (122°) | 4:09 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:04:39 | +0:18 | 5:23 am | 5:51 pm | 5:57 am | 5:17 pm | 6:32 am | 4:41 pm | 11:37 am (24.2°) | 91.422 |
| 27 | 7:05 am ↑ (122°) | 4:10 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:05:01 | +0:22 | 5:23 am | 5:51 pm | 5:57 am | 5:17 pm | 6:33 am | 4:42 pm | 11:37 am (24.3°) | 91.419 |
| 28 | 7:05 am ↑ (121°) | 4:10 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:05:28 | +0:27 | 5:23 am | 5:52 pm | 5:57 am | 5:18 pm | 6:33 am | 4:42 pm | 11:38 am (24.3°) | 91.416 |
| 29 | 7:05 am ↑ (121°) | 4:11 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:06:00 | +0:31 | 5:23 am | 5:53 pm | 5:58 am | 5:19 pm | 6:33 am | 4:43 pm | 11:38 am (24.4°) | 91.414 |
| 30 | 7:05 am ↑ (121°) | 4:12 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:06:35 | +0:35 | 5:24 am | 5:54 pm | 5:58 am | 5:19 pm | 6:33 am | 4:44 pm | 11:39 am (24.4°) | 91.411 |
| 31 | 7:05 am ↑ (121°) | 4:13 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:07:15 | +0:39 | 5:24 am | 5:54 pm | 5:58 am | 5:20 pm | 6:34 am | 4:45 pm | 11:39 am (24.5°) | 91.410 |
| * All times are local time for Date. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Today is highlighted. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in Date is at 6:20 pm on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 6 hours, 14 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 8 or December 9.
Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?
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