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Tripoli, Libya — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 1951

Daylight

6:47 am – 7:31 pm
12 hours, 44 minutes

Current Time: Apr 7, 2025 at 4:40:53 pm
Sun Direction: 263.85° W
Sun Altitude: 22.40°
Sun Distance: 93.057 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 21, 2025 4:42 am (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 6:47 am 81° East
Sunset Today: 7:31 pm 279° West
Location of TripoliLocation

December 1951 — Sun in Tripoli

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1951Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
17:51 am (116°)6:00 pm (244°)10:09:32−0:596:24 am7:27 pm6:53 am6:58 pm7:24 am6:27 pm12:56 pm (35.4°)91.657
27:52 am (116°)6:00 pm (244°)10:08:35−0:576:24 am7:27 pm6:54 am6:58 pm7:25 am6:27 pm12:56 pm (35.3°)91.642
37:52 am (116°)6:00 pm (244°)10:07:40−0:546:25 am7:27 pm6:55 am6:58 pm7:25 am6:27 pm12:56 pm (35.1°)91.627
47:53 am (116°)6:00 pm (244°)10:06:48−0:526:26 am7:28 pm6:56 am6:58 pm7:26 am6:27 pm12:57 pm (35.0°)91.613
57:54 am (116°)6:00 pm (244°)10:05:58−0:496:27 am7:28 pm6:56 am6:58 pm7:27 am6:27 pm12:57 pm (34.8°)91.599
67:55 am (116°)6:00 pm (244°)10:05:11−0:476:27 am7:28 pm6:57 am6:58 pm7:28 am6:27 pm12:58 pm (34.7°)91.585
77:56 am (117°)6:00 pm (243°)10:04:27−0:446:28 am7:28 pm6:58 am6:58 pm7:29 am6:27 pm12:58 pm (34.6°)91.572
87:56 am (117°)6:00 pm (243°)10:03:45−0:416:29 am7:28 pm6:59 am6:58 pm7:29 am6:27 pm12:58 pm (34.5°)91.559
97:57 am (117°)6:00 pm (243°)10:03:06−0:396:29 am7:28 pm6:59 am6:58 pm7:30 am6:28 pm12:59 pm (34.4°)91.547
107:58 am (117°)6:01 pm (243°)10:02:29−0:366:30 am7:28 pm7:00 am6:58 pm7:31 am6:28 pm12:59 pm (34.3°)91.535
117:59 am (117°)6:01 pm (243°)10:01:56−0:336:31 am7:29 pm7:01 am6:59 pm7:32 am6:28 pm1:00 pm (34.2°)91.524
127:59 am (117°)6:01 pm (243°)10:01:25−0:306:31 am7:29 pm7:01 am6:59 pm7:32 am6:28 pm1:00 pm (34.1°)91.513
138:00 am (117°)6:01 pm (243°)10:00:56−0:286:32 am7:29 pm7:02 am6:59 pm7:33 am6:28 pm1:01 pm (34.0°)91.503
148:01 am (117°)6:01 pm (243°)10:00:31−0:256:33 am7:30 pm7:03 am6:59 pm7:34 am6:29 pm1:01 pm (33.9°)91.494
158:02 am (117°)6:02 pm (243°)10:00:09−0:226:33 am7:30 pm7:03 am7:00 pm7:34 am6:29 pm1:02 pm (33.9°)91.485
168:02 am (117°)6:02 pm (242°)9:59:49−0:196:34 am7:30 pm7:04 am7:00 pm7:35 am6:29 pm1:02 pm (33.8°)91.476
178:03 am (118°)6:02 pm (242°)9:59:32−0:166:35 am7:31 pm7:05 am7:01 pm7:35 am6:30 pm1:03 pm (33.8°)91.468
188:03 am (118°)6:03 pm (242°)9:59:18−0:136:35 am7:31 pm7:05 am7:01 pm7:36 am6:30 pm1:03 pm (33.7°)91.461
198:04 am (118°)6:03 pm (242°)9:59:07−0:106:36 am7:32 pm7:06 am7:01 pm7:37 am6:30 pm1:04 pm (33.7°)91.454
208:05 am (118°)6:04 pm (242°)9:58:59−0:076:36 am7:32 pm7:06 am7:02 pm7:37 am6:31 pm1:04 pm (33.7°)91.448
218:05 am (118°)6:04 pm (242°)9:58:54−0:056:37 am7:32 pm7:07 am7:02 pm7:38 am6:31 pm1:05 pm (33.7°)91.442
228:06 am (118°)6:05 pm (242°)9:58:52−0:026:37 am7:33 pm7:07 am7:03 pm7:38 am6:32 pm1:05 pm (33.7°)91.437
238:06 am (118°)6:05 pm (242°)9:58:53< 1s6:38 am7:33 pm7:08 am7:03 pm7:39 am6:32 pm1:06 pm (33.7°)91.432
248:07 am (118°)6:06 pm (242°)9:58:57+0:036:38 am7:34 pm7:08 am7:04 pm7:39 am6:33 pm1:06 pm (33.7°)91.427
258:07 am (118°)6:06 pm (242°)9:59:04+0:066:39 am7:35 pm7:09 am7:04 pm7:40 am6:33 pm1:07 pm (33.7°)91.423
268:07 am (118°)6:07 pm (242°)9:59:14+0:096:39 am7:35 pm7:09 am7:05 pm7:40 am6:34 pm1:07 pm (33.7°)91.419
278:08 am (118°)6:07 pm (242°)9:59:26+0:126:40 am7:36 pm7:10 am7:06 pm7:41 am6:35 pm1:08 pm (33.8°)91.416
288:08 am (118°)6:08 pm (242°)9:59:42+0:156:40 am7:36 pm7:10 am7:06 pm7:41 am6:35 pm1:08 pm (33.8°)91.413
298:09 am (117°)6:09 pm (243°)10:00:01+0:186:40 am7:37 pm7:10 am7:07 pm7:41 am6:36 pm1:09 pm (33.9°)91.410
308:09 am (117°)6:09 pm (243°)10:00:22+0:216:41 am7:37 pm7:11 am7:07 pm7:42 am6:37 pm1:09 pm (33.9°)91.408
318:09 am (117°)6:10 pm (243°)10:00:46+0:246:41 am7:38 pm7:11 am7:08 pm7:42 am6:37 pm1:10 pm (34.0°)91.406
* All times are local time for Tripoli. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

Note that Daylight Saving Time ends on Tuesday, January 1, 1952 at 12:00 midnight, and this is accounted for above.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Tripoli is at 6:00 pm on Saturday, December 22, 1951. In terms of daylight, this day is 4 hours, 21 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 5.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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