Daylight
9:30 am – 3:39 pm
6 hours, 10 minutes
| Current Time: | Dec 22, 2024 at 7:26:27 pm |
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| Sun Direction: | ↑ 268° West |
| Sun Altitude: | -26.5° |
| Sun Distance: | 91.436 million mi |
| Next Equinox: | Mar 20, 2025 10:01 am (Vernal) |
| Sunrise Today: | 9:30 am↑ 139° Southeast |
| Sunset Today: | 3:39 pm↑ 221° Southwest |
2024 Sun Graph for Tau
December 2024 — Sun in Tau
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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 | 9:04 am ↑ (135°) | 3:46 pm ↑ (225°) | 6:41:19 | −3:04 | 6:30 am | 6:20 pm | 7:19 am | 5:30 pm | 8:12 am | 4:37 pm | 12:25 pm (9.1°) | 91.658 |
| 2 | 9:06 am ↑ (135°) | 3:44 pm ↑ (225°) | 6:38:22 | −2:57 | 6:31 am | 6:19 pm | 7:21 am | 5:30 pm | 8:14 am | 4:37 pm | 12:25 pm (9.0°) | 91.643 |
| 3 | 9:08 am ↑ (135°) | 3:43 pm ↑ (225°) | 6:35:32 | −2:50 | 6:33 am | 6:18 pm | 7:22 am | 5:29 pm | 8:16 am | 4:36 pm | 12:26 pm (8.8°) | 91.629 |
| 4 | 9:10 am ↑ (136°) | 3:43 pm ↑ (224°) | 6:32:49 | −2:42 | 6:34 am | 6:18 pm | 7:23 am | 5:29 pm | 8:17 am | 4:35 pm | 12:26 pm (8.7°) | 91.615 |
| 5 | 9:11 am ↑ (136°) | 3:42 pm ↑ (224°) | 6:30:15 | −2:34 | 6:35 am | 6:18 pm | 7:25 am | 5:28 pm | 8:19 am | 4:34 pm | 12:27 pm (8.6°) | 91.601 |
| 6 | 9:13 am ↑ (136°) | 3:41 pm ↑ (224°) | 6:27:48 | −2:26 | 6:37 am | 6:17 pm | 7:26 am | 5:28 pm | 8:20 am | 4:34 pm | 12:27 pm (8.5°) | 91.587 |
| 7 | 9:15 am ↑ (137°) | 3:40 pm ↑ (223°) | 6:25:30 | −2:18 | 6:38 am | 6:17 pm | 7:27 am | 5:27 pm | 8:21 am | 4:33 pm | 12:28 pm (8.3°) | 91.574 |
| 8 | 9:16 am ↑ (137°) | 3:40 pm ↑ (223°) | 6:23:20 | −2:09 | 6:39 am | 6:17 pm | 7:29 am | 5:27 pm | 8:23 am | 4:33 pm | 12:28 pm (8.2°) | 91.561 |
| 9 | 9:18 am ↑ (137°) | 3:39 pm ↑ (223°) | 6:21:19 | −2:01 | 6:40 am | 6:16 pm | 7:30 am | 5:27 pm | 8:24 am | 4:33 pm | 12:28 pm (8.2°) | 91.549 |
| 10 | 9:19 am ↑ (137°) | 3:38 pm ↑ (223°) | 6:19:27 | −1:52 | 6:41 am | 6:16 pm | 7:31 am | 5:27 pm | 8:25 am | 4:32 pm | 12:29 pm (8.1°) | 91.537 |
| 11 | 9:20 am ↑ (138°) | 3:38 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:17:44 | −1:42 | 6:42 am | 6:16 pm | 7:32 am | 5:26 pm | 8:26 am | 4:32 pm | 12:29 pm (8.0°) | 91.526 |
| 12 | 9:22 am ↑ (138°) | 3:38 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:16:10 | −1:33 | 6:43 am | 6:16 pm | 7:33 am | 5:26 pm | 8:27 am | 4:32 pm | 12:30 pm (7.9°) | 91.515 |
| 13 | 9:23 am ↑ (138°) | 3:38 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:14:46 | −1:24 | 6:44 am | 6:16 pm | 7:34 am | 5:26 pm | 8:28 am | 4:32 pm | 12:30 pm (7.8°) | 91.505 |
| 14 | 9:24 am ↑ (138°) | 3:37 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:13:31 | −1:14 | 6:45 am | 6:16 pm | 7:35 am | 5:26 pm | 8:29 am | 4:32 pm | 12:31 pm (7.8°) | 91.495 |
| 15 | 9:25 am ↑ (138°) | 3:37 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:12:26 | −1:04 | 6:46 am | 6:17 pm | 7:36 am | 5:27 pm | 8:30 am | 4:32 pm | 12:31 pm (7.7°) | 91.486 |
| 16 | 9:26 am ↑ (138°) | 3:37 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:11:31 | −0:54 | 6:47 am | 6:17 pm | 7:37 am | 5:27 pm | 8:31 am | 4:32 pm | 12:32 pm (7.7°) | 91.477 |
| 17 | 9:27 am ↑ (138°) | 3:38 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:10:46 | −0:44 | 6:47 am | 6:17 pm | 7:37 am | 5:27 pm | 8:32 am | 4:32 pm | 12:32 pm (7.7°) | 91.469 |
| 18 | 9:28 am ↑ (138°) | 3:38 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:10:12 | −0:34 | 6:48 am | 6:17 pm | 7:38 am | 5:27 pm | 8:33 am | 4:33 pm | 12:33 pm (7.6°) | 91.462 |
| 19 | 9:28 am ↑ (139°) | 3:38 pm ↑ (221°) | 6:09:47 | −0:24 | 6:49 am | 6:18 pm | 7:39 am | 5:28 pm | 8:33 am | 4:33 pm | 12:33 pm (7.6°) | 91.455 |
| 20 | 9:29 am ↑ (139°) | 3:38 pm ↑ (221°) | 6:09:32 | −0:14 | 6:49 am | 6:18 pm | 7:39 am | 5:28 pm | 8:34 am | 4:33 pm | 12:34 pm (7.6°) | 91.449 |
| 21 | 9:29 am ↑ (139°) | 3:39 pm ↑ (221°) | 6:09:28 | −0:04 | 6:50 am | 6:19 pm | 7:40 am | 5:29 pm | 8:35 am | 4:34 pm | 12:34 pm (7.6°) | 91.443 |
| 22 | 9:30 am ↑ (139°) | 3:39 pm ↑ (221°) | 6:09:34 | +0:06 | 6:50 am | 6:19 pm | 7:40 am | 5:29 pm | 8:35 am | 4:34 pm | 12:35 pm (7.6°) | 91.438 |
| 23 | 9:30 am ↑ (139°) | 3:40 pm ↑ (221°) | 6:09:51 | +0:16 | 6:51 am | 6:20 pm | 7:41 am | 5:30 pm | 8:35 am | 4:35 pm | 12:35 pm (7.6°) | 91.433 |
| 24 | 9:31 am ↑ (138°) | 3:41 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:10:17 | +0:26 | 6:51 am | 6:20 pm | 7:41 am | 5:30 pm | 8:36 am | 4:36 pm | 12:36 pm (7.6°) | 91.428 |
| 25 | 9:31 am ↑ (138°) | 3:42 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:10:54 | +0:36 | 6:51 am | 6:21 pm | 7:41 am | 5:31 pm | 8:36 am | 4:36 pm | 12:36 pm (7.7°) | 91.425 |
| 26 | 9:31 am ↑ (138°) | 3:43 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:11:41 | +0:46 | 6:52 am | 6:22 pm | 7:42 am | 5:32 pm | 8:36 am | 4:37 pm | 12:37 pm (7.7°) | 91.421 |
| 27 | 9:31 am ↑ (138°) | 3:44 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:12:38 | +0:57 | 6:52 am | 6:23 pm | 7:42 am | 5:33 pm | 8:36 am | 4:38 pm | 12:37 pm (7.7°) | 91.418 |
| 28 | 9:31 am ↑ (138°) | 3:45 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:13:45 | +1:06 | 6:52 am | 6:24 pm | 7:42 am | 5:34 pm | 8:36 am | 4:39 pm | 12:38 pm (7.8°) | 91.415 |
| 29 | 9:31 am ↑ (138°) | 3:46 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:15:02 | +1:16 | 6:52 am | 6:24 pm | 7:42 am | 5:35 pm | 8:36 am | 4:40 pm | 12:38 pm (7.9°) | 91.413 |
| 30 | 9:30 am ↑ (138°) | 3:47 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:16:28 | +1:26 | 6:52 am | 6:25 pm | 7:42 am | 5:36 pm | 8:36 am | 4:41 pm | 12:39 pm (7.9°) | 91.411 |
| 31 | 9:30 am ↑ (138°) | 3:48 pm ↑ (223°) | 6:18:04 | +1:36 | 6:52 am | 6:26 pm | 7:42 am | 5:37 pm | 8:36 am | 4:42 pm | 12:39 pm (8.0°) | 91.409 |
| * All times are local time for Tau. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Today is highlighted. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in Tau is at 10:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 12 hours, 22 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 15. The latest sunrise is on December 27.
Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?
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