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Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2019

Daylight

5:03 am – 9:31 pm
16 hours, 28 minutes

Current Time: Jul 5, 2025 at 6:11:58 am
Sun Direction: 63.35° ENE
Sun Altitude: 8.21°
Sun Distance: 94.503 million mi
Next Equinox: Sep 22, 2025 7:19 pm (Autumnal)
Sunrise Today: 5:03 am 50° Northeast
Sunset Today: 9:31 pm 310° Northwest
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2019 Sun Graph for Cardiff

December 2019 — Sun in Cardiff

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2019Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
17:55 am (125°)4:07 pm (235°)8:12:05−2:055:54 am6:08 pm6:34 am5:28 pm7:16 am4:46 pm12:01 pm (16.8°)91.664
27:56 am (126°)4:06 pm (234°)8:10:05−2:005:55 am6:08 pm6:35 am5:28 pm7:17 am4:45 pm12:01 pm (16.6°)91.648
37:58 am (126°)4:06 pm (234°)8:08:10−1:555:56 am6:08 pm6:36 am5:27 pm7:18 am4:45 pm12:02 pm (16.5°)91.633
47:59 am (126°)4:05 pm (234°)8:06:20−1:505:57 am6:07 pm6:37 am5:27 pm7:20 am4:45 pm12:02 pm (16.3°)91.618
58:00 am (126°)4:05 pm (234°)8:04:35−1:445:58 am6:07 pm6:38 am5:27 pm7:21 am4:44 pm12:03 pm (16.2°)91.604
68:02 am (127°)4:04 pm (233°)8:02:55−1:395:59 am6:07 pm6:39 am5:27 pm7:22 am4:44 pm12:03 pm (16.1°)91.590
78:03 am (127°)4:04 pm (233°)8:01:21−1:336:00 am6:07 pm6:40 am5:26 pm7:23 am4:44 pm12:04 pm (16.0°)91.577
88:04 am (127°)4:04 pm (233°)7:59:53−1:286:01 am6:07 pm6:42 am5:26 pm7:24 am4:43 pm12:04 pm (15.9°)91.564
98:05 am (127°)4:04 pm (233°)7:58:31−1:226:02 am6:07 pm6:43 am5:26 pm7:25 am4:43 pm12:04 pm (15.8°)91.551
108:06 am (127°)4:03 pm (233°)7:57:14−1:166:03 am6:07 pm6:43 am5:26 pm7:26 am4:43 pm12:05 pm (15.7°)91.540
118:07 am (127°)4:03 pm (232°)7:56:03−1:106:04 am6:07 pm6:44 am5:26 pm7:27 am4:43 pm12:05 pm (15.6°)91.528
128:08 am (128°)4:03 pm (232°)7:54:59−1:046:05 am6:07 pm6:45 am5:26 pm7:28 am4:43 pm12:06 pm (15.5°)91.518
138:09 am (128°)4:03 pm (232°)7:54:00−0:586:05 am6:07 pm6:46 am5:26 pm7:29 am4:43 pm12:06 pm (15.4°)91.507
148:10 am (128°)4:03 pm (232°)7:53:08−0:526:06 am6:07 pm6:47 am5:26 pm7:30 am4:43 pm12:07 pm (15.4°)91.498
158:11 am (128°)4:03 pm (232°)7:52:22−0:466:07 am6:07 pm6:48 am5:27 pm7:31 am4:43 pm12:07 pm (15.3°)91.489
168:12 am (128°)4:03 pm (232°)7:51:42−0:396:08 am6:07 pm6:49 am5:27 pm7:32 am4:44 pm12:08 pm (15.3°)91.480
178:13 am (128°)4:04 pm (232°)7:51:08−0:336:08 am6:08 pm6:49 am5:27 pm7:32 am4:44 pm12:08 pm (15.2°)91.472
188:13 am (128°)4:04 pm (232°)7:50:41−0:266:09 am6:08 pm6:50 am5:27 pm7:33 am4:44 pm12:09 pm (15.2°)91.465
198:14 am (128°)4:04 pm (232°)7:50:21−0:206:10 am6:09 pm6:51 am5:28 pm7:34 am4:45 pm12:09 pm (15.2°)91.458
208:15 am (128°)4:05 pm (232°)7:50:07−0:146:10 am6:09 pm6:51 am5:28 pm7:34 am4:45 pm12:10 pm (15.1°)91.451
218:15 am (128°)4:05 pm (232°)7:49:59−0:076:11 am6:09 pm6:52 am5:29 pm7:35 am4:45 pm12:10 pm (15.1°)91.445
228:16 am (128°)4:06 pm (232°)7:49:58−0:016:11 am6:10 pm6:52 am5:29 pm7:35 am4:46 pm12:11 pm (15.1°)91.439
238:16 am (128°)4:06 pm (232°)7:50:03+0:056:12 am6:10 pm6:53 am5:30 pm7:36 am4:46 pm12:11 pm (15.1°)91.434
248:17 am (128°)4:07 pm (232°)7:50:15+0:116:12 am6:11 pm6:53 am5:30 pm7:36 am4:47 pm12:12 pm (15.2°)91.429
258:17 am (128°)4:07 pm (232°)7:50:34+0:186:13 am6:12 pm6:54 am5:31 pm7:37 am4:48 pm12:12 pm (15.2°)91.424
268:17 am (128°)4:08 pm (232°)7:50:59+0:246:13 am6:12 pm6:54 am5:32 pm7:37 am4:48 pm12:13 pm (15.2°)91.420
278:17 am (128°)4:09 pm (232°)7:51:30+0:316:13 am6:13 pm6:54 am5:32 pm7:37 am4:49 pm12:13 pm (15.2°)91.416
288:18 am (128°)4:10 pm (232°)7:52:08+0:376:14 am6:14 pm6:54 am5:33 pm7:37 am4:50 pm12:14 pm (15.3°)91.412
298:18 am (128°)4:11 pm (232°)7:52:52+0:446:14 am6:14 pm6:55 am5:34 pm7:38 am4:51 pm12:14 pm (15.3°)91.409
308:18 am (128°)4:12 pm (232°)7:53:42+0:506:14 am6:15 pm6:55 am5:35 pm7:38 am4:52 pm12:15 pm (15.4°)91.406
318:18 am (128°)4:13 pm (232°)7:54:39+0:566:14 am6:16 pm6:55 am5:35 pm7:38 am4:52 pm12:15 pm (15.5°)91.404
* All times are local time for Cardiff. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Cardiff is at 4:19 am on Sunday, December 22, 2019. In terms of daylight, this day is 8 hours, 48 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 13. The latest sunrise is on December 31.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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