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Dover, England, United Kingdom — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2019

Daylight

4:52 am – 9:07 pm
16 hours, 14 minutes

Current Time: Jul 11, 2025 at 7:36:16 am
Sun Direction: 82.35° E
Sun Altitude: 22.58°
Sun Distance: 94.493 million mi
Next Equinox: Sep 22, 2025 7:19 pm (Autumnal)
Sunrise Today: 4:52 am 52° Northeast
Sunset Today: 9:07 pm 308° Northwest
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2019 Sun Graph for Dover

December 2019 — Sun in Dover

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2019Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
17:35 am (125°)3:51 pm (235°)8:15:21−2:035:35 am5:51 pm6:15 am5:11 pm6:57 am4:29 pm11:43 am (17.1°)91.664
27:37 am (125°)3:50 pm (235°)8:13:22−1:585:36 am5:51 pm6:16 am5:11 pm6:58 am4:29 pm11:43 am (17.0°)91.648
37:38 am (125°)3:49 pm (234°)8:11:29−1:535:37 am5:50 pm6:17 am5:10 pm6:59 am4:28 pm11:44 am (16.8°)91.633
47:39 am (126°)3:49 pm (234°)8:09:40−1:485:38 am5:50 pm6:18 am5:10 pm7:00 am4:28 pm11:44 am (16.7°)91.618
57:41 am (126°)3:49 pm (234°)8:07:57−1:435:39 am5:50 pm6:19 am5:10 pm7:02 am4:28 pm11:45 am (16.6°)91.604
67:42 am (126°)3:48 pm (234°)8:06:19−1:375:40 am5:50 pm6:21 am5:09 pm7:03 am4:27 pm11:45 am (16.4°)91.590
77:43 am (126°)3:48 pm (234°)8:04:47−1:325:41 am5:49 pm6:22 am5:09 pm7:04 am4:27 pm11:46 am (16.3°)91.577
87:44 am (127°)3:48 pm (233°)8:03:20−1:265:42 am5:49 pm6:23 am5:09 pm7:05 am4:27 pm11:46 am (16.2°)91.564
97:45 am (127°)3:47 pm (233°)8:01:59−1:215:43 am5:49 pm6:24 am5:09 pm7:06 am4:27 pm11:46 am (16.1°)91.552
107:46 am (127°)3:47 pm (233°)8:00:44−1:155:44 am5:49 pm6:25 am5:09 pm7:07 am4:27 pm11:47 am (16.0°)91.540
117:47 am (127°)3:47 pm (233°)7:59:34−1:095:45 am5:49 pm6:25 am5:09 pm7:08 am4:26 pm11:47 am (15.9°)91.528
127:48 am (127°)3:47 pm (233°)7:58:30−1:035:46 am5:49 pm6:26 am5:09 pm7:09 am4:26 pm11:48 am (15.9°)91.518
137:49 am (127°)3:47 pm (233°)7:57:33−0:575:47 am5:49 pm6:27 am5:09 pm7:10 am4:27 pm11:48 am (15.8°)91.507
147:50 am (128°)3:47 pm (232°)7:56:41−0:515:48 am5:50 pm6:28 am5:09 pm7:11 am4:27 pm11:49 am (15.7°)91.498
157:51 am (128°)3:47 pm (232°)7:55:56−0:455:48 am5:50 pm6:29 am5:09 pm7:11 am4:27 pm11:49 am (15.7°)91.489
167:52 am (128°)3:47 pm (232°)7:55:17−0:395:49 am5:50 pm6:30 am5:10 pm7:12 am4:27 pm11:50 am (15.6°)91.480
177:53 am (128°)3:47 pm (232°)7:54:44−0:325:50 am5:50 pm6:30 am5:10 pm7:13 am4:27 pm11:50 am (15.6°)91.472
187:53 am (128°)3:48 pm (232°)7:54:17−0:265:50 am5:51 pm6:31 am5:10 pm7:14 am4:28 pm11:51 am (15.5°)91.465
197:54 am (128°)3:48 pm (232°)7:53:57−0:205:51 am5:51 pm6:32 am5:11 pm7:14 am4:28 pm11:51 am (15.5°)91.458
207:55 am (128°)3:48 pm (232°)7:53:43−0:145:52 am5:52 pm6:32 am5:11 pm7:15 am4:28 pm11:52 am (15.5°)91.451
217:55 am (128°)3:49 pm (232°)7:53:35−0:075:52 am5:52 pm6:33 am5:12 pm7:16 am4:29 pm11:52 am (15.5°)91.445
227:56 am (128°)3:49 pm (232°)7:53:34−0:015:53 am5:53 pm6:33 am5:12 pm7:16 am4:29 pm11:53 am (15.5°)91.439
237:56 am (128°)3:50 pm (232°)7:53:39+0:055:53 am5:53 pm6:34 am5:13 pm7:17 am4:30 pm11:53 am (15.5°)91.434
247:57 am (128°)3:51 pm (232°)7:53:51+0:115:54 am5:54 pm6:34 am5:13 pm7:17 am4:30 pm11:54 am (15.5°)91.429
257:57 am (128°)3:51 pm (232°)7:54:09+0:185:54 am5:54 pm6:35 am5:14 pm7:17 am4:31 pm11:54 am (15.5°)91.424
267:57 am (128°)3:52 pm (232°)7:54:33+0:245:54 am5:55 pm6:35 am5:14 pm7:18 am4:32 pm11:55 am (15.6°)91.420
277:58 am (128°)3:53 pm (232°)7:55:04+0:305:55 am5:56 pm6:35 am5:15 pm7:18 am4:32 pm11:55 am (15.6°)91.416
287:58 am (128°)3:54 pm (232°)7:55:41+0:375:55 am5:56 pm6:35 am5:16 pm7:18 am4:33 pm11:56 am (15.6°)91.413
297:58 am (128°)3:54 pm (232°)7:56:24+0:435:55 am5:57 pm6:36 am5:17 pm7:18 am4:34 pm11:56 am (15.7°)91.409
307:58 am (128°)3:55 pm (233°)7:57:14+0:495:55 am5:58 pm6:36 am5:18 pm7:18 am4:35 pm11:57 am (15.8°)91.406
317:58 am (127°)3:56 pm (233°)7:58:10+0:555:56 am5:59 pm6:36 am5:18 pm7:19 am4:36 pm11:57 am (15.8°)91.404
* All times are local time for Dover. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Dover is at 4:19 am on Sunday, December 22, 2019. In terms of daylight, this day is 8 hours, 41 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 12 or December 13. The latest sunrise is on December 31.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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