Daylight
4:23 am – 9:56 pm
17 hours, 33 minutes
| Current Time: | Jul 23, 2025 at 2:18:20 pm |
|---|---|
| Sun Direction: | 203.98° SSW↑ |
| Sun Altitude: | 48.06° |
| Sun Distance: | 94.432 million mi |
| Next Equinox: | Sep 22, 2025 7:19 pm (Autumnal) |
| Sunrise Today: | 4:23 am↑ 44° Northeast |
| Sunset Today: | 9:56 pm↑ 315° Northwest |
2025 Sun Graph for Lerwick (Shetland Islands)
December 2025 — Sun in Lerwick (Shetland Islands)
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| 2025 | 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 | 8:41 am ↑ (136°) | 3:05 pm ↑ (224°) | 6:24:29 | −3:20 | 6:00 am | 5:46 pm | 6:51 am | 4:55 pm | 7:46 am | 4:00 pm | 11:53 am (8.1°) | 91.659 |
| 2 | 8:43 am ↑ (137°) | 3:04 pm ↑ (223°) | 6:21:16 | −3:13 | 6:01 am | 5:45 pm | 6:52 am | 4:54 pm | 7:48 am | 3:59 pm | 11:54 am (7.9°) | 91.644 |
| 3 | 8:45 am ↑ (137°) | 3:03 pm ↑ (223°) | 6:18:11 | −3:05 | 6:03 am | 5:45 pm | 6:54 am | 4:54 pm | 7:49 am | 3:58 pm | 11:54 am (7.8°) | 91.630 |
| 4 | 8:47 am ↑ (137°) | 3:02 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:15:13 | −2:57 | 6:04 am | 5:44 pm | 6:55 am | 4:53 pm | 7:51 am | 3:57 pm | 11:54 am (7.6°) | 91.616 |
| 5 | 8:48 am ↑ (138°) | 3:01 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:12:24 | −2:49 | 6:05 am | 5:44 pm | 6:57 am | 4:53 pm | 7:53 am | 3:57 pm | 11:55 am (7.5°) | 91.602 |
| 6 | 8:50 am ↑ (138°) | 3:00 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:09:43 | −2:40 | 6:07 am | 5:43 pm | 6:58 am | 4:52 pm | 7:54 am | 3:56 pm | 11:55 am (7.4°) | 91.589 |
| 7 | 8:52 am ↑ (138°) | 2:59 pm ↑ (221°) | 6:07:11 | −2:32 | 6:08 am | 5:43 pm | 6:59 am | 4:52 pm | 7:55 am | 3:55 pm | 11:56 am (7.3°) | 91.577 |
| 8 | 8:54 am ↑ (139°) | 2:58 pm ↑ (221°) | 6:04:48 | −2:23 | 6:09 am | 5:43 pm | 7:01 am | 4:51 pm | 7:57 am | 3:55 pm | 11:56 am (7.2°) | 91.565 |
| 9 | 8:55 am ↑ (139°) | 2:58 pm ↑ (221°) | 6:02:34 | −2:13 | 6:10 am | 5:42 pm | 7:02 am | 4:51 pm | 7:58 am | 3:55 pm | 11:57 am (7.1°) | 91.554 |
| 10 | 8:57 am ↑ (139°) | 2:57 pm ↑ (221°) | 6:00:30 | −2:04 | 6:11 am | 5:42 pm | 7:03 am | 4:51 pm | 7:59 am | 3:54 pm | 11:57 am (7.0°) | 91.543 |
| 11 | 8:58 am ↑ (140°) | 2:57 pm ↑ (220°) | 5:58:35 | −1:54 | 6:12 am | 5:42 pm | 7:04 am | 4:51 pm | 8:01 am | 3:54 pm | 11:57 am (6.9°) | 91.533 |
| 12 | 8:59 am ↑ (140°) | 2:56 pm ↑ (220°) | 5:56:51 | −1:44 | 6:13 am | 5:42 pm | 7:05 am | 4:51 pm | 8:02 am | 3:54 pm | 11:58 am (6.9°) | 91.523 |
| 13 | 9:01 am ↑ (140°) | 2:56 pm ↑ (220°) | 5:55:17 | −1:34 | 6:14 am | 5:42 pm | 7:06 am | 4:50 pm | 8:03 am | 3:54 pm | 11:58 am (6.8°) | 91.513 |
| 14 | 9:02 am ↑ (140°) | 2:56 pm ↑ (220°) | 5:53:53 | −1:23 | 6:15 am | 5:42 pm | 7:07 am | 4:50 pm | 8:04 am | 3:54 pm | 11:59 am (6.7°) | 91.504 |
| 15 | 9:03 am ↑ (140°) | 2:56 pm ↑ (220°) | 5:52:40 | −1:13 | 6:16 am | 5:42 pm | 7:08 am | 4:51 pm | 8:05 am | 3:54 pm | 11:59 am (6.7°) | 91.496 |
| 16 | 9:04 am ↑ (140°) | 2:56 pm ↑ (220°) | 5:51:38 | −1:02 | 6:17 am | 5:42 pm | 7:09 am | 4:51 pm | 8:06 am | 3:54 pm | 12:00 pm (6.6°) | 91.487 |
| 17 | 9:05 am ↑ (141°) | 2:56 pm ↑ (219°) | 5:50:46 | −0:51 | 6:18 am | 5:43 pm | 7:10 am | 4:51 pm | 8:07 am | 3:54 pm | 12:00 pm (6.6°) | 91.479 |
| 18 | 9:06 am ↑ (141°) | 2:56 pm ↑ (219°) | 5:50:06 | −0:40 | 6:18 am | 5:43 pm | 7:10 am | 4:51 pm | 8:07 am | 3:54 pm | 12:01 pm (6.6°) | 91.472 |
| 19 | 9:06 am ↑ (141°) | 2:56 pm ↑ (219°) | 5:49:36 | −0:29 | 6:19 am | 5:43 pm | 7:11 am | 4:52 pm | 8:08 am | 3:54 pm | 12:01 pm (6.5°) | 91.464 |
| 20 | 9:07 am ↑ (141°) | 2:56 pm ↑ (219°) | 5:49:18 | −0:18 | 6:20 am | 5:44 pm | 7:12 am | 4:52 pm | 8:09 am | 3:55 pm | 12:02 pm (6.5°) | 91.457 |
| 21 | 9:08 am ↑ (141°) | 2:57 pm ↑ (219°) | 5:49:11 | −0:06 | 6:20 am | 5:44 pm | 7:12 am | 4:52 pm | 8:09 am | 3:55 pm | 12:02 pm (6.5°) | 91.451 |
| 22 | 9:08 am ↑ (141°) | 2:57 pm ↑ (219°) | 5:49:16 | +0:04 | 6:21 am | 5:45 pm | 7:13 am | 4:53 pm | 8:10 am | 3:56 pm | 12:03 pm (6.5°) | 91.445 |
| 23 | 9:09 am ↑ (141°) | 2:58 pm ↑ (219°) | 5:49:31 | +0:15 | 6:21 am | 5:45 pm | 7:13 am | 4:54 pm | 8:10 am | 3:56 pm | 12:03 pm (6.5°) | 91.439 |
| 24 | 9:09 am ↑ (141°) | 2:59 pm ↑ (219°) | 5:49:58 | +0:26 | 6:22 am | 5:46 pm | 7:13 am | 4:54 pm | 8:11 am | 3:57 pm | 12:04 pm (6.6°) | 91.433 |
| 25 | 9:09 am ↑ (141°) | 3:00 pm ↑ (219°) | 5:50:36 | +0:37 | 6:22 am | 5:47 pm | 7:14 am | 4:55 pm | 8:11 am | 3:58 pm | 12:04 pm (6.6°) | 91.428 |
| 26 | 9:09 am ↑ (140°) | 3:01 pm ↑ (220°) | 5:51:24 | +0:48 | 6:22 am | 5:48 pm | 7:14 am | 4:56 pm | 8:11 am | 3:59 pm | 12:05 pm (6.6°) | 91.423 |
| 27 | 9:09 am ↑ (140°) | 3:02 pm ↑ (220°) | 5:52:24 | +0:59 | 6:22 am | 5:48 pm | 7:14 am | 4:57 pm | 8:11 am | 4:00 pm | 12:05 pm (6.7°) | 91.419 |
| 28 | 9:09 am ↑ (140°) | 3:03 pm ↑ (220°) | 5:53:35 | +1:10 | 6:23 am | 5:49 pm | 7:14 am | 4:57 pm | 8:11 am | 4:00 pm | 12:06 pm (6.7°) | 91.415 |
| 29 | 9:09 am ↑ (140°) | 3:04 pm ↑ (220°) | 5:54:56 | +1:21 | 6:23 am | 5:50 pm | 7:14 am | 4:58 pm | 8:11 am | 4:01 pm | 12:06 pm (6.8°) | 91.412 |
| 30 | 9:09 am ↑ (140°) | 3:05 pm ↑ (220°) | 5:56:28 | +1:31 | 6:23 am | 5:51 pm | 7:14 am | 4:59 pm | 8:11 am | 4:03 pm | 12:07 pm (6.8°) | 91.409 |
| 31 | 9:08 am ↑ (140°) | 3:06 pm ↑ (220°) | 5:58:11 | +1:42 | 6:23 am | 5:52 pm | 7:14 am | 5:00 pm | 8:11 am | 4:04 pm | 12:07 pm (6.9°) | 91.407 |
| * All times are local time for Lerwick (Shetland Islands). They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in Lerwick (Shetland Islands) is at 3:03 pm on Sunday, December 21, 2025. In terms of daylight, this day is 13 hours, 6 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 16. The latest sunrise is on December 26 or December 27.
Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?
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