Daylight
5:17 am – 8:36 pm
15 hours, 19 minutes
| Current Time: | May 9, 2025 at 9:11:35 am |
|---|---|
| Sun Direction: | 105.96° ESE↑ |
| Sun Altitude: | 34.35° |
| Sun Distance: | 93.838 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Jun 21, 2025 3:42 am (Summer) |
| Sunrise Today: | 5:17 am↑ 60° Northeast |
| Sunset Today: | 8:36 pm↑ 300° Northwest |
December 1938 — Sun in London
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| 1938 | 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 | 7:43 am ↑ (125°) | 3:55 pm ↑ (235°) | 8:12:29 | −2:07 | 5:41 am | 5:56 pm | 6:21 am | 5:16 pm | 7:04 am | 4:34 pm | 11:49 am (16.8°) | 91.648 |
| 2 | 7:44 am ↑ (125°) | 3:54 pm ↑ (234°) | 8:10:26 | −2:02 | 5:42 am | 5:56 pm | 6:23 am | 5:16 pm | 7:05 am | 4:33 pm | 11:49 am (16.6°) | 91.633 |
| 3 | 7:45 am ↑ (126°) | 3:54 pm ↑ (234°) | 8:08:29 | −1:57 | 5:43 am | 5:56 pm | 6:24 am | 5:15 pm | 7:06 am | 4:33 pm | 11:50 am (16.5°) | 91.619 |
| 4 | 7:47 am ↑ (126°) | 3:53 pm ↑ (234°) | 8:06:37 | −1:52 | 5:45 am | 5:55 pm | 6:25 am | 5:15 pm | 7:07 am | 4:33 pm | 11:50 am (16.4°) | 91.604 |
| 5 | 7:48 am ↑ (126°) | 3:53 pm ↑ (234°) | 8:04:50 | −1:46 | 5:46 am | 5:55 pm | 6:26 am | 5:15 pm | 7:09 am | 4:32 pm | 11:51 am (16.2°) | 91.591 |
| 6 | 7:49 am ↑ (126°) | 3:52 pm ↑ (233°) | 8:03:08 | −1:41 | 5:47 am | 5:55 pm | 6:27 am | 5:14 pm | 7:10 am | 4:32 pm | 11:51 am (16.1°) | 91.578 |
| 7 | 7:50 am ↑ (127°) | 3:52 pm ↑ (233°) | 8:01:32 | −1:36 | 5:48 am | 5:55 pm | 6:28 am | 5:14 pm | 7:11 am | 4:32 pm | 11:51 am (16.0°) | 91.565 |
| 8 | 7:52 am ↑ (127°) | 3:52 pm ↑ (233°) | 8:00:02 | −1:30 | 5:49 am | 5:55 pm | 6:29 am | 5:14 pm | 7:12 am | 4:31 pm | 11:52 am (15.9°) | 91.553 |
| 9 | 7:53 am ↑ (127°) | 3:51 pm ↑ (233°) | 7:58:37 | −1:24 | 5:50 am | 5:55 pm | 6:30 am | 5:14 pm | 7:13 am | 4:31 pm | 11:52 am (15.8°) | 91.542 |
| 10 | 7:54 am ↑ (127°) | 3:51 pm ↑ (233°) | 7:57:18 | −1:18 | 5:51 am | 5:54 pm | 6:31 am | 5:14 pm | 7:14 am | 4:31 pm | 11:53 am (15.7°) | 91.531 |
| 11 | 7:55 am ↑ (127°) | 3:51 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:56:05 | −1:12 | 5:51 am | 5:55 pm | 6:32 am | 5:14 pm | 7:15 am | 4:31 pm | 11:53 am (15.6°) | 91.521 |
| 12 | 7:56 am ↑ (128°) | 3:51 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:54:58 | −1:06 | 5:52 am | 5:55 pm | 6:33 am | 5:14 pm | 7:16 am | 4:31 pm | 11:54 am (15.5°) | 91.511 |
| 13 | 7:57 am ↑ (128°) | 3:51 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:53:58 | −1:00 | 5:53 am | 5:55 pm | 6:34 am | 5:14 pm | 7:17 am | 4:31 pm | 11:54 am (15.4°) | 91.502 |
| 14 | 7:58 am ↑ (128°) | 3:51 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:53:03 | −0:54 | 5:54 am | 5:55 pm | 6:35 am | 5:14 pm | 7:18 am | 4:31 pm | 11:55 am (15.4°) | 91.493 |
| 15 | 7:59 am ↑ (128°) | 3:51 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:52:15 | −0:48 | 5:55 am | 5:55 pm | 6:36 am | 5:14 pm | 7:19 am | 4:31 pm | 11:55 am (15.3°) | 91.484 |
| 16 | 8:00 am ↑ (128°) | 3:51 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:51:33 | −0:42 | 5:56 am | 5:55 pm | 6:36 am | 5:14 pm | 7:19 am | 4:31 pm | 11:55 am (15.2°) | 91.476 |
| 17 | 8:00 am ↑ (128°) | 3:51 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:50:57 | −0:35 | 5:56 am | 5:56 pm | 6:37 am | 5:15 pm | 7:20 am | 4:32 pm | 11:56 am (15.2°) | 91.469 |
| 18 | 8:01 am ↑ (128°) | 3:52 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:50:28 | −0:29 | 5:57 am | 5:56 pm | 6:38 am | 5:15 pm | 7:21 am | 4:32 pm | 11:56 am (15.2°) | 91.461 |
| 19 | 8:02 am ↑ (128°) | 3:52 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:50:05 | −0:22 | 5:58 am | 5:56 pm | 6:38 am | 5:15 pm | 7:22 am | 4:32 pm | 11:57 am (15.1°) | 91.455 |
| 20 | 8:03 am ↑ (128°) | 3:52 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:49:48 | −0:16 | 5:58 am | 5:57 pm | 6:39 am | 5:16 pm | 7:22 am | 4:33 pm | 11:57 am (15.1°) | 91.448 |
| 21 | 8:03 am ↑ (128°) | 3:53 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:49:39 | −0:09 | 5:59 am | 5:57 pm | 6:40 am | 5:16 pm | 7:23 am | 4:33 pm | 11:58 am (15.1°) | 91.442 |
| 22 | 8:04 am ↑ (128°) | 3:53 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:49:35 | −0:03 | 5:59 am | 5:58 pm | 6:40 am | 5:17 pm | 7:23 am | 4:34 pm | 11:58 am (15.1°) | 91.436 |
| 23 | 8:04 am ↑ (128°) | 3:54 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:49:39 | +0:03 | 6:00 am | 5:58 pm | 6:41 am | 5:17 pm | 7:24 am | 4:34 pm | 11:59 am (15.1°) | 91.431 |
| 24 | 8:05 am ↑ (128°) | 3:54 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:49:48 | +0:09 | 6:00 am | 5:59 pm | 6:41 am | 5:18 pm | 7:24 am | 4:35 pm | 11:59 am (15.1°) | 91.425 |
| 25 | 8:05 am ↑ (128°) | 3:55 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:50:05 | +0:16 | 6:01 am | 5:59 pm | 6:41 am | 5:18 pm | 7:25 am | 4:35 pm | 12:00 pm (15.1°) | 91.421 |
| 26 | 8:05 am ↑ (128°) | 3:56 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:50:27 | +0:22 | 6:01 am | 6:00 pm | 6:42 am | 5:19 pm | 7:25 am | 4:36 pm | 12:00 pm (15.2°) | 91.416 |
| 27 | 8:05 am ↑ (128°) | 3:56 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:50:57 | +0:29 | 6:01 am | 6:01 pm | 6:42 am | 5:20 pm | 7:25 am | 4:37 pm | 12:01 pm (15.2°) | 91.412 |
| 28 | 8:06 am ↑ (128°) | 3:57 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:51:32 | +0:35 | 6:02 am | 6:01 pm | 6:42 am | 5:21 pm | 7:26 am | 4:37 pm | 12:01 pm (15.2°) | 91.409 |
| 29 | 8:06 am ↑ (128°) | 3:58 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:52:15 | +0:42 | 6:02 am | 6:02 pm | 6:43 am | 5:21 pm | 7:26 am | 4:38 pm | 12:02 pm (15.3°) | 91.406 |
| 30 | 8:06 am ↑ (128°) | 3:59 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:53:03 | +0:48 | 6:02 am | 6:03 pm | 6:43 am | 5:22 pm | 7:26 am | 4:39 pm | 12:02 pm (15.4°) | 91.403 |
| 31 | 8:06 am ↑ (128°) | 4:00 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:53:58 | +0:54 | 6:02 am | 6:04 pm | 6:43 am | 5:23 pm | 7:26 am | 4:40 pm | 12:03 pm (15.4°) | 91.401 |
| * All times are local time for London. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in London is at 12:13 pm on Thursday, December 22, 1938. In terms of daylight, this day is 8 hours, 49 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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