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Augusta, Maine, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2024

Daylight

7:11 am – 4:03 pm
8 hours, 51 minutes

Current Time: Dec 21, 2024 at 6:33:34 am
Sun Direction: 116° Southeast
Sun Altitude: -6.8°
Sun Distance: 91.443 million mi
Next Equinox: Mar 20, 2025 5:01 am (Vernal)
Sunrise Today: 7:11 am 123° Southeast
Sunset Today: 4:03 pm 237° Southwest
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2024 Sun Graph for Augusta

December 2024 — Sun in Augusta

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
16:55 am (120°)4:01 pm (239°)9:05:43−1:285:11 am5:44 pm5:46 am5:09 pm6:22 am4:33 pm11:28 am (23.8°)91.655
26:56 am (121°)4:00 pm (239°)9:04:19−1:245:12 am5:44 pm5:47 am5:09 pm6:23 am4:33 pm11:28 am (23.6°)91.640
36:57 am (121°)4:00 pm (239°)9:02:58−1:205:13 am5:44 pm5:48 am5:09 pm6:24 am4:33 pm11:29 am (23.5°)91.626
46:58 am (121°)4:00 pm (239°)9:01:42−1:165:14 am5:44 pm5:49 am5:09 pm6:25 am4:33 pm11:29 am (23.4°)91.612
56:59 am (121°)4:00 pm (239°)9:00:29−1:125:15 am5:44 pm5:50 am5:09 pm6:26 am4:33 pm11:29 am (23.2°)91.598
67:00 am (121°)3:59 pm (238°)8:59:20−1:085:16 am5:44 pm5:51 am5:09 pm6:27 am4:32 pm11:30 am (23.1°)91.585
77:01 am (122°)3:59 pm (238°)8:58:16−1:045:16 am5:44 pm5:52 am5:09 pm6:28 am4:32 pm11:30 am (23.0°)91.571
87:02 am (122°)3:59 pm (238°)8:57:16−1:005:17 am5:44 pm5:52 am5:09 pm6:29 am4:32 pm11:31 am (22.9°)91.559
97:03 am (122°)3:59 pm (238°)8:56:20−0:555:18 am5:44 pm5:53 am5:09 pm6:30 am4:32 pm11:31 am (22.8°)91.547
107:04 am (122°)3:59 pm (238°)8:55:28−0:515:19 am5:44 pm5:54 am5:09 pm6:31 am4:32 pm11:32 am (22.7°)91.535
117:05 am (122°)3:59 pm (238°)8:54:41−0:475:20 am5:44 pm5:55 am5:09 pm6:32 am4:33 pm11:32 am (22.7°)91.524
127:06 am (122°)4:00 pm (238°)8:53:59−0:425:20 am5:45 pm5:56 am5:09 pm6:32 am4:33 pm11:33 am (22.6°)91.513
137:06 am (122°)4:00 pm (238°)8:53:21−0:385:21 am5:45 pm5:56 am5:10 pm6:33 am4:33 pm11:33 am (22.5°)91.503
147:07 am (123°)4:00 pm (237°)8:52:47−0:335:22 am5:45 pm5:57 am5:10 pm6:34 am4:33 pm11:34 am (22.5°)91.493
157:08 am (123°)4:00 pm (237°)8:52:18−0:285:23 am5:45 pm5:58 am5:10 pm6:35 am4:33 pm11:34 am (22.4°)91.484
167:09 am (123°)4:00 pm (237°)8:51:54−0:245:23 am5:46 pm5:59 am5:10 pm6:35 am4:34 pm11:35 am (22.4°)91.476
177:09 am (123°)4:01 pm (237°)8:51:34−0:195:24 am5:46 pm5:59 am5:11 pm6:36 am4:34 pm11:35 am (22.3°)91.468
187:10 am (123°)4:01 pm (237°)8:51:19−0:155:24 am5:47 pm6:00 am5:11 pm6:37 am4:34 pm11:36 am (22.3°)91.460
197:10 am (123°)4:02 pm (237°)8:51:09−0:105:25 am5:47 pm6:00 am5:12 pm6:37 am4:35 pm11:36 am (22.3°)91.454
207:11 am (123°)4:02 pm (237°)8:51:03−0:055:25 am5:48 pm6:01 am5:12 pm6:38 am4:35 pm11:37 am (22.3°)91.448
217:11 am (123°)4:03 pm (237°)8:51:02< 1s5:26 am5:48 pm6:01 am5:13 pm6:38 am4:36 pm11:37 am (22.3°)91.442
227:12 am (123°)4:03 pm (237°)8:51:06+0:035:26 am5:49 pm6:02 am5:13 pm6:39 am4:36 pm11:37 am (22.3°)91.437
237:12 am (123°)4:04 pm (237°)8:51:15+0:085:27 am5:49 pm6:02 am5:14 pm6:39 am4:37 pm11:38 am (22.3°)91.432
247:13 am (123°)4:04 pm (237°)8:51:28+0:135:27 am5:50 pm6:03 am5:14 pm6:39 am4:38 pm11:38 am (22.3°)91.428
257:13 am (123°)4:05 pm (237°)8:51:46+0:175:28 am5:50 pm6:03 am5:15 pm6:40 am4:38 pm11:39 am (22.4°)91.424
267:13 am (123°)4:06 pm (237°)8:52:08+0:225:28 am5:51 pm6:03 am5:16 pm6:40 am4:39 pm11:39 am (22.4°)91.420
277:14 am (123°)4:06 pm (237°)8:52:36+0:275:28 am5:52 pm6:04 am5:16 pm6:40 am4:40 pm11:40 am (22.4°)91.417
287:14 am (122°)4:07 pm (238°)8:53:08+0:315:29 am5:52 pm6:04 am5:17 pm6:41 am4:40 pm11:40 am (22.5°)91.415
297:14 am (122°)4:08 pm (238°)8:53:44+0:365:29 am5:53 pm6:04 am5:18 pm6:41 am4:41 pm11:41 am (22.6°)91.412
307:14 am (122°)4:09 pm (238°)8:54:25+0:415:29 am5:54 pm6:04 am5:19 pm6:41 am4:42 pm11:41 am (22.6°)91.410
317:14 am (122°)4:10 pm (238°)8:55:11+0:455:29 am5:55 pm6:05 am5:19 pm6:41 am4:43 pm11:42 am (22.7°)91.409
* All times are local time for Augusta. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Today is highlighted.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Augusta is at 4:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 6 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 9.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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