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Kaktovik, Alaska, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2024

Current Time: Dec 21, 2024 at 9:23:11 pm
Sun Direction: 304° Northwest
Sun Altitude: -35.8°
Sun Distance: 91.438 million mi
Next Equinox: Mar 20, 2025 1:01 am (Vernal)
Sun: Down all day
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2024 Sun Graph for Kaktovik

December 2024 — Sun in Kaktovik

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
1Down all day6:54 am5:52 pm8:12 am4:34 pm9:50 am2:56 pm12:23 pm (-1.2°)91.652
2Down all day6:56 am5:50 pm8:14 am4:33 pm9:53 am2:54 pm12:24 pm (-1.3°)91.637
3Down all day6:58 am5:49 pm8:16 am4:31 pm9:56 am2:51 pm12:24 pm (-1.5°)91.623
4Down all day7:00 am5:48 pm8:18 am4:30 pm9:59 am2:49 pm12:24 pm (-1.6°)91.609
5Down all day7:02 am5:47 pm8:20 am4:29 pm10:02 am2:47 pm12:25 pm (-1.7°)91.595
6Down all day7:04 am5:46 pm8:22 am4:28 pm10:05 am2:45 pm12:25 pm (-1.8°)91.582
7Down all day7:05 am5:46 pm8:24 am4:27 pm10:08 am2:43 pm12:26 pm (-1.9°)91.569
8Down all day7:07 am5:45 pm8:26 am4:26 pm10:11 am2:41 pm12:26 pm (-2.1°)91.556
9Down all day7:09 am5:44 pm8:28 am4:25 pm10:13 am2:40 pm12:27 pm (-2.2°)91.544
10Down all day7:10 am5:44 pm8:30 am4:24 pm10:16 am2:38 pm12:27 pm (-2.4°)91.532
11Down all day7:11 am5:43 pm8:31 am4:24 pm10:18 am2:37 pm12:28 pm (-2.5°)91.521
12Down all day7:13 am5:43 pm8:33 am4:23 pm10:20 am2:36 pm12:28 pm (-2.7°)91.511
13Down all day7:14 am5:43 pm8:34 am4:23 pm10:22 am2:35 pm12:29 pm (-2.8°)91.501
14Down all day7:15 am5:43 pm8:35 am4:23 pm10:24 am2:34 pm12:29 pm (-3.0°)91.491
15Down all day7:16 am5:43 pm8:36 am4:22 pm10:26 am2:33 pm12:29 pm (-3.1°)91.482
16Down all day7:17 am5:43 pm8:37 am4:22 pm10:27 am2:33 pm12:30 pm (-3.1°)91.474
17Down all day7:18 am5:43 pm8:38 am4:22 pm10:28 am2:32 pm12:30 pm (-3.2°)91.466
18Down all day7:19 am5:43 pm8:39 am4:23 pm10:29 am2:32 pm12:31 pm (-3.2°)91.459
19Down all day7:19 am5:43 pm8:40 am4:23 pm10:30 am2:32 pm12:31 pm (-3.3°)91.452
20Down all day7:20 am5:44 pm8:41 am4:23 pm10:31 am2:33 pm12:32 pm (-3.3°)91.446
21Down all day7:21 am5:44 pm8:41 am4:24 pm10:32 am2:33 pm12:32 pm (-3.3°)91.441
22Down all day7:21 am5:45 pm8:42 am4:24 pm10:32 am2:34 pm12:33 pm (-3.3°)91.436
23Down all day7:21 am5:46 pm8:42 am4:25 pm10:32 am2:35 pm12:33 pm (-3.2°)91.431
24Down all day7:22 am5:46 pm8:42 am4:26 pm10:32 am2:36 pm12:34 pm (-3.2°)91.427
25Down all day7:22 am5:47 pm8:42 am4:27 pm10:32 am2:37 pm12:34 pm (-3.1°)91.423
26Down all day7:22 am5:48 pm8:42 am4:28 pm10:31 am2:39 pm12:35 pm (-3.1°)91.420
27Down all day7:22 am5:49 pm8:42 am4:29 pm10:31 am2:40 pm12:35 pm (-3.0°)91.417
28Down all day7:22 am5:51 pm8:42 am4:30 pm10:30 am2:42 pm12:36 pm (-2.8°)91.414
29Down all day7:21 am5:52 pm8:41 am4:32 pm10:29 am2:44 pm12:36 pm (-2.7°)91.412
30Down all day7:21 am5:53 pm8:41 am4:33 pm10:28 am2:46 pm12:37 pm (-2.5°)91.410
31Down all day7:21 am5:55 pm8:40 am4:35 pm10:26 am2:49 pm12:37 pm (-2.4°)91.409
* All times are local time for Kaktovik. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Today is highlighted.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Kaktovik is at 12:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In most locations north of the equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

Kaktovik has polar nights in December.

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