Daylight
4:47 am – 8:39 pm
15 hours, 52 minutes
| Current Time: | May 9, 2025 at 8:52:37 pm |
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| Sun Direction: | 306.36° NW↑ |
| Sun Altitude: | -1.39° |
| Sun Distance: | 93.857 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Jun 20, 2025 6:42 pm (Summer) |
| Sunrise Today: | 4:47 am↑ 57° Northeast |
| Sunset Today: | 8:39 pm↑ 304° Northwest |
2022 Sun Graph for Ketchikan
December 2022 — Sun in Ketchikan
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| 2022 | 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 | 7:50 am ↑ (129°) | 3:21 pm ↑ (231°) | 7:30:59 | −2:28 | 5:34 am | 5:36 pm | 6:18 am | 4:52 pm | 7:05 am | 4:05 pm | 11:35 am (12.8°) | 91.659 |
| 2 | 7:51 am ↑ (130°) | 3:20 pm ↑ (230°) | 7:28:37 | −2:22 | 5:35 am | 5:36 pm | 6:20 am | 4:52 pm | 7:07 am | 4:04 pm | 11:36 am (12.7°) | 91.644 |
| 3 | 7:53 am ↑ (130°) | 3:19 pm ↑ (230°) | 7:26:21 | −2:16 | 5:37 am | 5:35 pm | 6:21 am | 4:51 pm | 7:08 am | 4:04 pm | 11:36 am (12.5°) | 91.629 |
| 4 | 7:54 am ↑ (130°) | 3:18 pm ↑ (230°) | 7:24:11 | −2:10 | 5:38 am | 5:35 pm | 6:22 am | 4:51 pm | 7:09 am | 4:03 pm | 11:37 am (12.4°) | 91.615 |
| 5 | 7:56 am ↑ (131°) | 3:18 pm ↑ (229°) | 7:22:07 | −2:03 | 5:39 am | 5:35 pm | 6:23 am | 4:50 pm | 7:11 am | 4:03 pm | 11:37 am (12.3°) | 91.601 |
| 6 | 7:57 am ↑ (131°) | 3:17 pm ↑ (229°) | 7:20:10 | −1:57 | 5:40 am | 5:34 pm | 6:25 am | 4:50 pm | 7:12 am | 4:02 pm | 11:37 am (12.2°) | 91.588 |
| 7 | 7:59 am ↑ (131°) | 3:17 pm ↑ (229°) | 7:18:19 | −1:50 | 5:41 am | 5:34 pm | 6:26 am | 4:50 pm | 7:13 am | 4:02 pm | 11:38 am (12.0°) | 91.575 |
| 8 | 8:00 am ↑ (131°) | 3:16 pm ↑ (229°) | 7:16:36 | −1:43 | 5:42 am | 5:34 pm | 6:27 am | 4:49 pm | 7:14 am | 4:02 pm | 11:38 am (11.9°) | 91.563 |
| 9 | 8:01 am ↑ (131°) | 3:16 pm ↑ (228°) | 7:15:00 | −1:36 | 5:43 am | 5:34 pm | 6:28 am | 4:49 pm | 7:16 am | 4:02 pm | 11:39 am (11.8°) | 91.551 |
| 10 | 8:02 am ↑ (132°) | 3:16 pm ↑ (228°) | 7:13:30 | −1:29 | 5:44 am | 5:34 pm | 6:29 am | 4:49 pm | 7:17 am | 4:01 pm | 11:39 am (11.8°) | 91.540 |
| 11 | 8:03 am ↑ (132°) | 3:16 pm ↑ (228°) | 7:12:08 | −1:22 | 5:45 am | 5:34 pm | 6:30 am | 4:49 pm | 7:18 am | 4:01 pm | 11:40 am (11.7°) | 91.530 |
| 12 | 8:05 am ↑ (132°) | 3:15 pm ↑ (228°) | 7:10:53 | −1:14 | 5:46 am | 5:34 pm | 6:31 am | 4:49 pm | 7:19 am | 4:01 pm | 11:40 am (11.6°) | 91.520 |
| 13 | 8:06 am ↑ (132°) | 3:15 pm ↑ (228°) | 7:09:46 | −1:07 | 5:47 am | 5:34 pm | 6:32 am | 4:49 pm | 7:20 am | 4:01 pm | 11:41 am (11.5°) | 91.510 |
| 14 | 8:07 am ↑ (132°) | 3:15 pm ↑ (228°) | 7:08:47 | −0:59 | 5:48 am | 5:34 pm | 6:33 am | 4:49 pm | 7:21 am | 4:01 pm | 11:41 am (11.5°) | 91.501 |
| 15 | 8:07 am ↑ (132°) | 3:15 pm ↑ (228°) | 7:07:55 | −0:51 | 5:48 am | 5:34 pm | 6:33 am | 4:50 pm | 7:21 am | 4:01 pm | 11:41 am (11.4°) | 91.492 |
| 16 | 8:08 am ↑ (133°) | 3:16 pm ↑ (227°) | 7:07:11 | −0:44 | 5:49 am | 5:35 pm | 6:34 am | 4:50 pm | 7:22 am | 4:02 pm | 11:42 am (11.4°) | 91.484 |
| 17 | 8:09 am ↑ (133°) | 3:16 pm ↑ (227°) | 7:06:34 | −0:36 | 5:50 am | 5:35 pm | 6:35 am | 4:50 pm | 7:23 am | 4:02 pm | 11:42 am (11.3°) | 91.477 |
| 18 | 8:10 am ↑ (133°) | 3:16 pm ↑ (227°) | 7:06:06 | −0:28 | 5:51 am | 5:35 pm | 6:36 am | 4:50 pm | 7:24 am | 4:02 pm | 11:43 am (11.3°) | 91.469 |
| 19 | 8:11 am ↑ (133°) | 3:16 pm ↑ (227°) | 7:05:46 | −0:20 | 5:51 am | 5:36 pm | 6:36 am | 4:51 pm | 7:24 am | 4:03 pm | 11:43 am (11.3°) | 91.462 |
| 20 | 8:11 am ↑ (133°) | 3:17 pm ↑ (227°) | 7:05:33 | −0:12 | 5:52 am | 5:36 pm | 6:37 am | 4:51 pm | 7:25 am | 4:03 pm | 11:44 am (11.3°) | 91.456 |
| 21 | 8:12 am ↑ (133°) | 3:17 pm ↑ (227°) | 7:05:29 | −0:04 | 5:52 am | 5:37 pm | 6:37 am | 4:52 pm | 7:25 am | 4:03 pm | 11:44 am (11.3°) | 91.450 |
| 22 | 8:12 am ↑ (133°) | 3:18 pm ↑ (227°) | 7:05:33 | +0:03 | 5:53 am | 5:37 pm | 6:38 am | 4:52 pm | 7:26 am | 4:04 pm | 11:45 am (11.3°) | 91.444 |
| 23 | 8:13 am ↑ (133°) | 3:18 pm ↑ (227°) | 7:05:44 | +0:11 | 5:53 am | 5:38 pm | 6:38 am | 4:53 pm | 7:26 am | 4:05 pm | 11:45 am (11.3°) | 91.438 |
| 24 | 8:13 am ↑ (133°) | 3:19 pm ↑ (227°) | 7:06:04 | +0:19 | 5:54 am | 5:38 pm | 6:39 am | 4:53 pm | 7:27 am | 4:05 pm | 11:46 am (11.3°) | 91.433 |
| 25 | 8:13 am ↑ (133°) | 3:20 pm ↑ (227°) | 7:06:32 | +0:27 | 5:54 am | 5:39 pm | 6:39 am | 4:54 pm | 7:27 am | 4:06 pm | 11:46 am (11.3°) | 91.428 |
| 26 | 8:13 am ↑ (133°) | 3:21 pm ↑ (227°) | 7:07:07 | +0:35 | 5:54 am | 5:40 pm | 6:39 am | 4:55 pm | 7:27 am | 4:07 pm | 11:47 am (11.4°) | 91.424 |
| 27 | 8:14 am ↑ (132°) | 3:21 pm ↑ (228°) | 7:07:51 | +0:43 | 5:55 am | 5:40 pm | 6:39 am | 4:56 pm | 7:28 am | 4:07 pm | 11:47 am (11.4°) | 91.419 |
| 28 | 8:14 am ↑ (132°) | 3:22 pm ↑ (228°) | 7:08:42 | +0:51 | 5:55 am | 5:41 pm | 6:40 am | 4:56 pm | 7:28 am | 4:08 pm | 11:48 am (11.5°) | 91.416 |
| 29 | 8:14 am ↑ (132°) | 3:23 pm ↑ (228°) | 7:09:42 | +0:59 | 5:55 am | 5:42 pm | 6:40 am | 4:57 pm | 7:28 am | 4:09 pm | 11:48 am (11.5°) | 91.412 |
| 30 | 8:14 am ↑ (132°) | 3:24 pm ↑ (228°) | 7:10:48 | +1:06 | 5:55 am | 5:43 pm | 6:40 am | 4:58 pm | 7:28 am | 4:10 pm | 11:49 am (11.6°) | 91.410 |
| 31 | 8:13 am ↑ (132°) | 3:25 pm ↑ (228°) | 7:12:03 | +1:14 | 5:55 am | 5:44 pm | 6:40 am | 4:59 pm | 7:28 am | 4:11 pm | 11:49 am (11.7°) | 91.407 |
| * All times are local time for Ketchikan. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in Ketchikan is at 12:48 pm on Wednesday, December 21, 2022. In terms of daylight, this day is 10 hours, 22 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 or December 14. The latest sunrise is on December 29.
Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?
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