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Providence, Rhode Island, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2020

Daylight

6:22 am – 7:14 pm
12 hours, 52 minutes

Current Time: Apr 4, 2025 at 8:48:59 pm
Sun Direction: 295.62° WNW
Sun Altitude: -17.54°
Sun Distance: 92.989 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 20, 2025 10:42 pm (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 6:22 am 81° East
Sunset Today: 7:14 pm 279° West
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2020 Sun Graph for Providence

December 2020 — Sun in Providence

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2020Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
16:54 am (119°)4:15 pm (241°)9:21:26−1:195:14 am5:54 pm5:48 am5:21 pm6:23 am4:46 pm11:34 am (26.3°)91.647
26:55 am (119°)4:15 pm (241°)9:20:09−1:165:15 am5:54 pm5:49 am5:21 pm6:23 am4:46 pm11:35 am (26.1°)91.633
36:56 am (120°)4:15 pm (240°)9:18:56−1:125:16 am5:54 pm5:50 am5:20 pm6:24 am4:46 pm11:35 am (26.0°)91.619
46:57 am (120°)4:14 pm (240°)9:17:47−1:095:17 am5:54 pm5:51 am5:20 pm6:25 am4:46 pm11:36 am (25.9°)91.606
56:58 am (120°)4:14 pm (240°)9:16:41−1:055:18 am5:54 pm5:51 am5:20 pm6:26 am4:46 pm11:36 am (25.7°)91.593
66:59 am (120°)4:14 pm (240°)9:15:39−1:025:19 am5:54 pm5:52 am5:20 pm6:27 am4:45 pm11:36 am (25.6°)91.581
76:59 am (120°)4:14 pm (240°)9:14:41−0:585:19 am5:54 pm5:53 am5:20 pm6:28 am4:45 pm11:37 am (25.5°)91.569
87:00 am (120°)4:14 pm (239°)9:13:46−0:545:20 am5:54 pm5:54 am5:20 pm6:29 am4:46 pm11:37 am (25.4°)91.557
97:01 am (121°)4:14 pm (239°)9:12:56−0:505:21 am5:54 pm5:55 am5:21 pm6:30 am4:46 pm11:38 am (25.3°)91.546
107:02 am (121°)4:14 pm (239°)9:12:09−0:465:22 am5:54 pm5:56 am5:21 pm6:31 am4:46 pm11:38 am (25.2°)91.536
117:03 am (121°)4:14 pm (239°)9:11:27−0:425:23 am5:55 pm5:56 am5:21 pm6:31 am4:46 pm11:39 am (25.1°)91.525
127:04 am (121°)4:14 pm (239°)9:10:48−0:385:23 am5:55 pm5:57 am5:21 pm6:32 am4:46 pm11:39 am (25.1°)91.515
137:04 am (121°)4:15 pm (239°)9:10:14−0:345:24 am5:55 pm5:58 am5:21 pm6:33 am4:46 pm11:40 am (25.0°)91.506
147:05 am (121°)4:15 pm (239°)9:09:43−0:305:25 am5:55 pm5:59 am5:22 pm6:34 am4:46 pm11:40 am (24.9°)91.496
157:06 am (121°)4:15 pm (239°)9:09:17−0:265:25 am5:56 pm5:59 am5:22 pm6:34 am4:47 pm11:41 am (24.9°)91.487
167:07 am (121°)4:16 pm (239°)9:08:55−0:225:26 am5:56 pm6:00 am5:22 pm6:35 am4:47 pm11:41 am (24.9°)91.479
177:07 am (121°)4:16 pm (239°)9:08:37−0:175:27 am5:57 pm6:00 am5:23 pm6:36 am4:47 pm11:42 am (24.8°)91.470
187:08 am (121°)4:16 pm (239°)9:08:23−0:135:27 am5:57 pm6:01 am5:23 pm6:36 am4:48 pm11:42 am (24.8°)91.462
197:08 am (121°)4:17 pm (239°)9:08:14−0:095:28 am5:57 pm6:02 am5:23 pm6:37 am4:48 pm11:43 am (24.8°)91.454
207:09 am (121°)4:17 pm (239°)9:08:09−0:055:28 am5:58 pm6:02 am5:24 pm6:37 am4:49 pm11:43 am (24.8°)91.447
217:09 am (121°)4:18 pm (239°)9:08:08< 1s5:29 am5:58 pm6:03 am5:24 pm6:38 am4:49 pm11:44 am (24.8°)91.440
227:10 am (121°)4:18 pm (239°)9:08:11+0:035:29 am5:59 pm6:03 am5:25 pm6:38 am4:50 pm11:44 am (24.8°)91.434
237:10 am (121°)4:19 pm (239°)9:08:19+0:075:30 am5:59 pm6:04 am5:26 pm6:39 am4:50 pm11:45 am (24.8°)91.428
247:11 am (121°)4:19 pm (239°)9:08:30+0:115:30 am6:00 pm6:04 am5:26 pm6:39 am4:51 pm11:45 am (24.8°)91.423
257:11 am (121°)4:20 pm (239°)9:08:47+0:165:31 am6:01 pm6:04 am5:27 pm6:40 am4:52 pm11:46 am (24.8°)91.418
267:12 am (121°)4:21 pm (239°)9:09:07+0:205:31 am6:01 pm6:05 am5:27 pm6:40 am4:52 pm11:46 am (24.9°)91.413
277:12 am (121°)4:21 pm (239°)9:09:31+0:245:31 am6:02 pm6:05 am5:28 pm6:40 am4:53 pm11:47 am (24.9°)91.410
287:12 am (121°)4:22 pm (239°)9:10:00+0:285:32 am6:03 pm6:05 am5:29 pm6:40 am4:54 pm11:47 am (25.0°)91.406
297:12 am (121°)4:23 pm (239°)9:10:33+0:325:32 am6:03 pm6:06 am5:29 pm6:41 am4:54 pm11:47 am (25.0°)91.404
307:12 am (121°)4:24 pm (239°)9:11:10+0:365:32 am6:04 pm6:06 am5:30 pm6:41 am4:55 pm11:48 am (25.1°)91.402
317:13 am (121°)4:24 pm (239°)9:11:51+0:415:32 am6:05 pm6:06 am5:31 pm6:41 am4:56 pm11:48 am (25.2°)91.400
* All times are local time for Providence. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Providence is at 5:02 am on Monday, December 21, 2020. In terms of daylight, this day is 6 hours, 5 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 7 or December 8.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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