6:24 am – 7:38 pm
13 hours, 14 minutes
| Current Time: | Aug 21, 2025 at 6:45:59 am |
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| Sun Direction: | 77.94° ENE↑ |
| Sun Altitude: | 3.68° |
| Sun Distance: | 94.033 million mi |
| Next Equinox: | Sep 22, 2025 11:19 am (Autumnal) |
| Sunrise Today: | 6:24 am↑ 75° East |
| Sunset Today: | 7:38 pm↑ 285° West |
2025 Sun Graph for Santa Barbara
December 2025 — Sun in Santa Barbara
| 2025 | 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 | 6:47 am ↑ (116°) | 4:48 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:01:08 | −0:59 | 5:18 am | 6:17 pm | 5:48 am | 5:47 pm | 6:19 am | 5:15 pm | 11:48 am (33.7°) | 91.654 |
| 2 | 6:48 am ↑ (116°) | 4:48 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:00:11 | −0:56 | 5:19 am | 6:17 pm | 5:49 am | 5:47 pm | 6:20 am | 5:15 pm | 11:48 am (33.5°) | 91.640 |
| 3 | 6:49 am ↑ (117°) | 4:48 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:59:17 | −0:54 | 5:19 am | 6:17 pm | 5:50 am | 5:47 pm | 6:21 am | 5:15 pm | 11:48 am (33.4°) | 91.625 |
| 4 | 6:49 am ↑ (117°) | 4:48 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:58:25 | −0:51 | 5:20 am | 6:17 pm | 5:51 am | 5:47 pm | 6:22 am | 5:15 pm | 11:49 am (33.3°) | 91.611 |
| 5 | 6:50 am ↑ (117°) | 4:48 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:57:36 | −0:48 | 5:21 am | 6:17 pm | 5:51 am | 5:47 pm | 6:23 am | 5:15 pm | 11:49 am (33.1°) | 91.598 |
| 6 | 6:51 am ↑ (117°) | 4:48 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:56:50 | −0:46 | 5:22 am | 6:17 pm | 5:52 am | 5:47 pm | 6:23 am | 5:16 pm | 11:50 am (33.0°) | 91.585 |
| 7 | 6:52 am ↑ (117°) | 4:48 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:56:07 | −0:43 | 5:22 am | 6:17 pm | 5:53 am | 5:47 pm | 6:24 am | 5:16 pm | 11:50 am (32.9°) | 91.573 |
| 8 | 6:53 am ↑ (117°) | 4:48 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:55:26 | −0:40 | 5:23 am | 6:18 pm | 5:54 am | 5:47 pm | 6:25 am | 5:16 pm | 11:50 am (32.8°) | 91.561 |
| 9 | 6:53 am ↑ (117°) | 4:48 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:54:48 | −0:37 | 5:24 am | 6:18 pm | 5:54 am | 5:47 pm | 6:26 am | 5:16 pm | 11:51 am (32.7°) | 91.550 |
| 10 | 6:54 am ↑ (118°) | 4:48 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:54:14 | −0:34 | 5:24 am | 6:18 pm | 5:55 am | 5:48 pm | 6:26 am | 5:16 pm | 11:51 am (32.6°) | 91.540 |
| 11 | 6:55 am ↑ (118°) | 4:49 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:53:42 | −0:31 | 5:25 am | 6:18 pm | 5:56 am | 5:48 pm | 6:27 am | 5:16 pm | 11:52 am (32.6°) | 91.529 |
| 12 | 6:56 am ↑ (118°) | 4:49 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:53:13 | −0:28 | 5:26 am | 6:19 pm | 5:56 am | 5:48 pm | 6:28 am | 5:17 pm | 11:52 am (32.5°) | 91.520 |
| 13 | 6:56 am ↑ (118°) | 4:49 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:52:47 | −0:25 | 5:26 am | 6:19 pm | 5:57 am | 5:48 pm | 6:28 am | 5:17 pm | 11:53 am (32.4°) | 91.510 |
| 14 | 6:57 am ↑ (118°) | 4:49 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:52:25 | −0:22 | 5:27 am | 6:19 pm | 5:58 am | 5:49 pm | 6:29 am | 5:17 pm | 11:53 am (32.4°) | 91.501 |
| 15 | 6:58 am ↑ (118°) | 4:50 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:52:05 | −0:19 | 5:28 am | 6:20 pm | 5:58 am | 5:49 pm | 6:30 am | 5:18 pm | 11:54 am (32.3°) | 91.493 |
| 16 | 6:58 am ↑ (118°) | 4:50 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:51:49 | −0:16 | 5:28 am | 6:20 pm | 5:59 am | 5:49 pm | 6:30 am | 5:18 pm | 11:54 am (32.3°) | 91.485 |
| 17 | 6:59 am ↑ (118°) | 4:50 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:51:35 | −0:13 | 5:29 am | 6:20 pm | 5:59 am | 5:50 pm | 6:31 am | 5:18 pm | 11:55 am (32.2°) | 91.477 |
| 18 | 6:59 am ↑ (118°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:51:25 | −0:10 | 5:29 am | 6:21 pm | 6:00 am | 5:50 pm | 6:32 am | 5:19 pm | 11:55 am (32.2°) | 91.469 |
| 19 | 7:00 am ↑ (118°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:51:18 | −0:07 | 5:30 am | 6:21 pm | 6:01 am | 5:51 pm | 6:32 am | 5:19 pm | 11:56 am (32.2°) | 91.462 |
| 20 | 7:01 am ↑ (118°) | 4:52 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:51:14 | −0:04 | 5:30 am | 6:22 pm | 6:01 am | 5:51 pm | 6:33 am | 5:20 pm | 11:56 am (32.2°) | 91.455 |
| 21 | 7:01 am ↑ (118°) | 4:52 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:51:13 | < 1s | 5:31 am | 6:22 pm | 6:02 am | 5:52 pm | 6:33 am | 5:20 pm | 11:57 am (32.2°) | 91.449 |
| 22 | 7:02 am ↑ (118°) | 4:53 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:51:15 | +0:02 | 5:31 am | 6:23 pm | 6:02 am | 5:52 pm | 6:34 am | 5:21 pm | 11:57 am (32.2°) | 91.443 |
| 23 | 7:02 am ↑ (118°) | 4:53 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:51:20 | +0:05 | 5:32 am | 6:23 pm | 6:03 am | 5:53 pm | 6:34 am | 5:21 pm | 11:58 am (32.2°) | 91.437 |
| 24 | 7:02 am ↑ (118°) | 4:54 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:51:29 | +0:08 | 5:32 am | 6:24 pm | 6:03 am | 5:53 pm | 6:34 am | 5:22 pm | 11:58 am (32.2°) | 91.431 |
| 25 | 7:03 am ↑ (118°) | 4:54 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:51:41 | +0:11 | 5:33 am | 6:25 pm | 6:03 am | 5:54 pm | 6:35 am | 5:22 pm | 11:59 am (32.2°) | 91.426 |
| 26 | 7:03 am ↑ (118°) | 4:55 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:51:55 | +0:14 | 5:33 am | 6:25 pm | 6:04 am | 5:54 pm | 6:35 am | 5:23 pm | 11:59 am (32.3°) | 91.422 |
| 27 | 7:04 am ↑ (118°) | 4:56 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:52:13 | +0:17 | 5:34 am | 6:26 pm | 6:04 am | 5:55 pm | 6:36 am | 5:24 pm | 12:00 pm (32.3°) | 91.418 |
| 28 | 7:04 am ↑ (118°) | 4:56 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:52:34 | +0:20 | 5:34 am | 6:26 pm | 6:05 am | 5:56 pm | 6:36 am | 5:24 pm | 12:00 pm (32.4°) | 91.414 |
| 29 | 7:04 am ↑ (118°) | 4:57 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:52:58 | +0:24 | 5:34 am | 6:27 pm | 6:05 am | 5:56 pm | 6:36 am | 5:25 pm | 12:01 pm (32.4°) | 91.411 |
| 30 | 7:04 am ↑ (118°) | 4:58 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:53:25 | +0:27 | 5:35 am | 6:28 pm | 6:05 am | 5:57 pm | 6:37 am | 5:26 pm | 12:01 pm (32.5°) | 91.408 |
| 31 | 7:05 am ↑ (118°) | 4:59 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:53:56 | +0:30 | 5:35 am | 6:28 pm | 6:05 am | 5:58 pm | 6:37 am | 5:26 pm | 12:02 pm (32.6°) | 91.406 |
| * All times are local time for Santa Barbara. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in Santa Barbara is at 7:03 am on Sunday, December 21, 2025. In terms of daylight, this day is 4 hours, 36 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 4.
Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?
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