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France, Distrito de Viana do Castelo, Portugal — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2024

Daylight

5:59 am – 9:10 pm
15 hours, 11 minutes

Current Time: Jun 11, 2024 at 10:37:11 am
Sun Direction: 103° East
Sun Altitude: 48.7°
Sun Distance: 94.389 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 20, 2024 9:50 pm (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 5:59 am 57° Northeast
Sunset Today: 9:10 pm 303° Northwest
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2024 Sun Graph for France

December 2024 — Sun in France

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
17:43 am (119°)5:04 pm (241°)9:21:11−1:206:04 am6:44 pm6:37 am6:10 pm7:12 am5:35 pm12:24 pm (26.2°)91.657
27:44 am (119°)5:04 pm (241°)9:19:54−1:176:05 am6:43 pm6:38 am6:10 pm7:13 am5:35 pm12:24 pm (26.1°)91.643
37:45 am (120°)5:04 pm (240°)9:18:40−1:136:05 am6:43 pm6:39 am6:10 pm7:14 am5:35 pm12:25 pm (25.9°)91.628
47:46 am (120°)5:04 pm (240°)9:17:30−1:106:06 am6:43 pm6:40 am6:10 pm7:15 am5:35 pm12:25 pm (25.8°)91.614
57:47 am (120°)5:03 pm (240°)9:16:23−1:066:07 am6:43 pm6:41 am6:10 pm7:16 am5:35 pm12:25 pm (25.7°)91.600
67:48 am (120°)5:03 pm (240°)9:15:20−1:026:08 am6:43 pm6:42 am6:10 pm7:17 am5:35 pm12:26 pm (25.6°)91.587
77:49 am (120°)5:03 pm (240°)9:14:22−0:586:09 am6:43 pm6:43 am6:10 pm7:18 am5:35 pm12:26 pm (25.4°)91.574
87:50 am (120°)5:03 pm (239°)9:13:26−0:556:10 am6:43 pm6:43 am6:10 pm7:18 am5:35 pm12:27 pm (25.3°)91.561
97:51 am (121°)5:03 pm (239°)9:12:35−0:516:10 am6:44 pm6:44 am6:10 pm7:19 am5:35 pm12:27 pm (25.2°)91.549
107:52 am (121°)5:03 pm (239°)9:11:48−0:476:11 am6:44 pm6:45 am6:10 pm7:20 am5:35 pm12:28 pm (25.2°)91.537
117:52 am (121°)5:03 pm (239°)9:11:05−0:436:12 am6:44 pm6:46 am6:10 pm7:21 am5:35 pm12:28 pm (25.1°)91.525
127:53 am (121°)5:04 pm (239°)9:10:25−0:396:13 am6:44 pm6:47 am6:10 pm7:22 am5:35 pm12:28 pm (25.0°)91.515
137:54 am (121°)5:04 pm (239°)9:09:50−0:356:13 am6:44 pm6:47 am6:11 pm7:22 am5:35 pm12:29 pm (24.9°)91.504
147:55 am (121°)5:04 pm (239°)9:09:19−0:316:14 am6:45 pm6:48 am6:11 pm7:23 am5:36 pm12:29 pm (24.9°)91.495
157:55 am (121°)5:04 pm (239°)9:08:52−0:266:15 am6:45 pm6:49 am6:11 pm7:24 am5:36 pm12:30 pm (24.8°)91.486
167:56 am (121°)5:05 pm (239°)9:08:30−0:226:15 am6:45 pm6:49 am6:11 pm7:24 am5:36 pm12:30 pm (24.8°)91.477
177:57 am (121°)5:05 pm (239°)9:08:11−0:186:16 am6:46 pm6:50 am6:12 pm7:25 am5:37 pm12:31 pm (24.8°)91.469
187:57 am (121°)5:05 pm (239°)9:07:57−0:146:17 am6:46 pm6:51 am6:12 pm7:26 am5:37 pm12:31 pm (24.7°)91.462
197:58 am (121°)5:06 pm (239°)9:07:47−0:106:17 am6:47 pm6:51 am6:13 pm7:26 am5:37 pm12:32 pm (24.7°)91.455
207:59 am (121°)5:06 pm (239°)9:07:41−0:056:18 am6:47 pm6:52 am6:13 pm7:27 am5:38 pm12:32 pm (24.7°)91.449
217:59 am (121°)5:07 pm (239°)9:07:39−0:016:18 am6:48 pm6:52 am6:14 pm7:27 am5:38 pm12:33 pm (24.7°)91.443
228:00 am (121°)5:07 pm (239°)9:07:42+0:026:19 am6:48 pm6:53 am6:14 pm7:28 am5:39 pm12:33 pm (24.7°)91.437
238:00 am (121°)5:08 pm (239°)9:07:49+0:066:19 am6:49 pm6:53 am6:15 pm7:28 am5:39 pm12:34 pm (24.7°)91.433
248:00 am (121°)5:08 pm (239°)9:08:00+0:116:20 am6:49 pm6:54 am6:15 pm7:29 am5:40 pm12:34 pm (24.7°)91.428
258:01 am (121°)5:09 pm (239°)9:08:16+0:156:20 am6:50 pm6:54 am6:16 pm7:29 am5:41 pm12:35 pm (24.8°)91.424
268:01 am (121°)5:10 pm (239°)9:08:36+0:196:20 am6:50 pm6:54 am6:16 pm7:29 am5:41 pm12:35 pm (24.8°)91.421
278:01 am (121°)5:10 pm (239°)9:09:00+0:236:21 am6:51 pm6:55 am6:17 pm7:30 am5:42 pm12:36 pm (24.8°)91.418
288:02 am (121°)5:11 pm (239°)9:09:28+0:286:21 am6:52 pm6:55 am6:18 pm7:30 am5:43 pm12:36 pm (24.9°)91.415
298:02 am (121°)5:12 pm (239°)9:10:00+0:326:21 am6:52 pm6:55 am6:19 pm7:30 am5:43 pm12:37 pm (25.0°)91.413
308:02 am (121°)5:13 pm (239°)9:10:37+0:366:22 am6:53 pm6:55 am6:19 pm7:30 am5:44 pm12:37 pm (25.0°)91.411
318:02 am (121°)5:13 pm (239°)9:11:17+0:406:22 am6:54 pm6:56 am6:20 pm7:31 am5:45 pm12:38 pm (25.1°)91.409
* All times are local time for France. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in France is at 9:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 6 hours, 6 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 8.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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