Daylight
6:06 am – 8:10 pm
14 hours, 5 minutes
| Current Time: | May 20, 2024 at 10:42:44 am |
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| Sun Direction: | ↑ 104° East |
| Sun Altitude: | 55.0° |
| Sun Distance: | 94.071 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Jun 20, 2024 4:50 pm (Summer) |
| Sunrise Today: | 6:06 am↑ 65° Northeast |
| Sunset Today: | 8:10 pm↑ 295° Northwest |
2024 Sun Graph for 34°11'00"N, 77°56'08"W
December 2024 — Sun in 34°11'00"N, 77°56'08"W
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| 2024 | 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 | 6:59 am ↑ (116°) | 5:01 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:02:06 | −0:58 | 5:31 am | 6:30 pm | 6:01 am | 6:00 pm | 6:32 am | 5:29 pm | 12:01 pm (33.9°) | 91.654 |
| 2 | 7:00 am ↑ (116°) | 5:01 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:01:10 | −0:56 | 5:31 am | 6:30 pm | 6:02 am | 6:00 pm | 6:33 am | 5:29 pm | 12:01 pm (33.7°) | 91.640 |
| 3 | 7:01 am ↑ (117°) | 5:01 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:00:16 | −0:53 | 5:32 am | 6:30 pm | 6:03 am | 6:00 pm | 6:34 am | 5:29 pm | 12:01 pm (33.6°) | 91.625 |
| 4 | 7:02 am ↑ (117°) | 5:01 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:59:25 | −0:50 | 5:33 am | 6:30 pm | 6:03 am | 6:00 pm | 6:34 am | 5:29 pm | 12:02 pm (33.5°) | 91.611 |
| 5 | 7:03 am ↑ (117°) | 5:01 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:58:37 | −0:48 | 5:34 am | 6:30 pm | 6:04 am | 6:00 pm | 6:35 am | 5:29 pm | 12:02 pm (33.4°) | 91.598 |
| 6 | 7:04 am ↑ (117°) | 5:01 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:57:51 | −0:45 | 5:34 am | 6:31 pm | 6:05 am | 6:00 pm | 6:36 am | 5:29 pm | 12:03 pm (33.2°) | 91.584 |
| 7 | 7:04 am ↑ (117°) | 5:01 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:57:09 | −0:42 | 5:35 am | 6:31 pm | 6:06 am | 6:00 pm | 6:37 am | 5:29 pm | 12:03 pm (33.1°) | 91.571 |
| 8 | 7:05 am ↑ (117°) | 5:02 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:56:29 | −0:39 | 5:36 am | 6:31 pm | 6:06 am | 6:00 pm | 6:37 am | 5:29 pm | 12:03 pm (33.0°) | 91.559 |
| 9 | 7:06 am ↑ (117°) | 5:02 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:55:52 | −0:36 | 5:36 am | 6:31 pm | 6:07 am | 6:01 pm | 6:38 am | 5:29 pm | 12:04 pm (32.9°) | 91.546 |
| 10 | 7:07 am ↑ (118°) | 5:02 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:55:18 | −0:34 | 5:37 am | 6:31 pm | 6:08 am | 6:01 pm | 6:39 am | 5:30 pm | 12:04 pm (32.8°) | 91.535 |
| 11 | 7:07 am ↑ (118°) | 5:02 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:54:47 | −0:31 | 5:38 am | 6:32 pm | 6:08 am | 6:01 pm | 6:40 am | 5:30 pm | 12:05 pm (32.8°) | 91.523 |
| 12 | 7:08 am ↑ (118°) | 5:02 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:54:19 | −0:28 | 5:38 am | 6:32 pm | 6:09 am | 6:01 pm | 6:40 am | 5:30 pm | 12:05 pm (32.7°) | 91.513 |
| 13 | 7:09 am ↑ (118°) | 5:03 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:53:54 | −0:25 | 5:39 am | 6:32 pm | 6:10 am | 6:02 pm | 6:41 am | 5:30 pm | 12:06 pm (32.6°) | 91.502 |
| 14 | 7:09 am ↑ (118°) | 5:03 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:53:32 | −0:22 | 5:40 am | 6:33 pm | 6:10 am | 6:02 pm | 6:42 am | 5:31 pm | 12:06 pm (32.6°) | 91.493 |
| 15 | 7:10 am ↑ (118°) | 5:03 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:53:13 | −0:19 | 5:40 am | 6:33 pm | 6:11 am | 6:02 pm | 6:42 am | 5:31 pm | 12:07 pm (32.5°) | 91.484 |
| 16 | 7:11 am ↑ (118°) | 5:04 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:52:57 | −0:16 | 5:41 am | 6:33 pm | 6:12 am | 6:03 pm | 6:43 am | 5:31 pm | 12:07 pm (32.5°) | 91.475 |
| 17 | 7:11 am ↑ (118°) | 5:04 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:52:44 | −0:12 | 5:42 am | 6:34 pm | 6:12 am | 6:03 pm | 6:43 am | 5:32 pm | 12:08 pm (32.5°) | 91.468 |
| 18 | 7:12 am ↑ (118°) | 5:04 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:52:34 | −0:09 | 5:42 am | 6:34 pm | 6:13 am | 6:04 pm | 6:44 am | 5:32 pm | 12:08 pm (32.4°) | 91.460 |
| 19 | 7:12 am ↑ (118°) | 5:05 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:52:27 | −0:06 | 5:43 am | 6:35 pm | 6:13 am | 6:04 pm | 6:45 am | 5:33 pm | 12:09 pm (32.4°) | 91.454 |
| 20 | 7:13 am ↑ (118°) | 5:05 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:52:24 | −0:03 | 5:43 am | 6:35 pm | 6:14 am | 6:05 pm | 6:45 am | 5:33 pm | 12:09 pm (32.4°) | 91.447 |
| 21 | 7:13 am ↑ (118°) | 5:06 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:52:23 | < 1s | 5:44 am | 6:36 pm | 6:14 am | 6:05 pm | 6:46 am | 5:34 pm | 12:10 pm (32.4°) | 91.442 |
| 22 | 7:14 am ↑ (118°) | 5:06 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:52:26 | +0:02 | 5:44 am | 6:36 pm | 6:15 am | 6:06 pm | 6:46 am | 5:34 pm | 12:10 pm (32.4°) | 91.437 |
| 23 | 7:14 am ↑ (118°) | 5:07 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:52:31 | +0:05 | 5:45 am | 6:37 pm | 6:15 am | 6:06 pm | 6:47 am | 5:35 pm | 12:11 pm (32.4°) | 91.432 |
| 24 | 7:15 am ↑ (118°) | 5:07 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:52:40 | +0:08 | 5:45 am | 6:37 pm | 6:16 am | 6:07 pm | 6:47 am | 5:35 pm | 12:11 pm (32.4°) | 91.428 |
| 25 | 7:15 am ↑ (118°) | 5:08 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:52:52 | +0:11 | 5:45 am | 6:38 pm | 6:16 am | 6:07 pm | 6:47 am | 5:36 pm | 12:12 pm (32.5°) | 91.424 |
| 26 | 7:16 am ↑ (118°) | 5:09 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:53:07 | +0:15 | 5:46 am | 6:38 pm | 6:16 am | 6:08 pm | 6:48 am | 5:37 pm | 12:12 pm (32.5°) | 91.420 |
| 27 | 7:16 am ↑ (118°) | 5:09 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:53:25 | +0:18 | 5:46 am | 6:39 pm | 6:17 am | 6:08 pm | 6:48 am | 5:37 pm | 12:13 pm (32.6°) | 91.417 |
| 28 | 7:16 am ↑ (118°) | 5:10 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:53:46 | +0:21 | 5:47 am | 6:40 pm | 6:17 am | 6:09 pm | 6:48 am | 5:38 pm | 12:13 pm (32.6°) | 91.415 |
| 29 | 7:17 am ↑ (118°) | 5:11 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:54:11 | +0:24 | 5:47 am | 6:40 pm | 6:17 am | 6:10 pm | 6:49 am | 5:38 pm | 12:14 pm (32.7°) | 91.412 |
| 30 | 7:17 am ↑ (118°) | 5:11 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:54:38 | +0:27 | 5:47 am | 6:41 pm | 6:18 am | 6:10 pm | 6:49 am | 5:39 pm | 12:14 pm (32.7°) | 91.410 |
| 31 | 7:17 am ↑ (118°) | 5:12 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:55:08 | +0:30 | 5:48 am | 6:42 pm | 6:18 am | 6:11 pm | 6:49 am | 5:40 pm | 12:15 pm (32.8°) | 91.409 |
| * All times are local time for 34°11'00"N, 77°56'08"W. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in 34°11'00"N, 77°56'08"W is at 4:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 4 hours, 34 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 3 or December 4.
Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?
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