Daylight
7:10 am – 7:22 pm
12 hours, 12 minutes
Current Time: | Sep 20, 2024 at 8:18:38 pm |
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Sun Direction: | ↑ 280° West |
Sun Altitude: | -12.3° |
Sun Distance: | 93.327 million mi |
Next Equinox: | Sep 22, 2024 8:43 am (Autumnal) |
Sunrise Today: | 7:10 am↑ 88° East |
Sunset Today: | 7:22 pm↑ 271° West |
2024 Sun Graph for 35°23'39"N, 80°52'00"W
December 2024 — Sun in 35°23'39"N, 80°52'00"W
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2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Astronomical Twilight | Nautical Twilight | Civil Twilight | Solar Noon | ||||||
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Dec | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Start | End | Start | End | Start | End | Time | Mil. mi |
1 | 7:14 am ↑ (117°) | 5:10 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:56:13 | −1:01 | 5:44 am | 6:40 pm | 6:15 am | 6:10 pm | 6:46 am | 5:38 pm | 12:12 pm (32.7°) | 91.654 |
2 | 7:15 am ↑ (117°) | 5:10 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:55:14 | −0:58 | 5:45 am | 6:40 pm | 6:15 am | 6:10 pm | 6:47 am | 5:38 pm | 12:13 pm (32.5°) | 91.640 |
3 | 7:16 am ↑ (117°) | 5:10 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:54:18 | −0:56 | 5:45 am | 6:40 pm | 6:16 am | 6:10 pm | 6:48 am | 5:38 pm | 12:13 pm (32.4°) | 91.625 |
4 | 7:17 am ↑ (117°) | 5:10 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:53:25 | −0:53 | 5:46 am | 6:40 pm | 6:17 am | 6:10 pm | 6:49 am | 5:38 pm | 12:13 pm (32.3°) | 91.611 |
5 | 7:17 am ↑ (117°) | 5:10 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:52:34 | −0:50 | 5:47 am | 6:41 pm | 6:18 am | 6:10 pm | 6:49 am | 5:38 pm | 12:14 pm (32.1°) | 91.597 |
6 | 7:18 am ↑ (117°) | 5:10 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:51:46 | −0:47 | 5:48 am | 6:41 pm | 6:19 am | 6:10 pm | 6:50 am | 5:38 pm | 12:14 pm (32.0°) | 91.584 |
7 | 7:19 am ↑ (118°) | 5:10 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:51:02 | −0:44 | 5:48 am | 6:41 pm | 6:19 am | 6:10 pm | 6:51 am | 5:38 pm | 12:15 pm (31.9°) | 91.571 |
8 | 7:20 am ↑ (118°) | 5:10 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:50:20 | −0:41 | 5:49 am | 6:41 pm | 6:20 am | 6:10 pm | 6:52 am | 5:38 pm | 12:15 pm (31.8°) | 91.558 |
9 | 7:21 am ↑ (118°) | 5:10 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:49:41 | −0:38 | 5:50 am | 6:41 pm | 6:21 am | 6:10 pm | 6:53 am | 5:39 pm | 12:16 pm (31.7°) | 91.546 |
10 | 7:21 am ↑ (118°) | 5:11 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:49:05 | −0:35 | 5:51 am | 6:41 pm | 6:22 am | 6:10 pm | 6:53 am | 5:39 pm | 12:16 pm (31.6°) | 91.534 |
11 | 7:22 am ↑ (118°) | 5:11 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:48:33 | −0:32 | 5:51 am | 6:42 pm | 6:22 am | 6:11 pm | 6:54 am | 5:39 pm | 12:17 pm (31.6°) | 91.523 |
12 | 7:23 am ↑ (118°) | 5:11 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:48:03 | −0:29 | 5:52 am | 6:42 pm | 6:23 am | 6:11 pm | 6:55 am | 5:39 pm | 12:17 pm (31.5°) | 91.513 |
13 | 7:24 am ↑ (118°) | 5:11 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:47:37 | −0:26 | 5:53 am | 6:42 pm | 6:24 am | 6:11 pm | 6:55 am | 5:39 pm | 12:17 pm (31.4°) | 91.502 |
14 | 7:24 am ↑ (118°) | 5:12 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:47:14 | −0:23 | 5:53 am | 6:43 pm | 6:24 am | 6:12 pm | 6:56 am | 5:40 pm | 12:18 pm (31.4°) | 91.493 |
15 | 7:25 am ↑ (118°) | 5:12 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:46:54 | −0:20 | 5:54 am | 6:43 pm | 6:25 am | 6:12 pm | 6:57 am | 5:40 pm | 12:18 pm (31.3°) | 91.484 |
16 | 7:26 am ↑ (118°) | 5:12 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:46:37 | −0:16 | 5:54 am | 6:43 pm | 6:25 am | 6:12 pm | 6:57 am | 5:40 pm | 12:19 pm (31.3°) | 91.475 |
17 | 7:26 am ↑ (118°) | 5:13 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:46:23 | −0:13 | 5:55 am | 6:44 pm | 6:26 am | 6:13 pm | 6:58 am | 5:41 pm | 12:19 pm (31.2°) | 91.468 |
18 | 7:27 am ↑ (118°) | 5:13 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:46:13 | −0:10 | 5:56 am | 6:44 pm | 6:27 am | 6:13 pm | 6:58 am | 5:41 pm | 12:20 pm (31.2°) | 91.460 |
19 | 7:27 am ↑ (119°) | 5:13 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:46:06 | −0:07 | 5:56 am | 6:45 pm | 6:27 am | 6:14 pm | 6:59 am | 5:42 pm | 12:20 pm (31.2°) | 91.454 |
20 | 7:28 am ↑ (119°) | 5:14 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:46:02 | −0:03 | 5:57 am | 6:45 pm | 6:28 am | 6:14 pm | 7:00 am | 5:42 pm | 12:21 pm (31.2°) | 91.447 |
21 | 7:28 am ↑ (119°) | 5:14 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:46:02 | < 1s | 5:57 am | 6:46 pm | 6:28 am | 6:15 pm | 7:00 am | 5:43 pm | 12:21 pm (31.2°) | 91.442 |
22 | 7:29 am ↑ (119°) | 5:15 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:46:04 | +0:02 | 5:58 am | 6:46 pm | 6:29 am | 6:15 pm | 7:01 am | 5:43 pm | 12:22 pm (31.2°) | 91.436 |
23 | 7:29 am ↑ (119°) | 5:15 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:46:10 | +0:06 | 5:58 am | 6:47 pm | 6:29 am | 6:16 pm | 7:01 am | 5:44 pm | 12:22 pm (31.2°) | 91.432 |
24 | 7:30 am ↑ (118°) | 5:16 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:46:20 | +0:09 | 5:59 am | 6:47 pm | 6:30 am | 6:16 pm | 7:01 am | 5:44 pm | 12:23 pm (31.2°) | 91.427 |
25 | 7:30 am ↑ (118°) | 5:17 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:46:32 | +0:12 | 5:59 am | 6:48 pm | 6:30 am | 6:17 pm | 7:02 am | 5:45 pm | 12:23 pm (31.3°) | 91.424 |
26 | 7:30 am ↑ (118°) | 5:17 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:46:48 | +0:15 | 5:59 am | 6:48 pm | 6:30 am | 6:17 pm | 7:02 am | 5:46 pm | 12:24 pm (31.3°) | 91.420 |
27 | 7:31 am ↑ (118°) | 5:18 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:47:07 | +0:19 | 6:00 am | 6:49 pm | 6:31 am | 6:18 pm | 7:03 am | 5:46 pm | 12:24 pm (31.3°) | 91.417 |
28 | 7:31 am ↑ (118°) | 5:19 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:47:29 | +0:22 | 6:00 am | 6:50 pm | 6:31 am | 6:19 pm | 7:03 am | 5:47 pm | 12:25 pm (31.4°) | 91.415 |
29 | 7:31 am ↑ (118°) | 5:19 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:47:55 | +0:25 | 6:00 am | 6:50 pm | 6:31 am | 6:19 pm | 7:03 am | 5:48 pm | 12:25 pm (31.5°) | 91.412 |
30 | 7:32 am ↑ (118°) | 5:20 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:48:24 | +0:28 | 6:01 am | 6:51 pm | 6:32 am | 6:20 pm | 7:03 am | 5:48 pm | 12:26 pm (31.5°) | 91.410 |
31 | 7:32 am ↑ (118°) | 5:21 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:48:55 | +0:31 | 6:01 am | 6:52 pm | 6:32 am | 6:21 pm | 7:04 am | 5:49 pm | 12:26 pm (31.6°) | 91.409 |
* All times are local time for 35°23'39"N, 80°52'00"W. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. |
The December solstice (winter solstice) in 35°23'39"N, 80°52'00"W is at 4:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 4 hours, 47 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 or December 5.
Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?
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