Daylight
4:38 am – 6:48 pm
14 hours, 10 minutes
| Current Time: | May 18, 2024 at 1:45:25 pm |
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| Sun Direction: | ↑ 246° West |
| Sun Altitude: | 58.6° |
| Sun Distance: | 94.026 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Jun 21, 2024 5:50 am (Summer) |
| Sunrise Today: | 4:38 am↑ 65° Northeast |
| Sunset Today: | 6:48 pm↑ 295° Northwest |
2024 Sun Graph for 36°12'17"N, 138°15'10"E
December 2024 — Sun in 36°12'17"N, 138°15'10"E
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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 | 6:39 am ↑ (117°) | 4:32 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:52:50 | −1:05 | 5:08 am | 6:03 pm | 5:39 am | 5:32 pm | 6:11 am | 5:00 pm | 11:36 am (32.0°) | 91.663 |
| 2 | 6:40 am ↑ (117°) | 4:32 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:51:47 | −1:02 | 5:09 am | 6:03 pm | 5:40 am | 5:32 pm | 6:12 am | 5:00 pm | 11:36 am (31.8°) | 91.648 |
| 3 | 6:41 am ↑ (117°) | 4:32 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:50:47 | −0:59 | 5:10 am | 6:03 pm | 5:41 am | 5:32 pm | 6:13 am | 5:00 pm | 11:36 am (31.7°) | 91.634 |
| 4 | 6:42 am ↑ (117°) | 4:32 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:49:50 | −0:56 | 5:10 am | 6:03 pm | 5:41 am | 5:32 pm | 6:13 am | 5:00 pm | 11:37 am (31.5°) | 91.620 |
| 5 | 6:43 am ↑ (117°) | 4:32 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:48:56 | −0:54 | 5:11 am | 6:03 pm | 5:42 am | 5:32 pm | 6:14 am | 5:00 pm | 11:37 am (31.4°) | 91.606 |
| 6 | 6:43 am ↑ (118°) | 4:32 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:48:05 | −0:51 | 5:12 am | 6:03 pm | 5:43 am | 5:32 pm | 6:15 am | 5:00 pm | 11:38 am (31.3°) | 91.592 |
| 7 | 6:44 am ↑ (118°) | 4:32 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:47:17 | −0:48 | 5:13 am | 6:03 pm | 5:44 am | 5:32 pm | 6:16 am | 5:00 pm | 11:38 am (31.2°) | 91.579 |
| 8 | 6:45 am ↑ (118°) | 4:32 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:46:32 | −0:45 | 5:13 am | 6:03 pm | 5:45 am | 5:32 pm | 6:17 am | 5:00 pm | 11:38 am (31.1°) | 91.566 |
| 9 | 6:46 am ↑ (118°) | 4:32 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:45:50 | −0:41 | 5:14 am | 6:03 pm | 5:45 am | 5:32 pm | 6:17 am | 5:00 pm | 11:39 am (31.0°) | 91.554 |
| 10 | 6:47 am ↑ (118°) | 4:32 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:45:11 | −0:38 | 5:15 am | 6:04 pm | 5:46 am | 5:32 pm | 6:18 am | 5:00 pm | 11:39 am (30.9°) | 91.542 |
| 11 | 6:47 am ↑ (118°) | 4:32 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:44:35 | −0:35 | 5:15 am | 6:04 pm | 5:47 am | 5:33 pm | 6:19 am | 5:01 pm | 11:40 am (30.8°) | 91.530 |
| 12 | 6:48 am ↑ (118°) | 4:32 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:44:03 | −0:32 | 5:16 am | 6:04 pm | 5:47 am | 5:33 pm | 6:20 am | 5:01 pm | 11:40 am (30.7°) | 91.519 |
| 13 | 6:49 am ↑ (118°) | 4:32 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:43:34 | −0:29 | 5:17 am | 6:04 pm | 5:48 am | 5:33 pm | 6:20 am | 5:01 pm | 11:41 am (30.6°) | 91.508 |
| 14 | 6:50 am ↑ (119°) | 4:33 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:43:08 | −0:25 | 5:17 am | 6:05 pm | 5:49 am | 5:33 pm | 6:21 am | 5:01 pm | 11:41 am (30.6°) | 91.499 |
| 15 | 6:50 am ↑ (119°) | 4:33 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:42:45 | −0:22 | 5:18 am | 6:05 pm | 5:49 am | 5:34 pm | 6:22 am | 5:02 pm | 11:42 am (30.5°) | 91.489 |
| 16 | 6:51 am ↑ (119°) | 4:33 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:42:26 | −0:19 | 5:19 am | 6:05 pm | 5:50 am | 5:34 pm | 6:22 am | 5:02 pm | 11:42 am (30.5°) | 91.480 |
| 17 | 6:52 am ↑ (119°) | 4:34 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:42:10 | −0:16 | 5:19 am | 6:06 pm | 5:51 am | 5:35 pm | 6:23 am | 5:02 pm | 11:43 am (30.5°) | 91.472 |
| 18 | 6:52 am ↑ (119°) | 4:34 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:41:57 | −0:12 | 5:20 am | 6:06 pm | 5:51 am | 5:35 pm | 6:23 am | 5:03 pm | 11:43 am (30.4°) | 91.465 |
| 19 | 6:53 am ↑ (119°) | 4:34 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:41:48 | −0:09 | 5:20 am | 6:07 pm | 5:52 am | 5:35 pm | 6:24 am | 5:03 pm | 11:44 am (30.4°) | 91.458 |
| 20 | 6:53 am ↑ (119°) | 4:35 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:41:42 | −0:05 | 5:21 am | 6:07 pm | 5:52 am | 5:36 pm | 6:25 am | 5:04 pm | 11:44 am (30.4°) | 91.451 |
| 21 | 6:54 am ↑ (119°) | 4:35 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:41:39 | −0:02 | 5:21 am | 6:08 pm | 5:53 am | 5:36 pm | 6:25 am | 5:04 pm | 11:45 am (30.4°) | 91.445 |
| 22 | 6:54 am ↑ (119°) | 4:36 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:41:40 | < 1s | 5:22 am | 6:08 pm | 5:53 am | 5:37 pm | 6:26 am | 5:05 pm | 11:45 am (30.4°) | 91.440 |
| 23 | 6:55 am ↑ (119°) | 4:36 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:41:44 | +0:04 | 5:22 am | 6:09 pm | 5:54 am | 5:37 pm | 6:26 am | 5:05 pm | 11:46 am (30.4°) | 91.435 |
| 24 | 6:55 am ↑ (119°) | 4:37 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:41:52 | +0:07 | 5:23 am | 6:09 pm | 5:54 am | 5:38 pm | 6:26 am | 5:06 pm | 11:46 am (30.4°) | 91.430 |
| 25 | 6:56 am ↑ (119°) | 4:38 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:42:02 | +0:10 | 5:23 am | 6:10 pm | 5:55 am | 5:38 pm | 6:27 am | 5:06 pm | 11:47 am (30.4°) | 91.426 |
| 26 | 6:56 am ↑ (119°) | 4:38 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:42:17 | +0:14 | 5:24 am | 6:10 pm | 5:55 am | 5:39 pm | 6:27 am | 5:07 pm | 11:47 am (30.5°) | 91.422 |
| 27 | 6:56 am ↑ (119°) | 4:39 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:42:34 | +0:17 | 5:24 am | 6:11 pm | 5:55 am | 5:40 pm | 6:28 am | 5:08 pm | 11:48 am (30.5°) | 91.419 |
| 28 | 6:57 am ↑ (119°) | 4:40 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:42:55 | +0:21 | 5:25 am | 6:12 pm | 5:56 am | 5:40 pm | 6:28 am | 5:08 pm | 11:48 am (30.6°) | 91.416 |
| 29 | 6:57 am ↑ (119°) | 4:40 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:43:20 | +0:24 | 5:25 am | 6:12 pm | 5:56 am | 5:41 pm | 6:28 am | 5:09 pm | 11:49 am (30.6°) | 91.414 |
| 30 | 6:57 am ↑ (118°) | 4:41 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:43:47 | +0:27 | 5:25 am | 6:13 pm | 5:56 am | 5:42 pm | 6:29 am | 5:10 pm | 11:49 am (30.7°) | 91.411 |
| 31 | 6:57 am ↑ (118°) | 4:42 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:44:18 | +0:30 | 5:25 am | 6:14 pm | 5:57 am | 5:42 pm | 6:29 am | 5:10 pm | 11:50 am (30.8°) | 91.410 |
| * All times are local time for 36°12'17"N, 138°15'10"E. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in 36°12'17"N, 138°15'10"E is at 6:20 pm on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 4 hours, 56 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 5 or December 6.
Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?
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