Daylight
6:16 am – 8:35 pm
14 hours, 19 minutes
| Current Time: | May 22, 2024 at 1:47:52 am |
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| Sun Direction: | ↑ 6° North |
| Sun Altitude: | -32.7° |
| Sun Distance: | 94.100 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Jun 20, 2024 4:50 pm (Summer) |
| Sunrise Today: | 6:16 am↑ 63° Northeast |
| Sunset Today: | 8:35 pm↑ 297° Northwest |
2024 Sun Graph for 36°35'54.0"N, 82°12'02.4"W
December 2024 — Sun in 36°35'54.0"N, 82°12'02.4"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 | 7:22 am ↑ (117°) | 5:13 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:50:12 | −1:04 | 5:51 am | 6:44 pm | 6:22 am | 6:13 pm | 6:54 am | 5:41 pm | 12:18 pm (31.5°) | 91.654 |
| 2 | 7:23 am ↑ (117°) | 5:12 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:49:10 | −1:01 | 5:52 am | 6:44 pm | 6:23 am | 6:13 pm | 6:55 am | 5:41 pm | 12:18 pm (31.3°) | 91.640 |
| 3 | 7:24 am ↑ (117°) | 5:12 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:48:11 | −0:59 | 5:52 am | 6:44 pm | 6:24 am | 6:13 pm | 6:56 am | 5:41 pm | 12:18 pm (31.2°) | 91.625 |
| 4 | 7:25 am ↑ (118°) | 5:12 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:47:15 | −0:56 | 5:53 am | 6:44 pm | 6:24 am | 6:13 pm | 6:57 am | 5:41 pm | 12:19 pm (31.1°) | 91.611 |
| 5 | 7:26 am ↑ (118°) | 5:12 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:46:21 | −0:53 | 5:54 am | 6:44 pm | 6:25 am | 6:13 pm | 6:57 am | 5:41 pm | 12:19 pm (30.9°) | 91.597 |
| 6 | 7:27 am ↑ (118°) | 5:12 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:45:31 | −0:50 | 5:55 am | 6:44 pm | 6:26 am | 6:13 pm | 6:58 am | 5:41 pm | 12:20 pm (30.8°) | 91.584 |
| 7 | 7:28 am ↑ (118°) | 5:12 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:44:44 | −0:46 | 5:55 am | 6:45 pm | 6:27 am | 6:13 pm | 6:59 am | 5:41 pm | 12:20 pm (30.7°) | 91.571 |
| 8 | 7:28 am ↑ (118°) | 5:12 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:44:00 | −0:43 | 5:56 am | 6:45 pm | 6:28 am | 6:13 pm | 7:00 am | 5:41 pm | 12:20 pm (30.6°) | 91.558 |
| 9 | 7:29 am ↑ (118°) | 5:13 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:43:20 | −0:40 | 5:57 am | 6:45 pm | 6:28 am | 6:13 pm | 7:01 am | 5:41 pm | 12:21 pm (30.5°) | 91.546 |
| 10 | 7:30 am ↑ (118°) | 5:13 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:42:42 | −0:37 | 5:58 am | 6:45 pm | 6:29 am | 6:14 pm | 7:01 am | 5:41 pm | 12:21 pm (30.4°) | 91.534 |
| 11 | 7:31 am ↑ (118°) | 5:13 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:42:08 | −0:34 | 5:58 am | 6:45 pm | 6:30 am | 6:14 pm | 7:02 am | 5:42 pm | 12:22 pm (30.4°) | 91.523 |
| 12 | 7:31 am ↑ (119°) | 5:13 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:41:37 | −0:30 | 5:59 am | 6:46 pm | 6:30 am | 6:14 pm | 7:03 am | 5:42 pm | 12:22 pm (30.3°) | 91.512 |
| 13 | 7:32 am ↑ (119°) | 5:13 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:41:09 | −0:27 | 6:00 am | 6:46 pm | 6:31 am | 6:14 pm | 7:03 am | 5:42 pm | 12:23 pm (30.2°) | 91.502 |
| 14 | 7:33 am ↑ (119°) | 5:14 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:40:45 | −0:24 | 6:00 am | 6:46 pm | 6:32 am | 6:15 pm | 7:04 am | 5:42 pm | 12:23 pm (30.2°) | 91.493 |
| 15 | 7:34 am ↑ (119°) | 5:14 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:40:24 | −0:20 | 6:01 am | 6:47 pm | 6:32 am | 6:15 pm | 7:05 am | 5:43 pm | 12:24 pm (30.1°) | 91.484 |
| 16 | 7:34 am ↑ (119°) | 5:14 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:40:06 | −0:17 | 6:01 am | 6:47 pm | 6:33 am | 6:15 pm | 7:05 am | 5:43 pm | 12:24 pm (30.1°) | 91.475 |
| 17 | 7:35 am ↑ (119°) | 5:15 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:39:52 | −0:14 | 6:02 am | 6:47 pm | 6:34 am | 6:16 pm | 7:06 am | 5:43 pm | 12:25 pm (30.0°) | 91.467 |
| 18 | 7:35 am ↑ (119°) | 5:15 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:39:41 | −0:10 | 6:03 am | 6:48 pm | 6:34 am | 6:16 pm | 7:07 am | 5:44 pm | 12:25 pm (30.0°) | 91.460 |
| 19 | 7:36 am ↑ (119°) | 5:15 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:39:34 | −0:07 | 6:03 am | 6:48 pm | 6:35 am | 6:17 pm | 7:07 am | 5:44 pm | 12:26 pm (30.0°) | 91.453 |
| 20 | 7:36 am ↑ (119°) | 5:16 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:39:30 | −0:03 | 6:04 am | 6:49 pm | 6:35 am | 6:17 pm | 7:08 am | 5:45 pm | 12:26 pm (30.0°) | 91.447 |
| 21 | 7:37 am ↑ (119°) | 5:16 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:39:29 | < 1s | 6:04 am | 6:49 pm | 6:36 am | 6:18 pm | 7:08 am | 5:45 pm | 12:27 pm (30.0°) | 91.442 |
| 22 | 7:37 am ↑ (119°) | 5:17 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:39:32 | +0:02 | 6:05 am | 6:50 pm | 6:36 am | 6:18 pm | 7:09 am | 5:46 pm | 12:27 pm (30.0°) | 91.436 |
| 23 | 7:38 am ↑ (119°) | 5:18 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:39:39 | +0:06 | 6:05 am | 6:50 pm | 6:37 am | 6:19 pm | 7:09 am | 5:46 pm | 12:28 pm (30.0°) | 91.432 |
| 24 | 7:38 am ↑ (119°) | 5:18 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:39:48 | +0:09 | 6:06 am | 6:51 pm | 6:37 am | 6:19 pm | 7:09 am | 5:47 pm | 12:28 pm (30.0°) | 91.427 |
| 25 | 7:39 am ↑ (119°) | 5:19 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:40:02 | +0:13 | 6:06 am | 6:51 pm | 6:37 am | 6:20 pm | 7:10 am | 5:48 pm | 12:29 pm (30.1°) | 91.424 |
| 26 | 7:39 am ↑ (119°) | 5:19 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:40:18 | +0:16 | 6:06 am | 6:52 pm | 6:38 am | 6:21 pm | 7:10 am | 5:48 pm | 12:29 pm (30.1°) | 91.420 |
| 27 | 7:39 am ↑ (119°) | 5:20 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:40:38 | +0:20 | 6:07 am | 6:53 pm | 6:38 am | 6:21 pm | 7:11 am | 5:49 pm | 12:30 pm (30.1°) | 91.417 |
| 28 | 7:40 am ↑ (119°) | 5:21 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:41:02 | +0:23 | 6:07 am | 6:53 pm | 6:39 am | 6:22 pm | 7:11 am | 5:50 pm | 12:30 pm (30.2°) | 91.415 |
| 29 | 7:40 am ↑ (119°) | 5:21 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:41:28 | +0:26 | 6:07 am | 6:54 pm | 6:39 am | 6:23 pm | 7:11 am | 5:50 pm | 12:31 pm (30.3°) | 91.412 |
| 30 | 7:40 am ↑ (119°) | 5:22 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:41:59 | +0:30 | 6:08 am | 6:55 pm | 6:39 am | 6:23 pm | 7:11 am | 5:51 pm | 12:31 pm (30.3°) | 91.410 |
| 31 | 7:40 am ↑ (118°) | 5:23 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:42:32 | +0:33 | 6:08 am | 6:55 pm | 6:39 am | 6:24 pm | 7:12 am | 5:52 pm | 12:32 pm (30.4°) | 91.409 |
| * All times are local time for 36°35'54.0"N, 82°12'02.4"W. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in 36°35'54.0"N, 82°12'02.4"W is at 4:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 5 hours 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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