Daylight
6:00 am – 8:35 pm
14 hours, 35 minutes
| Current Time: | Jun 6, 2024 at 6:07:20 am |
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| Sun Direction: | ↑ 61° Northeast |
| Sun Altitude: | 0.8° |
| Sun Distance: | 94.334 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Jun 20, 2024 4:50 pm (Summer) |
| Sunrise Today: | 6:00 am↑ 60° Northeast |
| Sunset Today: | 8:35 pm↑ 300° Northwest |
2024 Sun Graph for 36°40'N, 79°50'W
December 2024 — Sun in 36°40'N, 79°50'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 | 7:13 am ↑ (117°) | 5:03 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:49:47 | −1:04 | 5:41 am | 6:35 pm | 6:13 am | 6:03 pm | 6:45 am | 5:31 pm | 12:08 pm (31.4°) | 91.654 |
| 2 | 7:14 am ↑ (117°) | 5:03 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:48:45 | −1:02 | 5:42 am | 6:35 pm | 6:14 am | 6:03 pm | 6:46 am | 5:31 pm | 12:09 pm (31.2°) | 91.640 |
| 3 | 7:15 am ↑ (117°) | 5:03 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:47:46 | −0:59 | 5:43 am | 6:35 pm | 6:14 am | 6:03 pm | 6:46 am | 5:31 pm | 12:09 pm (31.1°) | 91.625 |
| 4 | 7:16 am ↑ (118°) | 5:03 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:46:49 | −0:56 | 5:44 am | 6:35 pm | 6:15 am | 6:03 pm | 6:47 am | 5:31 pm | 12:09 pm (31.0°) | 91.611 |
| 5 | 7:17 am ↑ (118°) | 5:03 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:45:56 | −0:53 | 5:45 am | 6:35 pm | 6:16 am | 6:03 pm | 6:48 am | 5:31 pm | 12:10 pm (30.9°) | 91.598 |
| 6 | 7:18 am ↑ (118°) | 5:03 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:45:06 | −0:50 | 5:45 am | 6:35 pm | 6:17 am | 6:04 pm | 6:49 am | 5:31 pm | 12:10 pm (30.7°) | 91.584 |
| 7 | 7:18 am ↑ (118°) | 5:03 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:44:19 | −0:47 | 5:46 am | 6:35 pm | 6:18 am | 6:04 pm | 6:50 am | 5:31 pm | 12:11 pm (30.6°) | 91.571 |
| 8 | 7:19 am ↑ (118°) | 5:03 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:43:35 | −0:44 | 5:47 am | 6:35 pm | 6:18 am | 6:04 pm | 6:51 am | 5:32 pm | 12:11 pm (30.5°) | 91.558 |
| 9 | 7:20 am ↑ (118°) | 5:03 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:42:54 | −0:40 | 5:48 am | 6:35 pm | 6:19 am | 6:04 pm | 6:51 am | 5:32 pm | 12:12 pm (30.4°) | 91.546 |
| 10 | 7:21 am ↑ (118°) | 5:03 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:42:16 | −0:37 | 5:48 am | 6:36 pm | 6:20 am | 6:04 pm | 6:52 am | 5:32 pm | 12:12 pm (30.4°) | 91.535 |
| 11 | 7:22 am ↑ (119°) | 5:03 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:41:42 | −0:34 | 5:49 am | 6:36 pm | 6:20 am | 6:04 pm | 6:53 am | 5:32 pm | 12:12 pm (30.3°) | 91.523 |
| 12 | 7:22 am ↑ (119°) | 5:03 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:41:11 | −0:31 | 5:50 am | 6:36 pm | 6:21 am | 6:05 pm | 6:53 am | 5:32 pm | 12:13 pm (30.2°) | 91.513 |
| 13 | 7:23 am ↑ (119°) | 5:04 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:40:43 | −0:27 | 5:50 am | 6:36 pm | 6:22 am | 6:05 pm | 6:54 am | 5:33 pm | 12:13 pm (30.1°) | 91.502 |
| 14 | 7:24 am ↑ (119°) | 5:04 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:40:18 | −0:24 | 5:51 am | 6:37 pm | 6:22 am | 6:05 pm | 6:55 am | 5:33 pm | 12:14 pm (30.1°) | 91.493 |
| 15 | 7:24 am ↑ (119°) | 5:04 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:39:57 | −0:21 | 5:52 am | 6:37 pm | 6:23 am | 6:06 pm | 6:55 am | 5:33 pm | 12:14 pm (30.0°) | 91.484 |
| 16 | 7:25 am ↑ (119°) | 5:05 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:39:40 | −0:17 | 5:52 am | 6:37 pm | 6:24 am | 6:06 pm | 6:56 am | 5:34 pm | 12:15 pm (30.0°) | 91.475 |
| 17 | 7:26 am ↑ (119°) | 5:05 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:39:25 | −0:14 | 5:53 am | 6:38 pm | 6:24 am | 6:06 pm | 6:57 am | 5:34 pm | 12:15 pm (30.0°) | 91.468 |
| 18 | 7:26 am ↑ (119°) | 5:05 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:39:14 | −0:10 | 5:53 am | 6:38 pm | 6:25 am | 6:07 pm | 6:57 am | 5:34 pm | 12:16 pm (29.9°) | 91.460 |
| 19 | 7:27 am ↑ (119°) | 5:06 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:39:07 | −0:07 | 5:54 am | 6:39 pm | 6:25 am | 6:07 pm | 6:58 am | 5:35 pm | 12:16 pm (29.9°) | 91.454 |
| 20 | 7:27 am ↑ (119°) | 5:06 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:39:03 | −0:04 | 5:54 am | 6:39 pm | 6:26 am | 6:08 pm | 6:58 am | 5:35 pm | 12:17 pm (29.9°) | 91.447 |
| 21 | 7:28 am ↑ (119°) | 5:07 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:39:02 | < 1s | 5:55 am | 6:40 pm | 6:26 am | 6:08 pm | 6:59 am | 5:36 pm | 12:17 pm (29.9°) | 91.442 |
| 22 | 7:28 am ↑ (119°) | 5:07 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:39:05 | +0:02 | 5:55 am | 6:40 pm | 6:27 am | 6:09 pm | 6:59 am | 5:36 pm | 12:18 pm (29.9°) | 91.436 |
| 23 | 7:29 am ↑ (119°) | 5:08 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:39:12 | +0:06 | 5:56 am | 6:41 pm | 6:27 am | 6:09 pm | 7:00 am | 5:37 pm | 12:18 pm (29.9°) | 91.432 |
| 24 | 7:29 am ↑ (119°) | 5:08 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:39:21 | +0:09 | 5:56 am | 6:41 pm | 6:28 am | 6:10 pm | 7:00 am | 5:37 pm | 12:19 pm (30.0°) | 91.428 |
| 25 | 7:30 am ↑ (119°) | 5:09 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:39:35 | +0:13 | 5:57 am | 6:42 pm | 6:28 am | 6:10 pm | 7:01 am | 5:38 pm | 12:19 pm (30.0°) | 91.424 |
| 26 | 7:30 am ↑ (119°) | 5:10 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:39:51 | +0:16 | 5:57 am | 6:43 pm | 6:29 am | 6:11 pm | 7:01 am | 5:39 pm | 12:20 pm (30.0°) | 91.420 |
| 27 | 7:30 am ↑ (119°) | 5:10 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:40:11 | +0:20 | 5:57 am | 6:43 pm | 6:29 am | 6:12 pm | 7:01 am | 5:39 pm | 12:20 pm (30.1°) | 91.417 |
| 28 | 7:31 am ↑ (119°) | 5:11 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:40:35 | +0:23 | 5:58 am | 6:44 pm | 6:29 am | 6:12 pm | 7:02 am | 5:40 pm | 12:21 pm (30.1°) | 91.415 |
| 29 | 7:31 am ↑ (119°) | 5:12 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:41:02 | +0:26 | 5:58 am | 6:44 pm | 6:30 am | 6:13 pm | 7:02 am | 5:41 pm | 12:21 pm (30.2°) | 91.412 |
| 30 | 7:31 am ↑ (119°) | 5:13 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:41:32 | +0:30 | 5:58 am | 6:45 pm | 6:30 am | 6:14 pm | 7:02 am | 5:41 pm | 12:22 pm (30.2°) | 91.410 |
| 31 | 7:31 am ↑ (118°) | 5:13 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:42:05 | +0:33 | 5:59 am | 6:46 pm | 6:30 am | 6:14 pm | 7:02 am | 5:42 pm | 12:22 pm (30.3°) | 91.409 |
| * All times are local time for 36°40'N, 79°50'W. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in 36°40'N, 79°50'W is at 4:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 5 hours, 1 minute 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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