Daylight
5:56 am – 8:10 pm
14 hours, 14 minutes
| Current Time: | May 18, 2024 at 8:24:23 am |
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| Sun Direction: | ↑ 85° East |
| Sun Altitude: | 27.7° |
| Sun Distance: | 94.032 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Jun 20, 2024 4:50 pm (Summer) |
| Sunrise Today: | 5:56 am↑ 64° Northeast |
| Sunset Today: | 8:10 pm↑ 296° Northwest |
2024 Sun Graph for 36°48'53.9"N, 76°34'35.1"W
December 2024 — Sun in 36°48'53.9"N, 76°34'35.1"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 | 7:00 am ↑ (117°) | 4:50 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:49:06 | −1:05 | 5:29 am | 6:21 pm | 6:00 am | 5:50 pm | 6:32 am | 5:18 pm | 11:55 am (31.3°) | 91.654 |
| 2 | 7:01 am ↑ (117°) | 4:49 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:48:04 | −1:02 | 5:29 am | 6:21 pm | 6:01 am | 5:50 pm | 6:33 am | 5:18 pm | 11:55 am (31.1°) | 91.640 |
| 3 | 7:02 am ↑ (117°) | 4:49 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:47:04 | −0:59 | 5:30 am | 6:21 pm | 6:01 am | 5:50 pm | 6:34 am | 5:18 pm | 11:56 am (31.0°) | 91.625 |
| 4 | 7:03 am ↑ (118°) | 4:49 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:46:07 | −0:56 | 5:31 am | 6:21 pm | 6:02 am | 5:50 pm | 6:34 am | 5:18 pm | 11:56 am (30.8°) | 91.611 |
| 5 | 7:04 am ↑ (118°) | 4:49 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:45:14 | −0:53 | 5:32 am | 6:21 pm | 6:03 am | 5:50 pm | 6:35 am | 5:18 pm | 11:57 am (30.7°) | 91.598 |
| 6 | 7:05 am ↑ (118°) | 4:49 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:44:23 | −0:50 | 5:32 am | 6:22 pm | 6:04 am | 5:50 pm | 6:36 am | 5:18 pm | 11:57 am (30.6°) | 91.584 |
| 7 | 7:06 am ↑ (118°) | 4:49 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:43:36 | −0:47 | 5:33 am | 6:22 pm | 6:05 am | 5:50 pm | 6:37 am | 5:18 pm | 11:58 am (30.5°) | 91.571 |
| 8 | 7:06 am ↑ (118°) | 4:49 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:42:52 | −0:44 | 5:34 am | 6:22 pm | 6:05 am | 5:50 pm | 6:38 am | 5:18 pm | 11:58 am (30.4°) | 91.559 |
| 9 | 7:07 am ↑ (118°) | 4:49 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:42:10 | −0:41 | 5:35 am | 6:22 pm | 6:06 am | 5:51 pm | 6:38 am | 5:18 pm | 11:58 am (30.3°) | 91.546 |
| 10 | 7:08 am ↑ (118°) | 4:50 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:41:33 | −0:37 | 5:35 am | 6:22 pm | 6:07 am | 5:51 pm | 6:39 am | 5:18 pm | 11:59 am (30.2°) | 91.535 |
| 11 | 7:09 am ↑ (119°) | 4:50 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:40:58 | −0:34 | 5:36 am | 6:23 pm | 6:08 am | 5:51 pm | 6:40 am | 5:19 pm | 11:59 am (30.1°) | 91.523 |
| 12 | 7:10 am ↑ (119°) | 4:50 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:40:27 | −0:31 | 5:37 am | 6:23 pm | 6:08 am | 5:51 pm | 6:41 am | 5:19 pm | 12:00 pm (30.1°) | 91.513 |
| 13 | 7:10 am ↑ (119°) | 4:50 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:39:59 | −0:27 | 5:37 am | 6:23 pm | 6:09 am | 5:52 pm | 6:41 am | 5:19 pm | 12:00 pm (30.0°) | 91.502 |
| 14 | 7:11 am ↑ (119°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:39:34 | −0:24 | 5:38 am | 6:23 pm | 6:10 am | 5:52 pm | 6:42 am | 5:19 pm | 12:01 pm (29.9°) | 91.493 |
| 15 | 7:12 am ↑ (119°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:39:13 | −0:21 | 5:39 am | 6:24 pm | 6:10 am | 5:52 pm | 6:43 am | 5:20 pm | 12:01 pm (29.9°) | 91.484 |
| 16 | 7:12 am ↑ (119°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:38:55 | −0:17 | 5:39 am | 6:24 pm | 6:11 am | 5:53 pm | 6:43 am | 5:20 pm | 12:02 pm (29.9°) | 91.475 |
| 17 | 7:13 am ↑ (119°) | 4:52 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:38:41 | −0:14 | 5:40 am | 6:25 pm | 6:11 am | 5:53 pm | 6:44 am | 5:20 pm | 12:02 pm (29.8°) | 91.468 |
| 18 | 7:13 am ↑ (119°) | 4:52 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:38:30 | −0:10 | 5:40 am | 6:25 pm | 6:12 am | 5:53 pm | 6:44 am | 5:21 pm | 12:03 pm (29.8°) | 91.460 |
| 19 | 7:14 am ↑ (119°) | 4:52 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:38:22 | −0:07 | 5:41 am | 6:25 pm | 6:13 am | 5:54 pm | 6:45 am | 5:21 pm | 12:03 pm (29.8°) | 91.454 |
| 20 | 7:15 am ↑ (119°) | 4:53 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:38:18 | −0:04 | 5:41 am | 6:26 pm | 6:13 am | 5:54 pm | 6:46 am | 5:22 pm | 12:04 pm (29.8°) | 91.447 |
| 21 | 7:15 am ↑ (119°) | 4:53 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:38:17 | < 1s | 5:42 am | 6:26 pm | 6:14 am | 5:55 pm | 6:46 am | 5:22 pm | 12:04 pm (29.8°) | 91.442 |
| 22 | 7:16 am ↑ (119°) | 4:54 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:38:20 | +0:02 | 5:42 am | 6:27 pm | 6:14 am | 5:55 pm | 6:47 am | 5:23 pm | 12:05 pm (29.8°) | 91.437 |
| 23 | 7:16 am ↑ (119°) | 4:54 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:38:27 | +0:06 | 5:43 am | 6:27 pm | 6:15 am | 5:56 pm | 6:47 am | 5:23 pm | 12:05 pm (29.8°) | 91.432 |
| 24 | 7:16 am ↑ (119°) | 4:55 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:38:36 | +0:09 | 5:43 am | 6:28 pm | 6:15 am | 5:56 pm | 6:47 am | 5:24 pm | 12:06 pm (29.8°) | 91.428 |
| 25 | 7:17 am ↑ (119°) | 4:56 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:38:50 | +0:13 | 5:44 am | 6:29 pm | 6:15 am | 5:57 pm | 6:48 am | 5:25 pm | 12:06 pm (29.8°) | 91.424 |
| 26 | 7:17 am ↑ (119°) | 4:56 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:39:06 | +0:16 | 5:44 am | 6:29 pm | 6:16 am | 5:58 pm | 6:48 am | 5:25 pm | 12:07 pm (29.9°) | 91.420 |
| 27 | 7:17 am ↑ (119°) | 4:57 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:39:27 | +0:20 | 5:45 am | 6:30 pm | 6:16 am | 5:58 pm | 6:49 am | 5:26 pm | 12:07 pm (29.9°) | 91.417 |
| 28 | 7:18 am ↑ (119°) | 4:58 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:39:50 | +0:23 | 5:45 am | 6:31 pm | 6:16 am | 5:59 pm | 6:49 am | 5:27 pm | 12:08 pm (30.0°) | 91.415 |
| 29 | 7:18 am ↑ (119°) | 4:58 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:40:17 | +0:26 | 5:45 am | 6:31 pm | 6:17 am | 6:00 pm | 6:49 am | 5:27 pm | 12:08 pm (30.0°) | 91.412 |
| 30 | 7:18 am ↑ (119°) | 4:59 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:40:47 | +0:30 | 5:46 am | 6:32 pm | 6:17 am | 6:00 pm | 6:49 am | 5:28 pm | 12:09 pm (30.1°) | 91.410 |
| 31 | 7:18 am ↑ (119°) | 5:00 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:41:21 | +0:33 | 5:46 am | 6:33 pm | 6:17 am | 6:01 pm | 6:50 am | 5:29 pm | 12:09 pm (30.2°) | 91.409 |
| * All times are local time for 36°48'53.9"N, 76°34'35.1"W. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in 36°48'53.9"N, 76°34'35.1"W is at 4:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 5 hours, 3 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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