Daylight
5:35 am – 7:48 pm
14 hours, 13 minutes
| Current Time: | May 17, 2024 at 4:00:40 pm |
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| Sun Direction: | ↑ 262° West |
| Sun Altitude: | 43.6° |
| Sun Distance: | 94.020 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Jun 20, 2024 3:50 pm (Summer) |
| Sunrise Today: | 5:35 am↑ 65° Northeast |
| Sunset Today: | 7:48 pm↑ 296° Northwest |
2024 Sun Graph for 36°57'16.5"N, 86°25'26.7"W
December 2024 — Sun in 36°57'16.5"N, 86°25'26.7"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 | 6:40 am ↑ (117°) | 4:29 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:48:21 | −1:05 | 5:08 am | 6:01 pm | 5:39 am | 5:29 pm | 6:12 am | 4:57 pm | 11:34 am (31.1°) | 91.654 |
| 2 | 6:41 am ↑ (117°) | 4:28 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:47:19 | −1:02 | 5:09 am | 6:01 pm | 5:40 am | 5:29 pm | 6:13 am | 4:57 pm | 11:35 am (31.0°) | 91.639 |
| 3 | 6:42 am ↑ (118°) | 4:28 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:46:19 | −0:59 | 5:10 am | 6:01 pm | 5:41 am | 5:29 pm | 6:13 am | 4:57 pm | 11:35 am (30.8°) | 91.625 |
| 4 | 6:43 am ↑ (118°) | 4:28 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:45:22 | −0:56 | 5:11 am | 6:01 pm | 5:42 am | 5:29 pm | 6:14 am | 4:57 pm | 11:36 am (30.7°) | 91.611 |
| 5 | 6:44 am ↑ (118°) | 4:28 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:44:28 | −0:53 | 5:11 am | 6:01 pm | 5:43 am | 5:29 pm | 6:15 am | 4:57 pm | 11:36 am (30.6°) | 91.597 |
| 6 | 6:45 am ↑ (118°) | 4:28 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:43:37 | −0:50 | 5:12 am | 6:01 pm | 5:44 am | 5:29 pm | 6:16 am | 4:57 pm | 11:37 am (30.5°) | 91.584 |
| 7 | 6:45 am ↑ (118°) | 4:28 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:42:50 | −0:47 | 5:13 am | 6:01 pm | 5:44 am | 5:29 pm | 6:17 am | 4:57 pm | 11:37 am (30.4°) | 91.571 |
| 8 | 6:46 am ↑ (118°) | 4:28 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:42:05 | −0:44 | 5:14 am | 6:01 pm | 5:45 am | 5:30 pm | 6:17 am | 4:57 pm | 11:37 am (30.3°) | 91.558 |
| 9 | 6:47 am ↑ (118°) | 4:28 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:41:24 | −0:41 | 5:14 am | 6:01 pm | 5:46 am | 5:30 pm | 6:18 am | 4:57 pm | 11:38 am (30.2°) | 91.546 |
| 10 | 6:48 am ↑ (119°) | 4:29 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:40:46 | −0:37 | 5:15 am | 6:01 pm | 5:47 am | 5:30 pm | 6:19 am | 4:58 pm | 11:38 am (30.1°) | 91.534 |
| 11 | 6:49 am ↑ (119°) | 4:29 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:40:11 | −0:34 | 5:16 am | 6:02 pm | 5:47 am | 5:30 pm | 6:20 am | 4:58 pm | 11:39 am (30.0°) | 91.523 |
| 12 | 6:49 am ↑ (119°) | 4:29 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:39:40 | −0:31 | 5:16 am | 6:02 pm | 5:48 am | 5:30 pm | 6:20 am | 4:58 pm | 11:39 am (29.9°) | 91.512 |
| 13 | 6:50 am ↑ (119°) | 4:29 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:39:12 | −0:28 | 5:17 am | 6:02 pm | 5:49 am | 5:31 pm | 6:21 am | 4:58 pm | 11:40 am (29.9°) | 91.502 |
| 14 | 6:51 am ↑ (119°) | 4:30 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:38:47 | −0:24 | 5:18 am | 6:03 pm | 5:49 am | 5:31 pm | 6:22 am | 4:58 pm | 11:40 am (29.8°) | 91.493 |
| 15 | 6:51 am ↑ (119°) | 4:30 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:38:26 | −0:21 | 5:18 am | 6:03 pm | 5:50 am | 5:31 pm | 6:22 am | 4:59 pm | 11:41 am (29.8°) | 91.484 |
| 16 | 6:52 am ↑ (119°) | 4:30 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:38:08 | −0:17 | 5:19 am | 6:03 pm | 5:51 am | 5:32 pm | 6:23 am | 4:59 pm | 11:41 am (29.7°) | 91.475 |
| 17 | 6:53 am ↑ (119°) | 4:31 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:37:54 | −0:14 | 5:19 am | 6:04 pm | 5:51 am | 5:32 pm | 6:24 am | 5:00 pm | 11:42 am (29.7°) | 91.467 |
| 18 | 6:53 am ↑ (119°) | 4:31 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:37:43 | −0:10 | 5:20 am | 6:04 pm | 5:52 am | 5:33 pm | 6:24 am | 5:00 pm | 11:42 am (29.7°) | 91.460 |
| 19 | 6:54 am ↑ (119°) | 4:31 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:37:35 | −0:07 | 5:21 am | 6:05 pm | 5:52 am | 5:33 pm | 6:25 am | 5:00 pm | 11:43 am (29.6°) | 91.453 |
| 20 | 6:54 am ↑ (119°) | 4:32 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:37:31 | −0:03 | 5:21 am | 6:05 pm | 5:53 am | 5:33 pm | 6:25 am | 5:01 pm | 11:43 am (29.6°) | 91.447 |
| 21 | 6:55 am ↑ (119°) | 4:32 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:37:31 | < 1s | 5:22 am | 6:06 pm | 5:53 am | 5:34 pm | 6:26 am | 5:01 pm | 11:44 am (29.6°) | 91.442 |
| 22 | 6:55 am ↑ (119°) | 4:33 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:37:34 | +0:02 | 5:22 am | 6:06 pm | 5:54 am | 5:34 pm | 6:26 am | 5:02 pm | 11:44 am (29.6°) | 91.436 |
| 23 | 6:56 am ↑ (119°) | 4:33 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:37:40 | +0:06 | 5:23 am | 6:07 pm | 5:54 am | 5:35 pm | 6:27 am | 5:02 pm | 11:45 am (29.7°) | 91.432 |
| 24 | 6:56 am ↑ (119°) | 4:34 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:37:50 | +0:09 | 5:23 am | 6:07 pm | 5:55 am | 5:36 pm | 6:27 am | 5:03 pm | 11:45 am (29.7°) | 91.427 |
| 25 | 6:57 am ↑ (119°) | 4:35 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:38:04 | +0:13 | 5:23 am | 6:08 pm | 5:55 am | 5:36 pm | 6:28 am | 5:04 pm | 11:46 am (29.7°) | 91.424 |
| 26 | 6:57 am ↑ (119°) | 4:35 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:38:21 | +0:16 | 5:24 am | 6:08 pm | 5:55 am | 5:37 pm | 6:28 am | 5:04 pm | 11:46 am (29.7°) | 91.420 |
| 27 | 6:57 am ↑ (119°) | 4:36 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:38:41 | +0:20 | 5:24 am | 6:09 pm | 5:56 am | 5:37 pm | 6:28 am | 5:05 pm | 11:47 am (29.8°) | 91.417 |
| 28 | 6:58 am ↑ (119°) | 4:37 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:39:05 | +0:23 | 5:25 am | 6:10 pm | 5:56 am | 5:38 pm | 6:29 am | 5:06 pm | 11:47 am (29.8°) | 91.415 |
| 29 | 6:58 am ↑ (119°) | 4:37 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:39:32 | +0:27 | 5:25 am | 6:10 pm | 5:56 am | 5:39 pm | 6:29 am | 5:06 pm | 11:48 am (29.9°) | 91.412 |
| 30 | 6:58 am ↑ (119°) | 4:38 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:40:02 | +0:30 | 5:25 am | 6:11 pm | 5:57 am | 5:39 pm | 6:29 am | 5:07 pm | 11:48 am (30.0°) | 91.410 |
| 31 | 6:58 am ↑ (119°) | 4:39 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:40:36 | +0:33 | 5:25 am | 6:12 pm | 5:57 am | 5:40 pm | 6:29 am | 5:08 pm | 11:49 am (30.1°) | 91.409 |
| * All times are local time for 36°57'16.5"N, 86°25'26.7"W. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in 36°57'16.5"N, 86°25'26.7"W is at 3:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 5 hours, 4 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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