Daylight
5:59 am – 8:26 pm
14 hours, 26 minutes
| Current Time: | May 25, 2024 at 5:47:44 am |
|---|---|
| Sun Direction: | ↑ 61° Northeast |
| Sun Altitude: | -2.1° |
| Sun Distance: | 94.155 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Jun 20, 2024 4:50 pm (Summer) |
| Sunrise Today: | 5:59 am↑ 62° Northeast |
| Sunset Today: | 8:26 pm↑ 298° Northwest |
2024 Sun Graph for 37°19'21.5"N, 78°58'52.5"W
December 2024 — Sun in 37°19'21.5"N, 78°58'52.5"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 | 7:11 am ↑ (117°) | 4:58 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:46:29 | −1:06 | 5:39 am | 6:30 pm | 6:10 am | 5:59 pm | 6:43 am | 5:27 pm | 12:05 pm (30.8°) | 91.654 |
| 2 | 7:12 am ↑ (117°) | 4:58 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:45:25 | −1:03 | 5:40 am | 6:30 pm | 6:11 am | 5:59 pm | 6:44 am | 5:26 pm | 12:05 pm (30.6°) | 91.640 |
| 3 | 7:13 am ↑ (118°) | 4:58 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:44:24 | −1:00 | 5:40 am | 6:30 pm | 6:12 am | 5:59 pm | 6:44 am | 5:26 pm | 12:05 pm (30.5°) | 91.625 |
| 4 | 7:14 am ↑ (118°) | 4:58 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:43:26 | −0:57 | 5:41 am | 6:30 pm | 6:13 am | 5:59 pm | 6:45 am | 5:26 pm | 12:06 pm (30.3°) | 91.611 |
| 5 | 7:15 am ↑ (118°) | 4:57 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:42:32 | −0:54 | 5:42 am | 6:30 pm | 6:14 am | 5:59 pm | 6:46 am | 5:26 pm | 12:06 pm (30.2°) | 91.598 |
| 6 | 7:16 am ↑ (118°) | 4:57 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:41:40 | −0:51 | 5:43 am | 6:31 pm | 6:14 am | 5:59 pm | 6:47 am | 5:26 pm | 12:07 pm (30.1°) | 91.584 |
| 7 | 7:17 am ↑ (118°) | 4:58 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:40:52 | −0:48 | 5:44 am | 6:31 pm | 6:15 am | 5:59 pm | 6:48 am | 5:26 pm | 12:07 pm (30.0°) | 91.571 |
| 8 | 7:17 am ↑ (118°) | 4:58 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:40:06 | −0:45 | 5:44 am | 6:31 pm | 6:16 am | 5:59 pm | 6:48 am | 5:27 pm | 12:08 pm (29.9°) | 91.559 |
| 9 | 7:18 am ↑ (119°) | 4:58 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:39:24 | −0:41 | 5:45 am | 6:31 pm | 6:17 am | 5:59 pm | 6:49 am | 5:27 pm | 12:08 pm (29.8°) | 91.546 |
| 10 | 7:19 am ↑ (119°) | 4:58 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:38:46 | −0:38 | 5:46 am | 6:31 pm | 6:17 am | 5:59 pm | 6:50 am | 5:27 pm | 12:09 pm (29.7°) | 91.535 |
| 11 | 7:20 am ↑ (119°) | 4:58 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:38:10 | −0:35 | 5:46 am | 6:31 pm | 6:18 am | 6:00 pm | 6:51 am | 5:27 pm | 12:09 pm (29.6°) | 91.523 |
| 12 | 7:21 am ↑ (119°) | 4:58 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:37:39 | −0:31 | 5:47 am | 6:32 pm | 6:19 am | 6:00 pm | 6:51 am | 5:27 pm | 12:09 pm (29.6°) | 91.513 |
| 13 | 7:21 am ↑ (119°) | 4:58 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:37:10 | −0:28 | 5:48 am | 6:32 pm | 6:19 am | 6:00 pm | 6:52 am | 5:28 pm | 12:10 pm (29.5°) | 91.502 |
| 14 | 7:22 am ↑ (119°) | 4:59 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:36:45 | −0:25 | 5:48 am | 6:32 pm | 6:20 am | 6:01 pm | 6:53 am | 5:28 pm | 12:10 pm (29.4°) | 91.493 |
| 15 | 7:23 am ↑ (119°) | 4:59 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:36:23 | −0:21 | 5:49 am | 6:33 pm | 6:21 am | 6:01 pm | 6:53 am | 5:28 pm | 12:11 pm (29.4°) | 91.484 |
| 16 | 7:23 am ↑ (119°) | 4:59 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:36:05 | −0:18 | 5:50 am | 6:33 pm | 6:21 am | 6:01 pm | 6:54 am | 5:29 pm | 12:11 pm (29.4°) | 91.475 |
| 17 | 7:24 am ↑ (119°) | 5:00 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:35:50 | −0:14 | 5:50 am | 6:33 pm | 6:22 am | 6:02 pm | 6:55 am | 5:29 pm | 12:12 pm (29.3°) | 91.468 |
| 18 | 7:24 am ↑ (119°) | 5:00 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:35:39 | −0:11 | 5:51 am | 6:34 pm | 6:23 am | 6:02 pm | 6:55 am | 5:29 pm | 12:12 pm (29.3°) | 91.460 |
| 19 | 7:25 am ↑ (119°) | 5:01 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:35:32 | −0:07 | 5:51 am | 6:34 pm | 6:23 am | 6:03 pm | 6:56 am | 5:30 pm | 12:13 pm (29.3°) | 91.454 |
| 20 | 7:26 am ↑ (119°) | 5:01 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:35:27 | −0:04 | 5:52 am | 6:35 pm | 6:24 am | 6:03 pm | 6:56 am | 5:30 pm | 12:13 pm (29.3°) | 91.447 |
| 21 | 7:26 am ↑ (119°) | 5:02 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:35:27 | < 1s | 5:52 am | 6:35 pm | 6:24 am | 6:03 pm | 6:57 am | 5:31 pm | 12:14 pm (29.3°) | 91.442 |
| 22 | 7:27 am ↑ (119°) | 5:02 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:35:30 | +0:02 | 5:53 am | 6:36 pm | 6:25 am | 6:04 pm | 6:57 am | 5:31 pm | 12:14 pm (29.3°) | 91.437 |
| 23 | 7:27 am ↑ (119°) | 5:03 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:35:36 | +0:06 | 5:53 am | 6:36 pm | 6:25 am | 6:05 pm | 6:58 am | 5:32 pm | 12:15 pm (29.3°) | 91.432 |
| 24 | 7:27 am ↑ (119°) | 5:03 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:35:46 | +0:10 | 5:54 am | 6:37 pm | 6:26 am | 6:05 pm | 6:58 am | 5:32 pm | 12:15 pm (29.3°) | 91.428 |
| 25 | 7:28 am ↑ (119°) | 5:04 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:36:00 | +0:13 | 5:54 am | 6:38 pm | 6:26 am | 6:06 pm | 6:59 am | 5:33 pm | 12:16 pm (29.3°) | 91.424 |
| 26 | 7:28 am ↑ (119°) | 5:04 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:36:17 | +0:17 | 5:55 am | 6:38 pm | 6:26 am | 6:06 pm | 6:59 am | 5:34 pm | 12:16 pm (29.4°) | 91.420 |
| 27 | 7:29 am ↑ (119°) | 5:05 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:36:38 | +0:20 | 5:55 am | 6:39 pm | 6:27 am | 6:07 pm | 6:59 am | 5:34 pm | 12:17 pm (29.4°) | 91.417 |
| 28 | 7:29 am ↑ (119°) | 5:06 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:37:02 | +0:24 | 5:55 am | 6:39 pm | 6:27 am | 6:08 pm | 7:00 am | 5:35 pm | 12:17 pm (29.5°) | 91.415 |
| 29 | 7:29 am ↑ (119°) | 5:07 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:37:29 | +0:27 | 5:56 am | 6:40 pm | 6:27 am | 6:08 pm | 7:00 am | 5:36 pm | 12:18 pm (29.5°) | 91.412 |
| 30 | 7:29 am ↑ (119°) | 5:07 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:38:00 | +0:30 | 5:56 am | 6:41 pm | 6:28 am | 6:09 pm | 7:00 am | 5:36 pm | 12:18 pm (29.6°) | 91.410 |
| 31 | 7:30 am ↑ (119°) | 5:08 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:38:35 | +0:34 | 5:56 am | 6:41 pm | 6:28 am | 6:10 pm | 7:00 am | 5:37 pm | 12:19 pm (29.7°) | 91.409 |
| * All times are local time for 37°19'21.5"N, 78°58'52.5"W. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in 37°19'21.5"N, 78°58'52.5"W is at 4:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 5 hours, 9 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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