Daylight
5:50 am – 8:11 pm
14 hours, 21 minutes
| Current Time: | May 20, 2024 at 12:35:56 pm |
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| Sun Direction: | ↑ 161° South |
| Sun Altitude: | 71.8° |
| Sun Distance: | 94.074 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Jun 20, 2024 1:50 pm (Summer) |
| Sunrise Today: | 5:50 am↑ 64° Northeast |
| Sunset Today: | 8:11 pm↑ 297° Northwest |
2024 Sun Graph for 37°35'17.4"N, 120°55'55.7"W
December 2024 — Sun in 37°35'17.4"N, 120°55'55.7"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 | 7:00 am ↑ (117°) | 4:45 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:44:58 | −1:07 | 5:27 am | 6:18 pm | 5:59 am | 5:46 pm | 6:31 am | 5:14 pm | 11:53 am (30.5°) | 91.653 |
| 2 | 7:01 am ↑ (118°) | 4:45 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:43:54 | −1:04 | 5:28 am | 6:18 pm | 6:00 am | 5:46 pm | 6:32 am | 5:14 pm | 11:53 am (30.3°) | 91.638 |
| 3 | 7:02 am ↑ (118°) | 4:45 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:42:53 | −1:01 | 5:29 am | 6:18 pm | 6:00 am | 5:46 pm | 6:33 am | 5:14 pm | 11:53 am (30.2°) | 91.624 |
| 4 | 7:03 am ↑ (118°) | 4:45 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:41:55 | −0:58 | 5:29 am | 6:18 pm | 6:01 am | 5:46 pm | 6:34 am | 5:14 pm | 11:54 am (30.1°) | 91.610 |
| 5 | 7:04 am ↑ (118°) | 4:45 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:41:00 | −0:54 | 5:30 am | 6:18 pm | 6:02 am | 5:46 pm | 6:35 am | 5:14 pm | 11:54 am (29.9°) | 91.596 |
| 6 | 7:04 am ↑ (118°) | 4:45 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:40:08 | −0:51 | 5:31 am | 6:18 pm | 6:03 am | 5:46 pm | 6:35 am | 5:14 pm | 11:55 am (29.8°) | 91.583 |
| 7 | 7:05 am ↑ (118°) | 4:45 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:39:19 | −0:48 | 5:32 am | 6:18 pm | 6:04 am | 5:46 pm | 6:36 am | 5:14 pm | 11:55 am (29.7°) | 91.570 |
| 8 | 7:06 am ↑ (119°) | 4:45 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:38:34 | −0:45 | 5:33 am | 6:18 pm | 6:04 am | 5:46 pm | 6:37 am | 5:14 pm | 11:55 am (29.6°) | 91.557 |
| 9 | 7:07 am ↑ (119°) | 4:45 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:37:52 | −0:41 | 5:33 am | 6:18 pm | 6:05 am | 5:47 pm | 6:38 am | 5:14 pm | 11:56 am (29.5°) | 91.545 |
| 10 | 7:08 am ↑ (119°) | 4:45 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:37:13 | −0:38 | 5:34 am | 6:19 pm | 6:06 am | 5:47 pm | 6:39 am | 5:14 pm | 11:56 am (29.4°) | 91.533 |
| 11 | 7:08 am ↑ (119°) | 4:45 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:36:38 | −0:35 | 5:35 am | 6:19 pm | 6:06 am | 5:47 pm | 6:39 am | 5:14 pm | 11:57 am (29.4°) | 91.522 |
| 12 | 7:09 am ↑ (119°) | 4:45 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:36:06 | −0:31 | 5:35 am | 6:19 pm | 6:07 am | 5:47 pm | 6:40 am | 5:15 pm | 11:57 am (29.3°) | 91.511 |
| 13 | 7:10 am ↑ (119°) | 4:46 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:35:38 | −0:28 | 5:36 am | 6:19 pm | 6:08 am | 5:48 pm | 6:41 am | 5:15 pm | 11:58 am (29.2°) | 91.501 |
| 14 | 7:11 am ↑ (119°) | 4:46 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:35:13 | −0:24 | 5:37 am | 6:20 pm | 6:09 am | 5:48 pm | 6:41 am | 5:15 pm | 11:58 am (29.2°) | 91.492 |
| 15 | 7:11 am ↑ (119°) | 4:46 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:34:51 | −0:21 | 5:37 am | 6:20 pm | 6:09 am | 5:48 pm | 6:42 am | 5:15 pm | 11:59 am (29.1°) | 91.483 |
| 16 | 7:12 am ↑ (119°) | 4:46 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:34:33 | −0:17 | 5:38 am | 6:21 pm | 6:10 am | 5:49 pm | 6:43 am | 5:16 pm | 11:59 am (29.1°) | 91.474 |
| 17 | 7:13 am ↑ (119°) | 4:47 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:34:19 | −0:14 | 5:38 am | 6:21 pm | 6:10 am | 5:49 pm | 6:43 am | 5:16 pm | 12:00 pm (29.1°) | 91.467 |
| 18 | 7:13 am ↑ (119°) | 4:47 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:34:08 | −0:10 | 5:39 am | 6:21 pm | 6:11 am | 5:49 pm | 6:44 am | 5:17 pm | 12:00 pm (29.0°) | 91.459 |
| 19 | 7:14 am ↑ (119°) | 4:48 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:34:01 | −0:07 | 5:40 am | 6:22 pm | 6:11 am | 5:50 pm | 6:44 am | 5:17 pm | 12:01 pm (29.0°) | 91.453 |
| 20 | 7:14 am ↑ (119°) | 4:48 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:33:57 | −0:03 | 5:40 am | 6:22 pm | 6:12 am | 5:50 pm | 6:45 am | 5:17 pm | 12:01 pm (29.0°) | 91.447 |
| 21 | 7:15 am ↑ (119°) | 4:49 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:33:57 | < 1s | 5:41 am | 6:23 pm | 6:13 am | 5:51 pm | 6:45 am | 5:18 pm | 12:02 pm (29.0°) | 91.441 |
| 22 | 7:15 am ↑ (119°) | 4:49 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:34:00 | +0:03 | 5:41 am | 6:23 pm | 6:13 am | 5:51 pm | 6:46 am | 5:19 pm | 12:02 pm (29.0°) | 91.436 |
| 23 | 7:16 am ↑ (119°) | 4:50 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:34:07 | +0:06 | 5:42 am | 6:24 pm | 6:13 am | 5:52 pm | 6:46 am | 5:19 pm | 12:03 pm (29.0°) | 91.431 |
| 24 | 7:16 am ↑ (119°) | 4:50 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:34:18 | +0:10 | 5:42 am | 6:24 pm | 6:14 am | 5:53 pm | 6:47 am | 5:20 pm | 12:03 pm (29.0°) | 91.427 |
| 25 | 7:16 am ↑ (119°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:34:32 | +0:14 | 5:42 am | 6:25 pm | 6:14 am | 5:53 pm | 6:47 am | 5:20 pm | 12:04 pm (29.1°) | 91.423 |
| 26 | 7:17 am ↑ (119°) | 4:52 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:34:49 | +0:17 | 5:43 am | 6:26 pm | 6:15 am | 5:54 pm | 6:48 am | 5:21 pm | 12:04 pm (29.1°) | 91.420 |
| 27 | 7:17 am ↑ (119°) | 4:52 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:35:11 | +0:21 | 5:43 am | 6:26 pm | 6:15 am | 5:54 pm | 6:48 am | 5:22 pm | 12:05 pm (29.2°) | 91.417 |
| 28 | 7:17 am ↑ (119°) | 4:53 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:35:35 | +0:24 | 5:43 am | 6:27 pm | 6:15 am | 5:55 pm | 6:48 am | 5:22 pm | 12:05 pm (29.2°) | 91.414 |
| 29 | 7:18 am ↑ (119°) | 4:54 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:36:04 | +0:28 | 5:44 am | 6:28 pm | 6:16 am | 5:56 pm | 6:48 am | 5:23 pm | 12:06 pm (29.3°) | 91.412 |
| 30 | 7:18 am ↑ (119°) | 4:54 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:36:35 | +0:31 | 5:44 am | 6:28 pm | 6:16 am | 5:56 pm | 6:49 am | 5:24 pm | 12:06 pm (29.3°) | 91.410 |
| 31 | 7:18 am ↑ (119°) | 4:55 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:37:11 | +0:35 | 5:44 am | 6:29 pm | 6:16 am | 5:57 pm | 6:49 am | 5:24 pm | 12:07 pm (29.4°) | 91.409 |
| * All times are local time for 37°35'17.4"N, 120°55'55.7"W. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in 37°35'17.4"N, 120°55'55.7"W is at 1:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 5 hours, 12 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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