Daylight
7:33 am – 6:08 pm
10 hours, 35 minutes
| Current Time: | Oct 31, 2024 at 3:58:40 pm |
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| Sun Direction: | ↑ 229° Southwest |
| Sun Altitude: | 21.5° |
| Sun Distance: | 92.265 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Dec 21, 2024 1:20 am (Winter) |
| Sunrise Today: | 7:33 am↑ 108° East |
| Sunset Today: | 6:08 pm↑ 252° West |
2024 Sun Graph for 38°16'12.9"N, 121°59'38.2"W
December 2024 — Sun in 38°16'12.9"N, 121°59'38.2"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 | 7:06 am ↑ (118°) | 4:47 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:41:21 | −1:08 | 5:32 am | 6:21 pm | 6:04 am | 5:49 pm | 6:37 am | 5:17 pm | 11:57 am (29.8°) | 91.653 |
| 2 | 7:07 am ↑ (118°) | 4:47 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:40:15 | −1:05 | 5:33 am | 6:21 pm | 6:05 am | 5:49 pm | 6:38 am | 5:16 pm | 11:57 am (29.6°) | 91.638 |
| 3 | 7:08 am ↑ (118°) | 4:47 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:39:12 | −1:02 | 5:34 am | 6:21 pm | 6:06 am | 5:49 pm | 6:39 am | 5:16 pm | 11:58 am (29.5°) | 91.624 |
| 4 | 7:09 am ↑ (118°) | 4:47 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:38:12 | −0:59 | 5:35 am | 6:21 pm | 6:07 am | 5:49 pm | 6:39 am | 5:16 pm | 11:58 am (29.4°) | 91.610 |
| 5 | 7:10 am ↑ (118°) | 4:47 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:37:16 | −0:56 | 5:35 am | 6:21 pm | 6:07 am | 5:49 pm | 6:40 am | 5:16 pm | 11:58 am (29.3°) | 91.596 |
| 6 | 7:11 am ↑ (119°) | 4:47 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:36:23 | −0:53 | 5:36 am | 6:21 pm | 6:08 am | 5:49 pm | 6:41 am | 5:16 pm | 11:59 am (29.1°) | 91.583 |
| 7 | 7:11 am ↑ (119°) | 4:47 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:35:33 | −0:49 | 5:37 am | 6:21 pm | 6:09 am | 5:49 pm | 6:42 am | 5:16 pm | 11:59 am (29.0°) | 91.570 |
| 8 | 7:12 am ↑ (119°) | 4:47 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:34:46 | −0:46 | 5:38 am | 6:22 pm | 6:10 am | 5:49 pm | 6:43 am | 5:16 pm | 12:00 pm (28.9°) | 91.557 |
| 9 | 7:13 am ↑ (119°) | 4:47 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:34:03 | −0:43 | 5:38 am | 6:22 pm | 6:11 am | 5:50 pm | 6:44 am | 5:17 pm | 12:00 pm (28.8°) | 91.545 |
| 10 | 7:14 am ↑ (119°) | 4:47 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:33:23 | −0:39 | 5:39 am | 6:22 pm | 6:11 am | 5:50 pm | 6:44 am | 5:17 pm | 12:01 pm (28.8°) | 91.533 |
| 11 | 7:15 am ↑ (119°) | 4:47 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:32:47 | −0:36 | 5:40 am | 6:22 pm | 6:12 am | 5:50 pm | 6:45 am | 5:17 pm | 12:01 pm (28.7°) | 91.522 |
| 12 | 7:15 am ↑ (119°) | 4:48 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:32:14 | −0:32 | 5:41 am | 6:22 pm | 6:13 am | 5:50 pm | 6:46 am | 5:17 pm | 12:02 pm (28.6°) | 91.511 |
| 13 | 7:16 am ↑ (119°) | 4:48 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:31:45 | −0:29 | 5:41 am | 6:23 pm | 6:13 am | 5:51 pm | 6:47 am | 5:17 pm | 12:02 pm (28.5°) | 91.501 |
| 14 | 7:17 am ↑ (119°) | 4:48 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:31:20 | −0:25 | 5:42 am | 6:23 pm | 6:14 am | 5:51 pm | 6:47 am | 5:18 pm | 12:02 pm (28.5°) | 91.492 |
| 15 | 7:17 am ↑ (120°) | 4:48 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:30:57 | −0:22 | 5:43 am | 6:23 pm | 6:15 am | 5:51 pm | 6:48 am | 5:18 pm | 12:03 pm (28.4°) | 91.483 |
| 16 | 7:18 am ↑ (120°) | 4:49 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:30:39 | −0:18 | 5:43 am | 6:24 pm | 6:15 am | 5:52 pm | 6:48 am | 5:18 pm | 12:03 pm (28.4°) | 91.474 |
| 17 | 7:19 am ↑ (120°) | 4:49 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:30:24 | −0:14 | 5:44 am | 6:24 pm | 6:16 am | 5:52 pm | 6:49 am | 5:19 pm | 12:04 pm (28.4°) | 91.467 |
| 18 | 7:19 am ↑ (120°) | 4:50 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:30:13 | −0:11 | 5:44 am | 6:25 pm | 6:16 am | 5:52 pm | 6:50 am | 5:19 pm | 12:04 pm (28.3°) | 91.459 |
| 19 | 7:20 am ↑ (120°) | 4:50 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:30:05 | −0:07 | 5:45 am | 6:25 pm | 6:17 am | 5:53 pm | 6:50 am | 5:20 pm | 12:05 pm (28.3°) | 91.453 |
| 20 | 7:20 am ↑ (120°) | 4:50 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:30:02 | −0:03 | 5:45 am | 6:26 pm | 6:18 am | 5:53 pm | 6:51 am | 5:20 pm | 12:05 pm (28.3°) | 91.447 |
| 21 | 7:21 am ↑ (120°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:30:01 | < 1s | 5:46 am | 6:26 pm | 6:18 am | 5:54 pm | 6:51 am | 5:21 pm | 12:06 pm (28.3°) | 91.441 |
| 22 | 7:21 am ↑ (120°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:30:05 | +0:03 | 5:46 am | 6:27 pm | 6:19 am | 5:54 pm | 6:52 am | 5:21 pm | 12:06 pm (28.3°) | 91.436 |
| 23 | 7:22 am ↑ (120°) | 4:52 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:30:12 | +0:07 | 5:47 am | 6:27 pm | 6:19 am | 5:55 pm | 6:52 am | 5:22 pm | 12:07 pm (28.3°) | 91.431 |
| 24 | 7:22 am ↑ (120°) | 4:53 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:30:23 | +0:10 | 5:47 am | 6:28 pm | 6:19 am | 5:55 pm | 6:53 am | 5:22 pm | 12:07 pm (28.4°) | 91.427 |
| 25 | 7:23 am ↑ (120°) | 4:53 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:30:38 | +0:14 | 5:48 am | 6:28 pm | 6:20 am | 5:56 pm | 6:53 am | 5:23 pm | 12:08 pm (28.4°) | 91.423 |
| 26 | 7:23 am ↑ (120°) | 4:54 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:30:56 | +0:18 | 5:48 am | 6:29 pm | 6:20 am | 5:57 pm | 6:53 am | 5:24 pm | 12:08 pm (28.4°) | 91.420 |
| 27 | 7:23 am ↑ (119°) | 4:55 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:31:18 | +0:21 | 5:48 am | 6:30 pm | 6:21 am | 5:57 pm | 6:54 am | 5:24 pm | 12:09 pm (28.5°) | 91.417 |
| 28 | 7:24 am ↑ (119°) | 4:55 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:31:43 | +0:25 | 5:49 am | 6:30 pm | 6:21 am | 5:58 pm | 6:54 am | 5:25 pm | 12:09 pm (28.5°) | 91.414 |
| 29 | 7:24 am ↑ (119°) | 4:56 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:32:12 | +0:29 | 5:49 am | 6:31 pm | 6:21 am | 5:59 pm | 6:54 am | 5:26 pm | 12:10 pm (28.6°) | 91.412 |
| 30 | 7:24 am ↑ (119°) | 4:57 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:32:45 | +0:32 | 5:49 am | 6:32 pm | 6:21 am | 5:59 pm | 6:55 am | 5:26 pm | 12:10 pm (28.7°) | 91.410 |
| 31 | 7:24 am ↑ (119°) | 4:58 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:33:21 | +0:36 | 5:50 am | 6:32 pm | 6:22 am | 6:00 pm | 6:55 am | 5:27 pm | 12:11 pm (28.7°) | 91.409 |
| * All times are local time for 38°16'12.9"N, 121°59'38.2"W. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in 38°16'12.9"N, 121°59'38.2"W is at 1:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 5 hours, 20 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 6.
Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?
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