Daylight
4:28 am – 7:18 pm
14 hours, 50 minutes
| Current Time: | Jun 8, 2024 at 1:57:53 am |
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| Sun Direction: | ↑ 31° Northeast |
| Sun Altitude: | -21.6° |
| Sun Distance: | 94.350 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Jun 21, 2024 4:50 am (Summer) |
| Sunrise Today: | 4:28 am↑ 59° Northeast |
| Sunset Today: | 7:18 pm↑ 301° Northwest |
2024 Sun Graph for 38°59'34.5"N, 121°24'32.6"E
December 2024 — Sun in 38°59'34.5"N, 121°24'32.6"E
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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 | 6:54 am ↑ (118°) | 4:32 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:38:14 | −1:12 | 5:19 am | 6:07 pm | 5:51 am | 5:34 pm | 6:24 am | 5:01 pm | 11:43 am (29.2°) | 91.663 |
| 2 | 6:55 am ↑ (118°) | 4:32 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:37:04 | −1:09 | 5:20 am | 6:07 pm | 5:52 am | 5:34 pm | 6:25 am | 5:01 pm | 11:43 am (29.0°) | 91.648 |
| 3 | 6:56 am ↑ (118°) | 4:32 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:35:57 | −1:06 | 5:21 am | 6:07 pm | 5:53 am | 5:34 pm | 6:26 am | 5:01 pm | 11:44 am (28.9°) | 91.633 |
| 4 | 6:57 am ↑ (118°) | 4:31 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:34:53 | −1:03 | 5:21 am | 6:07 pm | 5:54 am | 5:34 pm | 6:27 am | 5:01 pm | 11:44 am (28.7°) | 91.619 |
| 5 | 6:57 am ↑ (119°) | 4:31 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:33:53 | −1:00 | 5:22 am | 6:07 pm | 5:55 am | 5:34 pm | 6:28 am | 5:01 pm | 11:45 am (28.6°) | 91.605 |
| 6 | 6:58 am ↑ (119°) | 4:31 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:32:56 | −0:57 | 5:23 am | 6:07 pm | 5:55 am | 5:34 pm | 6:29 am | 5:01 pm | 11:45 am (28.5°) | 91.592 |
| 7 | 6:59 am ↑ (119°) | 4:31 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:32:02 | −0:53 | 5:24 am | 6:07 pm | 5:56 am | 5:34 pm | 6:30 am | 5:01 pm | 11:45 am (28.4°) | 91.578 |
| 8 | 7:00 am ↑ (119°) | 4:31 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:31:12 | −0:50 | 5:25 am | 6:07 pm | 5:57 am | 5:34 pm | 6:30 am | 5:01 pm | 11:46 am (28.3°) | 91.565 |
| 9 | 7:01 am ↑ (119°) | 4:31 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:30:25 | −0:46 | 5:25 am | 6:07 pm | 5:58 am | 5:35 pm | 6:31 am | 5:01 pm | 11:46 am (28.2°) | 91.553 |
| 10 | 7:02 am ↑ (119°) | 4:31 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:29:42 | −0:43 | 5:26 am | 6:07 pm | 5:59 am | 5:35 pm | 6:32 am | 5:01 pm | 11:47 am (28.1°) | 91.541 |
| 11 | 7:03 am ↑ (119°) | 4:32 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:29:02 | −0:39 | 5:27 am | 6:07 pm | 5:59 am | 5:35 pm | 6:33 am | 5:01 pm | 11:47 am (28.0°) | 91.529 |
| 12 | 7:03 am ↑ (120°) | 4:32 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:28:26 | −0:36 | 5:28 am | 6:08 pm | 6:00 am | 5:35 pm | 6:33 am | 5:02 pm | 11:48 am (27.9°) | 91.518 |
| 13 | 7:04 am ↑ (120°) | 4:32 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:27:53 | −0:32 | 5:28 am | 6:08 pm | 6:01 am | 5:35 pm | 6:34 am | 5:02 pm | 11:48 am (27.9°) | 91.508 |
| 14 | 7:05 am ↑ (120°) | 4:32 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:27:25 | −0:28 | 5:29 am | 6:08 pm | 6:01 am | 5:36 pm | 6:35 am | 5:02 pm | 11:49 am (27.8°) | 91.498 |
| 15 | 7:06 am ↑ (120°) | 4:33 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:26:59 | −0:25 | 5:30 am | 6:08 pm | 6:02 am | 5:36 pm | 6:36 am | 5:02 pm | 11:49 am (27.7°) | 91.489 |
| 16 | 7:06 am ↑ (120°) | 4:33 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:26:38 | −0:21 | 5:30 am | 6:09 pm | 6:03 am | 5:36 pm | 6:36 am | 5:03 pm | 11:50 am (27.7°) | 91.480 |
| 17 | 7:07 am ↑ (120°) | 4:33 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:26:20 | −0:17 | 5:31 am | 6:09 pm | 6:03 am | 5:37 pm | 6:37 am | 5:03 pm | 11:50 am (27.7°) | 91.472 |
| 18 | 7:07 am ↑ (120°) | 4:34 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:26:06 | −0:14 | 5:31 am | 6:10 pm | 6:04 am | 5:37 pm | 6:37 am | 5:04 pm | 11:51 am (27.6°) | 91.464 |
| 19 | 7:08 am ↑ (120°) | 4:34 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:25:56 | −0:10 | 5:32 am | 6:10 pm | 6:04 am | 5:38 pm | 6:38 am | 5:04 pm | 11:51 am (27.6°) | 91.457 |
| 20 | 7:09 am ↑ (120°) | 4:34 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:25:49 | −0:06 | 5:32 am | 6:11 pm | 6:05 am | 5:38 pm | 6:39 am | 5:04 pm | 11:51 am (27.6°) | 91.451 |
| 21 | 7:09 am ↑ (120°) | 4:35 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:25:46 | −0:02 | 5:33 am | 6:11 pm | 6:06 am | 5:38 pm | 6:39 am | 5:05 pm | 11:52 am (27.6°) | 91.445 |
| 22 | 7:10 am ↑ (120°) | 4:35 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:25:47 | +0:01 | 5:33 am | 6:12 pm | 6:06 am | 5:39 pm | 6:40 am | 5:05 pm | 11:52 am (27.6°) | 91.439 |
| 23 | 7:10 am ↑ (120°) | 4:36 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:25:52 | +0:04 | 5:34 am | 6:12 pm | 6:06 am | 5:40 pm | 6:40 am | 5:06 pm | 11:53 am (27.6°) | 91.434 |
| 24 | 7:10 am ↑ (120°) | 4:37 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:26:01 | +0:08 | 5:34 am | 6:13 pm | 6:07 am | 5:40 pm | 6:40 am | 5:07 pm | 11:53 am (27.6°) | 91.430 |
| 25 | 7:11 am ↑ (120°) | 4:37 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:26:13 | +0:12 | 5:35 am | 6:13 pm | 6:07 am | 5:41 pm | 6:41 am | 5:07 pm | 11:54 am (27.7°) | 91.426 |
| 26 | 7:11 am ↑ (120°) | 4:38 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:26:29 | +0:16 | 5:35 am | 6:14 pm | 6:08 am | 5:41 pm | 6:41 am | 5:08 pm | 11:54 am (27.7°) | 91.422 |
| 27 | 7:12 am ↑ (120°) | 4:38 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:26:49 | +0:19 | 5:36 am | 6:14 pm | 6:08 am | 5:42 pm | 6:42 am | 5:08 pm | 11:55 am (27.7°) | 91.419 |
| 28 | 7:12 am ↑ (120°) | 4:39 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:27:13 | +0:23 | 5:36 am | 6:15 pm | 6:08 am | 5:43 pm | 6:42 am | 5:09 pm | 11:55 am (27.8°) | 91.416 |
| 29 | 7:12 am ↑ (120°) | 4:40 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:27:40 | +0:27 | 5:36 am | 6:16 pm | 6:09 am | 5:43 pm | 6:42 am | 5:10 pm | 11:56 am (27.8°) | 91.414 |
| 30 | 7:12 am ↑ (120°) | 4:41 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:28:12 | +0:31 | 5:37 am | 6:16 pm | 6:09 am | 5:44 pm | 6:42 am | 5:11 pm | 11:56 am (27.9°) | 91.411 |
| 31 | 7:13 am ↑ (120°) | 4:41 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:28:46 | +0:34 | 5:37 am | 6:17 pm | 6:09 am | 5:45 pm | 6:43 am | 5:11 pm | 11:57 am (28.0°) | 91.410 |
| * All times are local time for 38°59'34.5"N, 121°24'32.6"E. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in 38°59'34.5"N, 121°24'32.6"E is at 5:20 pm on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 5 hours, 29 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 or December 7.
Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?
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