Daylight
4:49 am – 7:35 pm
14 hours, 46 minutes
| Current Time: | May 29, 2024 at 3:09:03 pm |
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| Sun Direction: | ↑ 257° West |
| Sun Altitude: | 48.4° |
| Sun Distance: | 94.219 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Jun 21, 2024 4:50 am (Summer) |
| Sunrise Today: | 4:49 am↑ 60° Northeast |
| Sunset Today: | 7:35 pm↑ 300° Northwest |
2024 Sun Graph for 39°56'44.8"N, 116°17'58.5"E
December 2024 — Sun in 39°56'44.8"N, 116°17'58.5"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 | 7:17 am ↑ (118°) | 4:50 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:32:56 | −1:15 | 5:41 am | 6:26 pm | 6:13 am | 5:53 pm | 6:47 am | 5:20 pm | 12:03 pm (28.2°) | 91.662 |
| 2 | 7:18 am ↑ (118°) | 4:50 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:31:44 | −1:12 | 5:41 am | 6:26 pm | 6:14 am | 5:53 pm | 6:48 am | 5:20 pm | 12:04 pm (28.1°) | 91.648 |
| 3 | 7:19 am ↑ (119°) | 4:49 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:30:35 | −1:09 | 5:42 am | 6:26 pm | 6:15 am | 5:53 pm | 6:49 am | 5:19 pm | 12:04 pm (27.9°) | 91.633 |
| 4 | 7:20 am ↑ (119°) | 4:49 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:29:29 | −1:06 | 5:43 am | 6:26 pm | 6:16 am | 5:53 pm | 6:50 am | 5:19 pm | 12:05 pm (27.8°) | 91.619 |
| 5 | 7:21 am ↑ (119°) | 4:49 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:28:26 | −1:02 | 5:44 am | 6:26 pm | 6:17 am | 5:53 pm | 6:50 am | 5:19 pm | 12:05 pm (27.7°) | 91.605 |
| 6 | 7:22 am ↑ (119°) | 4:49 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:27:27 | −0:59 | 5:45 am | 6:26 pm | 6:18 am | 5:53 pm | 6:51 am | 5:19 pm | 12:05 pm (27.5°) | 91.591 |
| 7 | 7:22 am ↑ (119°) | 4:49 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:26:31 | −0:55 | 5:46 am | 6:26 pm | 6:18 am | 5:53 pm | 6:52 am | 5:19 pm | 12:06 pm (27.4°) | 91.578 |
| 8 | 7:23 am ↑ (119°) | 4:49 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:25:39 | −0:52 | 5:46 am | 6:26 pm | 6:19 am | 5:53 pm | 6:53 am | 5:19 pm | 12:06 pm (27.3°) | 91.565 |
| 9 | 7:24 am ↑ (120°) | 4:49 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:24:50 | −0:48 | 5:47 am | 6:26 pm | 6:20 am | 5:53 pm | 6:54 am | 5:19 pm | 12:07 pm (27.2°) | 91.553 |
| 10 | 7:25 am ↑ (120°) | 4:49 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:24:05 | −0:44 | 5:48 am | 6:26 pm | 6:21 am | 5:53 pm | 6:55 am | 5:19 pm | 12:07 pm (27.1°) | 91.541 |
| 11 | 7:26 am ↑ (120°) | 4:49 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:23:24 | −0:41 | 5:49 am | 6:26 pm | 6:22 am | 5:54 pm | 6:55 am | 5:20 pm | 12:08 pm (27.1°) | 91.529 |
| 12 | 7:27 am ↑ (120°) | 4:49 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:22:47 | −0:37 | 5:49 am | 6:27 pm | 6:22 am | 5:54 pm | 6:56 am | 5:20 pm | 12:08 pm (27.0°) | 91.518 |
| 13 | 7:27 am ↑ (120°) | 4:50 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:22:13 | −0:33 | 5:50 am | 6:27 pm | 6:23 am | 5:54 pm | 6:57 am | 5:20 pm | 12:09 pm (26.9°) | 91.508 |
| 14 | 7:28 am ↑ (120°) | 4:50 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:21:43 | −0:29 | 5:51 am | 6:27 pm | 6:24 am | 5:54 pm | 6:58 am | 5:20 pm | 12:09 pm (26.8°) | 91.498 |
| 15 | 7:29 am ↑ (120°) | 4:50 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:21:17 | −0:26 | 5:51 am | 6:28 pm | 6:24 am | 5:55 pm | 6:58 am | 5:21 pm | 12:09 pm (26.8°) | 91.489 |
| 16 | 7:29 am ↑ (120°) | 4:50 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:20:54 | −0:22 | 5:52 am | 6:28 pm | 6:25 am | 5:55 pm | 6:59 am | 5:21 pm | 12:10 pm (26.8°) | 91.480 |
| 17 | 7:30 am ↑ (120°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:20:36 | −0:18 | 5:53 am | 6:28 pm | 6:26 am | 5:55 pm | 7:00 am | 5:21 pm | 12:10 pm (26.7°) | 91.472 |
| 18 | 7:31 am ↑ (120°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:20:21 | −0:14 | 5:53 am | 6:29 pm | 6:26 am | 5:56 pm | 7:00 am | 5:22 pm | 12:11 pm (26.7°) | 91.464 |
| 19 | 7:31 am ↑ (120°) | 4:52 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:20:11 | −0:10 | 5:54 am | 6:29 pm | 6:27 am | 5:56 pm | 7:01 am | 5:22 pm | 12:11 pm (26.7°) | 91.457 |
| 20 | 7:32 am ↑ (120°) | 4:52 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:20:04 | −0:06 | 5:54 am | 6:30 pm | 6:27 am | 5:57 pm | 7:01 am | 5:23 pm | 12:12 pm (26.7°) | 91.451 |
| 21 | 7:32 am ↑ (120°) | 4:52 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:20:01 | −0:02 | 5:55 am | 6:30 pm | 6:28 am | 5:57 pm | 7:02 am | 5:23 pm | 12:12 pm (26.6°) | 91.445 |
| 22 | 7:33 am ↑ (120°) | 4:53 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:20:02 | +0:01 | 5:55 am | 6:31 pm | 6:28 am | 5:58 pm | 7:02 am | 5:23 pm | 12:13 pm (26.6°) | 91.439 |
| 23 | 7:33 am ↑ (120°) | 4:54 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:20:07 | +0:05 | 5:56 am | 6:31 pm | 6:29 am | 5:58 pm | 7:03 am | 5:24 pm | 12:13 pm (26.7°) | 91.434 |
| 24 | 7:34 am ↑ (120°) | 4:54 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:20:16 | +0:09 | 5:56 am | 6:32 pm | 6:29 am | 5:59 pm | 7:03 am | 5:25 pm | 12:14 pm (26.7°) | 91.430 |
| 25 | 7:34 am ↑ (120°) | 4:55 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:20:29 | +0:12 | 5:57 am | 6:32 pm | 6:30 am | 5:59 pm | 7:04 am | 5:25 pm | 12:14 pm (26.7°) | 91.426 |
| 26 | 7:35 am ↑ (120°) | 4:55 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:20:46 | +0:16 | 5:57 am | 6:33 pm | 6:30 am | 6:00 pm | 7:04 am | 5:26 pm | 12:15 pm (26.7°) | 91.422 |
| 27 | 7:35 am ↑ (120°) | 4:56 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:21:07 | +0:20 | 5:57 am | 6:33 pm | 6:30 am | 6:01 pm | 7:04 am | 5:26 pm | 12:15 pm (26.8°) | 91.419 |
| 28 | 7:35 am ↑ (120°) | 4:57 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:21:32 | +0:24 | 5:58 am | 6:34 pm | 6:31 am | 6:01 pm | 7:05 am | 5:27 pm | 12:16 pm (26.8°) | 91.416 |
| 29 | 7:35 am ↑ (120°) | 4:57 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:22:00 | +0:28 | 5:58 am | 6:35 pm | 6:31 am | 6:02 pm | 7:05 am | 5:28 pm | 12:16 pm (26.9°) | 91.413 |
| 30 | 7:36 am ↑ (120°) | 4:58 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:22:33 | +0:32 | 5:58 am | 6:36 pm | 6:31 am | 6:03 pm | 7:05 am | 5:29 pm | 12:17 pm (26.9°) | 91.411 |
| 31 | 7:36 am ↑ (120°) | 4:59 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:23:09 | +0:36 | 5:59 am | 6:36 pm | 6:31 am | 6:03 pm | 7:05 am | 5:29 pm | 12:17 pm (27.0°) | 91.410 |
| * All times are local time for 39°56'44.8"N, 116°17'58.5"E. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in 39°56'44.8"N, 116°17'58.5"E is at 5:20 pm on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 5 hours, 41 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 7 or December 8.
Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?
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