Daylight
5:21 am – 8:17 pm
14 hours, 57 minutes
| Current Time: | Jun 7, 2024 at 7:30:00 am |
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| Sun Direction: | ↑ 78° East |
| Sun Altitude: | 22.0° |
| Sun Distance: | 94.347 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Jun 20, 2024 3:50 pm (Summer) |
| Sunrise Today: | 5:21 am↑ 59° Northeast |
| Sunset Today: | 8:17 pm↑ 301° Northwest |
2024 Sun Graph for 40°08'28.8"N, 87°36'26.3"W
December 2024 — Sun in 40°08'28.8"N, 87°36'26.3"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 | 6:54 am ↑ (118°) | 4:25 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:31:09 | −1:14 | 5:17 am | 6:01 pm | 5:50 am | 5:28 pm | 6:23 am | 4:55 pm | 11:39 am (27.9°) | 91.654 |
| 2 | 6:55 am ↑ (119°) | 4:24 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:29:57 | −1:11 | 5:18 am | 6:01 pm | 5:51 am | 5:28 pm | 6:24 am | 4:55 pm | 11:40 am (27.8°) | 91.639 |
| 3 | 6:55 am ↑ (119°) | 4:24 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:28:49 | −1:07 | 5:19 am | 6:01 pm | 5:51 am | 5:28 pm | 6:25 am | 4:55 pm | 11:40 am (27.7°) | 91.625 |
| 4 | 6:56 am ↑ (119°) | 4:24 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:27:45 | −1:04 | 5:20 am | 6:01 pm | 5:52 am | 5:28 pm | 6:26 am | 4:54 pm | 11:40 am (27.5°) | 91.611 |
| 5 | 6:57 am ↑ (119°) | 4:24 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:26:44 | −1:01 | 5:20 am | 6:01 pm | 5:53 am | 5:28 pm | 6:27 am | 4:54 pm | 11:41 am (27.4°) | 91.597 |
| 6 | 6:58 am ↑ (119°) | 4:24 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:25:46 | −0:57 | 5:21 am | 6:01 pm | 5:54 am | 5:28 pm | 6:28 am | 4:54 pm | 11:41 am (27.3°) | 91.584 |
| 7 | 6:59 am ↑ (120°) | 4:24 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:24:52 | −0:54 | 5:22 am | 6:01 pm | 5:55 am | 5:28 pm | 6:29 am | 4:54 pm | 11:42 am (27.2°) | 91.571 |
| 8 | 7:00 am ↑ (120°) | 4:24 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:24:01 | −0:50 | 5:23 am | 6:01 pm | 5:56 am | 5:28 pm | 6:30 am | 4:54 pm | 11:42 am (27.1°) | 91.558 |
| 9 | 7:01 am ↑ (120°) | 4:24 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:23:14 | −0:46 | 5:23 am | 6:02 pm | 5:56 am | 5:29 pm | 6:30 am | 4:55 pm | 11:43 am (27.0°) | 91.546 |
| 10 | 7:02 am ↑ (120°) | 4:24 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:22:31 | −0:43 | 5:24 am | 6:02 pm | 5:57 am | 5:29 pm | 6:31 am | 4:55 pm | 11:43 am (26.9°) | 91.534 |
| 11 | 7:02 am ↑ (120°) | 4:24 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:21:52 | −0:39 | 5:25 am | 6:02 pm | 5:58 am | 5:29 pm | 6:32 am | 4:55 pm | 11:43 am (26.8°) | 91.523 |
| 12 | 7:03 am ↑ (120°) | 4:25 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:21:16 | −0:35 | 5:26 am | 6:02 pm | 5:59 am | 5:29 pm | 6:33 am | 4:55 pm | 11:44 am (26.7°) | 91.512 |
| 13 | 7:04 am ↑ (120°) | 4:25 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:20:44 | −0:31 | 5:26 am | 6:02 pm | 5:59 am | 5:29 pm | 6:33 am | 4:55 pm | 11:44 am (26.7°) | 91.502 |
| 14 | 7:05 am ↑ (120°) | 4:25 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:20:16 | −0:28 | 5:27 am | 6:03 pm | 6:00 am | 5:30 pm | 6:34 am | 4:56 pm | 11:45 am (26.6°) | 91.493 |
| 15 | 7:05 am ↑ (120°) | 4:25 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:19:52 | −0:24 | 5:28 am | 6:03 pm | 6:01 am | 5:30 pm | 6:35 am | 4:56 pm | 11:45 am (26.6°) | 91.484 |
| 16 | 7:06 am ↑ (120°) | 4:26 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:19:31 | −0:20 | 5:28 am | 6:03 pm | 6:01 am | 5:30 pm | 6:35 am | 4:56 pm | 11:46 am (26.5°) | 91.475 |
| 17 | 7:07 am ↑ (120°) | 4:26 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:19:15 | −0:16 | 5:29 am | 6:04 pm | 6:02 am | 5:31 pm | 6:36 am | 4:57 pm | 11:46 am (26.5°) | 91.467 |
| 18 | 7:07 am ↑ (120°) | 4:26 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:19:03 | −0:12 | 5:29 am | 6:04 pm | 6:03 am | 5:31 pm | 6:37 am | 4:57 pm | 11:47 am (26.5°) | 91.460 |
| 19 | 7:08 am ↑ (121°) | 4:27 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:18:54 | −0:08 | 5:30 am | 6:05 pm | 6:03 am | 5:32 pm | 6:37 am | 4:57 pm | 11:47 am (26.5°) | 91.453 |
| 20 | 7:08 am ↑ (121°) | 4:27 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:18:50 | −0:04 | 5:31 am | 6:05 pm | 6:04 am | 5:32 pm | 6:38 am | 4:58 pm | 11:48 am (26.5°) | 91.447 |
| 21 | 7:09 am ↑ (121°) | 4:28 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:18:49 | < 1s | 5:31 am | 6:06 pm | 6:04 am | 5:33 pm | 6:38 am | 4:58 pm | 11:48 am (26.5°) | 91.442 |
| 22 | 7:09 am ↑ (121°) | 4:28 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:18:52 | +0:03 | 5:32 am | 6:06 pm | 6:05 am | 5:33 pm | 6:39 am | 4:59 pm | 11:49 am (26.5°) | 91.436 |
| 23 | 7:10 am ↑ (121°) | 4:29 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:19:00 | +0:07 | 5:32 am | 6:07 pm | 6:05 am | 5:34 pm | 6:39 am | 4:59 pm | 11:49 am (26.5°) | 91.432 |
| 24 | 7:10 am ↑ (120°) | 4:29 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:19:11 | +0:11 | 5:32 am | 6:07 pm | 6:05 am | 5:34 pm | 6:40 am | 5:00 pm | 11:50 am (26.5°) | 91.427 |
| 25 | 7:11 am ↑ (120°) | 4:30 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:19:26 | +0:15 | 5:33 am | 6:08 pm | 6:06 am | 5:35 pm | 6:40 am | 5:01 pm | 11:50 am (26.5°) | 91.424 |
| 26 | 7:11 am ↑ (120°) | 4:31 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:19:46 | +0:19 | 5:33 am | 6:09 pm | 6:06 am | 5:35 pm | 6:40 am | 5:01 pm | 11:51 am (26.6°) | 91.420 |
| 27 | 7:11 am ↑ (120°) | 4:31 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:20:09 | +0:23 | 5:34 am | 6:09 pm | 6:07 am | 5:36 pm | 6:41 am | 5:02 pm | 11:51 am (26.6°) | 91.417 |
| 28 | 7:12 am ↑ (120°) | 4:32 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:20:36 | +0:27 | 5:34 am | 6:10 pm | 6:07 am | 5:37 pm | 6:41 am | 5:03 pm | 11:52 am (26.7°) | 91.415 |
| 29 | 7:12 am ↑ (120°) | 4:33 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:21:07 | +0:30 | 5:34 am | 6:11 pm | 6:07 am | 5:38 pm | 6:41 am | 5:03 pm | 11:52 am (26.7°) | 91.412 |
| 30 | 7:12 am ↑ (120°) | 4:34 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:21:42 | +0:34 | 5:34 am | 6:11 pm | 6:07 am | 5:38 pm | 6:41 am | 5:04 pm | 11:53 am (26.8°) | 91.410 |
| 31 | 7:12 am ↑ (120°) | 4:34 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:22:20 | +0:38 | 5:35 am | 6:12 pm | 6:08 am | 5:39 pm | 6:42 am | 5:05 pm | 11:53 am (26.9°) | 91.409 |
| * All times are local time for 40°08'28.8"N, 87°36'26.3"W. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in 40°08'28.8"N, 87°36'26.3"W is at 3:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 5 hours, 43 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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