Daylight
6:57 am – 9:26 pm
14 hours, 29 minutes
| Current Time: | May 17, 2024 at 8:33:36 am |
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| Sun Direction: | ↑ 78° East |
| Sun Altitude: | 16.5° |
| Sun Distance: | 94.009 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Jun 20, 2024 10:50 pm (Summer) |
| Sunrise Today: | 6:57 am↑ 63° Northeast |
| Sunset Today: | 9:26 pm↑ 297° Northwest |
2024 Sun Graph for 40°15'56.1"N, 3°48'44.3"W
December 2024 — Sun in 40°15'56.1"N, 3°48'44.3"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 | 8:18 am ↑ (118°) | 5:49 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:30:43 | −1:15 | 6:42 am | 7:26 pm | 7:15 am | 6:53 pm | 7:48 am | 6:19 pm | 1:04 pm (27.8°) | 91.657 |
| 2 | 8:19 am ↑ (119°) | 5:49 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:29:31 | −1:12 | 6:43 am | 7:26 pm | 7:15 am | 6:53 pm | 7:49 am | 6:19 pm | 1:04 pm (27.7°) | 91.643 |
| 3 | 8:20 am ↑ (119°) | 5:49 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:28:22 | −1:09 | 6:43 am | 7:26 pm | 7:16 am | 6:53 pm | 7:50 am | 6:19 pm | 1:05 pm (27.6°) | 91.628 |
| 4 | 8:21 am ↑ (119°) | 5:49 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:27:16 | −1:05 | 6:44 am | 7:26 pm | 7:17 am | 6:53 pm | 7:51 am | 6:19 pm | 1:05 pm (27.4°) | 91.614 |
| 5 | 8:22 am ↑ (119°) | 5:49 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:26:14 | −1:02 | 6:45 am | 7:26 pm | 7:18 am | 6:53 pm | 7:52 am | 6:19 pm | 1:06 pm (27.3°) | 91.600 |
| 6 | 8:23 am ↑ (119°) | 5:49 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:25:15 | −0:58 | 6:46 am | 7:26 pm | 7:19 am | 6:53 pm | 7:53 am | 6:19 pm | 1:06 pm (27.2°) | 91.587 |
| 7 | 8:24 am ↑ (120°) | 5:48 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:24:20 | −0:55 | 6:47 am | 7:26 pm | 7:20 am | 6:53 pm | 7:54 am | 6:19 pm | 1:06 pm (27.1°) | 91.574 |
| 8 | 8:25 am ↑ (120°) | 5:48 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:23:28 | −0:51 | 6:48 am | 7:26 pm | 7:21 am | 6:53 pm | 7:55 am | 6:19 pm | 1:07 pm (27.0°) | 91.561 |
| 9 | 8:26 am ↑ (120°) | 5:49 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:22:40 | −0:47 | 6:48 am | 7:26 pm | 7:21 am | 6:53 pm | 7:55 am | 6:19 pm | 1:07 pm (26.9°) | 91.549 |
| 10 | 8:27 am ↑ (120°) | 5:49 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:21:56 | −0:44 | 6:49 am | 7:26 pm | 7:22 am | 6:53 pm | 7:56 am | 6:19 pm | 1:08 pm (26.8°) | 91.537 |
| 11 | 8:28 am ↑ (120°) | 5:49 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:21:15 | −0:40 | 6:50 am | 7:27 pm | 7:23 am | 6:53 pm | 7:57 am | 6:19 pm | 1:08 pm (26.7°) | 91.526 |
| 12 | 8:28 am ↑ (120°) | 5:49 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:20:38 | −0:36 | 6:50 am | 7:27 pm | 7:24 am | 6:54 pm | 7:58 am | 6:20 pm | 1:09 pm (26.6°) | 91.515 |
| 13 | 8:29 am ↑ (120°) | 5:49 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:20:06 | −0:32 | 6:51 am | 7:27 pm | 7:24 am | 6:54 pm | 7:58 am | 6:20 pm | 1:09 pm (26.6°) | 91.504 |
| 14 | 8:30 am ↑ (120°) | 5:49 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:19:36 | −0:29 | 6:52 am | 7:27 pm | 7:25 am | 6:54 pm | 7:59 am | 6:20 pm | 1:10 pm (26.5°) | 91.495 |
| 15 | 8:30 am ↑ (120°) | 5:50 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:19:11 | −0:25 | 6:52 am | 7:28 pm | 7:26 am | 6:55 pm | 8:00 am | 6:20 pm | 1:10 pm (26.5°) | 91.486 |
| 16 | 8:31 am ↑ (120°) | 5:50 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:18:50 | −0:21 | 6:53 am | 7:28 pm | 7:26 am | 6:55 pm | 8:00 am | 6:21 pm | 1:11 pm (26.4°) | 91.477 |
| 17 | 8:32 am ↑ (121°) | 5:50 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:18:33 | −0:17 | 6:54 am | 7:28 pm | 7:27 am | 6:55 pm | 8:01 am | 6:21 pm | 1:11 pm (26.4°) | 91.469 |
| 18 | 8:32 am ↑ (121°) | 5:51 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:18:19 | −0:13 | 6:54 am | 7:29 pm | 7:27 am | 6:56 pm | 8:02 am | 6:21 pm | 1:12 pm (26.4°) | 91.462 |
| 19 | 8:33 am ↑ (121°) | 5:51 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:18:10 | −0:09 | 6:55 am | 7:29 pm | 7:28 am | 6:56 pm | 8:02 am | 6:22 pm | 1:12 pm (26.3°) | 91.455 |
| 20 | 8:34 am ↑ (121°) | 5:52 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:18:04 | −0:05 | 6:55 am | 7:30 pm | 7:29 am | 6:57 pm | 8:03 am | 6:22 pm | 1:13 pm (26.3°) | 91.449 |
| 21 | 8:34 am ↑ (121°) | 5:52 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:18:03 | −0:01 | 6:56 am | 7:30 pm | 7:29 am | 6:57 pm | 8:03 am | 6:23 pm | 1:13 pm (26.3°) | 91.443 |
| 22 | 8:35 am ↑ (121°) | 5:53 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:18:05 | +0:02 | 6:56 am | 7:31 pm | 7:30 am | 6:58 pm | 8:04 am | 6:23 pm | 1:14 pm (26.3°) | 91.438 |
| 23 | 8:35 am ↑ (121°) | 5:53 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:18:12 | +0:06 | 6:57 am | 7:31 pm | 7:30 am | 6:58 pm | 8:04 am | 6:24 pm | 1:14 pm (26.3°) | 91.433 |
| 24 | 8:35 am ↑ (121°) | 5:54 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:18:22 | +0:10 | 6:57 am | 7:32 pm | 7:30 am | 6:59 pm | 8:05 am | 6:24 pm | 1:15 pm (26.4°) | 91.428 |
| 25 | 8:36 am ↑ (121°) | 5:54 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:18:37 | +0:14 | 6:58 am | 7:32 pm | 7:31 am | 6:59 pm | 8:05 am | 6:25 pm | 1:15 pm (26.4°) | 91.424 |
| 26 | 8:36 am ↑ (120°) | 5:55 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:18:55 | +0:18 | 6:58 am | 7:33 pm | 7:31 am | 7:00 pm | 8:05 am | 6:26 pm | 1:16 pm (26.4°) | 91.421 |
| 27 | 8:36 am ↑ (120°) | 5:56 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:19:17 | +0:22 | 6:58 am | 7:34 pm | 7:32 am | 7:01 pm | 8:06 am | 6:26 pm | 1:16 pm (26.5°) | 91.418 |
| 28 | 8:37 am ↑ (120°) | 5:56 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:19:44 | +0:26 | 6:59 am | 7:34 pm | 7:32 am | 7:01 pm | 8:06 am | 6:27 pm | 1:17 pm (26.5°) | 91.415 |
| 29 | 8:37 am ↑ (120°) | 5:57 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:20:14 | +0:30 | 6:59 am | 7:35 pm | 7:32 am | 7:02 pm | 8:06 am | 6:28 pm | 1:17 pm (26.6°) | 91.413 |
| 30 | 8:37 am ↑ (120°) | 5:58 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:20:48 | +0:34 | 6:59 am | 7:36 pm | 7:32 am | 7:03 pm | 8:07 am | 6:29 pm | 1:17 pm (26.7°) | 91.411 |
| 31 | 8:37 am ↑ (120°) | 5:59 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:21:26 | +0:37 | 7:00 am | 7:36 pm | 7:33 am | 7:03 pm | 8:07 am | 6:29 pm | 1:18 pm (26.7°) | 91.409 |
| * All times are local time for 40°15'56.1"N, 3°48'44.3"W. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in 40°15'56.1"N, 3°48'44.3"W is at 10:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 5 hours, 45 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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