Daylight
5:36 am – 8:29 pm
14 hours, 53 minutes
| Current Time: | May 24, 2024 at 3:11:24 pm |
|---|---|
| Sun Direction: | ↑ 242° Southwest |
| Sun Altitude: | 55.7° |
| Sun Distance: | 94.146 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Jun 20, 2024 1:50 pm (Summer) |
| Sunrise Today: | 5:36 am↑ 60° Northeast |
| Sunset Today: | 8:29 pm↑ 300° Northwest |
2024 Sun Graph for 42°11'55.5"N, 121°24'21.9"W
December 2024 — Sun in 42°11'55.5"N, 121°24'21.9"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 | 7:15 am ↑ (119°) | 4:34 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:18:55 | −1:20 | 5:35 am | 6:14 pm | 6:09 am | 5:40 pm | 6:44 am | 5:05 pm | 11:54 am (25.9°) | 91.653 |
| 2 | 7:16 am ↑ (120°) | 4:34 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:17:38 | −1:17 | 5:36 am | 6:14 pm | 6:10 am | 5:40 pm | 6:45 am | 5:05 pm | 11:55 am (25.7°) | 91.638 |
| 3 | 7:17 am ↑ (120°) | 4:33 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:16:25 | −1:13 | 5:37 am | 6:14 pm | 6:11 am | 5:40 pm | 6:46 am | 5:05 pm | 11:55 am (25.6°) | 91.624 |
| 4 | 7:18 am ↑ (120°) | 4:33 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:15:15 | −1:09 | 5:38 am | 6:13 pm | 6:11 am | 5:40 pm | 6:46 am | 5:05 pm | 11:56 am (25.5°) | 91.610 |
| 5 | 7:19 am ↑ (120°) | 4:33 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:14:09 | −1:06 | 5:38 am | 6:13 pm | 6:12 am | 5:40 pm | 6:47 am | 5:05 pm | 11:56 am (25.3°) | 91.596 |
| 6 | 7:20 am ↑ (120°) | 4:33 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:13:06 | −1:02 | 5:39 am | 6:13 pm | 6:13 am | 5:40 pm | 6:48 am | 5:04 pm | 11:56 am (25.2°) | 91.583 |
| 7 | 7:21 am ↑ (121°) | 4:33 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:12:08 | −0:58 | 5:40 am | 6:14 pm | 6:14 am | 5:40 pm | 6:49 am | 5:04 pm | 11:57 am (25.1°) | 91.570 |
| 8 | 7:22 am ↑ (121°) | 4:33 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:11:13 | −0:54 | 5:41 am | 6:14 pm | 6:15 am | 5:40 pm | 6:50 am | 5:05 pm | 11:57 am (25.0°) | 91.557 |
| 9 | 7:23 am ↑ (121°) | 4:33 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:10:23 | −0:50 | 5:42 am | 6:14 pm | 6:16 am | 5:40 pm | 6:51 am | 5:05 pm | 11:58 am (24.9°) | 91.545 |
| 10 | 7:23 am ↑ (121°) | 4:33 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:09:36 | −0:46 | 5:42 am | 6:14 pm | 6:16 am | 5:40 pm | 6:52 am | 5:05 pm | 11:58 am (24.8°) | 91.533 |
| 11 | 7:24 am ↑ (121°) | 4:33 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:08:53 | −0:42 | 5:43 am | 6:14 pm | 6:17 am | 5:40 pm | 6:52 am | 5:05 pm | 11:59 am (24.8°) | 91.522 |
| 12 | 7:25 am ↑ (121°) | 4:33 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:08:15 | −0:38 | 5:44 am | 6:14 pm | 6:18 am | 5:40 pm | 6:53 am | 5:05 pm | 11:59 am (24.7°) | 91.511 |
| 13 | 7:26 am ↑ (121°) | 4:33 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:07:41 | −0:34 | 5:45 am | 6:15 pm | 6:19 am | 5:41 pm | 6:54 am | 5:05 pm | 12:00 pm (24.6°) | 91.501 |
| 14 | 7:27 am ↑ (121°) | 4:34 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:07:11 | −0:30 | 5:45 am | 6:15 pm | 6:19 am | 5:41 pm | 6:55 am | 5:06 pm | 12:00 pm (24.6°) | 91.492 |
| 15 | 7:27 am ↑ (121°) | 4:34 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:06:45 | −0:25 | 5:46 am | 6:15 pm | 6:20 am | 5:41 pm | 6:55 am | 5:06 pm | 12:01 pm (24.5°) | 91.483 |
| 16 | 7:28 am ↑ (121°) | 4:34 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:06:23 | −0:21 | 5:47 am | 6:16 pm | 6:21 am | 5:41 pm | 6:56 am | 5:06 pm | 12:01 pm (24.5°) | 91.474 |
| 17 | 7:29 am ↑ (122°) | 4:35 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:06:06 | −0:17 | 5:47 am | 6:16 pm | 6:21 am | 5:42 pm | 6:57 am | 5:06 pm | 12:02 pm (24.4°) | 91.467 |
| 18 | 7:29 am ↑ (122°) | 4:35 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:05:52 | −0:13 | 5:48 am | 6:16 pm | 6:22 am | 5:42 pm | 6:57 am | 5:07 pm | 12:02 pm (24.4°) | 91.459 |
| 19 | 7:30 am ↑ (122°) | 4:35 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:05:44 | −0:08 | 5:48 am | 6:17 pm | 6:22 am | 5:43 pm | 6:58 am | 5:07 pm | 12:03 pm (24.4°) | 91.453 |
| 20 | 7:30 am ↑ (122°) | 4:36 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:05:39 | −0:04 | 5:49 am | 6:17 pm | 6:23 am | 5:43 pm | 6:58 am | 5:08 pm | 12:03 pm (24.4°) | 91.447 |
| 21 | 7:31 am ↑ (122°) | 4:36 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:05:39 | < 1s | 5:49 am | 6:18 pm | 6:23 am | 5:44 pm | 6:59 am | 5:08 pm | 12:04 pm (24.4°) | 91.441 |
| 22 | 7:31 am ↑ (122°) | 4:37 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:05:43 | +0:04 | 5:50 am | 6:18 pm | 6:24 am | 5:44 pm | 6:59 am | 5:09 pm | 12:04 pm (24.4°) | 91.436 |
| 23 | 7:32 am ↑ (122°) | 4:38 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:05:51 | +0:08 | 5:50 am | 6:19 pm | 6:24 am | 5:45 pm | 7:00 am | 5:09 pm | 12:05 pm (24.4°) | 91.431 |
| 24 | 7:32 am ↑ (122°) | 4:38 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:06:04 | +0:12 | 5:51 am | 6:19 pm | 6:25 am | 5:45 pm | 7:00 am | 5:10 pm | 12:05 pm (24.4°) | 91.427 |
| 25 | 7:32 am ↑ (121°) | 4:39 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:06:21 | +0:17 | 5:51 am | 6:20 pm | 6:25 am | 5:46 pm | 7:01 am | 5:11 pm | 12:06 pm (24.5°) | 91.423 |
| 26 | 7:33 am ↑ (121°) | 4:39 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:06:42 | +0:21 | 5:51 am | 6:21 pm | 6:26 am | 5:47 pm | 7:01 am | 5:11 pm | 12:06 pm (24.5°) | 91.420 |
| 27 | 7:33 am ↑ (121°) | 4:40 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:07:08 | +0:25 | 5:52 am | 6:21 pm | 6:26 am | 5:47 pm | 7:01 am | 5:12 pm | 12:07 pm (24.6°) | 91.417 |
| 28 | 7:33 am ↑ (121°) | 4:41 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:07:38 | +0:29 | 5:52 am | 6:22 pm | 6:26 am | 5:48 pm | 7:01 am | 5:13 pm | 12:07 pm (24.6°) | 91.414 |
| 29 | 7:33 am ↑ (121°) | 4:42 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:08:12 | +0:34 | 5:52 am | 6:23 pm | 6:26 am | 5:49 pm | 7:02 am | 5:13 pm | 12:08 pm (24.7°) | 91.412 |
| 30 | 7:34 am ↑ (121°) | 4:42 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:08:50 | +0:38 | 5:53 am | 6:24 pm | 6:27 am | 5:49 pm | 7:02 am | 5:14 pm | 12:08 pm (24.7°) | 91.410 |
| 31 | 7:34 am ↑ (121°) | 4:43 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:09:33 | +0:42 | 5:53 am | 6:24 pm | 6:27 am | 5:50 pm | 7:02 am | 5:15 pm | 12:08 pm (24.8°) | 91.409 |
| * All times are local time for 42°11'55.5"N, 121°24'21.9"W. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in 42°11'55.5"N, 121°24'21.9"W is at 1:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 6 hours, 10 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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