Daylight
5:08 am – 8:23 pm
15 hours, 15 minutes
| Current Time: | Jun 13, 2024 at 5:38:23 pm |
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| Sun Direction: | ↑ 277° West |
| Sun Altitude: | 27.7° |
| Sun Distance: | 94.412 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Jun 20, 2024 4:50 pm (Summer) |
| Sunrise Today: | 5:08 am↑ 57° Northeast |
| Sunset Today: | 8:23 pm↑ 303° Northwest |
2024 Sun Graph for 42°21'37.2"N, 71°27'02.3"W
December 2024 — Sun in 42°21'37.2"N, 71°27'02.3"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 | 6:55 am ↑ (119°) | 4:13 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:18:07 | −1:21 | 5:15 am | 5:54 pm | 5:49 am | 5:20 pm | 6:24 am | 4:45 pm | 11:35 am (25.7°) | 91.655 |
| 2 | 6:56 am ↑ (120°) | 4:13 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:16:49 | −1:18 | 5:16 am | 5:54 pm | 5:50 am | 5:20 pm | 6:25 am | 4:45 pm | 11:35 am (25.6°) | 91.640 |
| 3 | 6:57 am ↑ (120°) | 4:13 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:15:34 | −1:14 | 5:17 am | 5:53 pm | 5:51 am | 5:20 pm | 6:26 am | 4:45 pm | 11:35 am (25.4°) | 91.626 |
| 4 | 6:58 am ↑ (120°) | 4:13 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:14:23 | −1:10 | 5:18 am | 5:53 pm | 5:52 am | 5:19 pm | 6:27 am | 4:44 pm | 11:36 am (25.3°) | 91.612 |
| 5 | 6:59 am ↑ (120°) | 4:13 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:13:16 | −1:07 | 5:19 am | 5:53 pm | 5:53 am | 5:19 pm | 6:28 am | 4:44 pm | 11:36 am (25.2°) | 91.598 |
| 6 | 7:00 am ↑ (120°) | 4:13 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:12:13 | −1:03 | 5:20 am | 5:53 pm | 5:54 am | 5:19 pm | 6:29 am | 4:44 pm | 11:37 am (25.1°) | 91.584 |
| 7 | 7:01 am ↑ (121°) | 4:13 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:11:14 | −0:59 | 5:20 am | 5:53 pm | 5:54 am | 5:19 pm | 6:30 am | 4:44 pm | 11:37 am (25.0°) | 91.571 |
| 8 | 7:02 am ↑ (121°) | 4:13 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:10:18 | −0:55 | 5:21 am | 5:54 pm | 5:55 am | 5:20 pm | 6:31 am | 4:44 pm | 11:37 am (24.9°) | 91.559 |
| 9 | 7:03 am ↑ (121°) | 4:13 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:09:27 | −0:51 | 5:22 am | 5:54 pm | 5:56 am | 5:20 pm | 6:31 am | 4:44 pm | 11:38 am (24.8°) | 91.547 |
| 10 | 7:04 am ↑ (121°) | 4:13 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:08:39 | −0:47 | 5:23 am | 5:54 pm | 5:57 am | 5:20 pm | 6:32 am | 4:44 pm | 11:38 am (24.7°) | 91.535 |
| 11 | 7:05 am ↑ (121°) | 4:13 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:07:56 | −0:43 | 5:23 am | 5:54 pm | 5:58 am | 5:20 pm | 6:33 am | 4:45 pm | 11:39 am (24.6°) | 91.524 |
| 12 | 7:06 am ↑ (121°) | 4:13 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:07:17 | −0:39 | 5:24 am | 5:54 pm | 5:58 am | 5:20 pm | 6:34 am | 4:45 pm | 11:39 am (24.5°) | 91.513 |
| 13 | 7:06 am ↑ (121°) | 4:13 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:06:41 | −0:35 | 5:25 am | 5:55 pm | 5:59 am | 5:20 pm | 6:34 am | 4:45 pm | 11:40 am (24.5°) | 91.503 |
| 14 | 7:07 am ↑ (121°) | 4:13 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:06:11 | −0:30 | 5:26 am | 5:55 pm | 6:00 am | 5:21 pm | 6:35 am | 4:45 pm | 11:40 am (24.4°) | 91.493 |
| 15 | 7:08 am ↑ (121°) | 4:14 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:05:44 | −0:26 | 5:26 am | 5:55 pm | 6:00 am | 5:21 pm | 6:36 am | 4:46 pm | 11:41 am (24.4°) | 91.484 |
| 16 | 7:09 am ↑ (122°) | 4:14 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:05:21 | −0:22 | 5:27 am | 5:55 pm | 6:01 am | 5:21 pm | 6:37 am | 4:46 pm | 11:41 am (24.3°) | 91.476 |
| 17 | 7:09 am ↑ (122°) | 4:14 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:05:03 | −0:18 | 5:28 am | 5:56 pm | 6:02 am | 5:22 pm | 6:37 am | 4:46 pm | 11:42 am (24.3°) | 91.468 |
| 18 | 7:10 am ↑ (122°) | 4:15 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:04:50 | −0:13 | 5:28 am | 5:56 pm | 6:02 am | 5:22 pm | 6:38 am | 4:47 pm | 11:42 am (24.3°) | 91.460 |
| 19 | 7:10 am ↑ (122°) | 4:15 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:04:40 | −0:09 | 5:29 am | 5:57 pm | 6:03 am | 5:22 pm | 6:38 am | 4:47 pm | 11:43 am (24.2°) | 91.454 |
| 20 | 7:11 am ↑ (122°) | 4:15 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:04:35 | −0:05 | 5:29 am | 5:57 pm | 6:03 am | 5:23 pm | 6:39 am | 4:47 pm | 11:43 am (24.2°) | 91.447 |
| 21 | 7:11 am ↑ (122°) | 4:16 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:04:34 | < 1s | 5:30 am | 5:58 pm | 6:04 am | 5:23 pm | 6:39 am | 4:48 pm | 11:44 am (24.2°) | 91.442 |
| 22 | 7:12 am ↑ (122°) | 4:17 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:04:38 | +0:03 | 5:30 am | 5:58 pm | 6:04 am | 5:24 pm | 6:40 am | 4:49 pm | 11:44 am (24.2°) | 91.437 |
| 23 | 7:12 am ↑ (122°) | 4:17 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:04:45 | +0:07 | 5:31 am | 5:59 pm | 6:05 am | 5:25 pm | 6:40 am | 4:49 pm | 11:45 am (24.3°) | 91.432 |
| 24 | 7:13 am ↑ (122°) | 4:18 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:04:58 | +0:12 | 5:31 am | 5:59 pm | 6:05 am | 5:25 pm | 6:41 am | 4:50 pm | 11:45 am (24.3°) | 91.428 |
| 25 | 7:13 am ↑ (122°) | 4:18 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:05:14 | +0:16 | 5:31 am | 6:00 pm | 6:06 am | 5:26 pm | 6:41 am | 4:50 pm | 11:46 am (24.3°) | 91.424 |
| 26 | 7:13 am ↑ (122°) | 4:19 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:05:35 | +0:20 | 5:32 am | 6:01 pm | 6:06 am | 5:26 pm | 6:41 am | 4:51 pm | 11:46 am (24.3°) | 91.420 |
| 27 | 7:14 am ↑ (121°) | 4:20 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:06:00 | +0:25 | 5:32 am | 6:01 pm | 6:06 am | 5:27 pm | 6:42 am | 4:52 pm | 11:47 am (24.4°) | 91.417 |
| 28 | 7:14 am ↑ (121°) | 4:20 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:06:30 | +0:29 | 5:32 am | 6:02 pm | 6:07 am | 5:28 pm | 6:42 am | 4:52 pm | 11:47 am (24.4°) | 91.415 |
| 29 | 7:14 am ↑ (121°) | 4:21 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:07:03 | +0:33 | 5:33 am | 6:03 pm | 6:07 am | 5:28 pm | 6:42 am | 4:53 pm | 11:48 am (24.5°) | 91.412 |
| 30 | 7:14 am ↑ (121°) | 4:22 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:07:41 | +0:37 | 5:33 am | 6:03 pm | 6:07 am | 5:29 pm | 6:42 am | 4:54 pm | 11:48 am (24.6°) | 91.410 |
| 31 | 7:14 am ↑ (121°) | 4:23 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:08:23 | +0:42 | 5:33 am | 6:04 pm | 6:07 am | 5:30 pm | 6:43 am | 4:55 pm | 11:49 am (24.6°) | 91.409 |
| * All times are local time for 42°21'37.2"N, 71°27'02.3"W. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in 42°21'37.2"N, 71°27'02.3"W is at 4:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 6 hours, 13 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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