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Detroit, Illinois, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2024

Daylight

5:34 am – 8:29 pm
14 hours, 55 minutes

Current Time: Jun 9, 2024 at 11:50:38 am
Sun Direction: 132° Southeast
Sun Altitude: 67.5°
Sun Distance: 94.372 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 20, 2024 3:50 pm (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 5:34 am 59° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:29 pm 301° Northwest
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2024 Sun Graph for Detroit

December 2024 — Sun in Detroit

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
17:04 am (118°)4:38 pm (242°)9:34:04−1:125:29 am6:14 pm6:01 am5:42 pm6:35 am5:08 pm11:51 am (28.5°)91.654
27:05 am (118°)4:38 pm (242°)9:32:54−1:095:29 am6:14 pm6:02 am5:42 pm6:35 am5:08 pm11:52 am (28.3°)91.639
37:06 am (119°)4:38 pm (241°)9:31:48−1:065:30 am6:14 pm6:03 am5:42 pm6:36 am5:08 pm11:52 am (28.2°)91.625
47:07 am (119°)4:38 pm (241°)9:30:44−1:035:31 am6:14 pm6:04 am5:41 pm6:37 am5:08 pm11:53 am (28.0°)91.611
57:08 am (119°)4:38 pm (241°)9:29:44−0:595:32 am6:14 pm6:05 am5:41 pm6:38 am5:08 pm11:53 am (27.9°)91.597
67:09 am (119°)4:38 pm (241°)9:28:48−0:565:33 am6:14 pm6:05 am5:42 pm6:39 am5:08 pm11:54 am (27.8°)91.584
77:10 am (119°)4:38 pm (241°)9:27:55−0:525:34 am6:14 pm6:06 am5:42 pm6:40 am5:08 pm11:54 am (27.7°)91.571
87:11 am (119°)4:38 pm (241°)9:27:05−0:495:34 am6:14 pm6:07 am5:42 pm6:41 am5:08 pm11:54 am (27.6°)91.558
97:12 am (120°)4:38 pm (240°)9:26:20−0:455:35 am6:15 pm6:08 am5:42 pm6:41 am5:08 pm11:55 am (27.5°)91.546
107:12 am (120°)4:38 pm (240°)9:25:37−0:425:36 am6:15 pm6:08 am5:42 pm6:42 am5:08 pm11:55 am (27.4°)91.534
117:13 am (120°)4:38 pm (240°)9:24:59−0:385:36 am6:15 pm6:09 am5:42 pm6:43 am5:08 pm11:56 am (27.3°)91.523
127:14 am (120°)4:38 pm (240°)9:24:24−0:345:37 am6:15 pm6:10 am5:42 pm6:44 am5:09 pm11:56 am (27.3°)91.512
137:15 am (120°)4:39 pm (240°)9:23:53−0:315:38 am6:15 pm6:11 am5:43 pm6:44 am5:09 pm11:57 am (27.2°)91.502
147:15 am (120°)4:39 pm (240°)9:23:25−0:275:39 am6:16 pm6:11 am5:43 pm6:45 am5:09 pm11:57 am (27.1°)91.493
157:16 am (120°)4:39 pm (240°)9:23:02−0:235:39 am6:16 pm6:12 am5:43 pm6:46 am5:09 pm11:58 am (27.1°)91.484
167:17 am (120°)4:39 pm (240°)9:22:42−0:195:40 am6:16 pm6:13 am5:44 pm6:46 am5:10 pm11:58 am (27.1°)91.475
177:17 am (120°)4:40 pm (240°)9:22:26−0:165:40 am6:17 pm6:13 am5:44 pm6:47 am5:10 pm11:59 am (27.0°)91.467
187:18 am (120°)4:40 pm (240°)9:22:13−0:125:41 am6:17 pm6:14 am5:44 pm6:48 am5:11 pm11:59 am (27.0°)91.460
197:19 am (120°)4:41 pm (240°)9:22:05−0:085:41 am6:18 pm6:14 am5:45 pm6:48 am5:11 pm12:00 pm (27.0°)91.453
207:19 am (120°)4:41 pm (240°)9:22:01−0:045:42 am6:18 pm6:15 am5:45 pm6:49 am5:11 pm12:00 pm (27.0°)91.447
217:20 am (120°)4:42 pm (240°)9:22:00< 1s5:43 am6:19 pm6:15 am5:46 pm6:49 am5:12 pm12:01 pm (27.0°)91.442
227:20 am (120°)4:42 pm (240°)9:22:04+0:035:43 am6:19 pm6:16 am5:46 pm6:50 am5:13 pm12:01 pm (27.0°)91.436
237:21 am (120°)4:43 pm (240°)9:22:11+0:075:43 am6:20 pm6:16 am5:47 pm6:50 am5:13 pm12:02 pm (27.0°)91.432
247:21 am (120°)4:43 pm (240°)9:22:22+0:115:44 am6:20 pm6:17 am5:48 pm6:51 am5:14 pm12:02 pm (27.0°)91.427
257:21 am (120°)4:44 pm (240°)9:22:37+0:155:44 am6:21 pm6:17 am5:48 pm6:51 am5:14 pm12:03 pm (27.0°)91.424
267:22 am (120°)4:45 pm (240°)9:22:56+0:185:45 am6:22 pm6:17 am5:49 pm6:51 am5:15 pm12:03 pm (27.1°)91.420
277:22 am (120°)4:45 pm (240°)9:23:19+0:225:45 am6:22 pm6:18 am5:49 pm6:52 am5:16 pm12:04 pm (27.1°)91.417
287:22 am (120°)4:46 pm (240°)9:23:45+0:265:45 am6:23 pm6:18 am5:50 pm6:52 am5:16 pm12:04 pm (27.2°)91.414
297:22 am (120°)4:47 pm (240°)9:24:16+0:305:46 am6:24 pm6:18 am5:51 pm6:52 am5:17 pm12:05 pm (27.2°)91.412
307:23 am (120°)4:48 pm (240°)9:24:50+0:345:46 am6:24 pm6:19 am5:52 pm6:52 am5:18 pm12:05 pm (27.3°)91.410
317:23 am (120°)4:48 pm (240°)9:25:28+0:375:46 am6:25 pm6:19 am5:52 pm6:53 am5:19 pm12:06 pm (27.4°)91.409
* All times are local time for Detroit. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Detroit is at 3:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 5 hours, 36 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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