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

Daylight

6:02 am – 8:53 pm
14 hours, 51 minutes

Current Time: Jun 9, 2024 at 1:20:35 pm
Sun Direction: 174° South
Sun Altitude: 74.0°
Sun Distance: 94.372 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 20, 2024 3:50 pm (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 6:02 am 59° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:53 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
17:28 am (118°)5:06 pm (242°)9:37:50−1:105:53 am6:41 pm6:26 am6:09 pm6:59 am5:36 pm12:17 pm (29.1°)91.654
27:29 am (118°)5:06 pm (242°)9:36:42−1:075:54 am6:41 pm6:27 am6:09 pm7:00 am5:35 pm12:18 pm (29.0°)91.639
37:30 am (118°)5:06 pm (242°)9:35:37−1:045:55 am6:41 pm6:27 am6:09 pm7:01 am5:35 pm12:18 pm (28.9°)91.625
47:31 am (118°)5:06 pm (241°)9:34:36−1:015:56 am6:41 pm6:28 am6:08 pm7:01 am5:35 pm12:18 pm (28.7°)91.611
57:32 am (119°)5:06 pm (241°)9:33:38−0:585:57 am6:41 pm6:29 am6:09 pm7:02 am5:35 pm12:19 pm (28.6°)91.597
67:33 am (119°)5:06 pm (241°)9:32:43−0:545:58 am6:41 pm6:30 am6:09 pm7:03 am5:35 pm12:19 pm (28.5°)91.584
77:34 am (119°)5:06 pm (241°)9:31:51−0:515:58 am6:41 pm6:31 am6:09 pm7:04 am5:35 pm12:20 pm (28.4°)91.570
87:35 am (119°)5:06 pm (241°)9:31:03−0:485:59 am6:41 pm6:31 am6:09 pm7:05 am5:35 pm12:20 pm (28.3°)91.558
97:35 am (119°)5:06 pm (241°)9:30:19−0:446:00 am6:41 pm6:32 am6:09 pm7:06 am5:36 pm12:21 pm (28.2°)91.546
107:36 am (119°)5:06 pm (241°)9:29:37−0:416:01 am6:41 pm6:33 am6:09 pm7:06 am5:36 pm12:21 pm (28.1°)91.534
117:37 am (119°)5:06 pm (240°)9:29:00−0:376:01 am6:42 pm6:34 am6:09 pm7:07 am5:36 pm12:22 pm (28.0°)91.523
127:38 am (120°)5:06 pm (240°)9:28:26−0:336:02 am6:42 pm6:34 am6:10 pm7:08 am5:36 pm12:22 pm (27.9°)91.512
137:38 am (120°)5:06 pm (240°)9:27:56−0:306:03 am6:42 pm6:35 am6:10 pm7:09 am5:36 pm12:22 pm (27.9°)91.502
147:39 am (120°)5:07 pm (240°)9:27:29−0:266:03 am6:43 pm6:36 am6:10 pm7:09 am5:37 pm12:23 pm (27.8°)91.492
157:40 am (120°)5:07 pm (240°)9:27:06−0:226:04 am6:43 pm6:36 am6:10 pm7:10 am5:37 pm12:23 pm (27.8°)91.483
167:41 am (120°)5:07 pm (240°)9:26:47−0:196:05 am6:43 pm6:37 am6:11 pm7:11 am5:37 pm12:24 pm (27.7°)91.475
177:41 am (120°)5:08 pm (240°)9:26:32−0:156:05 am6:44 pm6:38 am6:11 pm7:11 am5:38 pm12:24 pm (27.7°)91.467
187:42 am (120°)5:08 pm (240°)9:26:20−0:116:06 am6:44 pm6:38 am6:12 pm7:12 am5:38 pm12:25 pm (27.7°)91.460
197:42 am (120°)5:09 pm (240°)9:26:12−0:076:06 am6:45 pm6:39 am6:12 pm7:12 am5:39 pm12:25 pm (27.7°)91.453
207:43 am (120°)5:09 pm (240°)9:26:08−0:046:07 am6:45 pm6:39 am6:13 pm7:13 am5:39 pm12:26 pm (27.7°)91.447
217:43 am (120°)5:09 pm (240°)9:26:07< 1s6:07 am6:46 pm6:40 am6:13 pm7:13 am5:39 pm12:26 pm (27.7°)91.441
227:44 am (120°)5:10 pm (240°)9:26:10+0:036:08 am6:46 pm6:40 am6:14 pm7:14 am5:40 pm12:27 pm (27.7°)91.436
237:44 am (120°)5:11 pm (240°)9:26:18+0:076:08 am6:47 pm6:41 am6:14 pm7:14 am5:41 pm12:27 pm (27.7°)91.432
247:45 am (120°)5:11 pm (240°)9:26:29+0:106:09 am6:47 pm6:41 am6:15 pm7:15 am5:41 pm12:28 pm (27.7°)91.427
257:45 am (120°)5:12 pm (240°)9:26:43+0:146:09 am6:48 pm6:42 am6:15 pm7:15 am5:42 pm12:28 pm (27.7°)91.423
267:45 am (120°)5:12 pm (240°)9:27:02+0:186:09 am6:48 pm6:42 am6:16 pm7:15 am5:42 pm12:29 pm (27.8°)91.420
277:46 am (120°)5:13 pm (240°)9:27:24+0:226:10 am6:49 pm6:42 am6:17 pm7:16 am5:43 pm12:29 pm (27.8°)91.417
287:46 am (120°)5:14 pm (240°)9:27:50+0:256:10 am6:50 pm6:43 am6:17 pm7:16 am5:44 pm12:30 pm (27.9°)91.414
297:46 am (120°)5:15 pm (240°)9:28:19+0:296:10 am6:50 pm6:43 am6:18 pm7:16 am5:44 pm12:30 pm (27.9°)91.412
307:46 am (120°)5:15 pm (241°)9:28:53+0:336:11 am6:51 pm6:43 am6:19 pm7:17 am5:45 pm12:31 pm (28.0°)91.410
317:47 am (119°)5:16 pm (241°)9:29:29+0:366:11 am6:52 pm6:43 am6:19 pm7:17 am5:46 pm12:31 pm (28.1°)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, 28 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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