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Columbus City, Iowa, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2024

Daylight

5:33 am – 8:34 pm
15 hours

Current Time: Jun 3, 2024 at 2:16:58 pm
Sun Direction: 225° Southwest
Sun Altitude: 65.7°
Sun Distance: 94.300 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 20, 2024 3:50 pm (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 5:33 am 59° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:34 pm 301° Northwest
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2024 Sun Graph for Columbus City

December 2024 — Sun in Columbus City

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
17:12 am (119°)4:36 pm (241°)9:24:40−1:175:33 am6:15 pm6:07 am5:42 pm6:41 am5:07 pm11:54 am (26.8°)91.654
27:13 am (119°)4:36 pm (241°)9:23:25−1:145:34 am6:15 pm6:08 am5:41 pm6:42 am5:07 pm11:55 am (26.7°)91.639
37:14 am (119°)4:36 pm (241°)9:22:14−1:115:35 am6:15 pm6:09 am5:41 pm6:43 am5:07 pm11:55 am (26.5°)91.625
47:15 am (120°)4:36 pm (240°)9:21:07−1:075:36 am6:15 pm6:09 am5:41 pm6:44 am5:07 pm11:55 am (26.4°)91.611
57:16 am (120°)4:36 pm (240°)9:20:03−1:035:37 am6:15 pm6:10 am5:41 pm6:45 am5:07 pm11:56 am (26.3°)91.597
67:17 am (120°)4:36 pm (240°)9:19:03−1:005:38 am6:15 pm6:11 am5:41 pm6:46 am5:07 pm11:56 am (26.2°)91.584
77:18 am (120°)4:36 pm (240°)9:18:06−0:565:39 am6:15 pm6:12 am5:41 pm6:47 am5:07 pm11:57 am (26.1°)91.571
87:19 am (120°)4:36 pm (240°)9:17:13−0:525:39 am6:15 pm6:13 am5:41 pm6:47 am5:07 pm11:57 am (26.0°)91.558
97:19 am (120°)4:36 pm (240°)9:16:24−0:495:40 am6:15 pm6:14 am5:41 pm6:48 am5:07 pm11:58 am (25.9°)91.546
107:20 am (120°)4:36 pm (240°)9:15:39−0:455:41 am6:15 pm6:14 am5:42 pm6:49 am5:07 pm11:58 am (25.8°)91.534
117:21 am (121°)4:36 pm (239°)9:14:58−0:415:42 am6:15 pm6:15 am5:42 pm6:50 am5:07 pm11:59 am (25.7°)91.523
127:22 am (121°)4:36 pm (239°)9:14:20−0:375:42 am6:16 pm6:16 am5:42 pm6:51 am5:07 pm11:59 am (25.6°)91.512
137:23 am (121°)4:36 pm (239°)9:13:47−0:335:43 am6:16 pm6:17 am5:42 pm6:51 am5:08 pm12:00 pm (25.6°)91.502
147:23 am (121°)4:37 pm (239°)9:13:18−0:295:44 am6:16 pm6:17 am5:43 pm6:52 am5:08 pm12:00 pm (25.5°)91.492
157:24 am (121°)4:37 pm (239°)9:12:52−0:255:44 am6:16 pm6:18 am5:43 pm6:53 am5:08 pm12:00 pm (25.5°)91.483
167:25 am (121°)4:37 pm (239°)9:12:31−0:215:45 am6:17 pm6:19 am5:43 pm6:53 am5:08 pm12:01 pm (25.4°)91.475
177:25 am (121°)4:38 pm (239°)9:12:14−0:175:46 am6:17 pm6:19 am5:44 pm6:54 am5:09 pm12:01 pm (25.4°)91.467
187:26 am (121°)4:38 pm (239°)9:12:01−0:125:46 am6:18 pm6:20 am5:44 pm6:55 am5:09 pm12:02 pm (25.4°)91.460
197:26 am (121°)4:38 pm (239°)9:11:52−0:085:47 am6:18 pm6:20 am5:44 pm6:55 am5:10 pm12:02 pm (25.3°)91.453
207:27 am (121°)4:39 pm (239°)9:11:48−0:045:47 am6:19 pm6:21 am5:45 pm6:56 am5:10 pm12:03 pm (25.3°)91.447
217:28 am (121°)4:39 pm (239°)9:11:47< 1s5:48 am6:19 pm6:21 am5:45 pm6:56 am5:11 pm12:03 pm (25.3°)91.441
227:28 am (121°)4:40 pm (239°)9:11:51+0:035:48 am6:20 pm6:22 am5:46 pm6:57 am5:11 pm12:04 pm (25.3°)91.436
237:28 am (121°)4:40 pm (239°)9:11:58+0:075:49 am6:20 pm6:22 am5:47 pm6:57 am5:12 pm12:04 pm (25.4°)91.432
247:29 am (121°)4:41 pm (239°)9:12:10+0:115:49 am6:21 pm6:23 am5:47 pm6:58 am5:12 pm12:05 pm (25.4°)91.427
257:29 am (121°)4:42 pm (239°)9:12:26+0:165:50 am6:21 pm6:23 am5:48 pm6:58 am5:13 pm12:05 pm (25.4°)91.424
267:30 am (121°)4:42 pm (239°)9:12:47+0:205:50 am6:22 pm6:24 am5:48 pm6:58 am5:14 pm12:06 pm (25.4°)91.420
277:30 am (121°)4:43 pm (239°)9:13:11+0:245:50 am6:23 pm6:24 am5:49 pm6:59 am5:14 pm12:06 pm (25.5°)91.417
287:30 am (121°)4:44 pm (239°)9:13:39+0:285:51 am6:23 pm6:24 am5:50 pm6:59 am5:15 pm12:07 pm (25.5°)91.414
297:30 am (121°)4:45 pm (239°)9:14:12+0:325:51 am6:24 pm6:24 am5:50 pm6:59 am5:16 pm12:07 pm (25.6°)91.412
307:31 am (121°)4:45 pm (239°)9:14:48+0:365:51 am6:25 pm6:25 am5:51 pm6:59 am5:16 pm12:08 pm (25.7°)91.410
317:31 am (121°)4:46 pm (240°)9:15:29+0:405:51 am6:25 pm6:25 am5:52 pm7:00 am5:17 pm12:08 pm (25.8°)91.409
* All times are local time for Columbus City. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Columbus City is at 3:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 5 hours, 58 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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