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Melbourne, Iowa, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2024

Daylight

5:36 am – 8:47 pm
15 hours, 11 minutes

Current Time: Jun 10, 2024 at 10:11:17 am
Sun Direction: 102° East
Sun Altitude: 48.1°
Sun Distance: 94.381 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 20, 2024 3:50 pm (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 5:36 am 57° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:47 pm 303° Northwest
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2024 Sun Graph for Melbourne

December 2024 — Sun in Melbourne

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
17:21 am (119°)4:41 pm (241°)9:20:35−1:205:41 am6:21 pm6:15 am5:47 pm6:50 am5:12 pm12:01 pm (26.1°)91.654
27:22 am (119°)4:41 pm (240°)9:19:18−1:165:42 am6:21 pm6:16 am5:47 pm6:51 am5:12 pm12:02 pm (26.0°)91.639
37:23 am (120°)4:41 pm (240°)9:18:05−1:135:43 am6:21 pm6:17 am5:47 pm6:52 am5:12 pm12:02 pm (25.9°)91.625
47:24 am (120°)4:41 pm (240°)9:16:56−1:095:44 am6:21 pm6:18 am5:47 pm6:53 am5:12 pm12:02 pm (25.7°)91.611
57:25 am (120°)4:41 pm (240°)9:15:50−1:055:45 am6:21 pm6:19 am5:47 pm6:53 am5:12 pm12:03 pm (25.6°)91.597
67:26 am (120°)4:41 pm (240°)9:14:48−1:015:46 am6:21 pm6:19 am5:47 pm6:54 am5:12 pm12:03 pm (25.5°)91.584
77:27 am (120°)4:41 pm (240°)9:13:50−0:585:46 am6:21 pm6:20 am5:47 pm6:55 am5:12 pm12:04 pm (25.4°)91.571
87:28 am (121°)4:41 pm (239°)9:12:56−0:545:47 am6:21 pm6:21 am5:47 pm6:56 am5:12 pm12:04 pm (25.3°)91.558
97:28 am (121°)4:41 pm (239°)9:12:05−0:505:48 am6:21 pm6:22 am5:47 pm6:57 am5:12 pm12:05 pm (25.2°)91.546
107:29 am (121°)4:41 pm (239°)9:11:19−0:465:49 am6:21 pm6:23 am5:47 pm6:58 am5:12 pm12:05 pm (25.1°)91.534
117:30 am (121°)4:41 pm (239°)9:10:37−0:425:50 am6:21 pm6:23 am5:47 pm6:59 am5:12 pm12:05 pm (25.0°)91.523
127:31 am (121°)4:41 pm (239°)9:09:58−0:385:50 am6:22 pm6:24 am5:48 pm6:59 am5:12 pm12:06 pm (24.9°)91.512
137:32 am (121°)4:41 pm (239°)9:09:24−0:345:51 am6:22 pm6:25 am5:48 pm7:00 am5:13 pm12:06 pm (24.9°)91.502
147:32 am (121°)4:41 pm (239°)9:08:54−0:305:52 am6:22 pm6:26 am5:48 pm7:01 am5:13 pm12:07 pm (24.8°)91.492
157:33 am (121°)4:42 pm (239°)9:08:28−0:255:52 am6:22 pm6:26 am5:48 pm7:01 am5:13 pm12:07 pm (24.8°)91.483
167:34 am (121°)4:42 pm (239°)9:08:06−0:215:53 am6:23 pm6:27 am5:49 pm7:02 am5:14 pm12:08 pm (24.7°)91.475
177:34 am (121°)4:42 pm (239°)9:07:49−0:175:54 am6:23 pm6:28 am5:49 pm7:03 am5:14 pm12:08 pm (24.7°)91.467
187:35 am (121°)4:43 pm (239°)9:07:35−0:135:54 am6:24 pm6:28 am5:50 pm7:03 am5:14 pm12:09 pm (24.7°)91.460
197:36 am (121°)4:43 pm (239°)9:07:26−0:095:55 am6:24 pm6:29 am5:50 pm7:04 am5:15 pm12:09 pm (24.7°)91.453
207:36 am (121°)4:44 pm (239°)9:07:21−0:045:55 am6:24 pm6:29 am5:50 pm7:04 am5:15 pm12:10 pm (24.7°)91.447
217:37 am (121°)4:44 pm (239°)9:07:21< 1s5:56 am6:25 pm6:30 am5:51 pm7:05 am5:16 pm12:10 pm (24.7°)91.441
227:37 am (121°)4:45 pm (239°)9:07:24+0:035:56 am6:25 pm6:30 am5:51 pm7:05 am5:16 pm12:11 pm (24.7°)91.436
237:38 am (121°)4:45 pm (239°)9:07:32+0:085:57 am6:26 pm6:31 am5:52 pm7:06 am5:17 pm12:11 pm (24.7°)91.432
247:38 am (121°)4:46 pm (239°)9:07:45+0:125:57 am6:27 pm6:31 am5:53 pm7:06 am5:17 pm12:12 pm (24.7°)91.427
257:38 am (121°)4:46 pm (239°)9:08:01+0:165:57 am6:27 pm6:31 am5:53 pm7:07 am5:18 pm12:12 pm (24.7°)91.424
267:39 am (121°)4:47 pm (239°)9:08:22+0:205:58 am6:28 pm6:32 am5:54 pm7:07 am5:19 pm12:13 pm (24.8°)91.420
277:39 am (121°)4:48 pm (239°)9:08:47+0:255:58 am6:29 pm6:32 am5:55 pm7:07 am5:19 pm12:13 pm (24.8°)91.417
287:39 am (121°)4:48 pm (239°)9:09:16+0:295:58 am6:29 pm6:32 am5:55 pm7:08 am5:20 pm12:14 pm (24.9°)91.414
297:39 am (121°)4:49 pm (239°)9:09:50+0:335:59 am6:30 pm6:33 am5:56 pm7:08 am5:21 pm12:14 pm (24.9°)91.412
307:40 am (121°)4:50 pm (239°)9:10:27+0:375:59 am6:31 pm6:33 am5:57 pm7:08 am5:22 pm12:15 pm (25.0°)91.410
317:40 am (121°)4:51 pm (239°)9:11:09+0:415:59 am6:31 pm6:33 am5:58 pm7:08 am5:22 pm12:15 pm (25.1°)91.409
* All times are local time for Melbourne. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Melbourne is at 3:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 6 hours, 7 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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