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

Daylight

5:27 am – 8:25 pm
14 hours, 59 minutes

Current Time: Jun 9, 2024 at 3:47:40 pm
Sun Direction: 258° West
Sun Altitude: 50.2°
Sun Distance: 94.373 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 20, 2024 3:50 pm (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 5:27 am 58° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:25 pm 302° Northwest
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2024 Sun Graph for Atlanta

December 2024 — Sun in Atlanta

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
17:00 am (118°)4:31 pm (241°)9:30:28−1:145:24 am6:08 pm5:56 am5:35 pm6:30 am5:01 pm11:46 am (27.8°)91.654
27:01 am (119°)4:31 pm (241°)9:29:16−1:115:24 am6:07 pm5:57 am5:35 pm6:31 am5:01 pm11:46 am (27.7°)91.639
37:02 am (119°)4:30 pm (241°)9:28:08−1:085:25 am6:07 pm5:58 am5:35 pm6:32 am5:01 pm11:47 am (27.5°)91.625
47:03 am (119°)4:30 pm (241°)9:27:03−1:045:26 am6:07 pm5:59 am5:35 pm6:33 am5:01 pm11:47 am (27.4°)91.611
57:04 am (119°)4:30 pm (241°)9:26:02−1:015:27 am6:07 pm6:00 am5:35 pm6:34 am5:01 pm11:47 am (27.3°)91.597
67:05 am (119°)4:30 pm (241°)9:25:04−0:575:28 am6:07 pm6:01 am5:35 pm6:35 am5:01 pm11:48 am (27.2°)91.584
77:06 am (120°)4:30 pm (240°)9:24:09−0:545:29 am6:08 pm6:02 am5:35 pm6:36 am5:01 pm11:48 am (27.1°)91.571
87:07 am (120°)4:30 pm (240°)9:23:19−0:505:29 am6:08 pm6:02 am5:35 pm6:36 am5:01 pm11:49 am (27.0°)91.558
97:08 am (120°)4:30 pm (240°)9:22:31−0:475:30 am6:08 pm6:03 am5:35 pm6:37 am5:01 pm11:49 am (26.9°)91.546
107:09 am (120°)4:30 pm (240°)9:21:48−0:435:31 am6:08 pm6:04 am5:35 pm6:38 am5:01 pm11:50 am (26.8°)91.534
117:09 am (120°)4:31 pm (240°)9:21:08−0:395:32 am6:08 pm6:05 am5:35 pm6:39 am5:01 pm11:50 am (26.7°)91.523
127:10 am (120°)4:31 pm (240°)9:20:33−0:355:32 am6:08 pm6:05 am5:35 pm6:40 am5:01 pm11:50 am (26.6°)91.512
137:11 am (120°)4:31 pm (240°)9:20:01−0:325:33 am6:09 pm6:06 am5:36 pm6:40 am5:02 pm11:51 am (26.6°)91.502
147:12 am (120°)4:31 pm (240°)9:19:32−0:285:34 am6:09 pm6:07 am5:36 pm6:41 am5:02 pm11:51 am (26.5°)91.493
157:12 am (120°)4:31 pm (240°)9:19:08−0:245:34 am6:09 pm6:07 am5:36 pm6:42 am5:02 pm11:52 am (26.5°)91.484
167:13 am (120°)4:32 pm (240°)9:18:48−0:205:35 am6:10 pm6:08 am5:37 pm6:42 am5:02 pm11:52 am (26.4°)91.475
177:14 am (121°)4:32 pm (239°)9:18:31−0:165:36 am6:10 pm6:09 am5:37 pm6:43 am5:03 pm11:53 am (26.4°)91.467
187:14 am (121°)4:33 pm (239°)9:18:19−0:125:36 am6:11 pm6:09 am5:37 pm6:43 am5:03 pm11:53 am (26.4°)91.460
197:15 am (121°)4:33 pm (239°)9:18:10−0:085:37 am6:11 pm6:10 am5:38 pm6:44 am5:04 pm11:54 am (26.3°)91.453
207:15 am (121°)4:33 pm (239°)9:18:06−0:045:37 am6:11 pm6:10 am5:38 pm6:45 am5:04 pm11:54 am (26.3°)91.447
217:16 am (121°)4:34 pm (239°)9:18:05< 1s5:38 am6:12 pm6:11 am5:39 pm6:45 am5:05 pm11:55 am (26.3°)91.442
227:16 am (121°)4:34 pm (239°)9:18:09+0:035:38 am6:13 pm6:11 am5:39 pm6:46 am5:05 pm11:55 am (26.3°)91.436
237:17 am (121°)4:35 pm (239°)9:18:16+0:075:39 am6:13 pm6:12 am5:40 pm6:46 am5:06 pm11:56 am (26.4°)91.432
247:17 am (121°)4:36 pm (239°)9:18:27+0:115:39 am6:14 pm6:12 am5:41 pm6:46 am5:06 pm11:56 am (26.4°)91.427
257:18 am (120°)4:36 pm (240°)9:18:43+0:155:39 am6:14 pm6:13 am5:41 pm6:47 am5:07 pm11:57 am (26.4°)91.424
267:18 am (120°)4:37 pm (240°)9:19:02+0:195:40 am6:15 pm6:13 am5:42 pm6:47 am5:08 pm11:57 am (26.4°)91.420
277:18 am (120°)4:38 pm (240°)9:19:25+0:235:40 am6:16 pm6:13 am5:42 pm6:47 am5:08 pm11:58 am (26.5°)91.417
287:18 am (120°)4:38 pm (240°)9:19:53+0:275:41 am6:16 pm6:14 am5:43 pm6:48 am5:09 pm11:58 am (26.5°)91.414
297:19 am (120°)4:39 pm (240°)9:20:24+0:315:41 am6:17 pm6:14 am5:44 pm6:48 am5:10 pm11:59 am (26.6°)91.412
307:19 am (120°)4:40 pm (240°)9:20:59+0:345:41 am6:18 pm6:14 am5:45 pm6:48 am5:10 pm11:59 am (26.7°)91.410
317:19 am (120°)4:41 pm (240°)9:21:38+0:385:41 am6:18 pm6:14 am5:45 pm6:48 am5:11 pm12:00 pm (26.8°)91.409
* All times are local time for Atlanta. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Atlanta is at 3:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 5 hours, 45 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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