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Columbus, Nebraska, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2024

Daylight

5:56 am – 8:59 pm
15 hours, 3 minutes

Current Time: Jun 5, 2024 at 5:24:31 am
Sun Direction: 53° Northeast
Sun Altitude: -5.8°
Sun Distance: 94.322 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 20, 2024 3:50 pm (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 5:56 am 58° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:59 pm 302° Northwest
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2024 Sun Graph for Columbus

December 2024 — Sun in Columbus

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
17:36 am (119°)5:00 pm (241°)9:23:38−1:185:58 am6:39 pm6:31 am6:05 pm7:05 am5:31 pm12:18 pm (26.6°)91.654
27:37 am (119°)5:00 pm (241°)9:22:23−1:145:59 am6:38 pm6:32 am6:05 pm7:06 am5:31 pm12:19 pm (26.5°)91.639
37:38 am (119°)5:00 pm (240°)9:21:11−1:115:59 am6:38 pm6:33 am6:05 pm7:07 am5:30 pm12:19 pm (26.4°)91.625
47:39 am (120°)4:59 pm (240°)9:20:04−1:076:00 am6:38 pm6:34 am6:05 pm7:08 am5:30 pm12:19 pm (26.2°)91.611
57:40 am (120°)4:59 pm (240°)9:18:59−1:046:01 am6:38 pm6:35 am6:05 pm7:09 am5:30 pm12:20 pm (26.1°)91.597
67:41 am (120°)4:59 pm (240°)9:17:58−1:006:02 am6:38 pm6:36 am6:05 pm7:10 am5:30 pm12:20 pm (26.0°)91.584
77:42 am (120°)4:59 pm (240°)9:17:02−0:566:03 am6:38 pm6:36 am6:05 pm7:11 am5:30 pm12:21 pm (25.9°)91.570
87:43 am (120°)4:59 pm (240°)9:16:08−0:536:04 am6:39 pm6:37 am6:05 pm7:12 am5:30 pm12:21 pm (25.8°)91.558
97:44 am (120°)4:59 pm (240°)9:15:19−0:496:04 am6:39 pm6:38 am6:05 pm7:13 am5:30 pm12:22 pm (25.7°)91.546
107:45 am (121°)4:59 pm (239°)9:14:34−0:456:05 am6:39 pm6:39 am6:05 pm7:14 am5:31 pm12:22 pm (25.6°)91.534
117:46 am (121°)4:59 pm (239°)9:13:52−0:416:06 am6:39 pm6:39 am6:05 pm7:14 am5:31 pm12:23 pm (25.5°)91.523
127:46 am (121°)5:00 pm (239°)9:13:15−0:376:07 am6:39 pm6:40 am6:06 pm7:15 am5:31 pm12:23 pm (25.5°)91.512
137:47 am (121°)5:00 pm (239°)9:12:41−0:336:07 am6:40 pm6:41 am6:06 pm7:16 am5:31 pm12:23 pm (25.4°)91.502
147:48 am (121°)5:00 pm (239°)9:12:12−0:296:08 am6:40 pm6:42 am6:06 pm7:16 am5:31 pm12:24 pm (25.3°)91.492
157:49 am (121°)5:00 pm (239°)9:11:46−0:256:09 am6:40 pm6:42 am6:07 pm7:17 am5:32 pm12:24 pm (25.3°)91.483
167:49 am (121°)5:01 pm (239°)9:11:25−0:216:09 am6:41 pm6:43 am6:07 pm7:18 am5:32 pm12:25 pm (25.2°)91.475
177:50 am (121°)5:01 pm (239°)9:11:08−0:176:10 am6:41 pm6:44 am6:07 pm7:18 am5:32 pm12:25 pm (25.2°)91.467
187:50 am (121°)5:01 pm (239°)9:10:55−0:136:10 am6:41 pm6:44 am6:08 pm7:19 am5:33 pm12:26 pm (25.2°)91.460
197:51 am (121°)5:02 pm (239°)9:10:46−0:086:11 am6:42 pm6:45 am6:08 pm7:20 am5:33 pm12:26 pm (25.2°)91.453
207:52 am (121°)5:02 pm (239°)9:10:41−0:046:11 am6:42 pm6:45 am6:09 pm7:20 am5:34 pm12:27 pm (25.2°)91.447
217:52 am (121°)5:03 pm (239°)9:10:41< 1s6:12 am6:43 pm6:46 am6:09 pm7:21 am5:34 pm12:27 pm (25.2°)91.441
227:53 am (121°)5:03 pm (239°)9:10:45+0:036:12 am6:43 pm6:46 am6:10 pm7:21 am5:35 pm12:28 pm (25.2°)91.436
237:53 am (121°)5:04 pm (239°)9:10:52+0:076:13 am6:44 pm6:47 am6:10 pm7:22 am5:35 pm12:28 pm (25.2°)91.432
247:53 am (121°)5:04 pm (239°)9:11:05+0:126:13 am6:44 pm6:47 am6:11 pm7:22 am5:36 pm12:29 pm (25.2°)91.427
257:54 am (121°)5:05 pm (239°)9:11:21+0:166:14 am6:45 pm6:47 am6:11 pm7:22 am5:36 pm12:29 pm (25.2°)91.423
267:54 am (121°)5:06 pm (239°)9:11:41+0:206:14 am6:46 pm6:48 am6:12 pm7:23 am5:37 pm12:30 pm (25.3°)91.420
277:54 am (121°)5:06 pm (239°)9:12:06+0:246:14 am6:46 pm6:48 am6:13 pm7:23 am5:38 pm12:30 pm (25.3°)91.417
287:55 am (121°)5:07 pm (239°)9:12:34+0:286:15 am6:47 pm6:48 am6:13 pm7:23 am5:39 pm12:31 pm (25.4°)91.414
297:55 am (121°)5:08 pm (239°)9:13:07+0:326:15 am6:48 pm6:49 am6:14 pm7:24 am5:39 pm12:31 pm (25.4°)91.412
307:55 am (121°)5:09 pm (239°)9:13:44+0:366:15 am6:48 pm6:49 am6:15 pm7:24 am5:40 pm12:32 pm (25.5°)91.410
317:55 am (121°)5:10 pm (239°)9:14:25+0:406:16 am6:49 pm6:49 am6:16 pm7:24 am5:41 pm12:32 pm (25.6°)91.409
* All times are local time for Columbus. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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