Daylight
5:36 am – 8:51 pm
15 hours, 15 minutes
| Current Time: | May 31, 2024 at 10:45:56 pm |
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| Sun Direction: | ↑ 325° Northwest |
| Sun Altitude: | -15.8° |
| Sun Distance: | 94.262 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Jun 20, 2024 4:50 pm (Summer) |
| Sunrise Today: | 5:36 am↑ 58° Northeast |
| Sunset Today: | 8:51 pm↑ 302° Northwest |
2024 Sun Graph for Columbus
December 2024 — Sun in Columbus
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| 2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Astronomical Twilight | Nautical Twilight | Civil Twilight | Solar Noon | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Start | End | Start | End | Start | End | Time | Mil. mi |
| 1 | 7:30 am ↑ (120°) | 4:38 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:07:50 | −1:27 | 5:47 am | 6:21 pm | 6:22 am | 5:47 pm | 6:58 am | 5:11 pm | 12:04 pm (24.1°) | 91.654 |
| 2 | 7:31 am ↑ (121°) | 4:38 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:06:27 | −1:23 | 5:48 am | 6:21 pm | 6:23 am | 5:46 pm | 6:59 am | 5:10 pm | 12:05 pm (24.0°) | 91.640 |
| 3 | 7:33 am ↑ (121°) | 4:38 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:05:07 | −1:19 | 5:49 am | 6:21 pm | 6:24 am | 5:46 pm | 7:00 am | 5:10 pm | 12:05 pm (23.8°) | 91.625 |
| 4 | 7:34 am ↑ (121°) | 4:37 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:03:51 | −1:15 | 5:50 am | 6:21 pm | 6:25 am | 5:46 pm | 7:01 am | 5:10 pm | 12:06 pm (23.7°) | 91.611 |
| 5 | 7:35 am ↑ (121°) | 4:37 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:02:40 | −1:11 | 5:51 am | 6:21 pm | 6:26 am | 5:46 pm | 7:02 am | 5:10 pm | 12:06 pm (23.6°) | 91.598 |
| 6 | 7:36 am ↑ (121°) | 4:37 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:01:32 | −1:07 | 5:52 am | 6:21 pm | 6:27 am | 5:46 pm | 7:03 am | 5:10 pm | 12:06 pm (23.4°) | 91.584 |
| 7 | 7:37 am ↑ (121°) | 4:37 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:00:29 | −1:03 | 5:53 am | 6:21 pm | 6:28 am | 5:46 pm | 7:04 am | 5:10 pm | 12:07 pm (23.3°) | 91.571 |
| 8 | 7:38 am ↑ (122°) | 4:37 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:59:30 | −0:59 | 5:53 am | 6:21 pm | 6:28 am | 5:46 pm | 7:05 am | 5:10 pm | 12:07 pm (23.2°) | 91.559 |
| 9 | 7:38 am ↑ (122°) | 4:37 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:58:35 | −0:54 | 5:54 am | 6:21 pm | 6:29 am | 5:46 pm | 7:06 am | 5:10 pm | 12:08 pm (23.1°) | 91.546 |
| 10 | 7:39 am ↑ (122°) | 4:37 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:57:44 | −0:50 | 5:55 am | 6:21 pm | 6:30 am | 5:46 pm | 7:06 am | 5:10 pm | 12:08 pm (23.1°) | 91.535 |
| 11 | 7:40 am ↑ (122°) | 4:37 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:56:58 | −0:46 | 5:56 am | 6:22 pm | 6:31 am | 5:46 pm | 7:07 am | 5:10 pm | 12:09 pm (23.0°) | 91.523 |
| 12 | 7:41 am ↑ (122°) | 4:37 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:56:16 | −0:41 | 5:57 am | 6:22 pm | 6:32 am | 5:47 pm | 7:08 am | 5:10 pm | 12:09 pm (22.9°) | 91.513 |
| 13 | 7:42 am ↑ (122°) | 4:37 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:55:38 | −0:37 | 5:57 am | 6:22 pm | 6:32 am | 5:47 pm | 7:09 am | 5:10 pm | 12:10 pm (22.8°) | 91.502 |
| 14 | 7:43 am ↑ (122°) | 4:38 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:55:05 | −0:32 | 5:58 am | 6:22 pm | 6:33 am | 5:47 pm | 7:10 am | 5:11 pm | 12:10 pm (22.8°) | 91.493 |
| 15 | 7:43 am ↑ (122°) | 4:38 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:54:37 | −0:28 | 5:59 am | 6:23 pm | 6:34 am | 5:47 pm | 7:10 am | 5:11 pm | 12:11 pm (22.7°) | 91.484 |
| 16 | 7:44 am ↑ (122°) | 4:38 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:54:13 | −0:23 | 5:59 am | 6:23 pm | 6:34 am | 5:48 pm | 7:11 am | 5:11 pm | 12:11 pm (22.7°) | 91.475 |
| 17 | 7:45 am ↑ (123°) | 4:39 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:53:54 | −0:19 | 6:00 am | 6:23 pm | 6:35 am | 5:48 pm | 7:12 am | 5:12 pm | 12:12 pm (22.7°) | 91.468 |
| 18 | 7:45 am ↑ (123°) | 4:39 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:53:39 | −0:14 | 6:00 am | 6:24 pm | 6:36 am | 5:49 pm | 7:12 am | 5:12 pm | 12:12 pm (22.6°) | 91.460 |
| 19 | 7:46 am ↑ (123°) | 4:39 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:53:29 | −0:10 | 6:01 am | 6:24 pm | 6:36 am | 5:49 pm | 7:13 am | 5:12 pm | 12:13 pm (22.6°) | 91.454 |
| 20 | 7:46 am ↑ (123°) | 4:40 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:53:24 | −0:05 | 6:02 am | 6:25 pm | 6:37 am | 5:49 pm | 7:13 am | 5:13 pm | 12:13 pm (22.6°) | 91.447 |
| 21 | 7:47 am ↑ (123°) | 4:40 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:53:23 | < 1s | 6:02 am | 6:25 pm | 6:37 am | 5:50 pm | 7:14 am | 5:13 pm | 12:14 pm (22.6°) | 91.442 |
| 22 | 7:47 am ↑ (123°) | 4:41 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:53:27 | +0:03 | 6:03 am | 6:26 pm | 6:38 am | 5:50 pm | 7:14 am | 5:14 pm | 12:14 pm (22.6°) | 91.437 |
| 23 | 7:48 am ↑ (123°) | 4:41 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:53:35 | +0:08 | 6:03 am | 6:26 pm | 6:38 am | 5:51 pm | 7:15 am | 5:14 pm | 12:15 pm (22.6°) | 91.432 |
| 24 | 7:48 am ↑ (123°) | 4:42 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:53:48 | +0:13 | 6:03 am | 6:27 pm | 6:39 am | 5:52 pm | 7:15 am | 5:15 pm | 12:15 pm (22.7°) | 91.428 |
| 25 | 7:49 am ↑ (122°) | 4:43 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:54:06 | +0:17 | 6:04 am | 6:27 pm | 6:39 am | 5:52 pm | 7:15 am | 5:16 pm | 12:16 pm (22.7°) | 91.424 |
| 26 | 7:49 am ↑ (122°) | 4:43 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:54:29 | +0:22 | 6:04 am | 6:28 pm | 6:39 am | 5:53 pm | 7:16 am | 5:16 pm | 12:16 pm (22.7°) | 91.420 |
| 27 | 7:49 am ↑ (122°) | 4:44 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:54:56 | +0:27 | 6:04 am | 6:29 pm | 6:40 am | 5:54 pm | 7:16 am | 5:17 pm | 12:17 pm (22.8°) | 91.417 |
| 28 | 7:49 am ↑ (122°) | 4:45 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:55:27 | +0:31 | 6:05 am | 6:29 pm | 6:40 am | 5:54 pm | 7:16 am | 5:18 pm | 12:17 pm (22.8°) | 91.415 |
| 29 | 7:50 am ↑ (122°) | 4:46 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:56:03 | +0:36 | 6:05 am | 6:30 pm | 6:40 am | 5:55 pm | 7:17 am | 5:19 pm | 12:18 pm (22.9°) | 91.412 |
| 30 | 7:50 am ↑ (122°) | 4:46 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:56:44 | +0:40 | 6:05 am | 6:31 pm | 6:40 am | 5:56 pm | 7:17 am | 5:19 pm | 12:18 pm (23.0°) | 91.410 |
| 31 | 7:50 am ↑ (122°) | 4:47 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:57:29 | +0:45 | 6:05 am | 6:32 pm | 6:41 am | 5:57 pm | 7:17 am | 5:20 pm | 12:18 pm (23.0°) | 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 4:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 6 hours, 36 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 8 or December 9.
Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?
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