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Abilene, Texas, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2024

Daylight

6:56 am – 8:16 pm
13 hours, 20 minutes

Current Time: Apr 26, 2024 at 6:27:43 am
Sun Direction: 69° East
Sun Altitude: -6.6°
Sun Distance: 93.547 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 20, 2024 3:50 pm (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 6:56 am 73° East
Sunset Today: 8:16 pm 287° West
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2024 Sun Graph for Abilene

December 2024 — Sun in Abilene

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
17:23 am (116°)5:33 pm (244°)10:10:08−0:545:56 am7:00 pm6:25 am6:30 pm6:56 am6:00 pm12:28 pm (35.6°)91.653
27:23 am (116°)5:33 pm (244°)10:09:16−0:525:56 am7:00 pm6:26 am6:30 pm6:57 am5:59 pm12:28 pm (35.5°)91.639
37:24 am (116°)5:33 pm (244°)10:08:27−0:495:57 am7:00 pm6:27 am6:30 pm6:57 am6:00 pm12:29 pm (35.3°)91.625
47:25 am (116°)5:33 pm (244°)10:07:39−0:475:58 am7:00 pm6:28 am6:30 pm6:58 am6:00 pm12:29 pm (35.2°)91.610
57:26 am (116°)5:33 pm (244°)10:06:55−0:445:59 am7:00 pm6:28 am6:30 pm6:59 am6:00 pm12:29 pm (35.1°)91.597
67:27 am (116°)5:33 pm (243°)10:06:13−0:425:59 am7:00 pm6:29 am6:30 pm7:00 am6:00 pm12:30 pm (35.0°)91.583
77:27 am (117°)5:33 pm (243°)10:05:33−0:396:00 am7:00 pm6:30 am6:30 pm7:00 am6:00 pm12:30 pm (34.9°)91.570
87:28 am (117°)5:33 pm (243°)10:04:56−0:366:01 am7:01 pm6:31 am6:31 pm7:01 am6:00 pm12:31 pm (34.8°)91.558
97:29 am (117°)5:33 pm (243°)10:04:22−0:346:01 am7:01 pm6:31 am6:31 pm7:02 am6:00 pm12:31 pm (34.7°)91.546
107:30 am (117°)5:33 pm (243°)10:03:51−0:316:02 am7:01 pm6:32 am6:31 pm7:03 am6:00 pm12:32 pm (34.6°)91.534
117:30 am (117°)5:34 pm (243°)10:03:22−0:286:03 am7:01 pm6:33 am6:31 pm7:03 am6:01 pm12:32 pm (34.5°)91.523
127:31 am (117°)5:34 pm (243°)10:02:56−0:256:03 am7:02 pm6:33 am6:32 pm7:04 am6:01 pm12:32 pm (34.4°)91.512
137:32 am (117°)5:34 pm (243°)10:02:33−0:236:04 am7:02 pm6:34 am6:32 pm7:05 am6:01 pm12:33 pm (34.4°)91.502
147:32 am (117°)5:35 pm (243°)10:02:12−0:206:05 am7:02 pm6:34 am6:32 pm7:05 am6:02 pm12:33 pm (34.3°)91.492
157:33 am (117°)5:35 pm (243°)10:01:55−0:176:05 am7:03 pm6:35 am6:33 pm7:06 am6:02 pm12:34 pm (34.3°)91.483
167:34 am (117°)5:35 pm (243°)10:01:40−0:146:06 am7:03 pm6:36 am6:33 pm7:06 am6:02 pm12:34 pm (34.2°)91.475
177:34 am (117°)5:36 pm (243°)10:01:28−0:116:06 am7:03 pm6:36 am6:33 pm7:07 am6:03 pm12:35 pm (34.2°)91.467
187:35 am (117°)5:36 pm (243°)10:01:19−0:086:07 am7:04 pm6:37 am6:34 pm7:08 am6:03 pm12:35 pm (34.2°)91.460
197:35 am (118°)5:36 pm (242°)10:01:13−0:066:07 am7:04 pm6:37 am6:34 pm7:08 am6:04 pm12:36 pm (34.1°)91.453
207:36 am (118°)5:37 pm (242°)10:01:10−0:036:08 am7:05 pm6:38 am6:35 pm7:09 am6:04 pm12:36 pm (34.1°)91.447
217:36 am (118°)5:37 pm (242°)10:01:10< 1s6:08 am7:05 pm6:38 am6:35 pm7:09 am6:05 pm12:37 pm (34.1°)91.441
227:37 am (118°)5:38 pm (242°)10:01:12+0:026:09 am7:06 pm6:39 am6:36 pm7:10 am6:05 pm12:37 pm (34.1°)91.436
237:37 am (118°)5:39 pm (243°)10:01:18+0:056:09 am7:06 pm6:39 am6:36 pm7:10 am6:06 pm12:38 pm (34.2°)91.432
247:38 am (117°)5:39 pm (243°)10:01:26+0:086:10 am7:07 pm6:40 am6:37 pm7:10 am6:06 pm12:38 pm (34.2°)91.427
257:38 am (117°)5:40 pm (243°)10:01:37+0:116:10 am7:08 pm6:40 am6:38 pm7:11 am6:07 pm12:39 pm (34.2°)91.423
267:38 am (117°)5:40 pm (243°)10:01:51+0:146:11 am7:08 pm6:41 am6:38 pm7:11 am6:07 pm12:39 pm (34.3°)91.420
277:39 am (117°)5:41 pm (243°)10:02:08+0:176:11 am7:09 pm6:41 am6:39 pm7:12 am6:08 pm12:40 pm (34.3°)91.417
287:39 am (117°)5:42 pm (243°)10:02:28+0:196:11 am7:09 pm6:41 am6:39 pm7:12 am6:09 pm12:40 pm (34.4°)91.414
297:39 am (117°)5:42 pm (243°)10:02:51+0:226:12 am7:10 pm6:42 am6:40 pm7:12 am6:09 pm12:41 pm (34.4°)91.412
307:40 am (117°)5:43 pm (243°)10:03:17+0:256:12 am7:11 pm6:42 am6:41 pm7:13 am6:10 pm12:41 pm (34.5°)91.410
317:40 am (117°)5:44 pm (243°)10:03:45+0:286:12 am7:11 pm6:42 am6:41 pm7:13 am6:11 pm12:42 pm (34.6°)91.409
* All times are local time for Abilene. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Abilene is at 3:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 4 hours, 16 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 2 or December 3.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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