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Chesapeake, Virginia, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2024

Daylight

6:06 am – 7:57 pm
13 hours, 52 minutes

Current Time: May 5, 2024 at 7:54:14 pm
Sun Direction: 291° Northwest
Sun Altitude: 0.3°
Sun Distance: 93.776 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 20, 2024 4:50 pm (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 6:06 am 69° East
Sunset Today: 7:57 pm 292° Northwest
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2024 Sun Graph for Chesapeake

December 2024 — Sun in Chesapeake

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
16:59 am (117°)4:48 pm (243°)9:49:05−1:055:27 am6:20 pm5:59 am5:49 pm6:31 am5:17 pm11:54 am (31.3°)91.654
27:00 am (117°)4:48 pm (243°)9:48:03−1:025:28 am6:20 pm5:59 am5:49 pm6:32 am5:17 pm11:54 am (31.1°)91.640
37:01 am (117°)4:48 pm (242°)9:47:03−0:595:29 am6:20 pm6:00 am5:49 pm6:32 am5:17 pm11:55 am (31.0°)91.625
47:02 am (118°)4:48 pm (242°)9:46:06−0:565:30 am6:20 pm6:01 am5:49 pm6:33 am5:17 pm11:55 am (30.8°)91.611
57:03 am (118°)4:48 pm (242°)9:45:13−0:535:31 am6:20 pm6:02 am5:49 pm6:34 am5:17 pm11:55 am (30.7°)91.598
67:04 am (118°)4:48 pm (242°)9:44:22−0:505:31 am6:20 pm6:03 am5:49 pm6:35 am5:17 pm11:56 am (30.6°)91.584
77:04 am (118°)4:48 pm (242°)9:43:35−0:475:32 am6:21 pm6:03 am5:49 pm6:36 am5:17 pm11:56 am (30.5°)91.571
87:05 am (118°)4:48 pm (242°)9:42:50−0:445:33 am6:21 pm6:04 am5:49 pm6:37 am5:17 pm11:57 am (30.4°)91.559
97:06 am (118°)4:48 pm (242°)9:42:09−0:415:33 am6:21 pm6:05 am5:49 pm6:37 am5:17 pm11:57 am (30.3°)91.546
107:07 am (118°)4:48 pm (241°)9:41:31−0:375:34 am6:21 pm6:06 am5:50 pm6:38 am5:17 pm11:58 am (30.2°)91.535
117:08 am (119°)4:49 pm (241°)9:40:57−0:345:35 am6:21 pm6:06 am5:50 pm6:39 am5:17 pm11:58 am (30.1°)91.523
127:08 am (119°)4:49 pm (241°)9:40:25−0:315:36 am6:22 pm6:07 am5:50 pm6:39 am5:18 pm11:59 am (30.1°)91.513
137:09 am (119°)4:49 pm (241°)9:39:57−0:275:36 am6:22 pm6:08 am5:50 pm6:40 am5:18 pm11:59 am (30.0°)91.502
147:10 am (119°)4:49 pm (241°)9:39:33−0:245:37 am6:22 pm6:08 am5:51 pm6:41 am5:18 pm12:00 pm (29.9°)91.493
157:10 am (119°)4:50 pm (241°)9:39:12−0:215:37 am6:23 pm6:09 am5:51 pm6:41 am5:19 pm12:00 pm (29.9°)91.484
167:11 am (119°)4:50 pm (241°)9:38:54−0:175:38 am6:23 pm6:10 am5:51 pm6:42 am5:19 pm12:01 pm (29.9°)91.475
177:12 am (119°)4:50 pm (241°)9:38:39−0:145:39 am6:23 pm6:10 am5:52 pm6:43 am5:19 pm12:01 pm (29.8°)91.468
187:12 am (119°)4:51 pm (241°)9:38:28−0:115:39 am6:24 pm6:11 am5:52 pm6:43 am5:20 pm12:02 pm (29.8°)91.460
197:13 am (119°)4:51 pm (241°)9:38:21−0:075:40 am6:24 pm6:11 am5:53 pm6:44 am5:20 pm12:02 pm (29.8°)91.454
207:13 am (119°)4:52 pm (241°)9:38:17−0:045:40 am6:25 pm6:12 am5:53 pm6:44 am5:21 pm12:02 pm (29.8°)91.447
217:14 am (119°)4:52 pm (241°)9:38:16< 1s5:41 am6:25 pm6:12 am5:54 pm6:45 am5:21 pm12:03 pm (29.8°)91.442
227:14 am (119°)4:53 pm (241°)9:38:19+0:025:41 am6:26 pm6:13 am5:54 pm6:45 am5:22 pm12:03 pm (29.8°)91.437
237:15 am (119°)4:53 pm (241°)9:38:25+0:065:42 am6:26 pm6:13 am5:55 pm6:46 am5:22 pm12:04 pm (29.8°)91.432
247:15 am (119°)4:54 pm (241°)9:38:35+0:095:42 am6:27 pm6:14 am5:55 pm6:46 am5:23 pm12:04 pm (29.8°)91.428
257:16 am (119°)4:54 pm (241°)9:38:48+0:135:43 am6:27 pm6:14 am5:56 pm6:47 am5:23 pm12:05 pm (29.8°)91.424
267:16 am (119°)4:55 pm (241°)9:39:05+0:165:43 am6:28 pm6:15 am5:56 pm6:47 am5:24 pm12:05 pm (29.9°)91.420
277:16 am (119°)4:56 pm (241°)9:39:25+0:205:43 am6:29 pm6:15 am5:57 pm6:47 am5:25 pm12:06 pm (29.9°)91.417
287:17 am (119°)4:56 pm (241°)9:39:49+0:235:44 am6:29 pm6:15 am5:58 pm6:48 am5:25 pm12:06 pm (30.0°)91.415
297:17 am (119°)4:57 pm (241°)9:40:16+0:265:44 am6:30 pm6:16 am5:58 pm6:48 am5:26 pm12:07 pm (30.0°)91.412
307:17 am (119°)4:58 pm (241°)9:40:46+0:305:44 am6:31 pm6:16 am5:59 pm6:48 am5:27 pm12:07 pm (30.1°)91.410
317:17 am (119°)4:59 pm (241°)9:41:20+0:335:45 am6:31 pm6:16 am6:00 pm6:48 am5:27 pm12:08 pm (30.2°)91.409
* All times are local time for Chesapeake. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Chesapeake is at 4:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 5 hours, 3 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 5 or December 6.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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