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

Daylight

6:11 am – 7:38 pm
13 hours, 27 minutes

Current Time: Apr 19, 2024 at 8:59:02 am
Sun Direction: 102° East
Sun Altitude: 31.1°
Sun Distance: 93.374 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 20, 2024 3:50 pm (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 6:11 am 74° East
Sunset Today: 7:38 pm 286° West
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2024 Sun Graph for Decatur

December 2024 — Sun in Decatur

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
16:58 am (118°)4:31 pm (242°)9:32:49−1:135:22 am6:07 pm5:55 am5:34 pm6:28 am5:01 pm11:45 am (28.2°)91.654
26:59 am (119°)4:31 pm (241°)9:31:39−1:105:23 am6:07 pm5:55 am5:34 pm6:29 am5:01 pm11:45 am (28.1°)91.639
37:00 am (119°)4:31 pm (241°)9:30:32−1:075:24 am6:07 pm5:56 am5:34 pm6:30 am5:01 pm11:45 am (27.9°)91.625
47:01 am (119°)4:30 pm (241°)9:29:28−1:035:25 am6:07 pm5:57 am5:34 pm6:31 am5:01 pm11:46 am (27.8°)91.611
57:02 am (119°)4:30 pm (241°)9:28:27−1:005:25 am6:07 pm5:58 am5:34 pm6:32 am5:00 pm11:46 am (27.7°)91.597
67:03 am (119°)4:30 pm (241°)9:27:30−0:565:26 am6:07 pm5:59 am5:34 pm6:33 am5:00 pm11:47 am (27.6°)91.584
77:04 am (119°)4:30 pm (241°)9:26:37−0:535:27 am6:07 pm6:00 am5:34 pm6:33 am5:01 pm11:47 am (27.5°)91.571
87:05 am (120°)4:30 pm (240°)9:25:47−0:495:28 am6:07 pm6:00 am5:34 pm6:34 am5:01 pm11:48 am (27.4°)91.558
97:05 am (120°)4:30 pm (240°)9:25:01−0:465:28 am6:07 pm6:01 am5:35 pm6:35 am5:01 pm11:48 am (27.3°)91.546
107:06 am (120°)4:31 pm (240°)9:24:18−0:425:29 am6:08 pm6:02 am5:35 pm6:36 am5:01 pm11:48 am (27.2°)91.534
117:07 am (120°)4:31 pm (240°)9:23:39−0:385:30 am6:08 pm6:03 am5:35 pm6:37 am5:01 pm11:49 am (27.1°)91.523
127:08 am (120°)4:31 pm (240°)9:23:04−0:355:31 am6:08 pm6:03 am5:35 pm6:37 am5:01 pm11:49 am (27.0°)91.512
137:09 am (120°)4:31 pm (240°)9:22:32−0:315:31 am6:08 pm6:04 am5:35 pm6:38 am5:01 pm11:50 am (27.0°)91.502
147:09 am (120°)4:31 pm (240°)9:22:05−0:275:32 am6:09 pm6:05 am5:36 pm6:39 am5:02 pm11:50 am (26.9°)91.493
157:10 am (120°)4:32 pm (240°)9:21:41−0:235:33 am6:09 pm6:05 am5:36 pm6:39 am5:02 pm11:51 am (26.9°)91.484
167:11 am (120°)4:32 pm (240°)9:21:21−0:205:33 am6:09 pm6:06 am5:36 pm6:40 am5:02 pm11:51 am (26.8°)91.475
177:11 am (120°)4:32 pm (240°)9:21:04−0:165:34 am6:10 pm6:07 am5:37 pm6:41 am5:03 pm11:52 am (26.8°)91.467
187:12 am (120°)4:33 pm (240°)9:20:52−0:125:34 am6:10 pm6:07 am5:37 pm6:41 am5:03 pm11:52 am (26.8°)91.460
197:12 am (120°)4:33 pm (240°)9:20:44−0:085:35 am6:11 pm6:08 am5:38 pm6:42 am5:04 pm11:53 am (26.8°)91.453
207:13 am (120°)4:34 pm (240°)9:20:39−0:045:35 am6:11 pm6:08 am5:38 pm6:42 am5:04 pm11:53 am (26.7°)91.447
217:13 am (120°)4:34 pm (240°)9:20:39< 1s5:36 am6:11 pm6:09 am5:39 pm6:43 am5:05 pm11:54 am (26.7°)91.442
227:14 am (120°)4:35 pm (240°)9:20:42+0:035:36 am6:12 pm6:09 am5:39 pm6:43 am5:05 pm11:54 am (26.8°)91.436
237:14 am (120°)4:35 pm (240°)9:20:49+0:075:37 am6:13 pm6:10 am5:40 pm6:44 am5:06 pm11:55 am (26.8°)91.432
247:15 am (120°)4:36 pm (240°)9:21:01+0:115:37 am6:13 pm6:10 am5:40 pm6:44 am5:06 pm11:55 am (26.8°)91.427
257:15 am (120°)4:36 pm (240°)9:21:16+0:155:38 am6:14 pm6:11 am5:41 pm6:45 am5:07 pm11:56 am (26.8°)91.424
267:15 am (120°)4:37 pm (240°)9:21:35+0:195:38 am6:14 pm6:11 am5:41 pm6:45 am5:07 pm11:56 am (26.9°)91.420
277:16 am (120°)4:38 pm (240°)9:21:58+0:225:38 am6:15 pm6:11 am5:42 pm6:45 am5:08 pm11:57 am (26.9°)91.417
287:16 am (120°)4:38 pm (240°)9:22:25+0:265:39 am6:16 pm6:12 am5:43 pm6:46 am5:09 pm11:57 am (27.0°)91.414
297:16 am (120°)4:39 pm (240°)9:22:55+0:305:39 am6:16 pm6:12 am5:44 pm6:46 am5:10 pm11:58 am (27.0°)91.412
307:16 am (120°)4:40 pm (240°)9:23:30+0:345:39 am6:17 pm6:12 am5:44 pm6:46 am5:10 pm11:58 am (27.1°)91.410
317:17 am (120°)4:41 pm (240°)9:24:08+0:385:40 am6:18 pm6:12 am5:45 pm6:46 am5:11 pm11:59 am (27.2°)91.409
* All times are local time for Decatur. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Decatur is at 3:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 5 hours, 39 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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