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Frederick, Maryland, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2024

Daylight

5:51 am – 8:21 pm
14 hours, 30 minutes

Current Time: May 20, 2024 at 12:54:34 am
Sun Direction: 357° North
Sun Altitude: -30.4°
Sun Distance: 94.063 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 20, 2024 4:50 pm (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 5:51 am 63° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:21 pm 297° Northwest
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2024 Sun Graph for Frederick

December 2024 — Sun in Frederick

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
17:11 am (118°)4:46 pm (242°)9:35:15−1:125:35 am6:21 pm6:08 am5:49 pm6:41 am5:16 pm11:58 am (28.7°)91.654
27:12 am (118°)4:46 pm (242°)9:34:06−1:095:36 am6:21 pm6:08 am5:49 pm6:42 am5:16 pm11:59 am (28.5°)91.640
37:13 am (119°)4:46 pm (241°)9:33:00−1:065:37 am6:21 pm6:09 am5:49 pm6:43 am5:15 pm11:59 am (28.4°)91.625
47:14 am (119°)4:45 pm (241°)9:31:57−1:025:38 am6:21 pm6:10 am5:49 pm6:44 am5:15 pm12:00 pm (28.3°)91.611
57:14 am (119°)4:45 pm (241°)9:30:58−0:595:39 am6:21 pm6:11 am5:49 pm6:45 am5:15 pm12:00 pm (28.1°)91.598
67:15 am (119°)4:45 pm (241°)9:30:01−0:565:39 am6:21 pm6:12 am5:49 pm6:45 am5:15 pm12:00 pm (28.0°)91.584
77:16 am (119°)4:45 pm (241°)9:29:09−0:525:40 am6:21 pm6:13 am5:49 pm6:46 am5:15 pm12:01 pm (27.9°)91.571
87:17 am (119°)4:45 pm (241°)9:28:20−0:495:41 am6:22 pm6:13 am5:49 pm6:47 am5:15 pm12:01 pm (27.8°)91.559
97:18 am (119°)4:45 pm (241°)9:27:34−0:455:42 am6:22 pm6:14 am5:49 pm6:48 am5:16 pm12:02 pm (27.7°)91.546
107:19 am (120°)4:46 pm (240°)9:26:52−0:425:42 am6:22 pm6:15 am5:49 pm6:49 am5:16 pm12:02 pm (27.6°)91.535
117:20 am (120°)4:46 pm (240°)9:26:13−0:385:43 am6:22 pm6:16 am5:50 pm6:49 am5:16 pm12:03 pm (27.5°)91.523
127:20 am (120°)4:46 pm (240°)9:25:39−0:345:44 am6:22 pm6:16 am5:50 pm6:50 am5:16 pm12:03 pm (27.5°)91.513
137:21 am (120°)4:46 pm (240°)9:25:08−0:315:44 am6:23 pm6:17 am5:50 pm6:51 am5:16 pm12:04 pm (27.4°)91.502
147:22 am (120°)4:46 pm (240°)9:24:40−0:275:45 am6:23 pm6:18 am5:50 pm6:52 am5:17 pm12:04 pm (27.4°)91.493
157:22 am (120°)4:47 pm (240°)9:24:17−0:235:46 am6:23 pm6:18 am5:51 pm6:52 am5:17 pm12:05 pm (27.3°)91.484
167:23 am (120°)4:47 pm (240°)9:23:57−0:195:46 am6:24 pm6:19 am5:51 pm6:53 am5:17 pm12:05 pm (27.3°)91.475
177:24 am (120°)4:47 pm (240°)9:23:41−0:165:47 am6:24 pm6:20 am5:51 pm6:53 am5:18 pm12:06 pm (27.2°)91.468
187:24 am (120°)4:48 pm (240°)9:23:29−0:125:48 am6:25 pm6:20 am5:52 pm6:54 am5:18 pm12:06 pm (27.2°)91.460
197:25 am (120°)4:48 pm (240°)9:23:20−0:085:48 am6:25 pm6:21 am5:52 pm6:55 am5:18 pm12:07 pm (27.2°)91.454
207:25 am (120°)4:49 pm (240°)9:23:16−0:045:49 am6:25 pm6:21 am5:53 pm6:55 am5:19 pm12:07 pm (27.2°)91.447
217:26 am (120°)4:49 pm (240°)9:23:15< 1s5:49 am6:26 pm6:22 am5:53 pm6:56 am5:19 pm12:08 pm (27.2°)91.442
227:26 am (120°)4:50 pm (240°)9:23:18+0:035:50 am6:26 pm6:22 am5:54 pm6:56 am5:20 pm12:08 pm (27.2°)91.437
237:27 am (120°)4:50 pm (240°)9:23:25+0:075:50 am6:27 pm6:23 am5:54 pm6:57 am5:21 pm12:09 pm (27.2°)91.432
247:27 am (120°)4:51 pm (240°)9:23:36+0:105:51 am6:28 pm6:23 am5:55 pm6:57 am5:21 pm12:09 pm (27.2°)91.428
257:28 am (120°)4:51 pm (240°)9:23:51+0:145:51 am6:28 pm6:24 am5:55 pm6:57 am5:22 pm12:10 pm (27.2°)91.424
267:28 am (120°)4:52 pm (240°)9:24:10+0:185:51 am6:29 pm6:24 am5:56 pm6:58 am5:22 pm12:10 pm (27.3°)91.420
277:28 am (120°)4:53 pm (240°)9:24:32+0:225:52 am6:29 pm6:24 am5:57 pm6:58 am5:23 pm12:11 pm (27.3°)91.417
287:29 am (120°)4:54 pm (240°)9:24:58+0:265:52 am6:30 pm6:25 am5:57 pm6:58 am5:24 pm12:11 pm (27.4°)91.415
297:29 am (120°)4:54 pm (240°)9:25:28+0:295:52 am6:31 pm6:25 am5:58 pm6:59 am5:24 pm12:11 pm (27.4°)91.412
307:29 am (120°)4:55 pm (240°)9:26:02+0:335:53 am6:31 pm6:25 am5:59 pm6:59 am5:25 pm12:12 pm (27.5°)91.410
317:29 am (120°)4:56 pm (240°)9:26:39+0:375:53 am6:32 pm6:25 am6:00 pm6:59 am5:26 pm12:12 pm (27.6°)91.409
* All times are local time for Frederick. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Frederick is at 4:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 5 hours, 34 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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