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Grinnell, Iowa, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2024

Daylight

5:35 am – 8:45 pm
15 hours, 9 minutes

Current Time: Jun 10, 2024 at 6:20:49 am
Sun Direction: 65° Northeast
Sun Altitude: 6.6°
Sun Distance: 94.380 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 20, 2024 3:50 pm (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 5:35 am 57° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:45 pm 303° Northwest
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2024 Sun Graph for Grinnell

December 2024 — Sun in Grinnell

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
17:19 am (119°)4:40 pm (241°)9:21:47−1:195:40 am6:20 pm6:13 am5:46 pm6:48 am5:11 pm12:00 pm (26.3°)91.654
27:20 am (119°)4:40 pm (241°)9:20:31−1:155:40 am6:19 pm6:14 am5:46 pm6:49 am5:11 pm12:00 pm (26.2°)91.639
37:21 am (120°)4:40 pm (240°)9:19:18−1:125:41 am6:19 pm6:15 am5:46 pm6:50 am5:11 pm12:00 pm (26.1°)91.625
47:22 am (120°)4:40 pm (240°)9:18:09−1:085:42 am6:19 pm6:16 am5:46 pm6:51 am5:11 pm12:01 pm (25.9°)91.611
57:23 am (120°)4:40 pm (240°)9:17:04−1:055:43 am6:19 pm6:17 am5:46 pm6:51 am5:11 pm12:01 pm (25.8°)91.597
67:24 am (120°)4:40 pm (240°)9:16:03−1:015:44 am6:19 pm6:18 am5:46 pm6:52 am5:11 pm12:02 pm (25.7°)91.584
77:25 am (120°)4:40 pm (240°)9:15:05−0:575:45 am6:19 pm6:18 am5:46 pm6:53 am5:11 pm12:02 pm (25.6°)91.571
87:25 am (120°)4:40 pm (240°)9:14:11−0:535:45 am6:20 pm6:19 am5:46 pm6:54 am5:11 pm12:03 pm (25.5°)91.558
97:26 am (121°)4:40 pm (239°)9:13:21−0:495:46 am6:20 pm6:20 am5:46 pm6:55 am5:11 pm12:03 pm (25.4°)91.546
107:27 am (121°)4:40 pm (239°)9:12:35−0:465:47 am6:20 pm6:21 am5:46 pm6:56 am5:11 pm12:03 pm (25.3°)91.534
117:28 am (121°)4:40 pm (239°)9:11:53−0:425:48 am6:20 pm6:22 am5:46 pm6:56 am5:11 pm12:04 pm (25.2°)91.523
127:29 am (121°)4:40 pm (239°)9:11:15−0:385:48 am6:20 pm6:22 am5:46 pm6:57 am5:11 pm12:04 pm (25.1°)91.512
137:29 am (121°)4:40 pm (239°)9:10:41−0:335:49 am6:21 pm6:23 am5:47 pm6:58 am5:12 pm12:05 pm (25.1°)91.502
147:30 am (121°)4:40 pm (239°)9:10:11−0:295:50 am6:21 pm6:24 am5:47 pm6:59 am5:12 pm12:05 pm (25.0°)91.492
157:31 am (121°)4:41 pm (239°)9:09:45−0:255:50 am6:21 pm6:24 am5:47 pm6:59 am5:12 pm12:06 pm (25.0°)91.483
167:32 am (121°)4:41 pm (239°)9:09:24−0:215:51 am6:22 pm6:25 am5:48 pm7:00 am5:13 pm12:06 pm (24.9°)91.475
177:32 am (121°)4:41 pm (239°)9:09:06−0:175:52 am6:22 pm6:26 am5:48 pm7:01 am5:13 pm12:07 pm (24.9°)91.467
187:33 am (121°)4:42 pm (239°)9:08:53−0:135:52 am6:22 pm6:26 am5:48 pm7:01 am5:13 pm12:07 pm (24.9°)91.460
197:33 am (121°)4:42 pm (239°)9:08:44−0:095:53 am6:23 pm6:27 am5:49 pm7:02 am5:14 pm12:08 pm (24.9°)91.453
207:34 am (121°)4:43 pm (239°)9:08:39−0:045:53 am6:23 pm6:27 am5:49 pm7:02 am5:14 pm12:08 pm (24.9°)91.447
217:34 am (121°)4:43 pm (239°)9:08:39< 1s5:54 am6:24 pm6:28 am5:50 pm7:03 am5:15 pm12:09 pm (24.9°)91.441
227:35 am (121°)4:44 pm (239°)9:08:42+0:035:54 am6:24 pm6:28 am5:50 pm7:03 am5:15 pm12:09 pm (24.9°)91.436
237:35 am (121°)4:44 pm (239°)9:08:50+0:075:55 am6:25 pm6:29 am5:51 pm7:04 am5:16 pm12:10 pm (24.9°)91.432
247:36 am (121°)4:45 pm (239°)9:09:03+0:125:55 am6:25 pm6:29 am5:52 pm7:04 am5:16 pm12:10 pm (24.9°)91.427
257:36 am (121°)4:45 pm (239°)9:09:19+0:165:56 am6:26 pm6:30 am5:52 pm7:05 am5:17 pm12:11 pm (24.9°)91.424
267:36 am (121°)4:46 pm (239°)9:09:40+0:205:56 am6:27 pm6:30 am5:53 pm7:05 am5:18 pm12:11 pm (25.0°)91.420
277:37 am (121°)4:47 pm (239°)9:10:04+0:245:56 am6:27 pm6:30 am5:53 pm7:05 am5:18 pm12:12 pm (25.0°)91.417
287:37 am (121°)4:48 pm (239°)9:10:33+0:285:57 am6:28 pm6:31 am5:54 pm7:06 am5:19 pm12:12 pm (25.1°)91.414
297:37 am (121°)4:48 pm (239°)9:11:06+0:335:57 am6:29 pm6:31 am5:55 pm7:06 am5:20 pm12:13 pm (25.1°)91.412
307:37 am (121°)4:49 pm (239°)9:11:44+0:375:57 am6:29 pm6:31 am5:56 pm7:06 am5:21 pm12:13 pm (25.2°)91.410
317:38 am (121°)4:50 pm (239°)9:12:25+0:415:57 am6:30 pm6:31 am5:56 pm7:06 am5:21 pm12:14 pm (25.3°)91.409
* All times are local time for Grinnell. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Grinnell is at 3:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 6 hours, 4 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 7 or December 8.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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