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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2024

Daylight

6:07 am – 7:49 pm
13 hours, 42 minutes

Current Time: Apr 25, 2024 at 4:23:23 pm
Sun Direction: 254° West
Sun Altitude: 38.1°
Sun Distance: 93.531 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 20, 2024 4:50 pm (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 6:07 am 72° East
Sunset Today: 7:49 pm 289° West
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2024 Sun Graph for Philadelphia

December 2024 — Sun in Philadelphia

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
17:03 am (118°)4:35 pm (242°)9:32:15−1:145:27 am6:12 pm6:00 am5:39 pm6:33 am5:05 pm11:49 am (28.1°)91.654
27:04 am (119°)4:35 pm (241°)9:31:04−1:105:28 am6:12 pm6:00 am5:39 pm6:34 am5:05 pm11:50 am (28.0°)91.640
37:05 am (119°)4:35 pm (241°)9:29:57−1:075:29 am6:12 pm6:01 am5:39 pm6:35 am5:05 pm11:50 am (27.8°)91.625
47:06 am (119°)4:35 pm (241°)9:28:53−1:045:29 am6:12 pm6:02 am5:39 pm6:36 am5:05 pm11:51 am (27.7°)91.611
57:07 am (119°)4:35 pm (241°)9:27:52−1:005:30 am6:12 pm6:03 am5:39 pm6:37 am5:05 pm11:51 am (27.6°)91.598
67:08 am (119°)4:35 pm (241°)9:26:54−0:575:31 am6:12 pm6:04 am5:39 pm6:38 am5:05 pm11:51 am (27.5°)91.584
77:09 am (119°)4:35 pm (241°)9:26:00−0:535:32 am6:12 pm6:05 am5:39 pm6:39 am5:05 pm11:52 am (27.4°)91.571
87:10 am (120°)4:35 pm (240°)9:25:10−0:505:33 am6:12 pm6:05 am5:39 pm6:39 am5:05 pm11:52 am (27.3°)91.559
97:11 am (120°)4:35 pm (240°)9:24:24−0:465:33 am6:12 pm6:06 am5:39 pm6:40 am5:05 pm11:53 am (27.2°)91.546
107:11 am (120°)4:35 pm (240°)9:23:40−0:435:34 am6:12 pm6:07 am5:39 pm6:41 am5:05 pm11:53 am (27.1°)91.535
117:12 am (120°)4:35 pm (240°)9:23:01−0:395:35 am6:12 pm6:08 am5:40 pm6:42 am5:06 pm11:54 am (27.0°)91.523
127:13 am (120°)4:35 pm (240°)9:22:26−0:355:36 am6:13 pm6:08 am5:40 pm6:42 am5:06 pm11:54 am (26.9°)91.513
137:14 am (120°)4:36 pm (240°)9:21:54−0:315:36 am6:13 pm6:09 am5:40 pm6:43 am5:06 pm11:55 am (26.9°)91.503
147:14 am (120°)4:36 pm (240°)9:21:26−0:275:37 am6:13 pm6:10 am5:40 pm6:44 am5:06 pm11:55 am (26.8°)91.493
157:15 am (120°)4:36 pm (240°)9:21:02−0:245:38 am6:14 pm6:11 am5:41 pm6:45 am5:07 pm11:56 am (26.8°)91.484
167:16 am (120°)4:36 pm (240°)9:20:42−0:205:38 am6:14 pm6:11 am5:41 pm6:45 am5:07 pm11:56 am (26.7°)91.475
177:16 am (120°)4:37 pm (240°)9:20:25−0:165:39 am6:14 pm6:12 am5:41 pm6:46 am5:07 pm11:57 am (26.7°)91.468
187:17 am (120°)4:37 pm (240°)9:20:13−0:125:39 am6:15 pm6:12 am5:42 pm6:46 am5:08 pm11:57 am (26.7°)91.460
197:18 am (120°)4:38 pm (240°)9:20:04−0:085:40 am6:15 pm6:13 am5:42 pm6:47 am5:08 pm11:58 am (26.7°)91.454
207:18 am (120°)4:38 pm (240°)9:19:59−0:045:40 am6:16 pm6:13 am5:43 pm6:48 am5:09 pm11:58 am (26.6°)91.447
217:19 am (120°)4:39 pm (240°)9:19:59< 1s5:41 am6:16 pm6:14 am5:43 pm6:48 am5:09 pm11:59 am (26.6°)91.442
227:19 am (120°)4:39 pm (240°)9:20:02+0:035:41 am6:17 pm6:14 am5:44 pm6:48 am5:10 pm11:59 am (26.6°)91.437
237:19 am (120°)4:40 pm (240°)9:20:09+0:075:42 am6:17 pm6:15 am5:44 pm6:49 am5:10 pm12:00 pm (26.7°)91.432
247:20 am (120°)4:40 pm (240°)9:20:20+0:115:42 am6:18 pm6:15 am5:45 pm6:49 am5:11 pm12:00 pm (26.7°)91.428
257:20 am (120°)4:41 pm (240°)9:20:35+0:155:43 am6:18 pm6:16 am5:45 pm6:50 am5:11 pm12:01 pm (26.7°)91.424
267:21 am (120°)4:42 pm (240°)9:20:54+0:185:43 am6:19 pm6:16 am5:46 pm6:50 am5:12 pm12:01 pm (26.7°)91.420
277:21 am (120°)4:42 pm (240°)9:21:17+0:225:43 am6:20 pm6:16 am5:47 pm6:50 am5:13 pm12:02 pm (26.8°)91.417
287:21 am (120°)4:43 pm (240°)9:21:44+0:265:44 am6:20 pm6:17 am5:47 pm6:51 am5:13 pm12:02 pm (26.8°)91.415
297:21 am (120°)4:44 pm (240°)9:22:14+0:305:44 am6:21 pm6:17 am5:48 pm6:51 am5:14 pm12:02 pm (26.9°)91.412
307:22 am (120°)4:44 pm (240°)9:22:49+0:345:44 am6:22 pm6:17 am5:49 pm6:51 am5:15 pm12:03 pm (27.0°)91.410
317:22 am (120°)4:45 pm (240°)9:23:27+0:385:45 am6:22 pm6:17 am5:50 pm6:51 am5:16 pm12:03 pm (27.1°)91.409
* All times are local time for Philadelphia. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Philadelphia is at 4:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 5 hours, 41 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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