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Rochester, Minnesota, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2024

Daylight

6:00 am – 8:13 pm
14 hours, 13 minutes

Current Time: May 1, 2024 at 2:31:41 pm
Sun Direction: 219° Southwest
Sun Altitude: 56.2°
Sun Distance: 93.678 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 20, 2024 3:50 pm (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 6:00 am 68° East
Sunset Today: 8:13 pm 293° Northwest
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2024 Sun Graph for Rochester

December 2024 — Sun in Rochester

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
17:25 am (120°)4:32 pm (240°)9:07:31−1:275:41 am6:16 pm6:16 am5:41 pm6:52 am5:05 pm11:59 am (24.1°)91.654
27:26 am (121°)4:32 pm (239°)9:06:08−1:235:42 am6:15 pm6:17 am5:41 pm6:53 am5:04 pm11:59 am (23.9°)91.639
37:27 am (121°)4:32 pm (239°)9:04:49−1:195:43 am6:15 pm6:18 am5:40 pm6:54 am5:04 pm11:59 am (23.8°)91.625
47:28 am (121°)4:32 pm (239°)9:03:33−1:155:44 am6:15 pm6:19 am5:40 pm6:55 am5:04 pm12:00 pm (23.6°)91.611
57:29 am (121°)4:31 pm (239°)9:02:21−1:115:45 am6:15 pm6:20 am5:40 pm6:56 am5:04 pm12:00 pm (23.5°)91.597
67:30 am (121°)4:31 pm (239°)9:01:14−1:075:46 am6:15 pm6:21 am5:40 pm6:57 am5:04 pm12:01 pm (23.4°)91.584
77:31 am (122°)4:31 pm (238°)9:00:11−1:035:47 am6:15 pm6:22 am5:40 pm6:58 am5:04 pm12:01 pm (23.3°)91.571
87:32 am (122°)4:31 pm (238°)8:59:11−0:595:48 am6:15 pm6:23 am5:40 pm6:59 am5:04 pm12:02 pm (23.2°)91.558
97:33 am (122°)4:31 pm (238°)8:58:17−0:545:48 am6:15 pm6:24 am5:40 pm7:00 am5:04 pm12:02 pm (23.1°)91.546
107:34 am (122°)4:31 pm (238°)8:57:26−0:505:49 am6:15 pm6:24 am5:40 pm7:01 am5:04 pm12:02 pm (23.0°)91.534
117:35 am (122°)4:31 pm (238°)8:56:40−0:465:50 am6:16 pm6:25 am5:41 pm7:02 am5:04 pm12:03 pm (22.9°)91.523
127:35 am (122°)4:31 pm (238°)8:55:58−0:415:51 am6:16 pm6:26 am5:41 pm7:02 am5:04 pm12:03 pm (22.9°)91.512
137:36 am (122°)4:31 pm (238°)8:55:21−0:375:52 am6:16 pm6:27 am5:41 pm7:03 am5:05 pm12:04 pm (22.8°)91.502
147:37 am (122°)4:32 pm (238°)8:54:48−0:325:52 am6:16 pm6:27 am5:41 pm7:04 am5:05 pm12:04 pm (22.7°)91.492
157:38 am (122°)4:32 pm (238°)8:54:19−0:285:53 am6:17 pm6:28 am5:42 pm7:05 am5:05 pm12:05 pm (22.7°)91.483
167:38 am (122°)4:32 pm (237°)8:53:56−0:235:54 am6:17 pm6:29 am5:42 pm7:05 am5:05 pm12:05 pm (22.7°)91.475
177:39 am (123°)4:33 pm (237°)8:53:37−0:195:54 am6:17 pm6:29 am5:42 pm7:06 am5:06 pm12:06 pm (22.6°)91.467
187:40 am (123°)4:33 pm (237°)8:53:22−0:145:55 am6:18 pm6:30 am5:43 pm7:06 am5:06 pm12:06 pm (22.6°)91.460
197:40 am (123°)4:33 pm (237°)8:53:12−0:095:55 am6:18 pm6:30 am5:43 pm7:07 am5:06 pm12:07 pm (22.6°)91.453
207:41 am (123°)4:34 pm (237°)8:53:07−0:055:56 am6:19 pm6:31 am5:44 pm7:08 am5:07 pm12:07 pm (22.6°)91.447
217:41 am (123°)4:34 pm (237°)8:53:06< 1s5:56 am6:19 pm6:32 am5:44 pm7:08 am5:07 pm12:08 pm (22.6°)91.441
227:42 am (123°)4:35 pm (237°)8:53:10+0:045:57 am6:20 pm6:32 am5:45 pm7:09 am5:08 pm12:08 pm (22.6°)91.436
237:42 am (123°)4:35 pm (237°)8:53:19+0:085:57 am6:20 pm6:32 am5:45 pm7:09 am5:09 pm12:09 pm (22.6°)91.432
247:43 am (123°)4:36 pm (237°)8:53:32+0:135:58 am6:21 pm6:33 am5:46 pm7:09 am5:09 pm12:09 pm (22.6°)91.427
257:43 am (123°)4:37 pm (237°)8:53:50+0:185:58 am6:22 pm6:33 am5:46 pm7:10 am5:10 pm12:10 pm (22.7°)91.424
267:43 am (122°)4:37 pm (238°)8:54:13+0:225:58 am6:22 pm6:34 am5:47 pm7:10 am5:10 pm12:10 pm (22.7°)91.420
277:43 am (122°)4:38 pm (238°)8:54:40+0:275:59 am6:23 pm6:34 am5:48 pm7:10 am5:11 pm12:11 pm (22.7°)91.417
287:44 am (122°)4:39 pm (238°)8:55:12+0:315:59 am6:24 pm6:34 am5:48 pm7:11 am5:12 pm12:11 pm (22.8°)91.414
297:44 am (122°)4:40 pm (238°)8:55:48+0:365:59 am6:24 pm6:34 am5:49 pm7:11 am5:13 pm12:12 pm (22.8°)91.412
307:44 am (122°)4:41 pm (238°)8:56:29+0:406:00 am6:25 pm6:35 am5:50 pm7:11 am5:13 pm12:12 pm (22.9°)91.410
317:44 am (122°)4:41 pm (238°)8:57:15+0:456:00 am6:26 pm6:35 am5:51 pm7:11 am5:14 pm12:13 pm (23.0°)91.409
* All times are local time for Rochester. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Rochester is at 3:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 6 hours, 36 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 8 or December 9.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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