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

Daylight

5:54 am – 7:56 pm
14 hours, 2 minutes

Current Time: May 4, 2024 at 6:00:52 pm
Sun Direction: 274° West
Sun Altitude: 20.7°
Sun Distance: 93.752 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 20, 2024 3:50 pm (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 5:54 am 68° East
Sunset Today: 7:56 pm 292° Northwest
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2024 Sun Graph for Springfield

December 2024 — Sun in Springfield

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
17:01 am (118°)4:34 pm (242°)9:33:04−1:135:25 am6:10 pm5:57 am5:37 pm6:31 am5:04 pm11:47 am (28.3°)91.654
27:02 am (118°)4:34 pm (241°)9:31:54−1:105:26 am6:10 pm5:58 am5:37 pm6:32 am5:04 pm11:48 am (28.1°)91.639
37:03 am (119°)4:33 pm (241°)9:30:47−1:075:26 am6:10 pm5:59 am5:37 pm6:33 am5:03 pm11:48 am (28.0°)91.625
47:04 am (119°)4:33 pm (241°)9:29:43−1:035:27 am6:10 pm6:00 am5:37 pm6:34 am5:03 pm11:49 am (27.9°)91.611
57:05 am (119°)4:33 pm (241°)9:28:43−1:005:28 am6:10 pm6:01 am5:37 pm6:34 am5:03 pm11:49 am (27.7°)91.597
67:05 am (119°)4:33 pm (241°)9:27:46−0:565:29 am6:10 pm6:02 am5:37 pm6:35 am5:03 pm11:49 am (27.6°)91.584
77:06 am (119°)4:33 pm (241°)9:26:53−0:535:30 am6:10 pm6:02 am5:37 pm6:36 am5:03 pm11:50 am (27.5°)91.571
87:07 am (119°)4:33 pm (240°)9:26:03−0:495:30 am6:10 pm6:03 am5:37 pm6:37 am5:03 pm11:50 am (27.4°)91.558
97:08 am (120°)4:33 pm (240°)9:25:16−0:465:31 am6:10 pm6:04 am5:37 pm6:38 am5:04 pm11:51 am (27.3°)91.546
107:09 am (120°)4:33 pm (240°)9:24:34−0:425:32 am6:10 pm6:05 am5:38 pm6:39 am5:04 pm11:51 am (27.2°)91.534
117:10 am (120°)4:34 pm (240°)9:23:55−0:385:33 am6:11 pm6:05 am5:38 pm6:39 am5:04 pm11:52 am (27.2°)91.523
127:10 am (120°)4:34 pm (240°)9:23:20−0:355:33 am6:11 pm6:06 am5:38 pm6:40 am5:04 pm11:52 am (27.1°)91.512
137:11 am (120°)4:34 pm (240°)9:22:48−0:315:34 am6:11 pm6:07 am5:38 pm6:41 am5:04 pm11:53 am (27.0°)91.502
147:12 am (120°)4:34 pm (240°)9:22:21−0:275:35 am6:11 pm6:08 am5:39 pm6:41 am5:05 pm11:53 am (27.0°)91.493
157:13 am (120°)4:34 pm (240°)9:21:57−0:235:35 am6:12 pm6:08 am5:39 pm6:42 am5:05 pm11:54 am (26.9°)91.484
167:13 am (120°)4:35 pm (240°)9:21:37−0:195:36 am6:12 pm6:09 am5:39 pm6:43 am5:05 pm11:54 am (26.9°)91.475
177:14 am (120°)4:35 pm (240°)9:21:21−0:165:36 am6:12 pm6:09 am5:40 pm6:43 am5:06 pm11:55 am (26.8°)91.467
187:14 am (120°)4:36 pm (240°)9:21:09−0:125:37 am6:13 pm6:10 am5:40 pm6:44 am5:06 pm11:55 am (26.8°)91.460
197:15 am (120°)4:36 pm (240°)9:21:00−0:085:38 am6:13 pm6:11 am5:40 pm6:45 am5:06 pm11:55 am (26.8°)91.453
207:16 am (120°)4:36 pm (240°)9:20:56−0:045:38 am6:14 pm6:11 am5:41 pm6:45 am5:07 pm11:56 am (26.8°)91.447
217:16 am (120°)4:37 pm (240°)9:20:55< 1s5:39 am6:14 pm6:12 am5:41 pm6:46 am5:07 pm11:56 am (26.8°)91.442
227:17 am (120°)4:37 pm (240°)9:20:59+0:035:39 am6:15 pm6:12 am5:42 pm6:46 am5:08 pm11:57 am (26.8°)91.436
237:17 am (120°)4:38 pm (240°)9:21:06+0:075:40 am6:15 pm6:13 am5:42 pm6:46 am5:09 pm11:57 am (26.8°)91.432
247:17 am (120°)4:39 pm (240°)9:21:17+0:115:40 am6:16 pm6:13 am5:43 pm6:47 am5:09 pm11:58 am (26.8°)91.427
257:18 am (120°)4:39 pm (240°)9:21:32+0:155:40 am6:17 pm6:13 am5:44 pm6:47 am5:10 pm11:58 am (26.9°)91.424
267:18 am (120°)4:40 pm (240°)9:21:51+0:195:41 am6:17 pm6:14 am5:44 pm6:48 am5:10 pm11:59 am (26.9°)91.420
277:18 am (120°)4:41 pm (240°)9:22:14+0:225:41 am6:18 pm6:14 am5:45 pm6:48 am5:11 pm11:59 am (27.0°)91.417
287:19 am (120°)4:41 pm (240°)9:22:41+0:265:41 am6:19 pm6:14 am5:46 pm6:48 am5:12 pm12:00 pm (27.0°)91.414
297:19 am (120°)4:42 pm (240°)9:23:11+0:305:42 am6:19 pm6:15 am5:46 pm6:49 am5:12 pm12:00 pm (27.1°)91.412
307:19 am (120°)4:43 pm (240°)9:23:46+0:345:42 am6:20 pm6:15 am5:47 pm6:49 am5:13 pm12:01 pm (27.1°)91.410
317:19 am (120°)4:44 pm (240°)9:24:24+0:385:42 am6:21 pm6:15 am5:48 pm6:49 am5:14 pm12:01 pm (27.2°)91.409
* All times are local time for Springfield. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Springfield 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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