Rising and setting times for the Sun| | | | Length of day | Solar noon |
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| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | This day | Difference | Time | Altitude | Distance |
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| Dec 1, 2012 | 8:00 AM | 3:46 PM | 7h 46m 16s | − 2m 17s | 11:54 AM | 14.2° | 91.655 | | Dec 2, 2012 | 8:02 AM | 3:46 PM | 7h 44m 04s | − 2m 11s | 11:54 AM | 14.1° | 91.641 | | Dec 3, 2012 | 8:03 AM | 3:45 PM | 7h 41m 57s | − 2m 06s | 11:54 AM | 13.9° | 91.627 | | Dec 4, 2012 | 8:05 AM | 3:45 PM | 7h 39m 57s | − 2m 00s | 11:55 AM | 13.8° | 91.614 | | Dec 5, 2012 | 8:06 AM | 3:44 PM | 7h 38m 03s | − 1m 54s | 11:55 AM | 13.7° | 91.601 | | Dec 6, 2012 | 8:07 AM | 3:44 PM | 7h 36m 14s | − 1m 48s | 11:56 AM | 13.5° | 91.589 | | Dec 7, 2012 | 8:09 AM | 3:43 PM | 7h 34m 32s | − 1m 41s | 11:56 AM | 13.4° | 91.577 | | Dec 8, 2012 | 8:10 AM | 3:43 PM | 7h 32m 57s | − 1m 35s | 11:56 AM | 13.3° | 91.566 | | Dec 9, 2012 | 8:11 AM | 3:42 PM | 7h 31m 28s | − 1m 28s | 11:57 AM | 13.2° | 91.554 | | Dec 10, 2012 | 8:12 AM | 3:42 PM | 7h 30m 06s | − 1m 22s | 11:57 AM | 13.1° | 91.544 | | Dec 11, 2012 | 8:13 AM | 3:42 PM | 7h 28m 50s | − 1m 15s | 11:58 AM | 13.1° | 91.533 | | Dec 12, 2012 | 8:14 AM | 3:42 PM | 7h 27m 42s | − 1m 08s | 11:58 AM | 13.0° | 91.523 | | Dec 13, 2012 | 8:15 AM | 3:42 PM | 7h 26m 40s | − 1m 01s | 11:59 AM | 12.9° | 91.513 | | Dec 14, 2012 | 8:16 AM | 3:42 PM | 7h 25m 45s | − 54s | 11:59 AM | 12.9° | 91.504 | | Dec 15, 2012 | 8:17 AM | 3:42 PM | 7h 24m 58s | − 47s | 12:00 Noon | 12.8° | 91.495 | | Dec 16, 2012 | 8:18 AM | 3:42 PM | 7h 24m 18s | − 40s | 12:00 Noon | 12.8° | 91.486 | | Dec 17, 2012 | 8:19 AM | 3:42 PM | 7h 23m 45s | − 32s | 12:01 PM | 12.7° | 91.477 | | Dec 18, 2012 | 8:19 AM | 3:43 PM | 7h 23m 19s | − 25s | 12:01 PM | 12.7° | 91.469 | | Dec 19, 2012 | 8:20 AM | 3:43 PM | 7h 23m 01s | − 18s | 12:02 PM | 12.7° | 91.462 | | Dec 20, 2012 | 8:21 AM | 3:44 PM | 7h 22m 50s | − 10s | 12:02 PM | 12.7° | 91.454 | | Dec 21, 2012 | 8:21 AM | 3:44 PM | 7h 22m 46s | − 03s | 12:03 PM | 12.7° | 91.447 | | Dec 22, 2012 | 8:22 AM | 3:45 PM | 7h 22m 50s | + 03s | 12:03 PM | 12.7° | 91.441 | | Dec 23, 2012 | 8:22 AM | 3:45 PM | 7h 23m 02s | + 11s | 12:04 PM | 12.7° | 91.435 | | Dec 24, 2012 | 8:22 AM | 3:46 PM | 7h 23m 21s | + 19s | 12:04 PM | 12.7° | 91.430 | | Dec 25, 2012 | 8:23 AM | 3:47 PM | 7h 23m 47s | + 26s | 12:05 PM | 12.7° | 91.425 | | Dec 26, 2012 | 8:23 AM | 3:47 PM | 7h 24m 21s | + 33s | 12:05 PM | 12.8° | 91.421 | | Dec 27, 2012 | 8:23 AM | 3:48 PM | 7h 25m 01s | + 40s | 12:06 PM | 12.8° | 91.417 | | Dec 28, 2012 | 8:23 AM | 3:49 PM | 7h 25m 50s | + 48s | 12:06 PM | 12.9° | 91.414 | | Dec 29, 2012 | 8:23 AM | 3:50 PM | 7h 26m 45s | + 55s | 12:07 PM | 12.9° | 91.412 | | Dec 30, 2012 | 8:23 AM | 3:51 PM | 7h 27m 47s | + 1m 02s | 12:07 PM | 13.0° | 91.410 | | Dec 31, 2012 | 8:23 AM | 3:52 PM | 7h 28m 56s | + 1m 08s | 12:08 PM | 13.1° | 91.409 |
All times are in local time for York December Solstice (Winter Solstice) is on Friday, December 21, 2012 at 11:12 AM in York. In most locations north of Equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date About the Sun Calculator |