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Shanghai, Yunnan, China — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2024

Daylight

6:30 am – 8:01 pm
13 hours, 31 minutes

Current Time: May 17, 2024 at 8:06:51 pm
Sun Direction: 293° Northwest
Sun Altitude: -1.0°
Sun Distance: 94.013 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 21, 2024 4:50 am (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 6:30 am 68° East
Sunset Today: 8:01 pm 292° Northwest
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2024 Sun Graph for Shanghai

December 2024 — Sun in Shanghai

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
17:51 am (114°)6:25 pm (246°)10:33:39−0:446:29 am7:47 pm6:57 am7:19 pm7:26 am6:50 pm1:08 pm (41.1°)91.662
27:52 am (114°)6:25 pm (246°)10:32:57−0:426:30 am7:47 pm6:58 am7:19 pm7:27 am6:50 pm1:09 pm (40.9°)91.647
37:53 am (115°)6:25 pm (245°)10:32:17−0:406:30 am7:47 pm6:59 am7:19 pm7:27 am6:50 pm1:09 pm (40.8°)91.632
47:53 am (115°)6:25 pm (245°)10:31:38−0:386:31 am7:47 pm6:59 am7:19 pm7:28 am6:50 pm1:09 pm (40.6°)91.618
57:54 am (115°)6:25 pm (245°)10:31:02−0:366:32 am7:48 pm7:00 am7:19 pm7:29 am6:51 pm1:10 pm (40.5°)91.604
67:55 am (115°)6:25 pm (245°)10:30:27−0:346:32 am7:48 pm7:01 am7:20 pm7:30 am6:51 pm1:10 pm (40.4°)91.591
77:56 am (115°)6:26 pm (245°)10:29:55−0:326:33 am7:48 pm7:01 am7:20 pm7:30 am6:51 pm1:11 pm (40.3°)91.578
87:56 am (115°)6:26 pm (245°)10:29:24−0:306:34 am7:48 pm7:02 am7:20 pm7:31 am6:51 pm1:11 pm (40.2°)91.565
97:57 am (115°)6:26 pm (245°)10:28:56−0:286:34 am7:49 pm7:03 am7:20 pm7:32 am6:51 pm1:11 pm (40.1°)91.552
107:58 am (115°)6:26 pm (244°)10:28:30−0:266:35 am7:49 pm7:03 am7:21 pm7:32 am6:52 pm1:12 pm (40.0°)91.540
117:58 am (116°)6:26 pm (244°)10:28:06−0:236:35 am7:49 pm7:04 am7:21 pm7:33 am6:52 pm1:12 pm (39.9°)91.529
127:59 am (116°)6:27 pm (244°)10:27:44−0:216:36 am7:50 pm7:05 am7:21 pm7:33 am6:52 pm1:13 pm (39.8°)91.518
138:00 am (116°)6:27 pm (244°)10:27:25−0:196:37 am7:50 pm7:05 am7:21 pm7:34 am6:52 pm1:13 pm (39.8°)91.507
148:00 am (116°)6:27 pm (244°)10:27:07−0:176:37 am7:50 pm7:06 am7:22 pm7:35 am6:53 pm1:14 pm (39.7°)91.498
158:01 am (116°)6:28 pm (244°)10:26:52−0:156:38 am7:51 pm7:06 am7:22 pm7:35 am6:53 pm1:14 pm (39.7°)91.488
168:01 am (116°)6:28 pm (244°)10:26:39−0:126:38 am7:51 pm7:07 am7:23 pm7:36 am6:54 pm1:15 pm (39.6°)91.479
178:02 am (116°)6:28 pm (244°)10:26:29−0:106:39 am7:52 pm7:07 am7:23 pm7:36 am6:54 pm1:15 pm (39.6°)91.471
188:03 am (116°)6:29 pm (244°)10:26:20−0:086:39 am7:52 pm7:08 am7:23 pm7:37 am6:54 pm1:16 pm (39.5°)91.464
198:03 am (116°)6:29 pm (244°)10:26:14−0:066:40 am7:52 pm7:09 am7:24 pm7:38 am6:55 pm1:16 pm (39.5°)91.457
208:04 am (116°)6:30 pm (244°)10:26:10−0:036:41 am7:53 pm7:09 am7:24 pm7:38 am6:55 pm1:17 pm (39.5°)91.450
218:04 am (116°)6:30 pm (244°)10:26:09−0:016:41 am7:53 pm7:10 am7:25 pm7:39 am6:56 pm1:17 pm (39.5°)91.444
228:05 am (116°)6:31 pm (244°)10:26:10< 1s6:42 am7:54 pm7:10 am7:25 pm7:39 am6:56 pm1:18 pm (39.5°)91.439
238:05 am (116°)6:31 pm (244°)10:26:13+0:036:42 am7:54 pm7:11 am7:26 pm7:40 am6:57 pm1:18 pm (39.5°)91.434
248:06 am (116°)6:32 pm (244°)10:26:18+0:056:42 am7:55 pm7:11 am7:26 pm7:40 am6:57 pm1:19 pm (39.5°)91.430
258:06 am (116°)6:32 pm (244°)10:26:26+0:076:43 am7:56 pm7:11 am7:27 pm7:40 am6:58 pm1:19 pm (39.6°)91.426
268:06 am (116°)6:33 pm (244°)10:26:36+0:096:43 am7:56 pm7:12 am7:28 pm7:41 am6:59 pm1:20 pm (39.6°)91.422
278:07 am (116°)6:34 pm (244°)10:26:48+0:126:44 am7:57 pm7:12 am7:28 pm7:41 am6:59 pm1:20 pm (39.6°)91.419
288:07 am (116°)6:34 pm (244°)10:27:02+0:146:44 am7:57 pm7:13 am7:29 pm7:42 am7:00 pm1:21 pm (39.7°)91.416
298:08 am (116°)6:35 pm (244°)10:27:19+0:166:45 am7:58 pm7:13 am7:29 pm7:42 am7:00 pm1:21 pm (39.7°)91.413
308:08 am (116°)6:36 pm (244°)10:27:38+0:186:45 am7:58 pm7:13 am7:30 pm7:42 am7:01 pm1:22 pm (39.8°)91.411
318:08 am (116°)6:36 pm (244°)10:27:59+0:216:45 am7:59 pm7:14 am7:31 pm7:43 am7:02 pm1:22 pm (39.9°)91.410
* All times are local time for Shanghai. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Shanghai is at 5:20 pm on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 3 hours, 25 minutes shorter than the June solstice. In most locations north of the equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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