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Northern California, California, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2024

Daylight

5:39 am – 8:35 pm
14 hours, 56 minutes

Current Time: Jun 10, 2024 at 1:45:46 am
Sun Direction: 10° North
Sun Altitude: -26.5°
Sun Distance: 94.378 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 20, 2024 1:50 pm (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 5:39 am 59° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:35 pm 302° Northwest
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2024 Sun Graph for Northern California

December 2024 — Sun in Northern California

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
17:10 am (118°)4:43 pm (242°)9:33:09−1:135:34 am6:19 pm6:06 am5:46 pm6:40 am5:13 pm11:56 am (28.3°)91.653
27:11 am (118°)4:43 pm (241°)9:31:59−1:095:35 am6:19 pm6:07 am5:46 pm6:41 am5:13 pm11:57 am (28.2°)91.638
37:12 am (119°)4:43 pm (241°)9:30:52−1:065:35 am6:19 pm6:08 am5:46 pm6:42 am5:13 pm11:57 am (28.0°)91.624
47:13 am (119°)4:42 pm (241°)9:29:49−1:035:36 am6:19 pm6:09 am5:46 pm6:43 am5:13 pm11:58 am (27.9°)91.610
57:14 am (119°)4:42 pm (241°)9:28:49−0:595:37 am6:19 pm6:10 am5:46 pm6:43 am5:12 pm11:58 am (27.8°)91.596
67:14 am (119°)4:42 pm (241°)9:27:53−0:565:38 am6:19 pm6:11 am5:46 pm6:44 am5:12 pm11:58 am (27.6°)91.583
77:15 am (119°)4:42 pm (241°)9:27:00−0:525:39 am6:19 pm6:11 am5:46 pm6:45 am5:13 pm11:59 am (27.5°)91.570
87:16 am (119°)4:42 pm (240°)9:26:10−0:495:39 am6:19 pm6:12 am5:46 pm6:46 am5:13 pm11:59 am (27.4°)91.557
97:17 am (120°)4:42 pm (240°)9:25:24−0:455:40 am6:19 pm6:13 am5:47 pm6:47 am5:13 pm12:00 pm (27.3°)91.545
107:18 am (120°)4:43 pm (240°)9:24:42−0:425:41 am6:19 pm6:14 am5:47 pm6:48 am5:13 pm12:00 pm (27.3°)91.533
117:19 am (120°)4:43 pm (240°)9:24:04−0:385:42 am6:20 pm6:14 am5:47 pm6:48 am5:13 pm12:01 pm (27.2°)91.522
127:19 am (120°)4:43 pm (240°)9:23:29−0:345:42 am6:20 pm6:15 am5:47 pm6:49 am5:13 pm12:01 pm (27.1°)91.511
137:20 am (120°)4:43 pm (240°)9:22:58−0:315:43 am6:20 pm6:16 am5:47 pm6:50 am5:13 pm12:02 pm (27.0°)91.501
147:21 am (120°)4:43 pm (240°)9:22:31−0:275:44 am6:21 pm6:17 am5:48 pm6:50 am5:14 pm12:02 pm (27.0°)91.492
157:22 am (120°)4:44 pm (240°)9:22:07−0:235:44 am6:21 pm6:17 am5:48 pm6:51 am5:14 pm12:03 pm (26.9°)91.483
167:22 am (120°)4:44 pm (240°)9:21:48−0:195:45 am6:21 pm6:18 am5:48 pm6:52 am5:14 pm12:03 pm (26.9°)91.474
177:23 am (120°)4:44 pm (240°)9:21:32−0:155:46 am6:22 pm6:18 am5:49 pm6:52 am5:15 pm12:04 pm (26.9°)91.467
187:23 am (120°)4:45 pm (240°)9:21:20−0:115:46 am6:22 pm6:19 am5:49 pm6:53 am5:15 pm12:04 pm (26.9°)91.459
197:24 am (120°)4:45 pm (240°)9:21:12−0:085:47 am6:23 pm6:20 am5:50 pm6:54 am5:16 pm12:05 pm (26.8°)91.453
207:25 am (120°)4:46 pm (240°)9:21:08−0:045:47 am6:23 pm6:20 am5:50 pm6:54 am5:16 pm12:05 pm (26.8°)91.447
217:25 am (120°)4:46 pm (240°)9:21:08< 1s5:48 am6:23 pm6:21 am5:51 pm6:55 am5:17 pm12:06 pm (26.8°)91.441
227:26 am (120°)4:47 pm (240°)9:21:11+0:035:48 am6:24 pm6:21 am5:51 pm6:55 am5:17 pm12:06 pm (26.8°)91.436
237:26 am (120°)4:47 pm (240°)9:21:19+0:075:49 am6:25 pm6:22 am5:52 pm6:56 am5:18 pm12:07 pm (26.8°)91.431
247:26 am (120°)4:48 pm (240°)9:21:30+0:115:49 am6:25 pm6:22 am5:52 pm6:56 am5:18 pm12:07 pm (26.9°)91.427
257:27 am (120°)4:49 pm (240°)9:21:46+0:155:49 am6:26 pm6:22 am5:53 pm6:56 am5:19 pm12:08 pm (26.9°)91.423
267:27 am (120°)4:49 pm (240°)9:22:05+0:195:50 am6:26 pm6:23 am5:53 pm6:57 am5:20 pm12:08 pm (26.9°)91.420
277:27 am (120°)4:50 pm (240°)9:22:28+0:235:50 am6:27 pm6:23 am5:54 pm6:57 am5:20 pm12:09 pm (27.0°)91.417
287:28 am (120°)4:51 pm (240°)9:22:56+0:275:51 am6:28 pm6:23 am5:55 pm6:57 am5:21 pm12:09 pm (27.0°)91.414
297:28 am (120°)4:51 pm (240°)9:23:26+0:305:51 am6:28 pm6:24 am5:56 pm6:58 am5:22 pm12:10 pm (27.1°)91.412
307:28 am (120°)4:52 pm (240°)9:24:01+0:345:51 am6:29 pm6:24 am5:56 pm6:58 am5:22 pm12:10 pm (27.2°)91.410
317:28 am (120°)4:53 pm (240°)9:24:39+0:385:51 am6:30 pm6:24 am5:57 pm6:58 am5:23 pm12:11 pm (27.3°)91.409
* All times are local time for Northern California. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Northern California is at 1:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 5 hours, 38 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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