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Folkestone, England, United Kingdom — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2024

Daylight

5:15 am – 8:29 pm
15 hours, 14 minutes

Current Time: May 8, 2024 at 5:52:38 pm
Sun Direction: 270° West
Sun Altitude: 22.7°
Sun Distance: 93.836 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 20, 2024 9:50 pm (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 5:15 am 61° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:29 pm 300° Northwest
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2024 Sun Graph for Folkestone

December 2024 — Sun in Folkestone

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
17:37 am (125°)3:51 pm (235°)8:14:08−1:595:36 am5:51 pm6:16 am5:11 pm6:58 am4:30 pm11:44 am (17.1°)91.658
27:38 am (125°)3:50 pm (235°)8:12:14−1:545:38 am5:51 pm6:17 am5:11 pm6:59 am4:29 pm11:44 am (16.9°)91.643
37:39 am (126°)3:50 pm (234°)8:10:25−1:495:39 am5:51 pm6:19 am5:11 pm7:01 am4:29 pm11:45 am (16.8°)91.629
47:41 am (126°)3:49 pm (234°)8:08:41−1:445:40 am5:50 pm6:20 am5:10 pm7:02 am4:28 pm11:45 am (16.6°)91.614
57:42 am (126°)3:49 pm (234°)8:07:02−1:385:41 am5:50 pm6:21 am5:10 pm7:03 am4:28 pm11:46 am (16.5°)91.601
67:43 am (126°)3:49 pm (234°)8:05:28−1:335:42 am5:50 pm6:22 am5:10 pm7:04 am4:28 pm11:46 am (16.4°)91.587
77:44 am (127°)3:48 pm (233°)8:04:01−1:275:43 am5:50 pm6:23 am5:10 pm7:05 am4:28 pm11:46 am (16.3°)91.574
87:45 am (127°)3:48 pm (233°)8:02:38−1:225:44 am5:50 pm6:24 am5:10 pm7:06 am4:27 pm11:47 am (16.2°)91.561
97:47 am (127°)3:48 pm (233°)8:01:22−1:165:45 am5:50 pm6:25 am5:10 pm7:07 am4:27 pm11:47 am (16.1°)91.549
107:48 am (127°)3:48 pm (233°)8:00:11−1:105:46 am5:50 pm6:26 am5:10 pm7:08 am4:27 pm11:48 am (16.0°)91.537
117:49 am (127°)3:48 pm (233°)7:59:07−1:045:46 am5:50 pm6:27 am5:10 pm7:09 am4:27 pm11:48 am (15.9°)91.526
127:50 am (127°)3:48 pm (233°)7:58:08−0:585:47 am5:50 pm6:28 am5:10 pm7:10 am4:27 pm11:49 am (15.8°)91.515
137:51 am (127°)3:48 pm (232°)7:57:15−0:525:48 am5:50 pm6:28 am5:10 pm7:11 am4:27 pm11:49 am (15.8°)91.505
147:51 am (128°)3:48 pm (232°)7:56:29−0:465:49 am5:50 pm6:29 am5:10 pm7:12 am4:27 pm11:50 am (15.7°)91.495
157:52 am (128°)3:48 pm (232°)7:55:48−0:405:50 am5:51 pm6:30 am5:10 pm7:13 am4:28 pm11:50 am (15.7°)91.486
167:53 am (128°)3:48 pm (232°)7:55:14−0:345:50 am5:51 pm6:31 am5:11 pm7:13 am4:28 pm11:51 am (15.6°)91.477
177:54 am (128°)3:48 pm (232°)7:54:46−0:275:51 am5:51 pm6:31 am5:11 pm7:14 am4:28 pm11:51 am (15.6°)91.469
187:54 am (128°)3:49 pm (232°)7:54:24−0:215:52 am5:52 pm6:32 am5:11 pm7:15 am4:29 pm11:52 am (15.6°)91.462
197:55 am (128°)3:49 pm (232°)7:54:09−0:155:52 am5:52 pm6:33 am5:12 pm7:15 am4:29 pm11:52 am (15.5°)91.455
207:56 am (128°)3:50 pm (232°)7:54:00−0:085:53 am5:53 pm6:33 am5:12 pm7:16 am4:29 pm11:53 am (15.5°)91.449
217:56 am (128°)3:50 pm (232°)7:53:58−0:025:53 am5:53 pm6:34 am5:13 pm7:16 am4:30 pm11:53 am (15.5°)91.443
227:57 am (128°)3:51 pm (232°)7:54:02+0:035:54 am5:54 pm6:34 am5:13 pm7:17 am4:30 pm11:54 am (15.5°)91.438
237:57 am (128°)3:51 pm (232°)7:54:12+0:105:54 am5:54 pm6:35 am5:14 pm7:17 am4:31 pm11:54 am (15.6°)91.433
247:57 am (128°)3:52 pm (232°)7:54:29+0:165:55 am5:55 pm6:35 am5:14 pm7:18 am4:32 pm11:55 am (15.6°)91.428
257:58 am (128°)3:53 pm (232°)7:54:52+0:235:55 am5:55 pm6:35 am5:15 pm7:18 am4:32 pm11:55 am (15.6°)91.424
267:58 am (128°)3:53 pm (232°)7:55:21+0:295:55 am5:56 pm6:36 am5:16 pm7:18 am4:33 pm11:56 am (15.6°)91.421
277:58 am (128°)3:54 pm (232°)7:55:57+0:355:56 am5:57 pm6:36 am5:16 pm7:19 am4:34 pm11:56 am (15.7°)91.418
287:58 am (128°)3:55 pm (232°)7:56:39+0:415:56 am5:58 pm6:36 am5:17 pm7:19 am4:35 pm11:57 am (15.7°)91.415
297:58 am (128°)3:56 pm (233°)7:57:27+0:485:56 am5:58 pm6:36 am5:18 pm7:19 am4:35 pm11:57 am (15.8°)91.413
307:58 am (127°)3:57 pm (233°)7:58:21+0:545:56 am5:59 pm6:36 am5:19 pm7:19 am4:36 pm11:58 am (15.9°)91.411
317:58 am (127°)3:58 pm (233°)7:59:22+1:005:56 am6:00 pm6:37 am5:20 pm7:19 am4:37 pm11:58 am (15.9°)91.409
* All times are local time for Folkestone. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Folkestone is at 9:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 8 hours, 40 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 12. The latest sunrise is on December 30.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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