Daylight
8:04 am – 4:03 pm
8 hours
Current Time: | Dec 14, 2024 at 4:46:12 pm |
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Sun Direction: | ↑ 241° Southwest |
Sun Altitude: | -6.4° |
Sun Distance: | 91.493 million mi |
Next Solstice: | Dec 21, 2024 9:20 am (Winter) |
Sunrise Today: | 8:04 am↑ 127° Southeast |
Sunset Today: | 4:03 pm↑ 233° Southwest |
2024 Sun Graph for Dorset
December 2024 — Sun in Dorset
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2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Astronomical Twilight | Nautical Twilight | Civil Twilight | Solar Noon | ||||||
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Dec | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Start | End | Start | End | Start | End | Time | Mil. mi |
1 | 7:49 am ↑ (125°) | 4:06 pm ↑ (235°) | 8:17:04 | −1:57 | 5:50 am | 6:06 pm | 6:30 am | 5:26 pm | 7:11 am | 4:45 pm | 11:58 am (17.4°) | 91.657 |
2 | 7:51 am ↑ (125°) | 4:06 pm ↑ (235°) | 8:15:12 | −1:52 | 5:51 am | 6:05 pm | 6:31 am | 5:26 pm | 7:12 am | 4:44 pm | 11:58 am (17.2°) | 91.643 |
3 | 7:52 am ↑ (125°) | 4:05 pm ↑ (235°) | 8:13:24 | −1:47 | 5:52 am | 6:05 pm | 6:32 am | 5:25 pm | 7:14 am | 4:44 pm | 11:59 am (17.1°) | 91.628 |
4 | 7:53 am ↑ (126°) | 4:05 pm ↑ (234°) | 8:11:42 | −1:42 | 5:53 am | 6:05 pm | 6:33 am | 5:25 pm | 7:15 am | 4:43 pm | 11:59 am (17.0°) | 91.614 |
5 | 7:54 am ↑ (126°) | 4:05 pm ↑ (234°) | 8:10:05 | −1:37 | 5:54 am | 6:05 pm | 6:34 am | 5:25 pm | 7:16 am | 4:43 pm | 12:00 pm (16.8°) | 91.600 |
6 | 7:56 am ↑ (126°) | 4:04 pm ↑ (234°) | 8:08:33 | −1:31 | 5:55 am | 6:05 pm | 6:35 am | 5:25 pm | 7:17 am | 4:43 pm | 12:00 pm (16.7°) | 91.587 |
7 | 7:57 am ↑ (126°) | 4:04 pm ↑ (234°) | 8:07:06 | −1:26 | 5:56 am | 6:04 pm | 6:36 am | 5:25 pm | 7:18 am | 4:43 pm | 12:00 pm (16.6°) | 91.574 |
8 | 7:58 am ↑ (126°) | 4:04 pm ↑ (233°) | 8:05:45 | −1:20 | 5:57 am | 6:04 pm | 6:37 am | 5:25 pm | 7:19 am | 4:43 pm | 12:01 pm (16.5°) | 91.561 |
9 | 7:59 am ↑ (127°) | 4:04 pm ↑ (233°) | 8:04:30 | −1:15 | 5:58 am | 6:04 pm | 6:38 am | 5:25 pm | 7:20 am | 4:42 pm | 12:01 pm (16.4°) | 91.549 |
10 | 8:00 am ↑ (127°) | 4:03 pm ↑ (233°) | 8:03:21 | −1:09 | 5:59 am | 6:04 pm | 6:39 am | 5:25 pm | 7:21 am | 4:42 pm | 12:02 pm (16.3°) | 91.537 |
11 | 8:01 am ↑ (127°) | 4:03 pm ↑ (233°) | 8:02:17 | −1:03 | 6:00 am | 6:05 pm | 6:40 am | 5:25 pm | 7:22 am | 4:42 pm | 12:02 pm (16.2°) | 91.526 |
12 | 8:02 am ↑ (127°) | 4:03 pm ↑ (233°) | 8:01:19 | −0:57 | 6:01 am | 6:05 pm | 6:41 am | 5:25 pm | 7:23 am | 4:42 pm | 12:03 pm (16.2°) | 91.515 |
13 | 8:03 am ↑ (127°) | 4:03 pm ↑ (233°) | 8:00:28 | −0:51 | 6:01 am | 6:05 pm | 6:42 am | 5:25 pm | 7:24 am | 4:43 pm | 12:03 pm (16.1°) | 91.505 |
14 | 8:04 am ↑ (127°) | 4:03 pm ↑ (233°) | 7:59:42 | −0:45 | 6:02 am | 6:05 pm | 6:42 am | 5:25 pm | 7:25 am | 4:43 pm | 12:04 pm (16.1°) | 91.495 |
15 | 8:05 am ↑ (127°) | 4:04 pm ↑ (233°) | 7:59:02 | −0:39 | 6:03 am | 6:05 pm | 6:43 am | 5:25 pm | 7:25 am | 4:43 pm | 12:04 pm (16.0°) | 91.486 |
16 | 8:05 am ↑ (127°) | 4:04 pm ↑ (233°) | 7:58:28 | −0:33 | 6:04 am | 6:06 pm | 6:44 am | 5:25 pm | 7:26 am | 4:43 pm | 12:05 pm (16.0°) | 91.477 |
17 | 8:06 am ↑ (128°) | 4:04 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:58:01 | −0:27 | 6:04 am | 6:06 pm | 6:44 am | 5:26 pm | 7:27 am | 4:43 pm | 12:05 pm (15.9°) | 91.469 |
18 | 8:07 am ↑ (128°) | 4:04 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:57:40 | −0:21 | 6:05 am | 6:06 pm | 6:45 am | 5:26 pm | 7:27 am | 4:44 pm | 12:06 pm (15.9°) | 91.462 |
19 | 8:07 am ↑ (128°) | 4:05 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:57:25 | −0:14 | 6:06 am | 6:07 pm | 6:46 am | 5:27 pm | 7:28 am | 4:44 pm | 12:06 pm (15.9°) | 91.455 |
20 | 8:08 am ↑ (128°) | 4:05 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:57:16 | −0:08 | 6:06 am | 6:07 pm | 6:46 am | 5:27 pm | 7:29 am | 4:45 pm | 12:07 pm (15.9°) | 91.449 |
21 | 8:09 am ↑ (128°) | 4:06 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:57:14 | −0:02 | 6:07 am | 6:08 pm | 6:47 am | 5:27 pm | 7:29 am | 4:45 pm | 12:07 pm (15.9°) | 91.443 |
22 | 8:09 am ↑ (128°) | 4:06 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:57:18 | +0:03 | 6:07 am | 6:08 pm | 6:47 am | 5:28 pm | 7:30 am | 4:46 pm | 12:08 pm (15.9°) | 91.438 |
23 | 8:09 am ↑ (128°) | 4:07 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:57:28 | +0:10 | 6:08 am | 6:09 pm | 6:48 am | 5:29 pm | 7:30 am | 4:46 pm | 12:08 pm (15.9°) | 91.433 |
24 | 8:10 am ↑ (128°) | 4:08 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:57:44 | +0:16 | 6:08 am | 6:09 pm | 6:48 am | 5:29 pm | 7:30 am | 4:47 pm | 12:09 pm (15.9°) | 91.428 |
25 | 8:10 am ↑ (128°) | 4:08 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:58:07 | +0:22 | 6:08 am | 6:10 pm | 6:48 am | 5:30 pm | 7:31 am | 4:48 pm | 12:09 pm (15.9°) | 91.424 |
26 | 8:10 am ↑ (127°) | 4:09 pm ↑ (233°) | 7:58:36 | +0:28 | 6:09 am | 6:11 pm | 6:49 am | 5:31 pm | 7:31 am | 4:48 pm | 12:10 pm (16.0°) | 91.421 |
27 | 8:11 am ↑ (127°) | 4:10 pm ↑ (233°) | 7:59:11 | +0:35 | 6:09 am | 6:11 pm | 6:49 am | 5:31 pm | 7:31 am | 4:49 pm | 12:10 pm (16.0°) | 91.418 |
28 | 8:11 am ↑ (127°) | 4:11 pm ↑ (233°) | 7:59:53 | +0:41 | 6:09 am | 6:12 pm | 6:49 am | 5:32 pm | 7:31 am | 4:50 pm | 12:11 pm (16.1°) | 91.415 |
29 | 8:11 am ↑ (127°) | 4:11 pm ↑ (233°) | 8:00:40 | +0:47 | 6:09 am | 6:13 pm | 6:49 am | 5:33 pm | 7:32 am | 4:51 pm | 12:11 pm (16.1°) | 91.413 |
30 | 8:11 am ↑ (127°) | 4:12 pm ↑ (233°) | 8:01:34 | +0:53 | 6:10 am | 6:14 pm | 6:50 am | 5:34 pm | 7:32 am | 4:52 pm | 12:12 pm (16.2°) | 91.411 |
31 | 8:11 am ↑ (127°) | 4:13 pm ↑ (233°) | 8:02:33 | +0:59 | 6:10 am | 6:15 pm | 6:50 am | 5:35 pm | 7:32 am | 4:52 pm | 12:12 pm (16.3°) | 91.409 |
* All times are local time for Dorset. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Today is highlighted. |
The December solstice (winter solstice) in Dorset is at 9:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 8 hours, 33 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 11 or December 12. The latest sunrise is on December 30.
Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?
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