Daylight
6:48 am – 5:09 pm
10 hours, 22 minutes
| Current Time: | Dec 6, 2025 at 4:26:21 am |
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| Sun Direction: | ↑ 100° East |
| Sun Altitude: | -30.2° |
| Sun Distance: | 91.597 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Dec 21, 2025 11:03 pm (Winter) |
| Sunrise Today: | 6:48 am↑ 115° Southeast |
| Sunset Today: | 5:09 pm↑ 244° Southwest |
2025 Sun Graph for 29°08'24.2"N, 118°00'02.4"E
December 2025 — Sun in 29°08'24.2"N, 118°00'02.4"E
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| 2025 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Astronomical Twilight | Nautical Twilight | Civil Twilight | Solar Noon | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Start | End | Start | End | Start | End | Time | Mil. mi |
| 1 | 6:44 am ↑ (115°) | 5:09 pm ↑ (245°) | 10:25:21 | −0:49 | 5:20 am | 6:33 pm | 5:49 am | 6:04 pm | 6:18 am | 5:35 pm | 11:56 am (39.0°) | 91.665 |
| 2 | 6:44 am ↑ (115°) | 5:09 pm ↑ (245°) | 10:24:34 | −0:47 | 5:21 am | 6:33 pm | 5:49 am | 6:04 pm | 6:19 am | 5:35 pm | 11:57 am (38.9°) | 91.649 |
| 3 | 6:45 am ↑ (115°) | 5:09 pm ↑ (245°) | 10:23:49 | −0:44 | 5:21 am | 6:33 pm | 5:50 am | 6:04 pm | 6:19 am | 5:35 pm | 11:57 am (38.8°) | 91.635 |
| 4 | 6:46 am ↑ (115°) | 5:09 pm ↑ (245°) | 10:23:06 | −0:42 | 5:22 am | 6:33 pm | 5:51 am | 6:04 pm | 6:20 am | 5:35 pm | 11:58 am (38.6°) | 91.620 |
| 5 | 6:47 am ↑ (115°) | 5:09 pm ↑ (245°) | 10:22:25 | −0:40 | 5:23 am | 6:33 pm | 5:52 am | 6:04 pm | 6:21 am | 5:35 pm | 11:58 am (38.5°) | 91.607 |
| 6 | 6:48 am ↑ (115°) | 5:09 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:21:47 | −0:38 | 5:23 am | 6:33 pm | 5:52 am | 6:05 pm | 6:22 am | 5:35 pm | 11:58 am (38.4°) | 91.594 |
| 7 | 6:48 am ↑ (116°) | 5:09 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:21:11 | −0:36 | 5:24 am | 6:34 pm | 5:53 am | 6:05 pm | 6:22 am | 5:35 pm | 11:59 am (38.3°) | 91.581 |
| 8 | 6:49 am ↑ (116°) | 5:10 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:20:37 | −0:33 | 5:25 am | 6:34 pm | 5:54 am | 6:05 pm | 6:23 am | 5:36 pm | 11:59 am (38.1°) | 91.569 |
| 9 | 6:50 am ↑ (116°) | 5:10 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:20:05 | −0:31 | 5:25 am | 6:34 pm | 5:54 am | 6:05 pm | 6:24 am | 5:36 pm | 12:00 pm (38.0°) | 91.558 |
| 10 | 6:50 am ↑ (116°) | 5:10 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:19:36 | −0:29 | 5:26 am | 6:34 pm | 5:55 am | 6:05 pm | 6:24 am | 5:36 pm | 12:00 pm (38.0°) | 91.547 |
| 11 | 6:51 am ↑ (116°) | 5:10 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:19:09 | −0:26 | 5:27 am | 6:35 pm | 5:56 am | 6:06 pm | 6:25 am | 5:36 pm | 12:01 pm (37.9°) | 91.536 |
| 12 | 6:52 am ↑ (116°) | 5:10 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:18:44 | −0:24 | 5:27 am | 6:35 pm | 5:56 am | 6:06 pm | 6:26 am | 5:36 pm | 12:01 pm (37.8°) | 91.526 |
| 13 | 6:52 am ↑ (116°) | 5:11 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:18:22 | −0:22 | 5:28 am | 6:35 pm | 5:57 am | 6:06 pm | 6:26 am | 5:37 pm | 12:02 pm (37.7°) | 91.516 |
| 14 | 6:53 am ↑ (116°) | 5:11 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:18:02 | −0:19 | 5:28 am | 6:36 pm | 5:57 am | 6:07 pm | 6:27 am | 5:37 pm | 12:02 pm (37.7°) | 91.507 |
| 15 | 6:54 am ↑ (116°) | 5:11 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:17:45 | −0:17 | 5:29 am | 6:36 pm | 5:58 am | 6:07 pm | 6:28 am | 5:37 pm | 12:03 pm (37.6°) | 91.498 |
| 16 | 6:54 am ↑ (116°) | 5:12 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:17:30 | −0:14 | 5:30 am | 6:36 pm | 5:59 am | 6:07 pm | 6:28 am | 5:38 pm | 12:03 pm (37.6°) | 91.490 |
| 17 | 6:55 am ↑ (116°) | 5:12 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:17:18 | −0:12 | 5:30 am | 6:37 pm | 5:59 am | 6:08 pm | 6:29 am | 5:38 pm | 12:04 pm (37.5°) | 91.482 |
| 18 | 6:55 am ↑ (117°) | 5:13 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:17:08 | −0:09 | 5:31 am | 6:37 pm | 6:00 am | 6:08 pm | 6:29 am | 5:39 pm | 12:04 pm (37.5°) | 91.474 |
| 19 | 6:56 am ↑ (117°) | 5:13 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:17:00 | −0:07 | 5:31 am | 6:38 pm | 6:00 am | 6:09 pm | 6:30 am | 5:39 pm | 12:05 pm (37.5°) | 91.467 |
| 20 | 6:57 am ↑ (117°) | 5:13 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:16:55 | −0:04 | 5:32 am | 6:38 pm | 6:01 am | 6:09 pm | 6:30 am | 5:40 pm | 12:05 pm (37.4°) | 91.460 |
| 21 | 6:57 am ↑ (117°) | 5:14 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:16:53 | −0:02 | 5:32 am | 6:39 pm | 6:01 am | 6:10 pm | 6:31 am | 5:40 pm | 12:06 pm (37.4°) | 91.453 |
| 22 | 6:58 am ↑ (117°) | 5:14 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:16:53 | < 1s | 5:33 am | 6:39 pm | 6:02 am | 6:10 pm | 6:31 am | 5:41 pm | 12:06 pm (37.4°) | 91.447 |
| 23 | 6:58 am ↑ (117°) | 5:15 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:16:56 | +0:02 | 5:33 am | 6:40 pm | 6:02 am | 6:11 pm | 6:32 am | 5:41 pm | 12:07 pm (37.5°) | 91.441 |
| 24 | 6:59 am ↑ (117°) | 5:16 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:17:01 | +0:05 | 5:34 am | 6:40 pm | 6:03 am | 6:11 pm | 6:32 am | 5:42 pm | 12:07 pm (37.5°) | 91.435 |
| 25 | 6:59 am ↑ (117°) | 5:16 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:17:09 | +0:07 | 5:34 am | 6:41 pm | 6:03 am | 6:12 pm | 6:33 am | 5:42 pm | 12:08 pm (37.5°) | 91.430 |
| 26 | 6:59 am ↑ (116°) | 5:17 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:17:19 | +0:10 | 5:35 am | 6:41 pm | 6:04 am | 6:12 pm | 6:33 am | 5:43 pm | 12:08 pm (37.5°) | 91.425 |
| 27 | 7:00 am ↑ (116°) | 5:17 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:17:32 | +0:12 | 5:35 am | 6:42 pm | 6:04 am | 6:13 pm | 6:34 am | 5:43 pm | 12:09 pm (37.6°) | 91.420 |
| 28 | 7:00 am ↑ (116°) | 5:18 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:17:47 | +0:15 | 5:35 am | 6:43 pm | 6:04 am | 6:14 pm | 6:34 am | 5:44 pm | 12:09 pm (37.6°) | 91.416 |
| 29 | 7:00 am ↑ (116°) | 5:19 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:18:04 | +0:17 | 5:36 am | 6:43 pm | 6:05 am | 6:14 pm | 6:34 am | 5:45 pm | 12:09 pm (37.7°) | 91.413 |
| 30 | 7:01 am ↑ (116°) | 5:19 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:18:24 | +0:20 | 5:36 am | 6:44 pm | 6:05 am | 6:15 pm | 6:35 am | 5:45 pm | 12:10 pm (37.7°) | 91.410 |
| 31 | 7:01 am ↑ (116°) | 5:20 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:18:47 | +0:22 | 5:37 am | 6:44 pm | 6:06 am | 6:15 pm | 6:35 am | 5:46 pm | 12:10 pm (37.8°) | 91.408 |
| * All times are local time for 29°08'24.2"N, 118°00'02.4"E. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Today is highlighted. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in 29°08'24.2"N, 118°00'02.4"E is at 11:03 pm on Sunday, December 21, 2025. In terms of daylight, this day is 3 hours, 44 minutes shorter than the June solstice. In most locations north of the equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.
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