Daylight
6:38 am – 4:51 pm
10 hours, 12 minutes
| Current Time: | Dec 7, 2023 at 3:15:46 am |
|---|---|
| Sun Direction: | ↑ 93° East |
| Sun Altitude: | -42.6° |
| Sun Distance: | 91.592 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Dec 22, 2023 11:27 am (Winter) |
| Sunrise Today: | 6:38 am↑ 116° Southeast |
| Sunset Today: | 4:51 pm↑ 244° Southwest |
2023 Sun Graph for 31°11'N, 121°30'E
December 2023 — Sun in 31°11'N, 121°30'E
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| 2023 | 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 | 6:34 am ↑ (115°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (245°) | 10:16:57 | −0:54 | 5:08 am | 6:16 pm | 5:37 am | 5:47 pm | 6:07 am | 5:17 pm | 11:42 am (37.1°) | 91.669 |
| 2 | 6:35 am ↑ (115°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (245°) | 10:16:04 | −0:52 | 5:09 am | 6:16 pm | 5:38 am | 5:47 pm | 6:08 am | 5:17 pm | 11:43 am (36.9°) | 91.655 |
| 3 | 6:35 am ↑ (115°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:15:14 | −0:50 | 5:10 am | 6:16 pm | 5:39 am | 5:47 pm | 6:09 am | 5:17 pm | 11:43 am (36.8°) | 91.641 |
| 4 | 6:36 am ↑ (116°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:14:26 | −0:48 | 5:10 am | 6:16 pm | 5:40 am | 5:47 pm | 6:10 am | 5:17 pm | 11:43 am (36.6°) | 91.627 |
| 5 | 6:37 am ↑ (116°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:13:40 | −0:45 | 5:11 am | 6:16 pm | 5:40 am | 5:47 pm | 6:10 am | 5:17 pm | 11:44 am (36.5°) | 91.614 |
| 6 | 6:38 am ↑ (116°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:12:57 | −0:43 | 5:12 am | 6:17 pm | 5:41 am | 5:47 pm | 6:11 am | 5:17 pm | 11:44 am (36.4°) | 91.601 |
| 7 | 6:38 am ↑ (116°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:12:16 | −0:40 | 5:12 am | 6:17 pm | 5:42 am | 5:47 pm | 6:12 am | 5:17 pm | 11:45 am (36.3°) | 91.588 |
| 8 | 6:39 am ↑ (116°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:11:37 | −0:38 | 5:13 am | 6:17 pm | 5:43 am | 5:48 pm | 6:13 am | 5:17 pm | 11:45 am (36.1°) | 91.576 |
| 9 | 6:40 am ↑ (116°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:11:02 | −0:35 | 5:14 am | 6:17 pm | 5:43 am | 5:48 pm | 6:13 am | 5:18 pm | 11:46 am (36.0°) | 91.565 |
| 10 | 6:41 am ↑ (116°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:10:28 | −0:33 | 5:14 am | 6:17 pm | 5:44 am | 5:48 pm | 6:14 am | 5:18 pm | 11:46 am (35.9°) | 91.553 |
| 11 | 6:41 am ↑ (117°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:09:57 | −0:30 | 5:15 am | 6:18 pm | 5:45 am | 5:48 pm | 6:15 am | 5:18 pm | 11:46 am (35.9°) | 91.542 |
| 12 | 6:42 am ↑ (117°) | 4:52 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:09:29 | −0:28 | 5:16 am | 6:18 pm | 5:45 am | 5:48 pm | 6:15 am | 5:18 pm | 11:47 am (35.8°) | 91.532 |
| 13 | 6:43 am ↑ (117°) | 4:52 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:09:03 | −0:25 | 5:16 am | 6:18 pm | 5:46 am | 5:49 pm | 6:16 am | 5:19 pm | 11:47 am (35.7°) | 91.521 |
| 14 | 6:43 am ↑ (117°) | 4:52 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:08:40 | −0:23 | 5:17 am | 6:19 pm | 5:47 am | 5:49 pm | 6:17 am | 5:19 pm | 11:48 am (35.6°) | 91.511 |
| 15 | 6:44 am ↑ (117°) | 4:52 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:08:20 | −0:20 | 5:18 am | 6:19 pm | 5:47 am | 5:49 pm | 6:17 am | 5:19 pm | 11:48 am (35.6°) | 91.501 |
| 16 | 6:45 am ↑ (117°) | 4:53 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:08:02 | −0:17 | 5:18 am | 6:19 pm | 5:48 am | 5:50 pm | 6:18 am | 5:20 pm | 11:49 am (35.5°) | 91.492 |
| 17 | 6:45 am ↑ (117°) | 4:53 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:07:47 | −0:14 | 5:19 am | 6:20 pm | 5:48 am | 5:50 pm | 6:19 am | 5:20 pm | 11:49 am (35.5°) | 91.483 |
| 18 | 6:46 am ↑ (117°) | 4:54 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:07:35 | −0:12 | 5:19 am | 6:20 pm | 5:49 am | 5:51 pm | 6:19 am | 5:20 pm | 11:50 am (35.4°) | 91.474 |
| 19 | 6:47 am ↑ (117°) | 4:54 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:07:26 | −0:09 | 5:20 am | 6:21 pm | 5:50 am | 5:51 pm | 6:20 am | 5:21 pm | 11:50 am (35.4°) | 91.466 |
| 20 | 6:47 am ↑ (117°) | 4:54 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:07:19 | −0:06 | 5:20 am | 6:21 pm | 5:50 am | 5:51 pm | 6:20 am | 5:21 pm | 11:51 am (35.4°) | 91.458 |
| 21 | 6:48 am ↑ (117°) | 4:55 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:07:15 | −0:04 | 5:21 am | 6:22 pm | 5:51 am | 5:52 pm | 6:21 am | 5:22 pm | 11:51 am (35.4°) | 91.450 |
| 22 | 6:48 am ↑ (117°) | 4:55 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:07:13 | −0:01 | 5:21 am | 6:22 pm | 5:51 am | 5:52 pm | 6:21 am | 5:22 pm | 11:52 am (35.4°) | 91.443 |
| 23 | 6:49 am ↑ (117°) | 4:56 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:07:15 | +0:01 | 5:22 am | 6:23 pm | 5:52 am | 5:53 pm | 6:22 am | 5:23 pm | 11:52 am (35.4°) | 91.437 |
| 24 | 6:49 am ↑ (117°) | 4:56 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:07:19 | +0:04 | 5:22 am | 6:23 pm | 5:52 am | 5:53 pm | 6:22 am | 5:23 pm | 11:53 am (35.4°) | 91.431 |
| 25 | 6:50 am ↑ (117°) | 4:57 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:07:26 | +0:06 | 5:23 am | 6:24 pm | 5:53 am | 5:54 pm | 6:23 am | 5:24 pm | 11:53 am (35.4°) | 91.426 |
| 26 | 6:50 am ↑ (117°) | 4:58 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:07:36 | +0:09 | 5:23 am | 6:24 pm | 5:53 am | 5:55 pm | 6:23 am | 5:24 pm | 11:54 am (35.4°) | 91.421 |
| 27 | 6:50 am ↑ (117°) | 4:58 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:07:48 | +0:12 | 5:24 am | 6:25 pm | 5:53 am | 5:55 pm | 6:24 am | 5:25 pm | 11:54 am (35.5°) | 91.417 |
| 28 | 6:51 am ↑ (117°) | 4:59 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:08:03 | +0:15 | 5:24 am | 6:25 pm | 5:54 am | 5:56 pm | 6:24 am | 5:26 pm | 11:55 am (35.5°) | 91.413 |
| 29 | 6:51 am ↑ (117°) | 4:59 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:08:21 | +0:17 | 5:25 am | 6:26 pm | 5:54 am | 5:56 pm | 6:24 am | 5:26 pm | 11:55 am (35.6°) | 91.410 |
| 30 | 6:51 am ↑ (117°) | 5:00 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:08:42 | +0:20 | 5:25 am | 6:27 pm | 5:54 am | 5:57 pm | 6:25 am | 5:27 pm | 11:56 am (35.6°) | 91.408 |
| 31 | 6:52 am ↑ (117°) | 5:01 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:09:05 | +0:23 | 5:25 am | 6:27 pm | 5:55 am | 5:58 pm | 6:25 am | 5:27 pm | 11:56 am (35.7°) | 91.406 |
| * All times are local time for 31°11'N, 121°30'E. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Today is highlighted. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in 31°11'N, 121°30'E is at 11:27 am on Friday, December 22, 2023. In terms of daylight, this day is 4 hours, 3 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 3 or December 4.
Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?
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