Daylight
5:11 am – 6:40 pm
13 hours, 28 minutes
| Current Time: | May 3, 2024 at 5:37:43 pm |
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| Sun Direction: | ↑ 281° West |
| Sun Altitude: | 12.0° |
| Sun Distance: | 93.715 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Jun 21, 2024 4:50 am (Summer) |
| Sunrise Today: | 5:11 am↑ 71° East |
| Sunset Today: | 6:40 pm↑ 289° West |
2024 Sun Graph for 31°34'36"N, 120°17'42"E
December 2024 — Sun in 31°34'36"N, 120°17'42"E
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| 2024 | 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 | 6:40 am ↑ (115°) | 4:55 pm ↑ (245°) | 10:14:36 | −0:54 | 5:14 am | 6:21 pm | 5:43 am | 5:51 pm | 6:13 am | 5:21 pm | 11:47 am (36.6°) | 91.663 |
| 2 | 6:41 am ↑ (115°) | 4:55 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:13:44 | −0:51 | 5:15 am | 6:21 pm | 5:44 am | 5:51 pm | 6:14 am | 5:21 pm | 11:48 am (36.4°) | 91.648 |
| 3 | 6:42 am ↑ (116°) | 4:55 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:12:55 | −0:49 | 5:15 am | 6:21 pm | 5:45 am | 5:51 pm | 6:15 am | 5:21 pm | 11:48 am (36.3°) | 91.633 |
| 4 | 6:42 am ↑ (116°) | 4:55 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:12:08 | −0:47 | 5:16 am | 6:21 pm | 5:46 am | 5:51 pm | 6:16 am | 5:21 pm | 11:49 am (36.2°) | 91.619 |
| 5 | 6:43 am ↑ (116°) | 4:55 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:11:24 | −0:44 | 5:17 am | 6:21 pm | 5:46 am | 5:51 pm | 6:17 am | 5:21 pm | 11:49 am (36.0°) | 91.605 |
| 6 | 6:44 am ↑ (116°) | 4:55 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:10:41 | −0:42 | 5:18 am | 6:21 pm | 5:47 am | 5:52 pm | 6:17 am | 5:21 pm | 11:49 am (35.9°) | 91.592 |
| 7 | 6:45 am ↑ (116°) | 4:55 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:10:02 | −0:39 | 5:18 am | 6:21 pm | 5:48 am | 5:52 pm | 6:18 am | 5:21 pm | 11:50 am (35.8°) | 91.578 |
| 8 | 6:45 am ↑ (116°) | 4:55 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:09:25 | −0:37 | 5:19 am | 6:21 pm | 5:49 am | 5:52 pm | 6:19 am | 5:22 pm | 11:50 am (35.7°) | 91.565 |
| 9 | 6:46 am ↑ (117°) | 4:55 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:08:50 | −0:34 | 5:20 am | 6:22 pm | 5:49 am | 5:52 pm | 6:19 am | 5:22 pm | 11:51 am (35.6°) | 91.553 |
| 10 | 6:47 am ↑ (117°) | 4:55 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:08:18 | −0:31 | 5:20 am | 6:22 pm | 5:50 am | 5:52 pm | 6:20 am | 5:22 pm | 11:51 am (35.5°) | 91.541 |
| 11 | 6:48 am ↑ (117°) | 4:55 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:07:49 | −0:29 | 5:21 am | 6:22 pm | 5:51 am | 5:53 pm | 6:21 am | 5:22 pm | 11:52 am (35.4°) | 91.529 |
| 12 | 6:48 am ↑ (117°) | 4:56 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:07:22 | −0:26 | 5:22 am | 6:23 pm | 5:51 am | 5:53 pm | 6:22 am | 5:23 pm | 11:52 am (35.3°) | 91.518 |
| 13 | 6:49 am ↑ (117°) | 4:56 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:06:58 | −0:23 | 5:22 am | 6:23 pm | 5:52 am | 5:53 pm | 6:22 am | 5:23 pm | 11:53 am (35.3°) | 91.508 |
| 14 | 6:50 am ↑ (117°) | 4:56 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:06:37 | −0:21 | 5:23 am | 6:23 pm | 5:52 am | 5:53 pm | 6:23 am | 5:23 pm | 11:53 am (35.2°) | 91.498 |
| 15 | 6:50 am ↑ (117°) | 4:57 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:06:18 | −0:18 | 5:23 am | 6:24 pm | 5:53 am | 5:54 pm | 6:23 am | 5:23 pm | 11:54 am (35.2°) | 91.489 |
| 16 | 6:51 am ↑ (117°) | 4:57 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:06:02 | −0:15 | 5:24 am | 6:24 pm | 5:54 am | 5:54 pm | 6:24 am | 5:24 pm | 11:54 am (35.1°) | 91.480 |
| 17 | 6:52 am ↑ (117°) | 4:57 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:05:49 | −0:13 | 5:25 am | 6:24 pm | 5:54 am | 5:55 pm | 6:25 am | 5:24 pm | 11:54 am (35.1°) | 91.472 |
| 18 | 6:52 am ↑ (117°) | 4:58 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:05:39 | −0:10 | 5:25 am | 6:25 pm | 5:55 am | 5:55 pm | 6:25 am | 5:25 pm | 11:55 am (35.0°) | 91.464 |
| 19 | 6:53 am ↑ (117°) | 4:58 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:05:31 | −0:07 | 5:26 am | 6:25 pm | 5:55 am | 5:55 pm | 6:26 am | 5:25 pm | 11:55 am (35.0°) | 91.457 |
| 20 | 6:53 am ↑ (117°) | 4:59 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:05:27 | −0:04 | 5:26 am | 6:26 pm | 5:56 am | 5:56 pm | 6:26 am | 5:26 pm | 11:56 am (35.0°) | 91.451 |
| 21 | 6:54 am ↑ (117°) | 4:59 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:05:25 | −0:02 | 5:27 am | 6:26 pm | 5:56 am | 5:56 pm | 6:27 am | 5:26 pm | 11:56 am (35.0°) | 91.445 |
| 22 | 6:54 am ↑ (117°) | 5:00 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:05:25 | < 1s | 5:27 am | 6:27 pm | 5:57 am | 5:57 pm | 6:27 am | 5:27 pm | 11:57 am (35.0°) | 91.439 |
| 23 | 6:55 am ↑ (117°) | 5:00 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:05:29 | +0:03 | 5:28 am | 6:27 pm | 5:57 am | 5:57 pm | 6:28 am | 5:27 pm | 11:57 am (35.0°) | 91.434 |
| 24 | 6:55 am ↑ (117°) | 5:01 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:05:35 | +0:06 | 5:28 am | 6:28 pm | 5:58 am | 5:58 pm | 6:28 am | 5:28 pm | 11:58 am (35.0°) | 91.430 |
| 25 | 6:56 am ↑ (117°) | 5:01 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:05:44 | +0:09 | 5:29 am | 6:28 pm | 5:58 am | 5:59 pm | 6:29 am | 5:28 pm | 11:58 am (35.1°) | 91.426 |
| 26 | 6:56 am ↑ (117°) | 5:02 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:05:56 | +0:11 | 5:29 am | 6:29 pm | 5:59 am | 5:59 pm | 6:29 am | 5:29 pm | 11:59 am (35.1°) | 91.422 |
| 27 | 6:56 am ↑ (117°) | 5:03 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:06:11 | +0:14 | 5:29 am | 6:29 pm | 5:59 am | 6:00 pm | 6:30 am | 5:29 pm | 11:59 am (35.1°) | 91.419 |
| 28 | 6:57 am ↑ (117°) | 5:03 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:06:29 | +0:17 | 5:30 am | 6:30 pm | 6:00 am | 6:00 pm | 6:30 am | 5:30 pm | 12:00 pm (35.2°) | 91.416 |
| 29 | 6:57 am ↑ (117°) | 5:04 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:06:49 | +0:20 | 5:30 am | 6:31 pm | 6:00 am | 6:01 pm | 6:30 am | 5:31 pm | 12:00 pm (35.2°) | 91.413 |
| 30 | 6:57 am ↑ (117°) | 5:05 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:07:12 | +0:22 | 5:31 am | 6:31 pm | 6:00 am | 6:02 pm | 6:31 am | 5:31 pm | 12:01 pm (35.3°) | 91.411 |
| 31 | 6:58 am ↑ (117°) | 5:05 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:07:37 | +0:25 | 5:31 am | 6:32 pm | 6:00 am | 6:02 pm | 6:31 am | 5:32 pm | 12:01 pm (35.4°) | 91.410 |
| * All times are local time for 31°34'36"N, 120°17'42"E. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in 31°34'36"N, 120°17'42"E is at 5:20 pm on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 4 hours, 7 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 2 or December 3.
Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?
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