Daylight
6:46 am – 4:43 pm
9 hours, 58 minutes
| Current Time: | Dec 8, 2023 at 10:58:43 am |
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| Sun Direction: | ↑ 167° South |
| Sun Altitude: | 32.2° |
| Sun Distance: | 91.568 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Dec 21, 2023 7:27 pm (Winter) |
| Sunrise Today: | 6:46 am↑ 117° Southeast |
| Sunset Today: | 4:43 pm↑ 243° Southwest |
2023 Sun Graph for 34°03'07.3"N, 118°14'35.7"W
December 2023 — Sun in 34°03'07.3"N, 118°14'35.7"W
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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 | 6:40 am ↑ (116°) | 4:43 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:03:21 | −1:00 | 5:11 am | 6:12 pm | 5:41 am | 5:41 pm | 6:12 am | 5:10 pm | 11:41 am (34.1°) | 91.659 |
| 2 | 6:41 am ↑ (116°) | 4:43 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:02:23 | −0:57 | 5:12 am | 6:12 pm | 5:42 am | 5:41 pm | 6:13 am | 5:10 pm | 11:42 am (34.0°) | 91.645 |
| 3 | 6:41 am ↑ (116°) | 4:43 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:01:28 | −0:54 | 5:13 am | 6:12 pm | 5:43 am | 5:41 pm | 6:14 am | 5:10 pm | 11:42 am (33.8°) | 91.631 |
| 4 | 6:42 am ↑ (117°) | 4:43 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:00:36 | −0:52 | 5:13 am | 6:12 pm | 5:44 am | 5:41 pm | 6:15 am | 5:10 pm | 11:43 am (33.7°) | 91.618 |
| 5 | 6:43 am ↑ (117°) | 4:43 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:59:46 | −0:49 | 5:14 am | 6:12 pm | 5:45 am | 5:41 pm | 6:16 am | 5:10 pm | 11:43 am (33.6°) | 91.605 |
| 6 | 6:44 am ↑ (117°) | 4:43 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:58:59 | −0:46 | 5:15 am | 6:12 pm | 5:45 am | 5:42 pm | 6:16 am | 5:10 pm | 11:43 am (33.4°) | 91.593 |
| 7 | 6:45 am ↑ (117°) | 4:43 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:58:15 | −0:44 | 5:16 am | 6:12 pm | 5:46 am | 5:42 pm | 6:17 am | 5:11 pm | 11:44 am (33.3°) | 91.580 |
| 8 | 6:46 am ↑ (117°) | 4:43 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:57:34 | −0:41 | 5:16 am | 6:12 pm | 5:47 am | 5:42 pm | 6:18 am | 5:11 pm | 11:44 am (33.2°) | 91.569 |
| 9 | 6:46 am ↑ (117°) | 4:43 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:56:55 | −0:38 | 5:17 am | 6:12 pm | 5:47 am | 5:42 pm | 6:19 am | 5:11 pm | 11:45 am (33.1°) | 91.557 |
| 10 | 6:47 am ↑ (117°) | 4:43 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:56:19 | −0:35 | 5:18 am | 6:13 pm | 5:48 am | 5:42 pm | 6:19 am | 5:11 pm | 11:45 am (33.0°) | 91.546 |
| 11 | 6:48 am ↑ (118°) | 4:44 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:55:47 | −0:32 | 5:18 am | 6:13 pm | 5:49 am | 5:42 pm | 6:20 am | 5:11 pm | 11:46 am (32.9°) | 91.535 |
| 12 | 6:48 am ↑ (118°) | 4:44 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:55:17 | −0:29 | 5:19 am | 6:13 pm | 5:50 am | 5:43 pm | 6:21 am | 5:11 pm | 11:46 am (32.9°) | 91.525 |
| 13 | 6:49 am ↑ (118°) | 4:44 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:54:50 | −0:26 | 5:20 am | 6:13 pm | 5:50 am | 5:43 pm | 6:21 am | 5:12 pm | 11:47 am (32.8°) | 91.514 |
| 14 | 6:50 am ↑ (118°) | 4:44 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:54:26 | −0:23 | 5:20 am | 6:14 pm | 5:51 am | 5:43 pm | 6:22 am | 5:12 pm | 11:47 am (32.7°) | 91.505 |
| 15 | 6:51 am ↑ (118°) | 4:45 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:54:05 | −0:20 | 5:21 am | 6:14 pm | 5:52 am | 5:44 pm | 6:23 am | 5:12 pm | 11:48 am (32.7°) | 91.495 |
| 16 | 6:51 am ↑ (118°) | 4:45 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:53:47 | −0:17 | 5:22 am | 6:15 pm | 5:52 am | 5:44 pm | 6:23 am | 5:13 pm | 11:48 am (32.6°) | 91.486 |
| 17 | 6:52 am ↑ (118°) | 4:45 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:53:32 | −0:14 | 5:22 am | 6:15 pm | 5:53 am | 5:44 pm | 6:24 am | 5:13 pm | 11:49 am (32.6°) | 91.477 |
| 18 | 6:52 am ↑ (118°) | 4:46 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:53:20 | −0:11 | 5:23 am | 6:15 pm | 5:53 am | 5:45 pm | 6:25 am | 5:14 pm | 11:49 am (32.6°) | 91.468 |
| 19 | 6:53 am ↑ (118°) | 4:46 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:53:12 | −0:08 | 5:23 am | 6:16 pm | 5:54 am | 5:45 pm | 6:25 am | 5:14 pm | 11:50 am (32.6°) | 91.460 |
| 20 | 6:54 am ↑ (118°) | 4:47 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:53:06 | −0:05 | 5:24 am | 6:16 pm | 5:54 am | 5:46 pm | 6:26 am | 5:14 pm | 11:50 am (32.5°) | 91.453 |
| 21 | 6:54 am ↑ (118°) | 4:47 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:53:04 | −0:02 | 5:24 am | 6:17 pm | 5:55 am | 5:46 pm | 6:26 am | 5:15 pm | 11:51 am (32.5°) | 91.445 |
| 22 | 6:55 am ↑ (118°) | 4:48 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:53:04 | < 1s | 5:25 am | 6:17 pm | 5:55 am | 5:47 pm | 6:27 am | 5:15 pm | 11:51 am (32.5°) | 91.439 |
| 23 | 6:55 am ↑ (118°) | 4:48 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:53:08 | +0:03 | 5:25 am | 6:18 pm | 5:56 am | 5:47 pm | 6:27 am | 5:16 pm | 11:52 am (32.5°) | 91.433 |
| 24 | 6:55 am ↑ (118°) | 4:49 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:53:15 | +0:06 | 5:26 am | 6:18 pm | 5:56 am | 5:48 pm | 6:28 am | 5:16 pm | 11:52 am (32.6°) | 91.427 |
| 25 | 6:56 am ↑ (118°) | 4:49 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:53:25 | +0:09 | 5:26 am | 6:19 pm | 5:57 am | 5:48 pm | 6:28 am | 5:17 pm | 11:53 am (32.6°) | 91.422 |
| 26 | 6:56 am ↑ (118°) | 4:50 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:53:38 | +0:12 | 5:27 am | 6:19 pm | 5:57 am | 5:49 pm | 6:28 am | 5:18 pm | 11:53 am (32.6°) | 91.418 |
| 27 | 6:57 am ↑ (118°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:53:54 | +0:16 | 5:27 am | 6:20 pm | 5:58 am | 5:50 pm | 6:29 am | 5:18 pm | 11:54 am (32.7°) | 91.414 |
| 28 | 6:57 am ↑ (118°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:54:13 | +0:19 | 5:27 am | 6:21 pm | 5:58 am | 5:50 pm | 6:29 am | 5:19 pm | 11:54 am (32.7°) | 91.411 |
| 29 | 6:57 am ↑ (118°) | 4:52 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:54:35 | +0:22 | 5:28 am | 6:21 pm | 5:58 am | 5:51 pm | 6:30 am | 5:20 pm | 11:55 am (32.8°) | 91.409 |
| 30 | 6:58 am ↑ (118°) | 4:53 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:55:00 | +0:25 | 5:28 am | 6:22 pm | 5:59 am | 5:51 pm | 6:30 am | 5:20 pm | 11:55 am (32.8°) | 91.407 |
| 31 | 6:58 am ↑ (118°) | 4:53 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:55:28 | +0:28 | 5:28 am | 6:23 pm | 5:59 am | 5:52 pm | 6:30 am | 5:21 pm | 11:55 am (32.9°) | 91.405 |
| * All times are local time for 34°03'07.3"N, 118°14'35.7"W. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Today is highlighted. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in 34°03'07.3"N, 118°14'35.7"W is at 7:27 pm on Thursday, December 21, 2023. In terms of daylight, this day is 4 hours, 32 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 4 or December 5.
Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?
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