Daylight
6:25 am – 8:06 pm
13 hours, 41 minutes
| Current Time: | May 3, 2024 at 11:49:08 pm |
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| Sun Direction: | ↑ 334° Northwest |
| Sun Altitude: | -35.0° |
| Sun Distance: | 93.733 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Jun 20, 2024 4:50 pm (Summer) |
| Sunrise Today: | 6:25 am↑ 70° East |
| Sunset Today: | 8:06 pm↑ 290° Northwest |
2024 Sun Graph for 34°55'27"N, 79°46'35"W
December 2024 — Sun in 34°55'27"N, 79°46'35"W
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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 | 7:09 am ↑ (116°) | 5:07 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:58:31 | −1:00 | 5:39 am | 6:37 pm | 6:10 am | 6:06 pm | 6:41 am | 5:35 pm | 12:08 pm (33.1°) | 91.654 |
| 2 | 7:09 am ↑ (117°) | 5:07 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:57:34 | −0:57 | 5:40 am | 6:37 pm | 6:10 am | 6:06 pm | 6:42 am | 5:35 pm | 12:08 pm (33.0°) | 91.640 |
| 3 | 7:10 am ↑ (117°) | 5:07 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:56:38 | −0:55 | 5:41 am | 6:37 pm | 6:11 am | 6:06 pm | 6:42 am | 5:35 pm | 12:09 pm (32.9°) | 91.625 |
| 4 | 7:11 am ↑ (117°) | 5:07 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:55:46 | −0:52 | 5:41 am | 6:37 pm | 6:12 am | 6:06 pm | 6:43 am | 5:35 pm | 12:09 pm (32.7°) | 91.611 |
| 5 | 7:12 am ↑ (117°) | 5:07 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:54:56 | −0:49 | 5:42 am | 6:37 pm | 6:13 am | 6:06 pm | 6:44 am | 5:35 pm | 12:09 pm (32.6°) | 91.598 |
| 6 | 7:13 am ↑ (117°) | 5:07 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:54:09 | −0:46 | 5:43 am | 6:37 pm | 6:13 am | 6:06 pm | 6:45 am | 5:35 pm | 12:10 pm (32.5°) | 91.584 |
| 7 | 7:14 am ↑ (117°) | 5:07 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:53:26 | −0:43 | 5:43 am | 6:37 pm | 6:14 am | 6:06 pm | 6:46 am | 5:35 pm | 12:10 pm (32.4°) | 91.571 |
| 8 | 7:14 am ↑ (118°) | 5:07 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:52:45 | −0:40 | 5:44 am | 6:37 pm | 6:15 am | 6:07 pm | 6:46 am | 5:35 pm | 12:11 pm (32.3°) | 91.558 |
| 9 | 7:15 am ↑ (118°) | 5:07 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:52:07 | −0:38 | 5:45 am | 6:37 pm | 6:16 am | 6:07 pm | 6:47 am | 5:35 pm | 12:11 pm (32.2°) | 91.546 |
| 10 | 7:16 am ↑ (118°) | 5:07 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:51:31 | −0:35 | 5:46 am | 6:38 pm | 6:16 am | 6:07 pm | 6:48 am | 5:35 pm | 12:12 pm (32.1°) | 91.535 |
| 11 | 7:17 am ↑ (118°) | 5:08 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:50:59 | −0:32 | 5:46 am | 6:38 pm | 6:17 am | 6:07 pm | 6:49 am | 5:36 pm | 12:12 pm (32.0°) | 91.523 |
| 12 | 7:17 am ↑ (118°) | 5:08 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:50:31 | −0:28 | 5:47 am | 6:38 pm | 6:18 am | 6:07 pm | 6:49 am | 5:36 pm | 12:13 pm (32.0°) | 91.513 |
| 13 | 7:18 am ↑ (118°) | 5:08 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:50:05 | −0:25 | 5:48 am | 6:39 pm | 6:18 am | 6:08 pm | 6:50 am | 5:36 pm | 12:13 pm (31.9°) | 91.502 |
| 14 | 7:19 am ↑ (118°) | 5:08 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:49:42 | −0:22 | 5:48 am | 6:39 pm | 6:19 am | 6:08 pm | 6:51 am | 5:36 pm | 12:14 pm (31.8°) | 91.493 |
| 15 | 7:19 am ↑ (118°) | 5:09 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:49:22 | −0:19 | 5:49 am | 6:39 pm | 6:20 am | 6:08 pm | 6:51 am | 5:37 pm | 12:14 pm (31.8°) | 91.484 |
| 16 | 7:20 am ↑ (118°) | 5:09 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:49:06 | −0:16 | 5:49 am | 6:40 pm | 6:20 am | 6:09 pm | 6:52 am | 5:37 pm | 12:15 pm (31.7°) | 91.475 |
| 17 | 7:21 am ↑ (118°) | 5:09 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:48:52 | −0:13 | 5:50 am | 6:40 pm | 6:21 am | 6:09 pm | 6:52 am | 5:38 pm | 12:15 pm (31.7°) | 91.468 |
| 18 | 7:21 am ↑ (118°) | 5:10 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:48:42 | −0:10 | 5:50 am | 6:41 pm | 6:21 am | 6:10 pm | 6:53 am | 5:38 pm | 12:16 pm (31.7°) | 91.460 |
| 19 | 7:22 am ↑ (118°) | 5:10 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:48:35 | −0:06 | 5:51 am | 6:41 pm | 6:22 am | 6:10 pm | 6:54 am | 5:38 pm | 12:16 pm (31.7°) | 91.454 |
| 20 | 7:22 am ↑ (118°) | 5:11 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:48:32 | −0:03 | 5:52 am | 6:41 pm | 6:22 am | 6:11 pm | 6:54 am | 5:39 pm | 12:17 pm (31.7°) | 91.447 |
| 21 | 7:23 am ↑ (118°) | 5:11 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:48:31 | < 1s | 5:52 am | 6:42 pm | 6:23 am | 6:11 pm | 6:55 am | 5:39 pm | 12:17 pm (31.7°) | 91.442 |
| 22 | 7:23 am ↑ (118°) | 5:12 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:48:34 | +0:02 | 5:53 am | 6:42 pm | 6:23 am | 6:12 pm | 6:55 am | 5:40 pm | 12:18 pm (31.7°) | 91.436 |
| 23 | 7:24 am ↑ (118°) | 5:12 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:48:40 | +0:05 | 5:53 am | 6:43 pm | 6:24 am | 6:12 pm | 6:56 am | 5:40 pm | 12:18 pm (31.7°) | 91.432 |
| 24 | 7:24 am ↑ (118°) | 5:13 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:48:49 | +0:09 | 5:53 am | 6:44 pm | 6:24 am | 6:13 pm | 6:56 am | 5:41 pm | 12:18 pm (31.7°) | 91.428 |
| 25 | 7:25 am ↑ (118°) | 5:14 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:49:01 | +0:12 | 5:54 am | 6:44 pm | 6:25 am | 6:13 pm | 6:56 am | 5:42 pm | 12:19 pm (31.7°) | 91.424 |
| 26 | 7:25 am ↑ (118°) | 5:14 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:49:17 | +0:15 | 5:54 am | 6:45 pm | 6:25 am | 6:14 pm | 6:57 am | 5:42 pm | 12:19 pm (31.8°) | 91.420 |
| 27 | 7:25 am ↑ (118°) | 5:15 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:49:35 | +0:18 | 5:55 am | 6:45 pm | 6:25 am | 6:15 pm | 6:57 am | 5:43 pm | 12:20 pm (31.8°) | 91.417 |
| 28 | 7:26 am ↑ (118°) | 5:15 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:49:57 | +0:21 | 5:55 am | 6:46 pm | 6:26 am | 6:15 pm | 6:57 am | 5:44 pm | 12:20 pm (31.9°) | 91.415 |
| 29 | 7:26 am ↑ (118°) | 5:16 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:50:22 | +0:24 | 5:55 am | 6:47 pm | 6:26 am | 6:16 pm | 6:58 am | 5:44 pm | 12:21 pm (31.9°) | 91.412 |
| 30 | 7:26 am ↑ (118°) | 5:17 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:50:50 | +0:28 | 5:56 am | 6:47 pm | 6:26 am | 6:17 pm | 6:58 am | 5:45 pm | 12:21 pm (32.0°) | 91.410 |
| 31 | 7:26 am ↑ (118°) | 5:18 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:51:21 | +0:31 | 5:56 am | 6:48 pm | 6:27 am | 6:17 pm | 6:58 am | 5:46 pm | 12:22 pm (32.1°) | 91.409 |
| * All times are local time for 34°55'27"N, 79°46'35"W. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in 34°55'27"N, 79°46'35"W is at 4:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 4 hours, 42 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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