Daylight
4:59 am – 6:51 pm
13 hours, 51 minutes
| Current Time: | May 7, 2024 at 6:28:03 am |
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| Sun Direction: | ↑ 81° East |
| Sun Altitude: | 16.4° |
| Sun Distance: | 93.797 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Jun 21, 2024 4:50 am (Summer) |
| Sunrise Today: | 4:59 am↑ 68° East |
| Sunset Today: | 6:51 pm↑ 292° Northwest |
2024 Sun Graph for 36°04'56.3"N, 120°18'41.1"E
December 2024 — Sun in 36°04'56.3"N, 120°18'41.1"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 | 6:51 am ↑ (117°) | 4:44 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:53:23 | −1:04 | 5:20 am | 6:15 pm | 5:51 am | 5:44 pm | 6:22 am | 5:12 pm | 11:47 am (32.1°) | 91.663 |
| 2 | 6:51 am ↑ (117°) | 4:44 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:52:21 | −1:02 | 5:20 am | 6:15 pm | 5:51 am | 5:44 pm | 6:23 am | 5:12 pm | 11:48 am (31.9°) | 91.648 |
| 3 | 6:52 am ↑ (117°) | 4:44 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:51:22 | −0:59 | 5:21 am | 6:15 pm | 5:52 am | 5:44 pm | 6:24 am | 5:12 pm | 11:48 am (31.8°) | 91.633 |
| 4 | 6:53 am ↑ (117°) | 4:44 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:50:25 | −0:56 | 5:22 am | 6:15 pm | 5:53 am | 5:44 pm | 6:25 am | 5:12 pm | 11:48 am (31.6°) | 91.619 |
| 5 | 6:54 am ↑ (117°) | 4:44 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:49:31 | −0:53 | 5:23 am | 6:15 pm | 5:54 am | 5:44 pm | 6:26 am | 5:12 pm | 11:49 am (31.5°) | 91.605 |
| 6 | 6:55 am ↑ (118°) | 4:44 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:48:41 | −0:50 | 5:24 am | 6:15 pm | 5:55 am | 5:44 pm | 6:27 am | 5:12 pm | 11:49 am (31.4°) | 91.592 |
| 7 | 6:56 am ↑ (118°) | 4:44 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:47:53 | −0:47 | 5:24 am | 6:15 pm | 5:55 am | 5:44 pm | 6:27 am | 5:12 pm | 11:50 am (31.3°) | 91.578 |
| 8 | 6:57 am ↑ (118°) | 4:44 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:47:08 | −0:44 | 5:25 am | 6:15 pm | 5:56 am | 5:44 pm | 6:28 am | 5:12 pm | 11:50 am (31.2°) | 91.565 |
| 9 | 6:57 am ↑ (118°) | 4:44 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:46:27 | −0:41 | 5:26 am | 6:15 pm | 5:57 am | 5:44 pm | 6:29 am | 5:12 pm | 11:51 am (31.1°) | 91.553 |
| 10 | 6:58 am ↑ (118°) | 4:44 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:45:48 | −0:38 | 5:26 am | 6:16 pm | 5:58 am | 5:44 pm | 6:30 am | 5:12 pm | 11:51 am (31.0°) | 91.541 |
| 11 | 6:59 am ↑ (118°) | 4:44 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:45:13 | −0:35 | 5:27 am | 6:16 pm | 5:58 am | 5:45 pm | 6:30 am | 5:13 pm | 11:52 am (30.9°) | 91.529 |
| 12 | 7:00 am ↑ (118°) | 4:44 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:44:41 | −0:32 | 5:28 am | 6:16 pm | 5:59 am | 5:45 pm | 6:31 am | 5:13 pm | 11:52 am (30.8°) | 91.518 |
| 13 | 7:00 am ↑ (118°) | 4:45 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:44:12 | −0:28 | 5:28 am | 6:16 pm | 6:00 am | 5:45 pm | 6:32 am | 5:13 pm | 11:52 am (30.8°) | 91.508 |
| 14 | 7:01 am ↑ (119°) | 4:45 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:43:46 | −0:25 | 5:29 am | 6:17 pm | 6:00 am | 5:45 pm | 6:32 am | 5:13 pm | 11:53 am (30.7°) | 91.498 |
| 15 | 7:02 am ↑ (119°) | 4:45 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:43:24 | −0:22 | 5:30 am | 6:17 pm | 6:01 am | 5:46 pm | 6:33 am | 5:14 pm | 11:53 am (30.7°) | 91.489 |
| 16 | 7:02 am ↑ (119°) | 4:45 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:43:05 | −0:19 | 5:30 am | 6:17 pm | 6:02 am | 5:46 pm | 6:34 am | 5:14 pm | 11:54 am (30.6°) | 91.480 |
| 17 | 7:03 am ↑ (119°) | 4:46 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:42:49 | −0:15 | 5:31 am | 6:18 pm | 6:02 am | 5:47 pm | 6:34 am | 5:14 pm | 11:54 am (30.6°) | 91.472 |
| 18 | 7:04 am ↑ (119°) | 4:46 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:42:36 | −0:12 | 5:31 am | 6:18 pm | 6:03 am | 5:47 pm | 6:35 am | 5:15 pm | 11:55 am (30.5°) | 91.464 |
| 19 | 7:04 am ↑ (119°) | 4:47 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:42:27 | −0:09 | 5:32 am | 6:19 pm | 6:03 am | 5:47 pm | 6:36 am | 5:15 pm | 11:55 am (30.5°) | 91.457 |
| 20 | 7:05 am ↑ (119°) | 4:47 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:42:21 | −0:05 | 5:33 am | 6:19 pm | 6:04 am | 5:48 pm | 6:36 am | 5:16 pm | 11:56 am (30.5°) | 91.451 |
| 21 | 7:05 am ↑ (119°) | 4:48 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:42:19 | −0:02 | 5:33 am | 6:20 pm | 6:04 am | 5:48 pm | 6:37 am | 5:16 pm | 11:56 am (30.5°) | 91.445 |
| 22 | 7:06 am ↑ (119°) | 4:48 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:42:20 | < 1s | 5:34 am | 6:20 pm | 6:05 am | 5:49 pm | 6:37 am | 5:17 pm | 11:57 am (30.5°) | 91.439 |
| 23 | 7:06 am ↑ (119°) | 4:49 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:42:24 | +0:04 | 5:34 am | 6:21 pm | 6:05 am | 5:49 pm | 6:38 am | 5:17 pm | 11:57 am (30.5°) | 91.434 |
| 24 | 7:07 am ↑ (119°) | 4:49 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:42:32 | +0:07 | 5:35 am | 6:21 pm | 6:06 am | 5:50 pm | 6:38 am | 5:18 pm | 11:58 am (30.5°) | 91.430 |
| 25 | 7:07 am ↑ (119°) | 4:50 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:42:43 | +0:11 | 5:35 am | 6:22 pm | 6:06 am | 5:51 pm | 6:38 am | 5:18 pm | 11:58 am (30.6°) | 91.426 |
| 26 | 7:07 am ↑ (119°) | 4:50 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:42:57 | +0:14 | 5:35 am | 6:22 pm | 6:07 am | 5:51 pm | 6:39 am | 5:19 pm | 11:59 am (30.6°) | 91.422 |
| 27 | 7:08 am ↑ (119°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:43:15 | +0:17 | 5:36 am | 6:23 pm | 6:07 am | 5:52 pm | 6:39 am | 5:20 pm | 11:59 am (30.6°) | 91.419 |
| 28 | 7:08 am ↑ (119°) | 4:52 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:43:36 | +0:21 | 5:36 am | 6:24 pm | 6:07 am | 5:52 pm | 6:40 am | 5:20 pm | 12:00 pm (30.7°) | 91.416 |
| 29 | 7:08 am ↑ (118°) | 4:52 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:44:01 | +0:24 | 5:36 am | 6:24 pm | 6:08 am | 5:53 pm | 6:40 am | 5:21 pm | 12:00 pm (30.7°) | 91.413 |
| 30 | 7:09 am ↑ (118°) | 4:53 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:44:28 | +0:27 | 5:37 am | 6:25 pm | 6:08 am | 5:54 pm | 6:40 am | 5:22 pm | 12:01 pm (30.8°) | 91.411 |
| 31 | 7:09 am ↑ (118°) | 4:54 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:44:59 | +0:30 | 5:37 am | 6:26 pm | 6:08 am | 5:54 pm | 6:40 am | 5:22 pm | 12:01 pm (30.9°) | 91.410 |
| * All times are local time for 36°04'56.3"N, 120°18'41.1"E. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in 36°04'56.3"N, 120°18'41.1"E is at 5:20 pm on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 4 hours, 55 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 5 or December 6.
Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?
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