Daylight
5:48 am – 8:03 pm
14 hours, 15 minutes
| Current Time: | May 19, 2024 at 12:56:32 am |
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| Sun Direction: | ↑ 0° North |
| Sun Altitude: | -33.4° |
| Sun Distance: | 94.047 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Jun 20, 2024 1:50 pm (Summer) |
| Sunrise Today: | 5:48 am↑ 64° Northeast |
| Sunset Today: | 8:03 pm↑ 296° Northwest |
2024 Sun Graph for 36°44'39"N, 119°50'02"W
December 2024 — Sun in 36°44'39"N, 119°50'02"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 | 6:53 am ↑ (117°) | 4:43 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:49:20 | −1:04 | 5:22 am | 6:14 pm | 5:53 am | 5:43 pm | 6:25 am | 5:11 pm | 11:48 am (31.3°) | 91.653 |
| 2 | 6:54 am ↑ (117°) | 4:43 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:48:18 | −1:01 | 5:22 am | 6:14 pm | 5:54 am | 5:43 pm | 6:26 am | 5:11 pm | 11:49 am (31.2°) | 91.638 |
| 3 | 6:55 am ↑ (117°) | 4:43 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:47:19 | −0:59 | 5:23 am | 6:14 pm | 5:54 am | 5:43 pm | 6:27 am | 5:11 pm | 11:49 am (31.0°) | 91.624 |
| 4 | 6:56 am ↑ (118°) | 4:42 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:46:23 | −0:56 | 5:24 am | 6:15 pm | 5:55 am | 5:43 pm | 6:27 am | 5:11 pm | 11:49 am (30.9°) | 91.610 |
| 5 | 6:57 am ↑ (118°) | 4:42 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:45:30 | −0:53 | 5:25 am | 6:15 pm | 5:56 am | 5:43 pm | 6:28 am | 5:11 pm | 11:50 am (30.8°) | 91.596 |
| 6 | 6:58 am ↑ (118°) | 4:42 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:44:40 | −0:50 | 5:25 am | 6:15 pm | 5:57 am | 5:43 pm | 6:29 am | 5:11 pm | 11:50 am (30.7°) | 91.583 |
| 7 | 6:59 am ↑ (118°) | 4:42 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:43:53 | −0:46 | 5:26 am | 6:15 pm | 5:58 am | 5:43 pm | 6:30 am | 5:11 pm | 11:51 am (30.6°) | 91.570 |
| 8 | 6:59 am ↑ (118°) | 4:43 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:43:09 | −0:43 | 5:27 am | 6:15 pm | 5:58 am | 5:44 pm | 6:31 am | 5:11 pm | 11:51 am (30.5°) | 91.557 |
| 9 | 7:00 am ↑ (118°) | 4:43 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:42:29 | −0:40 | 5:28 am | 6:15 pm | 5:59 am | 5:44 pm | 6:31 am | 5:11 pm | 11:52 am (30.4°) | 91.545 |
| 10 | 7:01 am ↑ (118°) | 4:43 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:41:51 | −0:37 | 5:28 am | 6:15 pm | 6:00 am | 5:44 pm | 6:32 am | 5:12 pm | 11:52 am (30.3°) | 91.533 |
| 11 | 7:02 am ↑ (119°) | 4:43 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:41:17 | −0:34 | 5:29 am | 6:16 pm | 6:01 am | 5:44 pm | 6:33 am | 5:12 pm | 11:52 am (30.2°) | 91.522 |
| 12 | 7:02 am ↑ (119°) | 4:43 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:40:46 | −0:30 | 5:30 am | 6:16 pm | 6:01 am | 5:44 pm | 6:34 am | 5:12 pm | 11:53 am (30.1°) | 91.511 |
| 13 | 7:03 am ↑ (119°) | 4:43 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:40:19 | −0:27 | 5:30 am | 6:16 pm | 6:02 am | 5:45 pm | 6:34 am | 5:12 pm | 11:53 am (30.1°) | 91.501 |
| 14 | 7:04 am ↑ (119°) | 4:44 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:39:55 | −0:24 | 5:31 am | 6:17 pm | 6:03 am | 5:45 pm | 6:35 am | 5:13 pm | 11:54 am (30.0°) | 91.492 |
| 15 | 7:05 am ↑ (119°) | 4:44 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:39:34 | −0:20 | 5:32 am | 6:17 pm | 6:03 am | 5:45 pm | 6:36 am | 5:13 pm | 11:54 am (30.0°) | 91.483 |
| 16 | 7:05 am ↑ (119°) | 4:44 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:39:16 | −0:17 | 5:32 am | 6:17 pm | 6:04 am | 5:46 pm | 6:36 am | 5:13 pm | 11:55 am (29.9°) | 91.474 |
| 17 | 7:06 am ↑ (119°) | 4:45 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:39:03 | −0:13 | 5:33 am | 6:18 pm | 6:04 am | 5:46 pm | 6:37 am | 5:14 pm | 11:55 am (29.9°) | 91.467 |
| 18 | 7:06 am ↑ (119°) | 4:45 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:38:52 | −0:10 | 5:33 am | 6:18 pm | 6:05 am | 5:47 pm | 6:37 am | 5:14 pm | 11:56 am (29.9°) | 91.459 |
| 19 | 7:07 am ↑ (119°) | 4:46 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:38:45 | −0:07 | 5:34 am | 6:19 pm | 6:06 am | 5:47 pm | 6:38 am | 5:15 pm | 11:56 am (29.9°) | 91.453 |
| 20 | 7:07 am ↑ (119°) | 4:46 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:38:41 | −0:03 | 5:34 am | 6:19 pm | 6:06 am | 5:48 pm | 6:39 am | 5:15 pm | 11:57 am (29.8°) | 91.447 |
| 21 | 7:08 am ↑ (119°) | 4:47 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:38:41 | < 1s | 5:35 am | 6:20 pm | 6:07 am | 5:48 pm | 6:39 am | 5:16 pm | 11:57 am (29.8°) | 91.441 |
| 22 | 7:08 am ↑ (119°) | 4:47 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:38:44 | +0:03 | 5:35 am | 6:20 pm | 6:07 am | 5:49 pm | 6:39 am | 5:16 pm | 11:58 am (29.9°) | 91.436 |
| 23 | 7:09 am ↑ (119°) | 4:48 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:38:51 | +0:06 | 5:36 am | 6:21 pm | 6:07 am | 5:49 pm | 6:40 am | 5:17 pm | 11:58 am (29.9°) | 91.431 |
| 24 | 7:09 am ↑ (119°) | 4:48 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:39:01 | +0:10 | 5:36 am | 6:21 pm | 6:08 am | 5:50 pm | 6:40 am | 5:17 pm | 11:59 am (29.9°) | 91.427 |
| 25 | 7:10 am ↑ (119°) | 4:49 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:39:15 | +0:13 | 5:37 am | 6:22 pm | 6:08 am | 5:50 pm | 6:41 am | 5:18 pm | 11:59 am (29.9°) | 91.423 |
| 26 | 7:10 am ↑ (119°) | 4:50 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:39:32 | +0:17 | 5:37 am | 6:22 pm | 6:09 am | 5:51 pm | 6:41 am | 5:18 pm | 12:00 pm (30.0°) | 91.420 |
| 27 | 7:10 am ↑ (119°) | 4:50 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:39:53 | +0:20 | 5:38 am | 6:23 pm | 6:09 am | 5:52 pm | 6:41 am | 5:19 pm | 12:00 pm (30.0°) | 91.417 |
| 28 | 7:11 am ↑ (119°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:40:16 | +0:23 | 5:38 am | 6:24 pm | 6:09 am | 5:52 pm | 6:42 am | 5:20 pm | 12:01 pm (30.1°) | 91.414 |
| 29 | 7:11 am ↑ (119°) | 4:52 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:40:44 | +0:27 | 5:38 am | 6:24 pm | 6:10 am | 5:53 pm | 6:42 am | 5:20 pm | 12:01 pm (30.1°) | 91.412 |
| 30 | 7:11 am ↑ (119°) | 4:52 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:41:14 | +0:30 | 5:38 am | 6:25 pm | 6:10 am | 5:54 pm | 6:42 am | 5:21 pm | 12:02 pm (30.2°) | 91.410 |
| 31 | 7:11 am ↑ (119°) | 4:53 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:41:48 | +0:33 | 5:39 am | 6:26 pm | 6:10 am | 5:54 pm | 6:43 am | 5:22 pm | 12:02 pm (30.3°) | 91.409 |
| * All times are local time for 36°44'39"N, 119°50'02"W. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in 36°44'39"N, 119°50'02"W is at 1:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 5 hours, 2 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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