Daylight
6:10 am – 8:02 pm
13 hours, 52 minutes
| Current Time: | May 4, 2024 at 9:20:07 am |
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| Sun Direction: | ↑ 97° East |
| Sun Altitude: | 36.1° |
| Sun Distance: | 93.743 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Jun 20, 2024 4:50 pm (Summer) |
| Sunrise Today: | 6:10 am↑ 69° East |
| Sunset Today: | 8:02 pm↑ 291° Northwest |
2024 Sun Graph for 37°28'28.6"N, 77°25'36.4"W
December 2024 — Sun in 37°28'28.6"N, 77°25'36.4"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 | 7:06 am ↑ (117°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:45:41 | −1:07 | 5:33 am | 6:24 pm | 6:04 am | 5:52 pm | 6:37 am | 5:20 pm | 11:58 am (30.6°) | 91.654 |
| 2 | 7:06 am ↑ (118°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:44:37 | −1:04 | 5:34 am | 6:24 pm | 6:05 am | 5:52 pm | 6:38 am | 5:20 pm | 11:59 am (30.5°) | 91.640 |
| 3 | 7:07 am ↑ (118°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:43:36 | −1:01 | 5:34 am | 6:24 pm | 6:06 am | 5:52 pm | 6:38 am | 5:20 pm | 11:59 am (30.3°) | 91.625 |
| 4 | 7:08 am ↑ (118°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:42:38 | −0:58 | 5:35 am | 6:24 pm | 6:07 am | 5:52 pm | 6:39 am | 5:20 pm | 12:00 pm (30.2°) | 91.611 |
| 5 | 7:09 am ↑ (118°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:41:43 | −0:55 | 5:36 am | 6:24 pm | 6:08 am | 5:52 pm | 6:40 am | 5:20 pm | 12:00 pm (30.1°) | 91.598 |
| 6 | 7:10 am ↑ (118°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:40:51 | −0:51 | 5:37 am | 6:24 pm | 6:08 am | 5:52 pm | 6:41 am | 5:20 pm | 12:01 pm (29.9°) | 91.584 |
| 7 | 7:11 am ↑ (118°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:40:02 | −0:48 | 5:38 am | 6:24 pm | 6:09 am | 5:53 pm | 6:42 am | 5:20 pm | 12:01 pm (29.8°) | 91.571 |
| 8 | 7:12 am ↑ (118°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:39:17 | −0:45 | 5:38 am | 6:24 pm | 6:10 am | 5:53 pm | 6:43 am | 5:20 pm | 12:01 pm (29.7°) | 91.559 |
| 9 | 7:12 am ↑ (119°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:38:34 | −0:42 | 5:39 am | 6:25 pm | 6:11 am | 5:53 pm | 6:43 am | 5:20 pm | 12:02 pm (29.6°) | 91.546 |
| 10 | 7:13 am ↑ (119°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:37:56 | −0:38 | 5:40 am | 6:25 pm | 6:11 am | 5:53 pm | 6:44 am | 5:20 pm | 12:02 pm (29.6°) | 91.535 |
| 11 | 7:14 am ↑ (119°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:37:20 | −0:35 | 5:40 am | 6:25 pm | 6:12 am | 5:53 pm | 6:45 am | 5:21 pm | 12:03 pm (29.5°) | 91.523 |
| 12 | 7:15 am ↑ (119°) | 4:52 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:36:48 | −0:32 | 5:41 am | 6:25 pm | 6:13 am | 5:53 pm | 6:46 am | 5:21 pm | 12:03 pm (29.4°) | 91.513 |
| 13 | 7:15 am ↑ (119°) | 4:52 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:36:19 | −0:28 | 5:42 am | 6:26 pm | 6:14 am | 5:54 pm | 6:46 am | 5:21 pm | 12:04 pm (29.3°) | 91.502 |
| 14 | 7:16 am ↑ (119°) | 4:52 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:35:54 | −0:25 | 5:42 am | 6:26 pm | 6:14 am | 5:54 pm | 6:47 am | 5:21 pm | 12:04 pm (29.3°) | 91.493 |
| 15 | 7:17 am ↑ (119°) | 4:52 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:35:32 | −0:21 | 5:43 am | 6:26 pm | 6:15 am | 5:54 pm | 6:48 am | 5:22 pm | 12:05 pm (29.2°) | 91.484 |
| 16 | 7:17 am ↑ (119°) | 4:53 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:35:14 | −0:18 | 5:44 am | 6:27 pm | 6:15 am | 5:55 pm | 6:48 am | 5:22 pm | 12:05 pm (29.2°) | 91.475 |
| 17 | 7:18 am ↑ (119°) | 4:53 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:34:59 | −0:14 | 5:44 am | 6:27 pm | 6:16 am | 5:55 pm | 6:49 am | 5:22 pm | 12:06 pm (29.2°) | 91.468 |
| 18 | 7:19 am ↑ (119°) | 4:54 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:34:48 | −0:11 | 5:45 am | 6:27 pm | 6:17 am | 5:56 pm | 6:49 am | 5:23 pm | 12:06 pm (29.1°) | 91.460 |
| 19 | 7:19 am ↑ (119°) | 4:54 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:34:40 | −0:07 | 5:45 am | 6:28 pm | 6:17 am | 5:56 pm | 6:50 am | 5:23 pm | 12:07 pm (29.1°) | 91.454 |
| 20 | 7:20 am ↑ (119°) | 4:54 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:34:36 | −0:04 | 5:46 am | 6:28 pm | 6:18 am | 5:56 pm | 6:51 am | 5:24 pm | 12:07 pm (29.1°) | 91.447 |
| 21 | 7:20 am ↑ (119°) | 4:55 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:34:35 | < 1s | 5:46 am | 6:29 pm | 6:18 am | 5:57 pm | 6:51 am | 5:24 pm | 12:08 pm (29.1°) | 91.442 |
| 22 | 7:21 am ↑ (119°) | 4:55 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:34:38 | +0:02 | 5:47 am | 6:29 pm | 6:19 am | 5:58 pm | 6:52 am | 5:25 pm | 12:08 pm (29.1°) | 91.437 |
| 23 | 7:21 am ↑ (119°) | 4:56 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:34:45 | +0:06 | 5:47 am | 6:30 pm | 6:19 am | 5:58 pm | 6:52 am | 5:25 pm | 12:09 pm (29.1°) | 91.432 |
| 24 | 7:22 am ↑ (119°) | 4:57 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:34:55 | +0:10 | 5:48 am | 6:30 pm | 6:20 am | 5:59 pm | 6:52 am | 5:26 pm | 12:09 pm (29.2°) | 91.428 |
| 25 | 7:22 am ↑ (119°) | 4:57 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:35:08 | +0:13 | 5:48 am | 6:31 pm | 6:20 am | 5:59 pm | 6:53 am | 5:26 pm | 12:10 pm (29.2°) | 91.424 |
| 26 | 7:22 am ↑ (119°) | 4:58 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:35:26 | +0:17 | 5:49 am | 6:32 pm | 6:20 am | 6:00 pm | 6:53 am | 5:27 pm | 12:10 pm (29.2°) | 91.420 |
| 27 | 7:23 am ↑ (119°) | 4:59 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:35:46 | +0:20 | 5:49 am | 6:32 pm | 6:21 am | 6:00 pm | 6:54 am | 5:28 pm | 12:11 pm (29.3°) | 91.417 |
| 28 | 7:23 am ↑ (119°) | 4:59 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:36:11 | +0:24 | 5:49 am | 6:33 pm | 6:21 am | 6:01 pm | 6:54 am | 5:28 pm | 12:11 pm (29.3°) | 91.415 |
| 29 | 7:23 am ↑ (119°) | 5:00 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:36:38 | +0:27 | 5:50 am | 6:34 pm | 6:21 am | 6:02 pm | 6:54 am | 5:29 pm | 12:12 pm (29.4°) | 91.412 |
| 30 | 7:24 am ↑ (119°) | 5:01 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:37:09 | +0:31 | 5:50 am | 6:34 pm | 6:22 am | 6:03 pm | 6:54 am | 5:30 pm | 12:12 pm (29.5°) | 91.410 |
| 31 | 7:24 am ↑ (119°) | 5:01 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:37:44 | +0:34 | 5:50 am | 6:35 pm | 6:22 am | 6:03 pm | 6:55 am | 5:31 pm | 12:13 pm (29.5°) | 91.409 |
| * All times are local time for 37°28'28.6"N, 77°25'36.4"W. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in 37°28'28.6"N, 77°25'36.4"W is at 4:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 5 hours, 11 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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