Daylight
7:37 am – 5:18 pm
9 hours, 40 minutes
| Current Time: | Dec 4, 2023 at 9:51:51 pm |
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| Sun Direction: | ↑ 284° West |
| Sun Altitude: | -53.1° |
| Sun Distance: | 91.613 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Dec 21, 2023 10:27 pm (Winter) |
| Sunrise Today: | 7:37 am↑ 118° Southeast |
| Sunset Today: | 5:18 pm↑ 242° Southwest |
2023 Sun Graph for 38°01'46.9"N, 84°29'40.9"W
December 2023 — Sun in 38°01'46.9"N, 84°29'40.9"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 | 7:35 am ↑ (117°) | 5:18 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:43:37 | −1:10 | 6:01 am | 6:52 pm | 6:33 am | 6:20 pm | 7:06 am | 5:47 pm | 12:26 pm (30.2°) | 91.661 |
| 2 | 7:35 am ↑ (118°) | 5:18 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:42:29 | −1:07 | 6:02 am | 6:51 pm | 6:34 am | 6:20 pm | 7:06 am | 5:47 pm | 12:27 pm (30.0°) | 91.647 |
| 3 | 7:36 am ↑ (118°) | 5:18 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:41:24 | −1:04 | 6:03 am | 6:51 pm | 6:35 am | 6:20 pm | 7:07 am | 5:47 pm | 12:27 pm (29.9°) | 91.633 |
| 4 | 7:37 am ↑ (118°) | 5:18 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:40:22 | −1:01 | 6:04 am | 6:51 pm | 6:35 am | 6:20 pm | 7:08 am | 5:47 pm | 12:28 pm (29.7°) | 91.619 |
| 5 | 7:38 am ↑ (118°) | 5:18 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:39:24 | −0:58 | 6:04 am | 6:51 pm | 6:36 am | 6:20 pm | 7:09 am | 5:47 pm | 12:28 pm (29.6°) | 91.606 |
| 6 | 7:39 am ↑ (118°) | 5:18 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:38:28 | −0:55 | 6:05 am | 6:52 pm | 6:37 am | 6:20 pm | 7:10 am | 5:47 pm | 12:28 pm (29.5°) | 91.594 |
| 7 | 7:40 am ↑ (118°) | 5:18 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:37:36 | −0:52 | 6:06 am | 6:52 pm | 6:38 am | 6:20 pm | 7:11 am | 5:47 pm | 12:29 pm (29.4°) | 91.582 |
| 8 | 7:41 am ↑ (119°) | 5:18 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:36:47 | −0:48 | 6:07 am | 6:52 pm | 6:39 am | 6:20 pm | 7:12 am | 5:47 pm | 12:29 pm (29.3°) | 91.570 |
| 9 | 7:42 am ↑ (119°) | 5:18 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:36:01 | −0:45 | 6:07 am | 6:52 pm | 6:39 am | 6:20 pm | 7:12 am | 5:47 pm | 12:30 pm (29.2°) | 91.558 |
| 10 | 7:42 am ↑ (119°) | 5:18 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:35:19 | −0:42 | 6:08 am | 6:52 pm | 6:40 am | 6:20 pm | 7:13 am | 5:47 pm | 12:30 pm (29.1°) | 91.547 |
| 11 | 7:43 am ↑ (119°) | 5:18 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:34:40 | −0:38 | 6:09 am | 6:52 pm | 6:41 am | 6:20 pm | 7:14 am | 5:47 pm | 12:31 pm (29.0°) | 91.536 |
| 12 | 7:44 am ↑ (119°) | 5:18 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:34:05 | −0:35 | 6:10 am | 6:53 pm | 6:42 am | 6:21 pm | 7:15 am | 5:48 pm | 12:31 pm (28.9°) | 91.526 |
| 13 | 7:45 am ↑ (119°) | 5:18 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:33:33 | −0:32 | 6:10 am | 6:53 pm | 6:42 am | 6:21 pm | 7:15 am | 5:48 pm | 12:32 pm (28.8°) | 91.515 |
| 14 | 7:46 am ↑ (119°) | 5:19 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:33:04 | −0:28 | 6:11 am | 6:53 pm | 6:43 am | 6:21 pm | 7:16 am | 5:48 pm | 12:32 pm (28.8°) | 91.505 |
| 15 | 7:46 am ↑ (119°) | 5:19 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:32:39 | −0:24 | 6:12 am | 6:53 pm | 6:44 am | 6:21 pm | 7:17 am | 5:48 pm | 12:33 pm (28.7°) | 91.496 |
| 16 | 7:47 am ↑ (119°) | 5:19 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:32:18 | −0:21 | 6:12 am | 6:54 pm | 6:44 am | 6:22 pm | 7:17 am | 5:49 pm | 12:33 pm (28.7°) | 91.487 |
| 17 | 7:48 am ↑ (119°) | 5:20 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:32:00 | −0:17 | 6:13 am | 6:54 pm | 6:45 am | 6:22 pm | 7:18 am | 5:49 pm | 12:34 pm (28.6°) | 91.478 |
| 18 | 7:48 am ↑ (120°) | 5:20 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:31:46 | −0:14 | 6:13 am | 6:55 pm | 6:46 am | 6:22 pm | 7:19 am | 5:49 pm | 12:34 pm (28.6°) | 91.469 |
| 19 | 7:49 am ↑ (120°) | 5:20 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:31:35 | −0:10 | 6:14 am | 6:55 pm | 6:46 am | 6:23 pm | 7:19 am | 5:50 pm | 12:35 pm (28.6°) | 91.461 |
| 20 | 7:49 am ↑ (120°) | 5:21 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:31:28 | −0:06 | 6:15 am | 6:55 pm | 6:47 am | 6:23 pm | 7:20 am | 5:50 pm | 12:35 pm (28.6°) | 91.453 |
| 21 | 7:50 am ↑ (120°) | 5:21 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:31:25 | −0:03 | 6:15 am | 6:56 pm | 6:47 am | 6:24 pm | 7:20 am | 5:51 pm | 12:36 pm (28.6°) | 91.446 |
| 22 | 7:50 am ↑ (120°) | 5:22 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:31:25 | < 1s | 6:16 am | 6:56 pm | 6:48 am | 6:24 pm | 7:21 am | 5:51 pm | 12:36 pm (28.6°) | 91.439 |
| 23 | 7:51 am ↑ (120°) | 5:22 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:31:29 | +0:04 | 6:16 am | 6:57 pm | 6:48 am | 6:25 pm | 7:21 am | 5:52 pm | 12:37 pm (28.6°) | 91.433 |
| 24 | 7:51 am ↑ (120°) | 5:23 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:31:37 | +0:07 | 6:17 am | 6:58 pm | 6:49 am | 6:25 pm | 7:22 am | 5:52 pm | 12:37 pm (28.6°) | 91.428 |
| 25 | 7:52 am ↑ (120°) | 5:23 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:31:48 | +0:11 | 6:17 am | 6:58 pm | 6:49 am | 6:26 pm | 7:22 am | 5:53 pm | 12:38 pm (28.6°) | 91.423 |
| 26 | 7:52 am ↑ (119°) | 5:24 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:32:03 | +0:14 | 6:17 am | 6:59 pm | 6:49 am | 6:27 pm | 7:22 am | 5:54 pm | 12:38 pm (28.6°) | 91.419 |
| 27 | 7:52 am ↑ (119°) | 5:25 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:32:22 | +0:18 | 6:18 am | 6:59 pm | 6:50 am | 6:27 pm | 7:23 am | 5:54 pm | 12:38 pm (28.7°) | 91.415 |
| 28 | 7:53 am ↑ (119°) | 5:25 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:32:44 | +0:22 | 6:18 am | 7:00 pm | 6:50 am | 6:28 pm | 7:23 am | 5:55 pm | 12:39 pm (28.7°) | 91.412 |
| 29 | 7:53 am ↑ (119°) | 5:26 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:33:09 | +0:25 | 6:18 am | 7:01 pm | 6:50 am | 6:29 pm | 7:23 am | 5:56 pm | 12:39 pm (28.8°) | 91.409 |
| 30 | 7:53 am ↑ (119°) | 5:27 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:33:39 | +0:29 | 6:19 am | 7:01 pm | 6:51 am | 6:29 pm | 7:24 am | 5:56 pm | 12:40 pm (28.8°) | 91.407 |
| 31 | 7:53 am ↑ (119°) | 5:28 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:34:11 | +0:32 | 6:19 am | 7:02 pm | 6:51 am | 6:30 pm | 7:24 am | 5:57 pm | 12:40 pm (28.9°) | 91.405 |
| * All times are local time for 38°01'46.9"N, 84°29'40.9"W. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Today is highlighted. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in 38°01'46.9"N, 84°29'40.9"W is at 10:27 pm on Thursday, December 21, 2023. In terms of daylight, this day is 5 hours, 17 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 6 or December 7.
Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?
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