Daylight
6:23 am – 8:54 pm
14 hours, 31 minutes
| Current Time: | May 25, 2024 at 7:08:10 am |
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| Sun Direction: | ↑ 69° East |
| Sun Altitude: | 7.2° |
| Sun Distance: | 94.156 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Jun 20, 2024 4:50 pm (Summer) |
| Sunrise Today: | 6:23 am↑ 62° Northeast |
| Sunset Today: | 8:54 pm↑ 298° Northwest |
2024 Sun Graph for 38°12'41"N, 85°31'47"W
December 2024 — Sun in 38°12'41"N, 85°31'47"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 | 7:40 am ↑ (118°) | 5:22 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:41:46 | −1:09 | 6:06 am | 6:55 pm | 6:38 am | 6:24 pm | 7:11 am | 5:51 pm | 12:31 pm (29.9°) | 91.654 |
| 2 | 7:41 am ↑ (118°) | 5:22 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:40:40 | −1:06 | 6:07 am | 6:55 pm | 6:39 am | 6:23 pm | 7:12 am | 5:51 pm | 12:31 pm (29.7°) | 91.639 |
| 3 | 7:42 am ↑ (118°) | 5:21 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:39:37 | −1:02 | 6:08 am | 6:55 pm | 6:40 am | 6:23 pm | 7:13 am | 5:51 pm | 12:32 pm (29.6°) | 91.625 |
| 4 | 7:43 am ↑ (118°) | 5:21 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:38:38 | −0:59 | 6:09 am | 6:55 pm | 6:41 am | 6:23 pm | 7:13 am | 5:51 pm | 12:32 pm (29.4°) | 91.611 |
| 5 | 7:44 am ↑ (118°) | 5:21 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:37:41 | −0:56 | 6:09 am | 6:55 pm | 6:41 am | 6:23 pm | 7:14 am | 5:51 pm | 12:33 pm (29.3°) | 91.597 |
| 6 | 7:44 am ↑ (119°) | 5:21 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:36:48 | −0:53 | 6:10 am | 6:55 pm | 6:42 am | 6:24 pm | 7:15 am | 5:51 pm | 12:33 pm (29.2°) | 91.584 |
| 7 | 7:45 am ↑ (119°) | 5:21 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:35:57 | −0:50 | 6:11 am | 6:56 pm | 6:43 am | 6:24 pm | 7:16 am | 5:51 pm | 12:33 pm (29.1°) | 91.571 |
| 8 | 7:46 am ↑ (119°) | 5:21 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:35:11 | −0:46 | 6:12 am | 6:56 pm | 6:44 am | 6:24 pm | 7:17 am | 5:51 pm | 12:34 pm (29.0°) | 91.558 |
| 9 | 7:47 am ↑ (119°) | 5:21 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:34:27 | −0:43 | 6:12 am | 6:56 pm | 6:45 am | 6:24 pm | 7:18 am | 5:51 pm | 12:34 pm (28.9°) | 91.546 |
| 10 | 7:48 am ↑ (119°) | 5:22 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:33:47 | −0:39 | 6:13 am | 6:56 pm | 6:45 am | 6:24 pm | 7:18 am | 5:51 pm | 12:35 pm (28.8°) | 91.534 |
| 11 | 7:49 am ↑ (119°) | 5:22 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:33:11 | −0:36 | 6:14 am | 6:56 pm | 6:46 am | 6:24 pm | 7:19 am | 5:51 pm | 12:35 pm (28.7°) | 91.523 |
| 12 | 7:49 am ↑ (119°) | 5:22 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:32:38 | −0:33 | 6:15 am | 6:57 pm | 6:47 am | 6:25 pm | 7:20 am | 5:51 pm | 12:36 pm (28.7°) | 91.512 |
| 13 | 7:50 am ↑ (119°) | 5:22 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:32:08 | −0:29 | 6:15 am | 6:57 pm | 6:47 am | 6:25 pm | 7:20 am | 5:52 pm | 12:36 pm (28.6°) | 91.502 |
| 14 | 7:51 am ↑ (119°) | 5:22 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:31:42 | −0:25 | 6:16 am | 6:57 pm | 6:48 am | 6:25 pm | 7:21 am | 5:52 pm | 12:37 pm (28.6°) | 91.493 |
| 15 | 7:51 am ↑ (119°) | 5:23 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:31:20 | −0:22 | 6:17 am | 6:58 pm | 6:49 am | 6:25 pm | 7:22 am | 5:52 pm | 12:37 pm (28.5°) | 91.484 |
| 16 | 7:52 am ↑ (120°) | 5:23 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:31:01 | −0:18 | 6:17 am | 6:58 pm | 6:49 am | 6:26 pm | 7:22 am | 5:53 pm | 12:38 pm (28.5°) | 91.475 |
| 17 | 7:53 am ↑ (120°) | 5:23 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:30:46 | −0:15 | 6:18 am | 6:58 pm | 6:50 am | 6:26 pm | 7:23 am | 5:53 pm | 12:38 pm (28.4°) | 91.467 |
| 18 | 7:53 am ↑ (120°) | 5:24 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:30:34 | −0:11 | 6:18 am | 6:59 pm | 6:50 am | 6:27 pm | 7:24 am | 5:53 pm | 12:39 pm (28.4°) | 91.460 |
| 19 | 7:54 am ↑ (120°) | 5:24 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:30:27 | −0:07 | 6:19 am | 6:59 pm | 6:51 am | 6:27 pm | 7:24 am | 5:54 pm | 12:39 pm (28.4°) | 91.453 |
| 20 | 7:54 am ↑ (120°) | 5:25 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:30:22 | −0:04 | 6:19 am | 7:00 pm | 6:52 am | 6:28 pm | 7:25 am | 5:54 pm | 12:40 pm (28.4°) | 91.447 |
| 21 | 7:55 am ↑ (120°) | 5:25 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:30:22 | < 1s | 6:20 am | 7:00 pm | 6:52 am | 6:28 pm | 7:25 am | 5:55 pm | 12:40 pm (28.4°) | 91.442 |
| 22 | 7:55 am ↑ (120°) | 5:26 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:30:25 | +0:03 | 6:20 am | 7:01 pm | 6:53 am | 6:29 pm | 7:26 am | 5:55 pm | 12:41 pm (28.4°) | 91.436 |
| 23 | 7:56 am ↑ (120°) | 5:26 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:30:32 | +0:06 | 6:21 am | 7:01 pm | 6:53 am | 6:29 pm | 7:26 am | 5:56 pm | 12:41 pm (28.4°) | 91.432 |
| 24 | 7:56 am ↑ (120°) | 5:27 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:30:42 | +0:10 | 6:21 am | 7:02 pm | 6:53 am | 6:30 pm | 7:27 am | 5:57 pm | 12:42 pm (28.4°) | 91.427 |
| 25 | 7:57 am ↑ (120°) | 5:28 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:30:56 | +0:14 | 6:22 am | 7:02 pm | 6:54 am | 6:30 pm | 7:27 am | 5:57 pm | 12:42 pm (28.5°) | 91.424 |
| 26 | 7:57 am ↑ (120°) | 5:28 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:31:14 | +0:17 | 6:22 am | 7:03 pm | 6:54 am | 6:31 pm | 7:27 am | 5:58 pm | 12:43 pm (28.5°) | 91.420 |
| 27 | 7:57 am ↑ (119°) | 5:29 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:31:35 | +0:21 | 6:22 am | 7:04 pm | 6:55 am | 6:32 pm | 7:28 am | 5:58 pm | 12:43 pm (28.5°) | 91.417 |
| 28 | 7:58 am ↑ (119°) | 5:30 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:32:01 | +0:25 | 6:23 am | 7:04 pm | 6:55 am | 6:32 pm | 7:28 am | 5:59 pm | 12:43 pm (28.6°) | 91.415 |
| 29 | 7:58 am ↑ (119°) | 5:30 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:32:29 | +0:28 | 6:23 am | 7:05 pm | 6:55 am | 6:33 pm | 7:28 am | 6:00 pm | 12:44 pm (28.7°) | 91.412 |
| 30 | 7:58 am ↑ (119°) | 5:31 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:33:01 | +0:32 | 6:23 am | 7:06 pm | 6:55 am | 6:34 pm | 7:28 am | 6:01 pm | 12:44 pm (28.7°) | 91.410 |
| 31 | 7:58 am ↑ (119°) | 5:32 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:33:37 | +0:35 | 6:24 am | 7:06 pm | 6:56 am | 6:34 pm | 7:29 am | 6:01 pm | 12:45 pm (28.8°) | 91.409 |
| * All times are local time for 38°12'41"N, 85°31'47"W. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in 38°12'41"N, 85°31'47"W is at 4:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 5 hours, 19 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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