Daylight
5:51 am – 8:34 pm
14 hours, 43 minutes
| Current Time: | May 28, 2024 at 12:08:57 am |
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| Sun Direction: | ↑ 343° North |
| Sun Altitude: | -27.1° |
| Sun Distance: | 94.201 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Jun 20, 2024 4:50 pm (Summer) |
| Sunrise Today: | 5:51 am↑ 61° Northeast |
| Sunset Today: | 8:34 pm↑ 299° Northwest |
2024 Sun Graph for 39°34'54.2"N, 78°53'50.6"W
December 2024 — Sun in 39°34'54.2"N, 78°53'50.6"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 | 7:17 am ↑ (118°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:34:19 | −1:12 | 5:41 am | 6:27 pm | 6:14 am | 5:55 pm | 6:47 am | 5:21 pm | 12:04 pm (28.5°) | 91.654 |
| 2 | 7:18 am ↑ (118°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:33:09 | −1:09 | 5:42 am | 6:27 pm | 6:15 am | 5:55 pm | 6:48 am | 5:21 pm | 12:05 pm (28.4°) | 91.640 |
| 3 | 7:19 am ↑ (119°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:32:03 | −1:06 | 5:43 am | 6:27 pm | 6:16 am | 5:54 pm | 6:49 am | 5:21 pm | 12:05 pm (28.2°) | 91.625 |
| 4 | 7:20 am ↑ (119°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:31:00 | −1:03 | 5:44 am | 6:27 pm | 6:16 am | 5:54 pm | 6:50 am | 5:21 pm | 12:06 pm (28.1°) | 91.611 |
| 5 | 7:21 am ↑ (119°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:30:00 | −0:59 | 5:45 am | 6:27 pm | 6:17 am | 5:54 pm | 6:51 am | 5:21 pm | 12:06 pm (28.0°) | 91.598 |
| 6 | 7:22 am ↑ (119°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:29:03 | −0:56 | 5:46 am | 6:27 pm | 6:18 am | 5:54 pm | 6:52 am | 5:21 pm | 12:06 pm (27.8°) | 91.584 |
| 7 | 7:23 am ↑ (119°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:28:10 | −0:53 | 5:46 am | 6:27 pm | 6:19 am | 5:55 pm | 6:53 am | 5:21 pm | 12:07 pm (27.7°) | 91.571 |
| 8 | 7:24 am ↑ (119°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:27:21 | −0:49 | 5:47 am | 6:27 pm | 6:20 am | 5:55 pm | 6:53 am | 5:21 pm | 12:07 pm (27.6°) | 91.559 |
| 9 | 7:24 am ↑ (120°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:26:35 | −0:45 | 5:48 am | 6:27 pm | 6:21 am | 5:55 pm | 6:54 am | 5:21 pm | 12:08 pm (27.5°) | 91.546 |
| 10 | 7:25 am ↑ (120°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:25:52 | −0:42 | 5:49 am | 6:28 pm | 6:21 am | 5:55 pm | 6:55 am | 5:21 pm | 12:08 pm (27.5°) | 91.535 |
| 11 | 7:26 am ↑ (120°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:25:14 | −0:38 | 5:49 am | 6:28 pm | 6:22 am | 5:55 pm | 6:56 am | 5:21 pm | 12:09 pm (27.4°) | 91.523 |
| 12 | 7:27 am ↑ (120°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:24:39 | −0:34 | 5:50 am | 6:28 pm | 6:23 am | 5:55 pm | 6:56 am | 5:22 pm | 12:09 pm (27.3°) | 91.513 |
| 13 | 7:27 am ↑ (120°) | 4:52 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:24:08 | −0:31 | 5:51 am | 6:28 pm | 6:23 am | 5:56 pm | 6:57 am | 5:22 pm | 12:10 pm (27.2°) | 91.502 |
| 14 | 7:28 am ↑ (120°) | 4:52 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:23:40 | −0:27 | 5:51 am | 6:29 pm | 6:24 am | 5:56 pm | 6:58 am | 5:22 pm | 12:10 pm (27.2°) | 91.493 |
| 15 | 7:29 am ↑ (120°) | 4:52 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:23:16 | −0:23 | 5:52 am | 6:29 pm | 6:25 am | 5:56 pm | 6:59 am | 5:22 pm | 12:11 pm (27.1°) | 91.484 |
| 16 | 7:30 am ↑ (120°) | 4:52 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:22:56 | −0:19 | 5:53 am | 6:29 pm | 6:25 am | 5:57 pm | 6:59 am | 5:23 pm | 12:11 pm (27.1°) | 91.475 |
| 17 | 7:30 am ↑ (120°) | 4:53 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:22:40 | −0:16 | 5:53 am | 6:30 pm | 6:26 am | 5:57 pm | 7:00 am | 5:23 pm | 12:12 pm (27.1°) | 91.468 |
| 18 | 7:31 am ↑ (120°) | 4:53 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:22:28 | −0:12 | 5:54 am | 6:30 pm | 6:27 am | 5:57 pm | 7:00 am | 5:24 pm | 12:12 pm (27.0°) | 91.460 |
| 19 | 7:31 am ↑ (120°) | 4:54 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:22:20 | −0:08 | 5:54 am | 6:31 pm | 6:27 am | 5:58 pm | 7:01 am | 5:24 pm | 12:12 pm (27.0°) | 91.454 |
| 20 | 7:32 am ↑ (120°) | 4:54 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:22:15 | −0:04 | 5:55 am | 6:31 pm | 6:28 am | 5:58 pm | 7:02 am | 5:24 pm | 12:13 pm (27.0°) | 91.447 |
| 21 | 7:32 am ↑ (120°) | 4:55 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:22:14 | < 1s | 5:55 am | 6:32 pm | 6:28 am | 5:59 pm | 7:02 am | 5:25 pm | 12:13 pm (27.0°) | 91.442 |
| 22 | 7:33 am ↑ (120°) | 4:55 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:22:18 | +0:03 | 5:56 am | 6:32 pm | 6:29 am | 5:59 pm | 7:03 am | 5:25 pm | 12:14 pm (27.0°) | 91.437 |
| 23 | 7:33 am ↑ (120°) | 4:56 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:22:25 | +0:07 | 5:56 am | 6:33 pm | 6:29 am | 6:00 pm | 7:03 am | 5:26 pm | 12:14 pm (27.0°) | 91.432 |
| 24 | 7:34 am ↑ (120°) | 4:56 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:22:36 | +0:10 | 5:57 am | 6:33 pm | 6:30 am | 6:00 pm | 7:03 am | 5:27 pm | 12:15 pm (27.1°) | 91.428 |
| 25 | 7:34 am ↑ (120°) | 4:57 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:22:51 | +0:14 | 5:57 am | 6:34 pm | 6:30 am | 6:01 pm | 7:04 am | 5:27 pm | 12:15 pm (27.1°) | 91.424 |
| 26 | 7:34 am ↑ (120°) | 4:58 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:23:09 | +0:18 | 5:58 am | 6:35 pm | 6:30 am | 6:02 pm | 7:04 am | 5:28 pm | 12:16 pm (27.1°) | 91.420 |
| 27 | 7:35 am ↑ (120°) | 4:58 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:23:32 | +0:22 | 5:58 am | 6:35 pm | 6:31 am | 6:02 pm | 7:04 am | 5:29 pm | 12:16 pm (27.2°) | 91.417 |
| 28 | 7:35 am ↑ (120°) | 4:59 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:23:58 | +0:26 | 5:58 am | 6:36 pm | 6:31 am | 6:03 pm | 7:05 am | 5:29 pm | 12:17 pm (27.2°) | 91.415 |
| 29 | 7:35 am ↑ (120°) | 5:00 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:24:28 | +0:30 | 5:58 am | 6:37 pm | 6:31 am | 6:04 pm | 7:05 am | 5:30 pm | 12:17 pm (27.3°) | 91.412 |
| 30 | 7:35 am ↑ (120°) | 5:01 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:25:02 | +0:33 | 5:59 am | 6:37 pm | 6:31 am | 6:04 pm | 7:05 am | 5:31 pm | 12:18 pm (27.3°) | 91.410 |
| 31 | 7:36 am ↑ (120°) | 5:01 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:25:40 | +0:37 | 5:59 am | 6:38 pm | 6:32 am | 6:05 pm | 7:05 am | 5:31 pm | 12:18 pm (27.4°) | 91.409 |
| * All times are local time for 39°34'54.2"N, 78°53'50.6"W. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in 39°34'54.2"N, 78°53'50.6"W is at 4:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 5 hours, 36 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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