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Columbus, Arkansas, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2024

Daylight

6:19 am – 8:04 pm
13 hours, 45 minutes

Current Time: May 8, 2024 at 5:59:49 pm
Sun Direction: 275° West
Sun Altitude: 24.3°
Sun Distance: 93.842 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 20, 2024 3:50 pm (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 6:19 am 68° East
Sunset Today: 8:04 pm 292° Northwest
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2024 Sun Graph for Columbus

December 2024 — Sun in Columbus

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
17:02 am (116°)5:06 pm (244°)10:03:59−0:575:34 am6:34 pm6:04 am6:04 pm6:35 am5:33 pm12:04 pm (34.3°)91.654
27:03 am (116°)5:06 pm (244°)10:03:04−0:555:34 am6:34 pm6:05 am6:04 pm6:36 am5:33 pm12:04 pm (34.1°)91.639
37:04 am (116°)5:06 pm (244°)10:02:11−0:525:35 am6:34 pm6:05 am6:04 pm6:36 am5:33 pm12:05 pm (34.0°)91.625
47:04 am (117°)5:06 pm (243°)10:01:22−0:495:36 am6:34 pm6:06 am6:04 pm6:37 am5:33 pm12:05 pm (33.9°)91.611
57:05 am (117°)5:06 pm (243°)10:00:34−0:475:37 am6:35 pm6:07 am6:04 pm6:38 am5:33 pm12:06 pm (33.8°)91.597
67:06 am (117°)5:06 pm (243°)9:59:50−0:445:37 am6:35 pm6:08 am6:04 pm6:39 am5:33 pm12:06 pm (33.6°)91.584
77:07 am (117°)5:06 pm (243°)9:59:08−0:415:38 am6:35 pm6:08 am6:05 pm6:39 am5:34 pm12:07 pm (33.5°)91.571
87:08 am (117°)5:06 pm (243°)9:58:29−0:395:39 am6:35 pm6:09 am6:05 pm6:40 am5:34 pm12:07 pm (33.4°)91.558
97:08 am (117°)5:06 pm (243°)9:57:53−0:365:39 am6:35 pm6:10 am6:05 pm6:41 am5:34 pm12:07 pm (33.3°)91.546
107:09 am (117°)5:06 pm (243°)9:57:19−0:335:40 am6:36 pm6:11 am6:05 pm6:42 am5:34 pm12:08 pm (33.2°)91.534
117:10 am (117°)5:07 pm (242°)9:56:49−0:305:41 am6:36 pm6:11 am6:05 pm6:42 am5:34 pm12:08 pm (33.2°)91.523
127:11 am (118°)5:07 pm (242°)9:56:21−0:275:41 am6:36 pm6:12 am6:06 pm6:43 am5:35 pm12:09 pm (33.1°)91.512
137:11 am (118°)5:07 pm (242°)9:55:57−0:245:42 am6:36 pm6:12 am6:06 pm6:44 am5:35 pm12:09 pm (33.0°)91.502
147:12 am (118°)5:08 pm (242°)9:55:35−0:215:43 am6:37 pm6:13 am6:06 pm6:44 am5:35 pm12:10 pm (33.0°)91.492
157:13 am (118°)5:08 pm (242°)9:55:17−0:185:43 am6:37 pm6:14 am6:07 pm6:45 am5:35 pm12:10 pm (32.9°)91.483
167:13 am (118°)5:08 pm (242°)9:55:01−0:155:44 am6:37 pm6:14 am6:07 pm6:46 am5:36 pm12:11 pm (32.9°)91.475
177:14 am (118°)5:09 pm (242°)9:54:49−0:125:44 am6:38 pm6:15 am6:07 pm6:46 am5:36 pm12:11 pm (32.9°)91.467
187:14 am (118°)5:09 pm (242°)9:54:39−0:095:45 am6:38 pm6:15 am6:08 pm6:47 am5:37 pm12:12 pm (32.8°)91.460
197:15 am (118°)5:09 pm (242°)9:54:32−0:065:46 am6:39 pm6:16 am6:08 pm6:47 am5:37 pm12:12 pm (32.8°)91.453
207:15 am (118°)5:10 pm (242°)9:54:29−0:035:46 am6:39 pm6:17 am6:09 pm6:48 am5:38 pm12:13 pm (32.8°)91.447
217:16 am (118°)5:10 pm (242°)9:54:29< 1s5:47 am6:40 pm6:17 am6:09 pm6:48 am5:38 pm12:13 pm (32.8°)91.441
227:16 am (118°)5:11 pm (242°)9:54:31+0:025:47 am6:40 pm6:18 am6:10 pm6:49 am5:39 pm12:14 pm (32.8°)91.436
237:17 am (118°)5:12 pm (242°)9:54:37+0:055:48 am6:41 pm6:18 am6:10 pm6:49 am5:39 pm12:14 pm (32.8°)91.432
247:17 am (118°)5:12 pm (242°)9:54:46+0:085:48 am6:41 pm6:18 am6:11 pm6:50 am5:40 pm12:15 pm (32.9°)91.427
257:18 am (118°)5:13 pm (242°)9:54:58+0:115:48 am6:42 pm6:19 am6:12 pm6:50 am5:40 pm12:15 pm (32.9°)91.424
267:18 am (118°)5:13 pm (242°)9:55:13+0:145:49 am6:43 pm6:19 am6:12 pm6:50 am5:41 pm12:16 pm (32.9°)91.420
277:18 am (118°)5:14 pm (242°)9:55:31+0:175:49 am6:43 pm6:20 am6:13 pm6:51 am5:42 pm12:16 pm (33.0°)91.417
287:19 am (118°)5:15 pm (242°)9:55:52+0:205:50 am6:44 pm6:20 am6:13 pm6:51 am5:42 pm12:17 pm (33.0°)91.414
297:19 am (118°)5:15 pm (242°)9:56:16+0:235:50 am6:44 pm6:20 am6:14 pm6:51 am5:43 pm12:17 pm (33.1°)91.412
307:19 am (118°)5:16 pm (242°)9:56:42+0:265:50 am6:45 pm6:21 am6:15 pm6:52 am5:44 pm12:18 pm (33.2°)91.410
317:20 am (117°)5:17 pm (243°)9:57:12+0:295:51 am6:46 pm6:21 am6:15 pm6:52 am5:44 pm12:18 pm (33.2°)91.409
* All times are local time for Columbus. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Columbus is at 3:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 4 hours, 30 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 3 or December 4.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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