Daylight
6:32 am – 8:45 pm
14 hours, 13 minutes
| Current Time: | May 4, 2024 at 3:09:11 am |
|---|---|
| Sun Direction: | ↑ 25° Northeast |
| Sun Altitude: | -27.9° |
| Sun Distance: | 93.737 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Jun 20, 2024 4:50 pm (Summer) |
| Sunrise Today: | 6:32 am↑ 67° East |
| Sunset Today: | 8:45 pm↑ 293° Northwest |
2024 Sun Graph for 42°20'20"N, 85°33'32"W
December 2024 — Sun in 42°20'20"N, 85°33'32"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 | 7:52 am ↑ (119°) | 5:10 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:18:12 | −1:21 | 6:12 am | 6:50 pm | 6:45 am | 6:16 pm | 7:20 am | 5:41 pm | 12:31 pm (25.7°) | 91.654 |
| 2 | 7:53 am ↑ (120°) | 5:10 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:16:54 | −1:17 | 6:13 am | 6:50 pm | 6:46 am | 6:16 pm | 7:21 am | 5:41 pm | 12:31 pm (25.6°) | 91.639 |
| 3 | 7:54 am ↑ (120°) | 5:10 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:15:39 | −1:14 | 6:13 am | 6:50 pm | 6:47 am | 6:16 pm | 7:22 am | 5:41 pm | 12:32 pm (25.5°) | 91.625 |
| 4 | 7:55 am ↑ (120°) | 5:09 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:14:29 | −1:10 | 6:14 am | 6:50 pm | 6:48 am | 6:16 pm | 7:23 am | 5:41 pm | 12:32 pm (25.3°) | 91.611 |
| 5 | 7:56 am ↑ (120°) | 5:09 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:13:22 | −1:06 | 6:15 am | 6:50 pm | 6:49 am | 6:16 pm | 7:24 am | 5:41 pm | 12:33 pm (25.2°) | 91.597 |
| 6 | 7:57 am ↑ (120°) | 5:09 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:12:19 | −1:03 | 6:16 am | 6:50 pm | 6:50 am | 6:16 pm | 7:25 am | 5:41 pm | 12:33 pm (25.1°) | 91.584 |
| 7 | 7:58 am ↑ (121°) | 5:09 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:11:20 | −0:59 | 6:17 am | 6:50 pm | 6:51 am | 6:16 pm | 7:26 am | 5:41 pm | 12:33 pm (25.0°) | 91.571 |
| 8 | 7:59 am ↑ (121°) | 5:09 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:10:24 | −0:55 | 6:18 am | 6:50 pm | 6:52 am | 6:16 pm | 7:27 am | 5:41 pm | 12:34 pm (24.9°) | 91.558 |
| 9 | 8:00 am ↑ (121°) | 5:09 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:09:33 | −0:51 | 6:18 am | 6:50 pm | 6:52 am | 6:16 pm | 7:28 am | 5:41 pm | 12:34 pm (24.8°) | 91.546 |
| 10 | 8:00 am ↑ (121°) | 5:09 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:08:46 | −0:47 | 6:19 am | 6:50 pm | 6:53 am | 6:16 pm | 7:29 am | 5:41 pm | 12:35 pm (24.7°) | 91.534 |
| 11 | 8:01 am ↑ (121°) | 5:09 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:08:03 | −0:43 | 6:20 am | 6:51 pm | 6:54 am | 6:16 pm | 7:29 am | 5:41 pm | 12:35 pm (24.6°) | 91.523 |
| 12 | 8:02 am ↑ (121°) | 5:09 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:07:24 | −0:39 | 6:21 am | 6:51 pm | 6:55 am | 6:17 pm | 7:30 am | 5:41 pm | 12:36 pm (24.5°) | 91.512 |
| 13 | 8:03 am ↑ (121°) | 5:10 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:06:49 | −0:34 | 6:21 am | 6:51 pm | 6:56 am | 6:17 pm | 7:31 am | 5:41 pm | 12:36 pm (24.5°) | 91.502 |
| 14 | 8:04 am ↑ (121°) | 5:10 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:06:18 | −0:30 | 6:22 am | 6:51 pm | 6:56 am | 6:17 pm | 7:32 am | 5:42 pm | 12:37 pm (24.4°) | 91.493 |
| 15 | 8:04 am ↑ (121°) | 5:10 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:05:51 | −0:26 | 6:23 am | 6:52 pm | 6:57 am | 6:17 pm | 7:32 am | 5:42 pm | 12:37 pm (24.4°) | 91.484 |
| 16 | 8:05 am ↑ (122°) | 5:10 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:05:29 | −0:22 | 6:23 am | 6:52 pm | 6:58 am | 6:18 pm | 7:33 am | 5:42 pm | 12:38 pm (24.3°) | 91.475 |
| 17 | 8:06 am ↑ (122°) | 5:11 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:05:11 | −0:17 | 6:24 am | 6:52 pm | 6:58 am | 6:18 pm | 7:34 am | 5:43 pm | 12:38 pm (24.3°) | 91.467 |
| 18 | 8:06 am ↑ (122°) | 5:11 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:04:58 | −0:13 | 6:25 am | 6:53 pm | 6:59 am | 6:19 pm | 7:34 am | 5:43 pm | 12:39 pm (24.3°) | 91.460 |
| 19 | 8:07 am ↑ (122°) | 5:12 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:04:48 | −0:09 | 6:25 am | 6:53 pm | 6:59 am | 6:19 pm | 7:35 am | 5:44 pm | 12:39 pm (24.3°) | 91.453 |
| 20 | 8:07 am ↑ (122°) | 5:12 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:04:43 | −0:04 | 6:26 am | 6:54 pm | 7:00 am | 6:19 pm | 7:35 am | 5:44 pm | 12:40 pm (24.3°) | 91.447 |
| 21 | 8:08 am ↑ (122°) | 5:13 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:04:43 | < 1s | 6:26 am | 6:54 pm | 7:00 am | 6:20 pm | 7:36 am | 5:44 pm | 12:40 pm (24.3°) | 91.442 |
| 22 | 8:08 am ↑ (122°) | 5:13 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:04:46 | +0:03 | 6:27 am | 6:55 pm | 7:01 am | 6:20 pm | 7:36 am | 5:45 pm | 12:41 pm (24.3°) | 91.436 |
| 23 | 8:09 am ↑ (122°) | 5:14 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:04:54 | +0:08 | 6:27 am | 6:55 pm | 7:01 am | 6:21 pm | 7:37 am | 5:46 pm | 12:41 pm (24.3°) | 91.432 |
| 24 | 8:09 am ↑ (122°) | 5:14 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:05:07 | +0:12 | 6:27 am | 6:56 pm | 7:02 am | 6:22 pm | 7:37 am | 5:46 pm | 12:42 pm (24.3°) | 91.427 |
| 25 | 8:09 am ↑ (122°) | 5:15 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:05:23 | +0:16 | 6:28 am | 6:56 pm | 7:02 am | 6:22 pm | 7:38 am | 5:47 pm | 12:42 pm (24.3°) | 91.424 |
| 26 | 8:10 am ↑ (122°) | 5:16 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:05:44 | +0:21 | 6:28 am | 6:57 pm | 7:02 am | 6:23 pm | 7:38 am | 5:47 pm | 12:43 pm (24.4°) | 91.420 |
| 27 | 8:10 am ↑ (121°) | 5:16 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:06:10 | +0:25 | 6:29 am | 6:58 pm | 7:03 am | 6:24 pm | 7:38 am | 5:48 pm | 12:43 pm (24.4°) | 91.417 |
| 28 | 8:10 am ↑ (121°) | 5:17 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:06:39 | +0:29 | 6:29 am | 6:58 pm | 7:03 am | 6:24 pm | 7:38 am | 5:49 pm | 12:44 pm (24.5°) | 91.415 |
| 29 | 8:11 am ↑ (121°) | 5:18 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:07:13 | +0:33 | 6:29 am | 6:59 pm | 7:03 am | 6:25 pm | 7:39 am | 5:50 pm | 12:44 pm (24.5°) | 91.412 |
| 30 | 8:11 am ↑ (121°) | 5:19 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:07:51 | +0:38 | 6:29 am | 7:00 pm | 7:04 am | 6:26 pm | 7:39 am | 5:50 pm | 12:45 pm (24.6°) | 91.410 |
| 31 | 8:11 am ↑ (121°) | 5:19 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:08:34 | +0:42 | 6:30 am | 7:01 pm | 7:04 am | 6:27 pm | 7:39 am | 5:51 pm | 12:45 pm (24.7°) | 91.409 |
| * All times are local time for 42°20'20"N, 85°33'32"W. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in 42°20'20"N, 85°33'32"W is at 4:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 6 hours, 12 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 7 or December 8.
Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?
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