Daylight
5:37 am – 8:08 pm
14 hours, 31 minutes
| Current Time: | May 12, 2024 at 6:10:28 pm |
|---|---|
| Sun Direction: | ↑ 277° West |
| Sun Altitude: | 20.0° |
| Sun Distance: | 93.925 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Jun 20, 2024 3:50 pm (Summer) |
| Sunrise Today: | 5:37 am↑ 64° Northeast |
| Sunset Today: | 8:08 pm↑ 296° Northwest |
2024 Sun Graph for 42°23'20"N, 89°01'58"W
December 2024 — Sun in 42°23'20"N, 89°01'58"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 | 7:06 am ↑ (119°) | 4:24 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:17:52 | −1:21 | 5:26 am | 6:04 pm | 5:59 am | 5:30 pm | 6:34 am | 4:55 pm | 11:45 am (25.7°) | 91.654 |
| 2 | 7:07 am ↑ (120°) | 4:23 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:16:34 | −1:17 | 5:27 am | 6:04 pm | 6:00 am | 5:30 pm | 6:35 am | 4:55 pm | 11:45 am (25.5°) | 91.639 |
| 3 | 7:08 am ↑ (120°) | 4:23 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:15:20 | −1:14 | 5:27 am | 6:04 pm | 6:01 am | 5:30 pm | 6:36 am | 4:55 pm | 11:46 am (25.4°) | 91.625 |
| 4 | 7:09 am ↑ (120°) | 4:23 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:14:09 | −1:10 | 5:28 am | 6:04 pm | 6:02 am | 5:30 pm | 6:37 am | 4:55 pm | 11:46 am (25.3°) | 91.611 |
| 5 | 7:10 am ↑ (120°) | 4:23 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:13:02 | −1:06 | 5:29 am | 6:04 pm | 6:03 am | 5:30 pm | 6:38 am | 4:55 pm | 11:47 am (25.2°) | 91.597 |
| 6 | 7:11 am ↑ (120°) | 4:23 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:11:59 | −1:03 | 5:30 am | 6:04 pm | 6:04 am | 5:30 pm | 6:39 am | 4:55 pm | 11:47 am (25.0°) | 91.584 |
| 7 | 7:12 am ↑ (121°) | 4:23 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:11:00 | −0:59 | 5:31 am | 6:04 pm | 6:05 am | 5:30 pm | 6:40 am | 4:54 pm | 11:47 am (24.9°) | 91.571 |
| 8 | 7:13 am ↑ (121°) | 4:23 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:10:04 | −0:55 | 5:32 am | 6:04 pm | 6:06 am | 5:30 pm | 6:41 am | 4:55 pm | 11:48 am (24.8°) | 91.558 |
| 9 | 7:14 am ↑ (121°) | 4:23 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:09:13 | −0:51 | 5:32 am | 6:04 pm | 6:06 am | 5:30 pm | 6:42 am | 4:55 pm | 11:48 am (24.7°) | 91.546 |
| 10 | 7:14 am ↑ (121°) | 4:23 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:08:26 | −0:47 | 5:33 am | 6:04 pm | 6:07 am | 5:30 pm | 6:43 am | 4:55 pm | 11:49 am (24.6°) | 91.534 |
| 11 | 7:15 am ↑ (121°) | 4:23 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:07:43 | −0:43 | 5:34 am | 6:04 pm | 6:08 am | 5:30 pm | 6:43 am | 4:55 pm | 11:49 am (24.6°) | 91.523 |
| 12 | 7:16 am ↑ (121°) | 4:23 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:07:03 | −0:39 | 5:35 am | 6:05 pm | 6:09 am | 5:30 pm | 6:44 am | 4:55 pm | 11:50 am (24.5°) | 91.512 |
| 13 | 7:17 am ↑ (121°) | 4:23 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:06:28 | −0:34 | 5:35 am | 6:05 pm | 6:10 am | 5:31 pm | 6:45 am | 4:55 pm | 11:50 am (24.4°) | 91.502 |
| 14 | 7:18 am ↑ (121°) | 4:24 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:05:58 | −0:30 | 5:36 am | 6:05 pm | 6:10 am | 5:31 pm | 6:46 am | 4:55 pm | 11:51 am (24.4°) | 91.493 |
| 15 | 7:18 am ↑ (121°) | 4:24 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:05:31 | −0:26 | 5:37 am | 6:05 pm | 6:11 am | 5:31 pm | 6:46 am | 4:56 pm | 11:51 am (24.3°) | 91.484 |
| 16 | 7:19 am ↑ (122°) | 4:24 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:05:09 | −0:22 | 5:37 am | 6:06 pm | 6:12 am | 5:32 pm | 6:47 am | 4:56 pm | 11:52 am (24.3°) | 91.475 |
| 17 | 7:20 am ↑ (122°) | 4:24 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:04:51 | −0:17 | 5:38 am | 6:06 pm | 6:12 am | 5:32 pm | 6:48 am | 4:56 pm | 11:52 am (24.3°) | 91.467 |
| 18 | 7:20 am ↑ (122°) | 4:25 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:04:37 | −0:13 | 5:38 am | 6:07 pm | 6:13 am | 5:32 pm | 6:48 am | 4:57 pm | 11:53 am (24.2°) | 91.460 |
| 19 | 7:21 am ↑ (122°) | 4:25 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:04:28 | −0:09 | 5:39 am | 6:07 pm | 6:13 am | 5:33 pm | 6:49 am | 4:57 pm | 11:53 am (24.2°) | 91.453 |
| 20 | 7:21 am ↑ (122°) | 4:26 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:04:23 | −0:04 | 5:40 am | 6:07 pm | 6:14 am | 5:33 pm | 6:49 am | 4:58 pm | 11:54 am (24.2°) | 91.447 |
| 21 | 7:22 am ↑ (122°) | 4:26 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:04:23 | < 1s | 5:40 am | 6:08 pm | 6:14 am | 5:34 pm | 6:50 am | 4:58 pm | 11:54 am (24.2°) | 91.442 |
| 22 | 7:22 am ↑ (122°) | 4:27 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:04:26 | +0:03 | 5:41 am | 6:09 pm | 6:15 am | 5:34 pm | 6:50 am | 4:59 pm | 11:55 am (24.2°) | 91.436 |
| 23 | 7:23 am ↑ (122°) | 4:27 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:04:34 | +0:08 | 5:41 am | 6:09 pm | 6:15 am | 5:35 pm | 6:51 am | 4:59 pm | 11:55 am (24.2°) | 91.432 |
| 24 | 7:23 am ↑ (122°) | 4:28 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:04:47 | +0:12 | 5:41 am | 6:10 pm | 6:16 am | 5:35 pm | 6:51 am | 5:00 pm | 11:56 am (24.3°) | 91.427 |
| 25 | 7:24 am ↑ (122°) | 4:29 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:05:04 | +0:16 | 5:42 am | 6:10 pm | 6:16 am | 5:36 pm | 6:52 am | 5:01 pm | 11:56 am (24.3°) | 91.424 |
| 26 | 7:24 am ↑ (122°) | 4:29 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:05:25 | +0:21 | 5:42 am | 6:11 pm | 6:16 am | 5:37 pm | 6:52 am | 5:01 pm | 11:57 am (24.3°) | 91.420 |
| 27 | 7:24 am ↑ (121°) | 4:30 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:05:50 | +0:25 | 5:43 am | 6:12 pm | 6:17 am | 5:37 pm | 6:52 am | 5:02 pm | 11:57 am (24.4°) | 91.417 |
| 28 | 7:24 am ↑ (121°) | 4:31 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:06:20 | +0:29 | 5:43 am | 6:12 pm | 6:17 am | 5:38 pm | 6:52 am | 5:03 pm | 11:58 am (24.4°) | 91.414 |
| 29 | 7:25 am ↑ (121°) | 4:32 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:06:54 | +0:33 | 5:43 am | 6:13 pm | 6:17 am | 5:39 pm | 6:53 am | 5:03 pm | 11:58 am (24.5°) | 91.412 |
| 30 | 7:25 am ↑ (121°) | 4:32 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:07:32 | +0:38 | 5:43 am | 6:14 pm | 6:18 am | 5:40 pm | 6:53 am | 5:04 pm | 11:58 am (24.5°) | 91.410 |
| 31 | 7:25 am ↑ (121°) | 4:33 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:08:14 | +0:42 | 5:44 am | 6:14 pm | 6:18 am | 5:40 pm | 6:53 am | 5:05 pm | 11:59 am (24.6°) | 91.409 |
| * All times are local time for 42°23'20"N, 89°01'58"W. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in 42°23'20"N, 89°01'58"W is at 3:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 6 hours, 13 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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