Daylight
6:02 am – 9:00 pm
14 hours, 58 minutes
| Current Time: | May 26, 2024 at 4:23:04 pm |
|---|---|
| Sun Direction: | ↑ 253° West |
| Sun Altitude: | 48.5° |
| Sun Distance: | 94.179 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Jun 20, 2024 4:50 pm (Summer) |
| Sunrise Today: | 6:02 am↑ 60° Northeast |
| Sunset Today: | 9:00 pm↑ 300° Northwest |
2024 Sun Graph for 42°30'04"N, 83°30'52"W
December 2024 — Sun in 42°30'04"N, 83°30'52"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 | 7:44 am ↑ (120°) | 5:01 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:17:12 | −1:21 | 6:04 am | 6:42 pm | 6:38 am | 6:08 pm | 7:13 am | 5:33 pm | 12:23 pm (25.6°) | 91.654 |
| 2 | 7:45 am ↑ (120°) | 5:01 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:15:54 | −1:18 | 6:05 am | 6:42 pm | 6:39 am | 6:08 pm | 7:14 am | 5:33 pm | 12:23 pm (25.4°) | 91.639 |
| 3 | 7:46 am ↑ (120°) | 5:01 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:14:39 | −1:14 | 6:05 am | 6:42 pm | 6:39 am | 6:08 pm | 7:15 am | 5:32 pm | 12:24 pm (25.3°) | 91.625 |
| 4 | 7:47 am ↑ (120°) | 5:01 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:13:28 | −1:11 | 6:06 am | 6:41 pm | 6:40 am | 6:07 pm | 7:16 am | 5:32 pm | 12:24 pm (25.2°) | 91.611 |
| 5 | 7:48 am ↑ (120°) | 5:01 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:12:21 | −1:07 | 6:07 am | 6:41 pm | 6:41 am | 6:07 pm | 7:16 am | 5:32 pm | 12:24 pm (25.0°) | 91.597 |
| 6 | 7:49 am ↑ (121°) | 5:00 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:11:17 | −1:03 | 6:08 am | 6:41 pm | 6:42 am | 6:07 pm | 7:17 am | 5:32 pm | 12:25 pm (24.9°) | 91.584 |
| 7 | 7:50 am ↑ (121°) | 5:00 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:10:17 | −0:59 | 6:09 am | 6:42 pm | 6:43 am | 6:07 pm | 7:18 am | 5:32 pm | 12:25 pm (24.8°) | 91.571 |
| 8 | 7:51 am ↑ (121°) | 5:00 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:09:22 | −0:55 | 6:10 am | 6:42 pm | 6:44 am | 6:08 pm | 7:19 am | 5:32 pm | 12:26 pm (24.7°) | 91.558 |
| 9 | 7:52 am ↑ (121°) | 5:00 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:08:30 | −0:51 | 6:10 am | 6:42 pm | 6:45 am | 6:08 pm | 7:20 am | 5:32 pm | 12:26 pm (24.6°) | 91.546 |
| 10 | 7:53 am ↑ (121°) | 5:00 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:07:43 | −0:47 | 6:11 am | 6:42 pm | 6:45 am | 6:08 pm | 7:21 am | 5:32 pm | 12:27 pm (24.5°) | 91.534 |
| 11 | 7:54 am ↑ (121°) | 5:01 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:06:59 | −0:43 | 6:12 am | 6:42 pm | 6:46 am | 6:08 pm | 7:22 am | 5:32 pm | 12:27 pm (24.5°) | 91.523 |
| 12 | 7:54 am ↑ (121°) | 5:01 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:06:20 | −0:39 | 6:13 am | 6:42 pm | 6:47 am | 6:08 pm | 7:22 am | 5:33 pm | 12:28 pm (24.4°) | 91.512 |
| 13 | 7:55 am ↑ (121°) | 5:01 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:05:45 | −0:35 | 6:13 am | 6:43 pm | 6:48 am | 6:08 pm | 7:23 am | 5:33 pm | 12:28 pm (24.3°) | 91.502 |
| 14 | 7:56 am ↑ (121°) | 5:01 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:05:14 | −0:30 | 6:14 am | 6:43 pm | 6:48 am | 6:09 pm | 7:24 am | 5:33 pm | 12:29 pm (24.3°) | 91.493 |
| 15 | 7:57 am ↑ (122°) | 5:01 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:04:47 | −0:26 | 6:15 am | 6:43 pm | 6:49 am | 6:09 pm | 7:25 am | 5:33 pm | 12:29 pm (24.2°) | 91.484 |
| 16 | 7:57 am ↑ (122°) | 5:02 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:04:24 | −0:22 | 6:15 am | 6:44 pm | 6:50 am | 6:09 pm | 7:25 am | 5:34 pm | 12:29 pm (24.2°) | 91.475 |
| 17 | 7:58 am ↑ (122°) | 5:02 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:04:06 | −0:18 | 6:16 am | 6:44 pm | 6:50 am | 6:10 pm | 7:26 am | 5:34 pm | 12:30 pm (24.1°) | 91.467 |
| 18 | 7:59 am ↑ (122°) | 5:02 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:03:53 | −0:13 | 6:17 am | 6:44 pm | 6:51 am | 6:10 pm | 7:26 am | 5:34 pm | 12:30 pm (24.1°) | 91.460 |
| 19 | 7:59 am ↑ (122°) | 5:03 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:03:43 | −0:09 | 6:17 am | 6:45 pm | 6:51 am | 6:10 pm | 7:27 am | 5:35 pm | 12:31 pm (24.1°) | 91.453 |
| 20 | 8:00 am ↑ (122°) | 5:03 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:03:38 | −0:05 | 6:18 am | 6:45 pm | 6:52 am | 6:11 pm | 7:28 am | 5:35 pm | 12:31 pm (24.1°) | 91.447 |
| 21 | 8:00 am ↑ (122°) | 5:04 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:03:37 | < 1s | 6:18 am | 6:46 pm | 6:52 am | 6:11 pm | 7:28 am | 5:36 pm | 12:32 pm (24.1°) | 91.442 |
| 22 | 8:01 am ↑ (122°) | 5:04 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:03:41 | +0:03 | 6:19 am | 6:46 pm | 6:53 am | 6:12 pm | 7:29 am | 5:36 pm | 12:32 pm (24.1°) | 91.436 |
| 23 | 8:01 am ↑ (122°) | 5:05 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:03:49 | +0:08 | 6:19 am | 6:47 pm | 6:53 am | 6:13 pm | 7:29 am | 5:37 pm | 12:33 pm (24.1°) | 91.432 |
| 24 | 8:01 am ↑ (122°) | 5:05 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:04:02 | +0:12 | 6:20 am | 6:47 pm | 6:54 am | 6:13 pm | 7:29 am | 5:38 pm | 12:33 pm (24.1°) | 91.427 |
| 25 | 8:02 am ↑ (122°) | 5:06 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:04:18 | +0:16 | 6:20 am | 6:48 pm | 6:54 am | 6:14 pm | 7:30 am | 5:38 pm | 12:34 pm (24.2°) | 91.424 |
| 26 | 8:02 am ↑ (122°) | 5:07 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:04:40 | +0:21 | 6:20 am | 6:49 pm | 6:55 am | 6:14 pm | 7:30 am | 5:39 pm | 12:34 pm (24.2°) | 91.420 |
| 27 | 8:02 am ↑ (122°) | 5:08 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:05:05 | +0:25 | 6:21 am | 6:49 pm | 6:55 am | 6:15 pm | 7:30 am | 5:40 pm | 12:35 pm (24.3°) | 91.417 |
| 28 | 8:03 am ↑ (121°) | 5:08 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:05:35 | +0:29 | 6:21 am | 6:50 pm | 6:55 am | 6:16 pm | 7:31 am | 5:40 pm | 12:35 pm (24.3°) | 91.415 |
| 29 | 8:03 am ↑ (121°) | 5:09 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:06:09 | +0:34 | 6:21 am | 6:51 pm | 6:55 am | 6:16 pm | 7:31 am | 5:41 pm | 12:36 pm (24.4°) | 91.412 |
| 30 | 8:03 am ↑ (121°) | 5:10 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:06:47 | +0:38 | 6:21 am | 6:51 pm | 6:56 am | 6:17 pm | 7:31 am | 5:42 pm | 12:36 pm (24.4°) | 91.410 |
| 31 | 8:03 am ↑ (121°) | 5:11 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:07:30 | +0:42 | 6:22 am | 6:52 pm | 6:56 am | 6:18 pm | 7:31 am | 5:43 pm | 12:37 pm (24.5°) | 91.409 |
| * All times are local time for 42°30'04"N, 83°30'52"W. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in 42°30'04"N, 83°30'52"W is at 4:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 6 hours, 14 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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