Daylight
6:12 am – 8:53 pm
14 hours, 41 minutes
| Current Time: | May 27, 2024 at 5:01:35 pm |
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| Sun Direction: | ↑ 264° West |
| Sun Altitude: | 42.4° |
| Sun Distance: | 94.196 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Jun 20, 2024 3:50 pm (Summer) |
| Sunrise Today: | 6:12 am↑ 61° Northeast |
| Sunset Today: | 8:53 pm↑ 299° Northwest |
2024 Sun Graph for Alton
December 2024 — Sun in Alton
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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 | 7:37 am ↑ (118°) | 5:12 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:34:52 | −1:12 | 6:02 am | 6:47 pm | 6:34 am | 6:15 pm | 7:07 am | 5:42 pm | 12:25 pm (28.6°) | 91.653 |
| 2 | 7:38 am ↑ (118°) | 5:12 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:33:43 | −1:09 | 6:02 am | 6:47 pm | 6:35 am | 6:15 pm | 7:08 am | 5:42 pm | 12:25 pm (28.5°) | 91.639 |
| 3 | 7:39 am ↑ (119°) | 5:12 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:32:37 | −1:06 | 6:03 am | 6:47 pm | 6:36 am | 6:15 pm | 7:09 am | 5:41 pm | 12:25 pm (28.3°) | 91.625 |
| 4 | 7:40 am ↑ (119°) | 5:11 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:31:34 | −1:02 | 6:04 am | 6:47 pm | 6:37 am | 6:15 pm | 7:10 am | 5:41 pm | 12:26 pm (28.2°) | 91.611 |
| 5 | 7:41 am ↑ (119°) | 5:11 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:30:35 | −0:59 | 6:05 am | 6:47 pm | 6:37 am | 6:15 pm | 7:11 am | 5:41 pm | 12:26 pm (28.1°) | 91.597 |
| 6 | 7:42 am ↑ (119°) | 5:11 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:29:39 | −0:56 | 6:06 am | 6:47 pm | 6:38 am | 6:15 pm | 7:12 am | 5:41 pm | 12:27 pm (27.9°) | 91.583 |
| 7 | 7:43 am ↑ (119°) | 5:11 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:28:46 | −0:52 | 6:06 am | 6:48 pm | 6:39 am | 6:15 pm | 7:13 am | 5:41 pm | 12:27 pm (27.8°) | 91.570 |
| 8 | 7:43 am ↑ (119°) | 5:11 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:27:57 | −0:49 | 6:07 am | 6:48 pm | 6:40 am | 6:15 pm | 7:13 am | 5:41 pm | 12:28 pm (27.7°) | 91.558 |
| 9 | 7:44 am ↑ (119°) | 5:11 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:27:11 | −0:45 | 6:08 am | 6:48 pm | 6:41 am | 6:15 pm | 7:14 am | 5:42 pm | 12:28 pm (27.6°) | 91.546 |
| 10 | 7:45 am ↑ (120°) | 5:12 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:26:29 | −0:41 | 6:09 am | 6:48 pm | 6:41 am | 6:15 pm | 7:15 am | 5:42 pm | 12:28 pm (27.6°) | 91.534 |
| 11 | 7:46 am ↑ (120°) | 5:12 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:25:51 | −0:38 | 6:09 am | 6:48 pm | 6:42 am | 6:16 pm | 7:16 am | 5:42 pm | 12:29 pm (27.5°) | 91.523 |
| 12 | 7:47 am ↑ (120°) | 5:12 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:25:17 | −0:34 | 6:10 am | 6:49 pm | 6:43 am | 6:16 pm | 7:16 am | 5:42 pm | 12:29 pm (27.4°) | 91.512 |
| 13 | 7:47 am ↑ (120°) | 5:12 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:24:46 | −0:30 | 6:11 am | 6:49 pm | 6:43 am | 6:16 pm | 7:17 am | 5:42 pm | 12:30 pm (27.3°) | 91.502 |
| 14 | 7:48 am ↑ (120°) | 5:12 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:24:18 | −0:27 | 6:11 am | 6:49 pm | 6:44 am | 6:16 pm | 7:18 am | 5:43 pm | 12:30 pm (27.3°) | 91.492 |
| 15 | 7:49 am ↑ (120°) | 5:13 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:23:55 | −0:23 | 6:12 am | 6:49 pm | 6:45 am | 6:17 pm | 7:19 am | 5:43 pm | 12:31 pm (27.2°) | 91.483 |
| 16 | 7:49 am ↑ (120°) | 5:13 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:23:35 | −0:19 | 6:13 am | 6:50 pm | 6:45 am | 6:17 pm | 7:19 am | 5:43 pm | 12:31 pm (27.2°) | 91.475 |
| 17 | 7:50 am ↑ (120°) | 5:13 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:23:20 | −0:15 | 6:13 am | 6:50 pm | 6:46 am | 6:17 pm | 7:20 am | 5:44 pm | 12:32 pm (27.2°) | 91.467 |
| 18 | 7:51 am ↑ (120°) | 5:14 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:23:08 | −0:11 | 6:14 am | 6:51 pm | 6:47 am | 6:18 pm | 7:20 am | 5:44 pm | 12:32 pm (27.1°) | 91.460 |
| 19 | 7:51 am ↑ (120°) | 5:14 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:22:59 | −0:08 | 6:14 am | 6:51 pm | 6:47 am | 6:18 pm | 7:21 am | 5:44 pm | 12:33 pm (27.1°) | 91.453 |
| 20 | 7:52 am ↑ (120°) | 5:15 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:22:55 | −0:04 | 6:15 am | 6:52 pm | 6:48 am | 6:19 pm | 7:21 am | 5:45 pm | 12:33 pm (27.1°) | 91.447 |
| 21 | 7:52 am ↑ (120°) | 5:15 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:22:55 | < 1s | 6:15 am | 6:52 pm | 6:48 am | 6:19 pm | 7:22 am | 5:45 pm | 12:34 pm (27.1°) | 91.441 |
| 22 | 7:53 am ↑ (120°) | 5:16 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:22:58 | +0:03 | 6:16 am | 6:53 pm | 6:49 am | 6:20 pm | 7:22 am | 5:46 pm | 12:34 pm (27.1°) | 91.436 |
| 23 | 7:53 am ↑ (120°) | 5:16 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:23:05 | +0:07 | 6:16 am | 6:53 pm | 6:49 am | 6:20 pm | 7:23 am | 5:47 pm | 12:35 pm (27.1°) | 91.432 |
| 24 | 7:54 am ↑ (120°) | 5:17 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:23:17 | +0:11 | 6:17 am | 6:54 pm | 6:50 am | 6:21 pm | 7:23 am | 5:47 pm | 12:35 pm (27.2°) | 91.427 |
| 25 | 7:54 am ↑ (120°) | 5:18 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:23:32 | +0:15 | 6:17 am | 6:54 pm | 6:50 am | 6:22 pm | 7:24 am | 5:48 pm | 12:36 pm (27.2°) | 91.423 |
| 26 | 7:54 am ↑ (120°) | 5:18 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:23:50 | +0:18 | 6:18 am | 6:55 pm | 6:50 am | 6:22 pm | 7:24 am | 5:48 pm | 12:36 pm (27.2°) | 91.420 |
| 27 | 7:55 am ↑ (120°) | 5:19 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:24:13 | +0:22 | 6:18 am | 6:56 pm | 6:51 am | 6:23 pm | 7:24 am | 5:49 pm | 12:37 pm (27.3°) | 91.417 |
| 28 | 7:55 am ↑ (120°) | 5:20 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:24:40 | +0:26 | 6:18 am | 6:56 pm | 6:51 am | 6:24 pm | 7:25 am | 5:50 pm | 12:37 pm (27.3°) | 91.414 |
| 29 | 7:55 am ↑ (120°) | 5:20 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:25:10 | +0:30 | 6:19 am | 6:57 pm | 6:51 am | 6:24 pm | 7:25 am | 5:50 pm | 12:38 pm (27.4°) | 91.412 |
| 30 | 7:55 am ↑ (120°) | 5:21 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:25:44 | +0:33 | 6:19 am | 6:58 pm | 6:51 am | 6:25 pm | 7:25 am | 5:51 pm | 12:38 pm (27.5°) | 91.410 |
| 31 | 7:56 am ↑ (120°) | 5:22 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:26:22 | +0:37 | 6:19 am | 6:58 pm | 6:52 am | 6:26 pm | 7:25 am | 5:52 pm | 12:39 pm (27.5°) | 91.409 |
| * All times are local time for Alton. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in Alton is at 3:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 5 hours, 35 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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