Daylight
6:29 am – 8:48 pm
14 hours, 19 minutes
| Current Time: | May 4, 2024 at 8:29:35 am |
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| Sun Direction: | ↑ 87° East |
| Sun Altitude: | 20.3° |
| Sun Distance: | 93.742 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Jun 20, 2024 4:50 pm (Summer) |
| Sunrise Today: | 6:29 am↑ 66° East |
| Sunset Today: | 8:48 pm↑ 294° Northwest |
2024 Sun Graph for 43°42'31"N, 85°29'03"W
December 2024 — Sun in 43°42'31"N, 85°29'03"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 | 7:56 am ↑ (120°) | 5:05 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:09:35 | −1:26 | 6:13 am | 6:48 pm | 6:48 am | 6:13 pm | 7:24 am | 5:38 pm | 12:31 pm (24.4°) | 91.654 |
| 2 | 7:57 am ↑ (120°) | 5:05 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:08:13 | −1:22 | 6:14 am | 6:48 pm | 6:49 am | 6:13 pm | 7:25 am | 5:37 pm | 12:31 pm (24.2°) | 91.639 |
| 3 | 7:58 am ↑ (121°) | 5:05 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:06:54 | −1:18 | 6:15 am | 6:48 pm | 6:50 am | 6:13 pm | 7:26 am | 5:37 pm | 12:32 pm (24.1°) | 91.625 |
| 4 | 7:59 am ↑ (121°) | 5:05 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:05:40 | −1:14 | 6:16 am | 6:48 pm | 6:51 am | 6:13 pm | 7:27 am | 5:37 pm | 12:32 pm (24.0°) | 91.611 |
| 5 | 8:00 am ↑ (121°) | 5:04 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:04:29 | −1:10 | 6:17 am | 6:48 pm | 6:52 am | 6:13 pm | 7:28 am | 5:37 pm | 12:32 pm (23.8°) | 91.597 |
| 6 | 8:01 am ↑ (121°) | 5:04 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:03:22 | −1:06 | 6:18 am | 6:48 pm | 6:52 am | 6:13 pm | 7:28 am | 5:37 pm | 12:33 pm (23.7°) | 91.584 |
| 7 | 8:02 am ↑ (121°) | 5:04 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:02:20 | −1:02 | 6:18 am | 6:48 pm | 6:53 am | 6:13 pm | 7:29 am | 5:37 pm | 12:33 pm (23.6°) | 91.571 |
| 8 | 8:03 am ↑ (121°) | 5:04 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:01:21 | −0:58 | 6:19 am | 6:48 pm | 6:54 am | 6:13 pm | 7:30 am | 5:37 pm | 12:34 pm (23.5°) | 91.558 |
| 9 | 8:04 am ↑ (122°) | 5:04 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:00:27 | −0:54 | 6:20 am | 6:48 pm | 6:55 am | 6:13 pm | 7:31 am | 5:37 pm | 12:34 pm (23.4°) | 91.546 |
| 10 | 8:05 am ↑ (122°) | 5:04 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:59:37 | −0:50 | 6:21 am | 6:48 pm | 6:56 am | 6:13 pm | 7:32 am | 5:37 pm | 12:35 pm (23.3°) | 91.534 |
| 11 | 8:05 am ↑ (122°) | 5:04 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:58:51 | −0:45 | 6:22 am | 6:48 pm | 6:57 am | 6:13 pm | 7:33 am | 5:37 pm | 12:35 pm (23.3°) | 91.523 |
| 12 | 8:06 am ↑ (122°) | 5:04 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:58:10 | −0:41 | 6:22 am | 6:48 pm | 6:57 am | 6:13 pm | 7:34 am | 5:37 pm | 12:35 pm (23.2°) | 91.512 |
| 13 | 8:07 am ↑ (122°) | 5:05 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:57:33 | −0:36 | 6:23 am | 6:49 pm | 6:58 am | 6:14 pm | 7:34 am | 5:37 pm | 12:36 pm (23.1°) | 91.502 |
| 14 | 8:08 am ↑ (122°) | 5:05 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:57:00 | −0:32 | 6:24 am | 6:49 pm | 6:59 am | 6:14 pm | 7:35 am | 5:38 pm | 12:36 pm (23.1°) | 91.493 |
| 15 | 8:09 am ↑ (122°) | 5:05 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:56:32 | −0:28 | 6:24 am | 6:49 pm | 6:59 am | 6:14 pm | 7:36 am | 5:38 pm | 12:37 pm (23.0°) | 91.484 |
| 16 | 8:09 am ↑ (122°) | 5:05 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:56:09 | −0:23 | 6:25 am | 6:50 pm | 7:00 am | 6:15 pm | 7:36 am | 5:38 pm | 12:37 pm (23.0°) | 91.475 |
| 17 | 8:10 am ↑ (122°) | 5:06 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:55:50 | −0:19 | 6:26 am | 6:50 pm | 7:01 am | 6:15 pm | 7:37 am | 5:39 pm | 12:38 pm (22.9°) | 91.467 |
| 18 | 8:11 am ↑ (122°) | 5:06 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:55:35 | −0:14 | 6:26 am | 6:50 pm | 7:01 am | 6:15 pm | 7:38 am | 5:39 pm | 12:38 pm (22.9°) | 91.460 |
| 19 | 8:11 am ↑ (122°) | 5:07 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:55:25 | −0:09 | 6:27 am | 6:51 pm | 7:02 am | 6:16 pm | 7:38 am | 5:39 pm | 12:39 pm (22.9°) | 91.453 |
| 20 | 8:12 am ↑ (122°) | 5:07 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:55:20 | −0:05 | 6:27 am | 6:51 pm | 7:02 am | 6:16 pm | 7:39 am | 5:40 pm | 12:39 pm (22.9°) | 91.447 |
| 21 | 8:12 am ↑ (122°) | 5:08 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:55:19 | < 1s | 6:28 am | 6:52 pm | 7:03 am | 6:17 pm | 7:39 am | 5:40 pm | 12:40 pm (22.9°) | 91.442 |
| 22 | 8:13 am ↑ (122°) | 5:08 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:55:23 | +0:03 | 6:28 am | 6:52 pm | 7:03 am | 6:17 pm | 7:40 am | 5:41 pm | 12:40 pm (22.9°) | 91.436 |
| 23 | 8:13 am ↑ (122°) | 5:09 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:55:32 | +0:08 | 6:29 am | 6:53 pm | 7:04 am | 6:18 pm | 7:40 am | 5:42 pm | 12:41 pm (22.9°) | 91.432 |
| 24 | 8:13 am ↑ (122°) | 5:09 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:55:45 | +0:13 | 6:29 am | 6:53 pm | 7:04 am | 6:18 pm | 7:41 am | 5:42 pm | 12:41 pm (22.9°) | 91.427 |
| 25 | 8:14 am ↑ (122°) | 5:10 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:56:03 | +0:17 | 6:30 am | 6:54 pm | 7:05 am | 6:19 pm | 7:41 am | 5:43 pm | 12:42 pm (23.0°) | 91.424 |
| 26 | 8:14 am ↑ (122°) | 5:11 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:56:25 | +0:22 | 6:30 am | 6:55 pm | 7:05 am | 6:20 pm | 7:41 am | 5:43 pm | 12:42 pm (23.0°) | 91.420 |
| 27 | 8:14 am ↑ (122°) | 5:11 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:56:52 | +0:26 | 6:30 am | 6:55 pm | 7:05 am | 6:20 pm | 7:42 am | 5:44 pm | 12:43 pm (23.0°) | 91.417 |
| 28 | 8:15 am ↑ (122°) | 5:12 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:57:23 | +0:31 | 6:31 am | 6:56 pm | 7:06 am | 6:21 pm | 7:42 am | 5:45 pm | 12:43 pm (23.1°) | 91.415 |
| 29 | 8:15 am ↑ (122°) | 5:13 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:57:59 | +0:35 | 6:31 am | 6:57 pm | 7:06 am | 6:22 pm | 7:42 am | 5:46 pm | 12:44 pm (23.2°) | 91.412 |
| 30 | 8:15 am ↑ (122°) | 5:14 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:58:39 | +0:40 | 6:31 am | 6:58 pm | 7:06 am | 6:23 pm | 7:42 am | 5:46 pm | 12:44 pm (23.2°) | 91.410 |
| 31 | 8:15 am ↑ (122°) | 5:15 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:59:24 | +0:44 | 6:31 am | 6:58 pm | 7:06 am | 6:23 pm | 7:42 am | 5:47 pm | 12:45 pm (23.3°) | 91.409 |
| * All times are local time for 43°42'31"N, 85°29'03"W. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in 43°42'31"N, 85°29'03"W is at 4:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 6 hours, 32 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 8 or December 9.
Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?
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