Daylight
6:01 am – 7:55 pm
13 hours, 54 minutes
| Current Time: | May 10, 2024 at 12:36:57 am |
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| Sun Direction: | ↑ 354° North |
| Sun Altitude: | -36.8° |
| Sun Distance: | 93.868 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Jun 20, 2024 4:50 pm (Summer) |
| Sunrise Today: | 6:01 am↑ 67° East |
| Sunset Today: | 7:55 pm↑ 293° Northwest |
2024 Sun Graph for Cape Hatteras
December 2024 — Sun in Cape Hatteras
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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 | 6:52 am ↑ (117°) | 4:49 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:57:02 | −1:01 | 5:22 am | 6:19 pm | 5:53 am | 5:49 pm | 6:24 am | 5:17 pm | 11:51 am (32.8°) | 91.654 |
| 2 | 6:53 am ↑ (117°) | 4:49 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:56:03 | −0:58 | 5:23 am | 6:19 pm | 5:54 am | 5:49 pm | 6:25 am | 5:17 pm | 11:51 am (32.7°) | 91.640 |
| 3 | 6:54 am ↑ (117°) | 4:49 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:55:07 | −0:55 | 5:24 am | 6:19 pm | 5:55 am | 5:49 pm | 6:26 am | 5:17 pm | 11:52 am (32.6°) | 91.625 |
| 4 | 6:55 am ↑ (117°) | 4:49 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:54:14 | −0:53 | 5:25 am | 6:19 pm | 5:55 am | 5:49 pm | 6:27 am | 5:17 pm | 11:52 am (32.4°) | 91.611 |
| 5 | 6:56 am ↑ (117°) | 4:49 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:53:24 | −0:50 | 5:25 am | 6:19 pm | 5:56 am | 5:49 pm | 6:28 am | 5:17 pm | 11:53 am (32.3°) | 91.598 |
| 6 | 6:57 am ↑ (117°) | 4:49 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:52:36 | −0:47 | 5:26 am | 6:20 pm | 5:57 am | 5:49 pm | 6:29 am | 5:17 pm | 11:53 am (32.2°) | 91.584 |
| 7 | 6:57 am ↑ (118°) | 4:49 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:51:52 | −0:44 | 5:27 am | 6:20 pm | 5:58 am | 5:49 pm | 6:29 am | 5:17 pm | 11:53 am (32.1°) | 91.571 |
| 8 | 6:58 am ↑ (118°) | 4:49 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:51:10 | −0:41 | 5:28 am | 6:20 pm | 5:58 am | 5:49 pm | 6:30 am | 5:17 pm | 11:54 am (32.0°) | 91.559 |
| 9 | 6:59 am ↑ (118°) | 4:49 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:50:31 | −0:38 | 5:28 am | 6:20 pm | 5:59 am | 5:49 pm | 6:31 am | 5:18 pm | 11:54 am (31.9°) | 91.546 |
| 10 | 7:00 am ↑ (118°) | 4:50 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:49:56 | −0:35 | 5:29 am | 6:20 pm | 6:00 am | 5:49 pm | 6:32 am | 5:18 pm | 11:55 am (31.8°) | 91.535 |
| 11 | 7:00 am ↑ (118°) | 4:50 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:49:23 | −0:32 | 5:30 am | 6:21 pm | 6:01 am | 5:50 pm | 6:32 am | 5:18 pm | 11:55 am (31.7°) | 91.523 |
| 12 | 7:01 am ↑ (118°) | 4:50 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:48:54 | −0:29 | 5:30 am | 6:21 pm | 6:01 am | 5:50 pm | 6:33 am | 5:18 pm | 11:56 am (31.6°) | 91.513 |
| 13 | 7:02 am ↑ (118°) | 4:50 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:48:28 | −0:26 | 5:31 am | 6:21 pm | 6:02 am | 5:50 pm | 6:34 am | 5:19 pm | 11:56 am (31.6°) | 91.502 |
| 14 | 7:03 am ↑ (118°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:48:05 | −0:23 | 5:32 am | 6:22 pm | 6:03 am | 5:51 pm | 6:34 am | 5:19 pm | 11:57 am (31.5°) | 91.493 |
| 15 | 7:03 am ↑ (118°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:47:45 | −0:19 | 5:32 am | 6:22 pm | 6:03 am | 5:51 pm | 6:35 am | 5:19 pm | 11:57 am (31.5°) | 91.484 |
| 16 | 7:04 am ↑ (118°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:47:28 | −0:16 | 5:33 am | 6:22 pm | 6:04 am | 5:51 pm | 6:36 am | 5:20 pm | 11:58 am (31.4°) | 91.475 |
| 17 | 7:04 am ↑ (118°) | 4:52 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:47:15 | −0:13 | 5:33 am | 6:23 pm | 6:04 am | 5:52 pm | 6:36 am | 5:20 pm | 11:58 am (31.4°) | 91.468 |
| 18 | 7:05 am ↑ (118°) | 4:52 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:47:04 | −0:10 | 5:34 am | 6:23 pm | 6:05 am | 5:52 pm | 6:37 am | 5:20 pm | 11:59 am (31.4°) | 91.460 |
| 19 | 7:06 am ↑ (118°) | 4:53 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:46:57 | −0:07 | 5:35 am | 6:24 pm | 6:05 am | 5:53 pm | 6:37 am | 5:21 pm | 11:59 am (31.4°) | 91.454 |
| 20 | 7:06 am ↑ (118°) | 4:53 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:46:53 | −0:03 | 5:35 am | 6:24 pm | 6:06 am | 5:53 pm | 6:38 am | 5:21 pm | 12:00 pm (31.4°) | 91.447 |
| 21 | 7:07 am ↑ (118°) | 4:53 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:46:53 | < 1s | 5:36 am | 6:25 pm | 6:07 am | 5:54 pm | 6:38 am | 5:22 pm | 12:00 pm (31.4°) | 91.442 |
| 22 | 7:07 am ↑ (118°) | 4:54 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:46:56 | +0:02 | 5:36 am | 6:25 pm | 6:07 am | 5:54 pm | 6:39 am | 5:22 pm | 12:01 pm (31.4°) | 91.437 |
| 23 | 7:08 am ↑ (118°) | 4:55 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:47:01 | +0:05 | 5:36 am | 6:26 pm | 6:07 am | 5:55 pm | 6:39 am | 5:23 pm | 12:01 pm (31.4°) | 91.432 |
| 24 | 7:08 am ↑ (118°) | 4:55 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:47:11 | +0:09 | 5:37 am | 6:26 pm | 6:08 am | 5:55 pm | 6:40 am | 5:23 pm | 12:02 pm (31.4°) | 91.428 |
| 25 | 7:08 am ↑ (118°) | 4:56 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:47:23 | +0:12 | 5:37 am | 6:27 pm | 6:08 am | 5:56 pm | 6:40 am | 5:24 pm | 12:02 pm (31.4°) | 91.424 |
| 26 | 7:09 am ↑ (118°) | 4:56 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:47:39 | +0:15 | 5:38 am | 6:27 pm | 6:09 am | 5:56 pm | 6:40 am | 5:25 pm | 12:03 pm (31.5°) | 91.420 |
| 27 | 7:09 am ↑ (118°) | 4:57 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:47:58 | +0:18 | 5:38 am | 6:28 pm | 6:09 am | 5:57 pm | 6:41 am | 5:25 pm | 12:03 pm (31.5°) | 91.417 |
| 28 | 7:09 am ↑ (118°) | 4:58 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:48:20 | +0:22 | 5:38 am | 6:29 pm | 6:09 am | 5:58 pm | 6:41 am | 5:26 pm | 12:04 pm (31.6°) | 91.415 |
| 29 | 7:10 am ↑ (118°) | 4:58 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:48:45 | +0:25 | 5:39 am | 6:29 pm | 6:10 am | 5:58 pm | 6:41 am | 5:27 pm | 12:04 pm (31.6°) | 91.412 |
| 30 | 7:10 am ↑ (118°) | 4:59 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:49:13 | +0:28 | 5:39 am | 6:30 pm | 6:10 am | 5:59 pm | 6:42 am | 5:27 pm | 12:04 pm (31.7°) | 91.410 |
| 31 | 7:10 am ↑ (118°) | 5:00 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:49:45 | +0:31 | 5:39 am | 6:31 pm | 6:10 am | 6:00 pm | 6:42 am | 5:28 pm | 12:05 pm (31.8°) | 91.409 |
| * All times are local time for Cape Hatteras. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in Cape Hatteras is at 4:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 4 hours, 45 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 4 or December 5.
Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?
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