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Pittsboro, North Carolina, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2024

Daylight

6:26 am – 8:02 pm
13 hours, 36 minutes

Current Time: Apr 29, 2024 at 9:18:15 am
Sun Direction: 96° East
Sun Altitude: 33.6°
Sun Distance: 93.623 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 20, 2024 4:50 pm (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 6:26 am 71° East
Sunset Today: 8:02 pm 289° West
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2024 Sun Graph for Pittsboro

December 2024 — Sun in Pittsboro

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
17:08 am (117°)5:03 pm (243°)9:54:37−1:025:38 am6:33 pm6:08 am6:02 pm6:40 am5:31 pm12:05 pm (32.4°)91.654
27:09 am (117°)5:03 pm (243°)9:53:37−0:595:38 am6:33 pm6:09 am6:02 pm6:41 am5:31 pm12:06 pm (32.2°)91.640
37:10 am (117°)5:03 pm (243°)9:52:40−0:575:39 am6:33 pm6:10 am6:02 pm6:42 am5:31 pm12:06 pm (32.1°)91.625
47:11 am (117°)5:02 pm (243°)9:51:46−0:545:40 am6:33 pm6:11 am6:02 pm6:43 am5:31 pm12:07 pm (31.9°)91.611
57:12 am (117°)5:02 pm (243°)9:50:55−0:515:41 am6:33 pm6:12 am6:02 pm6:43 am5:31 pm12:07 pm (31.8°)91.598
67:12 am (118°)5:02 pm (242°)9:50:06−0:485:41 am6:33 pm6:12 am6:02 pm6:44 am5:31 pm12:08 pm (31.7°)91.584
77:13 am (118°)5:03 pm (242°)9:49:21−0:455:42 am6:34 pm6:13 am6:03 pm6:45 am5:31 pm12:08 pm (31.6°)91.571
87:14 am (118°)5:03 pm (242°)9:48:39−0:425:43 am6:34 pm6:14 am6:03 pm6:46 am5:31 pm12:08 pm (31.5°)91.558
97:15 am (118°)5:03 pm (242°)9:47:59−0:395:44 am6:34 pm6:15 am6:03 pm6:46 am5:31 pm12:09 pm (31.4°)91.546
107:16 am (118°)5:03 pm (242°)9:47:23−0:365:44 am6:34 pm6:15 am6:03 pm6:47 am5:31 pm12:09 pm (31.3°)91.535
117:16 am (118°)5:03 pm (242°)9:46:50−0:335:45 am6:34 pm6:16 am6:03 pm6:48 am5:31 pm12:10 pm (31.2°)91.523
127:17 am (118°)5:03 pm (242°)9:46:20−0:295:46 am6:35 pm6:17 am6:04 pm6:49 am5:32 pm12:10 pm (31.2°)91.513
137:18 am (118°)5:04 pm (242°)9:45:53−0:265:46 am6:35 pm6:17 am6:04 pm6:49 am5:32 pm12:11 pm (31.1°)91.502
147:18 am (118°)5:04 pm (242°)9:45:30−0:235:47 am6:35 pm6:18 am6:04 pm6:50 am5:32 pm12:11 pm (31.0°)91.493
157:19 am (118°)5:04 pm (241°)9:45:10−0:205:47 am6:36 pm6:19 am6:05 pm6:51 am5:33 pm12:12 pm (31.0°)91.484
167:20 am (119°)5:05 pm (241°)9:44:53−0:175:48 am6:36 pm6:19 am6:05 pm6:51 am5:33 pm12:12 pm (31.0°)91.475
177:20 am (119°)5:05 pm (241°)9:44:39−0:135:49 am6:37 pm6:20 am6:05 pm6:52 am5:33 pm12:13 pm (30.9°)91.468
187:21 am (119°)5:05 pm (241°)9:44:28−0:105:49 am6:37 pm6:20 am6:06 pm6:52 am5:34 pm12:13 pm (30.9°)91.460
197:21 am (119°)5:06 pm (241°)9:44:21−0:075:50 am6:37 pm6:21 am6:06 pm6:53 am5:34 pm12:14 pm (30.9°)91.454
207:22 am (119°)5:06 pm (241°)9:44:17−0:035:50 am6:38 pm6:21 am6:07 pm6:53 am5:35 pm12:14 pm (30.9°)91.447
217:22 am (119°)5:07 pm (241°)9:44:17< 1s5:51 am6:38 pm6:22 am6:07 pm6:54 am5:35 pm12:15 pm (30.9°)91.442
227:23 am (119°)5:07 pm (241°)9:44:20+0:025:51 am6:39 pm6:22 am6:08 pm6:54 am5:36 pm12:15 pm (30.9°)91.437
237:23 am (119°)5:08 pm (241°)9:44:26+0:065:52 am6:39 pm6:23 am6:08 pm6:55 am5:36 pm12:16 pm (30.9°)91.432
247:24 am (119°)5:08 pm (241°)9:44:35+0:095:52 am6:40 pm6:23 am6:09 pm6:55 am5:37 pm12:16 pm (30.9°)91.428
257:24 am (119°)5:09 pm (241°)9:44:48+0:125:53 am6:41 pm6:24 am6:09 pm6:56 am5:37 pm12:17 pm (30.9°)91.424
267:25 am (119°)5:10 pm (242°)9:45:04+0:165:53 am6:41 pm6:24 am6:10 pm6:56 am5:38 pm12:17 pm (31.0°)91.420
277:25 am (118°)5:10 pm (242°)9:45:23+0:195:53 am6:42 pm6:25 am6:11 pm6:57 am5:39 pm12:18 pm (31.0°)91.417
287:25 am (118°)5:11 pm (242°)9:45:46+0:225:54 am6:42 pm6:25 am6:11 pm6:57 am5:39 pm12:18 pm (31.1°)91.415
297:26 am (118°)5:12 pm (242°)9:46:11+0:255:54 am6:43 pm6:25 am6:12 pm6:57 am5:40 pm12:19 pm (31.1°)91.412
307:26 am (118°)5:12 pm (242°)9:46:41+0:295:54 am6:44 pm6:25 am6:13 pm6:57 am5:41 pm12:19 pm (31.2°)91.410
317:26 am (118°)5:13 pm (242°)9:47:13+0:325:55 am6:44 pm6:26 am6:13 pm6:58 am5:42 pm12:20 pm (31.3°)91.409
* All times are local time for Pittsboro. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Pittsboro is at 4:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 4 hours, 51 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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