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The Tides, North Carolina, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2024

Daylight

5:45 am – 8:19 pm
14 hours, 35 minutes

Current Time: Jun 10, 2024 at 5:18:14 am
Sun Direction: 56° Northeast
Sun Altitude: -5.5°
Sun Distance: 94.379 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 20, 2024 4:50 pm (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 5:45 am 60° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:19 pm 300° Northwest
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2024 Sun Graph for The Tides

December 2024 — Sun in The Tides

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
16:55 am (117°)4:48 pm (243°)9:52:28−1:035:24 am6:19 pm5:55 am5:48 pm6:27 am5:16 pm11:52 am (31.9°)91.654
26:56 am (117°)4:48 pm (243°)9:51:27−1:005:25 am6:19 pm5:56 am5:48 pm6:28 am5:16 pm11:52 am (31.8°)91.640
36:57 am (117°)4:48 pm (243°)9:50:29−0:585:26 am6:19 pm5:57 am5:48 pm6:29 am5:16 pm11:53 am (31.6°)91.625
46:58 am (117°)4:48 pm (243°)9:49:34−0:555:27 am6:19 pm5:58 am5:48 pm6:30 am5:16 pm11:53 am (31.5°)91.611
56:59 am (118°)4:48 pm (242°)9:48:42−0:525:27 am6:19 pm5:59 am5:48 pm6:31 am5:16 pm11:53 am (31.4°)91.598
67:00 am (118°)4:48 pm (242°)9:47:52−0:495:28 am6:19 pm5:59 am5:48 pm6:31 am5:16 pm11:54 am (31.3°)91.584
77:01 am (118°)4:48 pm (242°)9:47:06−0:465:29 am6:19 pm6:00 am5:48 pm6:32 am5:16 pm11:54 am (31.2°)91.571
87:01 am (118°)4:48 pm (242°)9:46:23−0:435:30 am6:19 pm6:01 am5:48 pm6:33 am5:16 pm11:55 am (31.1°)91.559
97:02 am (118°)4:48 pm (242°)9:45:43−0:405:30 am6:20 pm6:02 am5:48 pm6:34 am5:16 pm11:55 am (31.0°)91.546
107:03 am (118°)4:48 pm (242°)9:45:06−0:365:31 am6:20 pm6:02 am5:49 pm6:34 am5:17 pm11:56 am (30.9°)91.535
117:04 am (118°)4:48 pm (242°)9:44:32−0:335:32 am6:20 pm6:03 am5:49 pm6:35 am5:17 pm11:56 am (30.8°)91.523
127:04 am (118°)4:48 pm (242°)9:44:02−0:305:32 am6:20 pm6:04 am5:49 pm6:36 am5:17 pm11:56 am (30.7°)91.513
137:05 am (119°)4:49 pm (241°)9:43:35−0:275:33 am6:21 pm6:04 am5:49 pm6:37 am5:17 pm11:57 am (30.7°)91.502
147:06 am (119°)4:49 pm (241°)9:43:11−0:245:34 am6:21 pm6:05 am5:50 pm6:37 am5:18 pm11:57 am (30.6°)91.493
157:06 am (119°)4:49 pm (241°)9:42:50−0:205:34 am6:21 pm6:06 am5:50 pm6:38 am5:18 pm11:58 am (30.6°)91.484
167:07 am (119°)4:50 pm (241°)9:42:33−0:175:35 am6:22 pm6:06 am5:50 pm6:38 am5:18 pm11:58 am (30.5°)91.475
177:08 am (119°)4:50 pm (241°)9:42:19−0:145:36 am6:22 pm6:07 am5:51 pm6:39 am5:19 pm11:59 am (30.5°)91.468
187:08 am (119°)4:50 pm (241°)9:42:08−0:105:36 am6:23 pm6:07 am5:51 pm6:40 am5:19 pm11:59 am (30.5°)91.460
197:09 am (119°)4:51 pm (241°)9:42:01−0:075:37 am6:23 pm6:08 am5:52 pm6:40 am5:20 pm12:00 pm (30.4°)91.454
207:09 am (119°)4:51 pm (241°)9:41:57−0:035:37 am6:24 pm6:09 am5:52 pm6:41 am5:20 pm12:00 pm (30.4°)91.447
217:10 am (119°)4:52 pm (241°)9:41:56< 1s5:38 am6:24 pm6:09 am5:53 pm6:41 am5:20 pm12:01 pm (30.4°)91.442
227:10 am (119°)4:52 pm (241°)9:41:59+0:025:38 am6:25 pm6:10 am5:53 pm6:42 am5:21 pm12:01 pm (30.4°)91.437
237:11 am (119°)4:53 pm (241°)9:42:05+0:065:39 am6:25 pm6:10 am5:54 pm6:42 am5:22 pm12:02 pm (30.5°)91.432
247:11 am (119°)4:53 pm (241°)9:42:15+0:095:39 am6:26 pm6:10 am5:54 pm6:43 am5:22 pm12:02 pm (30.5°)91.428
257:12 am (119°)4:54 pm (241°)9:42:27+0:125:39 am6:26 pm6:11 am5:55 pm6:43 am5:23 pm12:03 pm (30.5°)91.424
267:12 am (119°)4:55 pm (241°)9:42:44+0:165:40 am6:27 pm6:11 am5:56 pm6:43 am5:23 pm12:03 pm (30.5°)91.420
277:12 am (119°)4:55 pm (241°)9:43:03+0:195:40 am6:27 pm6:12 am5:56 pm6:44 am5:24 pm12:04 pm (30.6°)91.417
287:13 am (119°)4:56 pm (241°)9:43:26+0:225:41 am6:28 pm6:12 am5:57 pm6:44 am5:25 pm12:04 pm (30.6°)91.415
297:13 am (118°)4:57 pm (242°)9:43:53+0:265:41 am6:29 pm6:12 am5:57 pm6:44 am5:25 pm12:05 pm (30.7°)91.412
307:13 am (118°)4:58 pm (242°)9:44:22+0:295:41 am6:29 pm6:12 am5:58 pm6:45 am5:26 pm12:05 pm (30.8°)91.410
317:13 am (118°)4:58 pm (242°)9:44:55+0:325:42 am6:30 pm6:13 am5:59 pm6:45 am5:27 pm12:06 pm (30.9°)91.409
* All times are local time for The Tides. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in The Tides is at 4:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 4 hours, 55 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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