Daylight
6:44 am – 8:26 pm
13 hours, 42 minutes
| Current Time: | May 3, 2024 at 5:34:46 pm |
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| Sun Direction: | ↑ 266° West |
| Sun Altitude: | 33.6° |
| Sun Distance: | 93.727 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Jun 20, 2024 4:50 pm (Summer) |
| Sunrise Today: | 6:44 am↑ 70° East |
| Sunset Today: | 8:26 pm↑ 290° Northwest |
2024 Sun Graph for Columbus (historical)
December 2024 — Sun in Columbus (historical)
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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 | 7:29 am ↑ (117°) | 5:26 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:57:02 | −1:01 | 5:59 am | 6:56 pm | 6:29 am | 6:25 pm | 7:01 am | 5:54 pm | 12:27 pm (32.8°) | 91.654 |
| 2 | 7:30 am ↑ (117°) | 5:26 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:56:04 | −0:58 | 6:00 am | 6:56 pm | 6:30 am | 6:25 pm | 7:02 am | 5:53 pm | 12:28 pm (32.7°) | 91.639 |
| 3 | 7:30 am ↑ (117°) | 5:26 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:55:08 | −0:55 | 6:00 am | 6:56 pm | 6:31 am | 6:25 pm | 7:02 am | 5:53 pm | 12:28 pm (32.6°) | 91.625 |
| 4 | 7:31 am ↑ (117°) | 5:26 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:54:15 | −0:53 | 6:01 am | 6:56 pm | 6:32 am | 6:25 pm | 7:03 am | 5:53 pm | 12:28 pm (32.4°) | 91.611 |
| 5 | 7:32 am ↑ (117°) | 5:26 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:53:25 | −0:50 | 6:02 am | 6:56 pm | 6:33 am | 6:25 pm | 7:04 am | 5:53 pm | 12:29 pm (32.3°) | 91.597 |
| 6 | 7:33 am ↑ (117°) | 5:26 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:52:37 | −0:47 | 6:03 am | 6:56 pm | 6:33 am | 6:25 pm | 7:05 am | 5:54 pm | 12:29 pm (32.2°) | 91.584 |
| 7 | 7:34 am ↑ (118°) | 5:26 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:51:53 | −0:44 | 6:03 am | 6:56 pm | 6:34 am | 6:25 pm | 7:06 am | 5:54 pm | 12:30 pm (32.1°) | 91.571 |
| 8 | 7:35 am ↑ (118°) | 5:26 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:51:11 | −0:41 | 6:04 am | 6:56 pm | 6:35 am | 6:25 pm | 7:06 am | 5:54 pm | 12:30 pm (32.0°) | 91.558 |
| 9 | 7:35 am ↑ (118°) | 5:26 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:50:33 | −0:38 | 6:05 am | 6:56 pm | 6:36 am | 6:26 pm | 7:07 am | 5:54 pm | 12:31 pm (31.9°) | 91.546 |
| 10 | 7:36 am ↑ (118°) | 5:26 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:49:57 | −0:35 | 6:05 am | 6:57 pm | 6:36 am | 6:26 pm | 7:08 am | 5:54 pm | 12:31 pm (31.8°) | 91.534 |
| 11 | 7:37 am ↑ (118°) | 5:26 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:49:25 | −0:32 | 6:06 am | 6:57 pm | 6:37 am | 6:26 pm | 7:09 am | 5:54 pm | 12:32 pm (31.7°) | 91.523 |
| 12 | 7:37 am ↑ (118°) | 5:26 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:48:56 | −0:29 | 6:07 am | 6:57 pm | 6:38 am | 6:26 pm | 7:09 am | 5:55 pm | 12:32 pm (31.7°) | 91.512 |
| 13 | 7:38 am ↑ (118°) | 5:27 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:48:30 | −0:26 | 6:07 am | 6:58 pm | 6:38 am | 6:27 pm | 7:10 am | 5:55 pm | 12:32 pm (31.6°) | 91.502 |
| 14 | 7:39 am ↑ (118°) | 5:27 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:48:07 | −0:22 | 6:08 am | 6:58 pm | 6:39 am | 6:27 pm | 7:11 am | 5:55 pm | 12:33 pm (31.5°) | 91.493 |
| 15 | 7:40 am ↑ (118°) | 5:27 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:47:47 | −0:19 | 6:09 am | 6:58 pm | 6:40 am | 6:27 pm | 7:11 am | 5:56 pm | 12:33 pm (31.5°) | 91.484 |
| 16 | 7:40 am ↑ (118°) | 5:28 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:47:30 | −0:16 | 6:09 am | 6:59 pm | 6:40 am | 6:28 pm | 7:12 am | 5:56 pm | 12:34 pm (31.4°) | 91.475 |
| 17 | 7:41 am ↑ (118°) | 5:28 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:47:17 | −0:13 | 6:10 am | 6:59 pm | 6:41 am | 6:28 pm | 7:13 am | 5:56 pm | 12:34 pm (31.4°) | 91.467 |
| 18 | 7:41 am ↑ (118°) | 5:28 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:47:07 | −0:10 | 6:10 am | 6:59 pm | 6:41 am | 6:29 pm | 7:13 am | 5:57 pm | 12:35 pm (31.4°) | 91.460 |
| 19 | 7:42 am ↑ (118°) | 5:29 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:47:00 | −0:06 | 6:11 am | 7:00 pm | 6:42 am | 6:29 pm | 7:14 am | 5:57 pm | 12:35 pm (31.4°) | 91.453 |
| 20 | 7:42 am ↑ (118°) | 5:29 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:46:56 | −0:03 | 6:11 am | 7:00 pm | 6:42 am | 6:29 pm | 7:14 am | 5:58 pm | 12:36 pm (31.4°) | 91.447 |
| 21 | 7:43 am ↑ (118°) | 5:30 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:46:55 | < 1s | 6:12 am | 7:01 pm | 6:43 am | 6:30 pm | 7:15 am | 5:58 pm | 12:36 pm (31.4°) | 91.442 |
| 22 | 7:43 am ↑ (118°) | 5:30 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:46:58 | +0:02 | 6:12 am | 7:01 pm | 6:43 am | 6:30 pm | 7:15 am | 5:59 pm | 12:37 pm (31.4°) | 91.436 |
| 23 | 7:44 am ↑ (118°) | 5:31 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:47:04 | +0:06 | 6:13 am | 7:02 pm | 6:44 am | 6:31 pm | 7:16 am | 5:59 pm | 12:37 pm (31.4°) | 91.432 |
| 24 | 7:44 am ↑ (118°) | 5:32 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:47:13 | +0:09 | 6:13 am | 7:03 pm | 6:44 am | 6:32 pm | 7:16 am | 6:00 pm | 12:38 pm (31.4°) | 91.427 |
| 25 | 7:45 am ↑ (118°) | 5:32 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:47:26 | +0:12 | 6:14 am | 7:03 pm | 6:45 am | 6:32 pm | 7:16 am | 6:00 pm | 12:38 pm (31.4°) | 91.424 |
| 26 | 7:45 am ↑ (118°) | 5:33 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:47:42 | +0:15 | 6:14 am | 7:04 pm | 6:45 am | 6:33 pm | 7:17 am | 6:01 pm | 12:39 pm (31.5°) | 91.420 |
| 27 | 7:45 am ↑ (118°) | 5:33 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:48:01 | +0:18 | 6:14 am | 7:04 pm | 6:45 am | 6:33 pm | 7:17 am | 6:02 pm | 12:39 pm (31.5°) | 91.417 |
| 28 | 7:46 am ↑ (118°) | 5:34 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:48:23 | +0:22 | 6:15 am | 7:05 pm | 6:46 am | 6:34 pm | 7:18 am | 6:02 pm | 12:40 pm (31.6°) | 91.415 |
| 29 | 7:46 am ↑ (118°) | 5:35 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:48:48 | +0:25 | 6:15 am | 7:06 pm | 6:46 am | 6:35 pm | 7:18 am | 6:03 pm | 12:40 pm (31.6°) | 91.412 |
| 30 | 7:46 am ↑ (118°) | 5:36 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:49:17 | +0:28 | 6:15 am | 7:06 pm | 6:46 am | 6:35 pm | 7:18 am | 6:04 pm | 12:41 pm (31.7°) | 91.410 |
| 31 | 7:46 am ↑ (118°) | 5:36 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:49:48 | +0:31 | 6:16 am | 7:07 pm | 6:47 am | 6:36 pm | 7:18 am | 6:04 pm | 12:41 pm (31.8°) | 91.409 |
| * All times are local time for Columbus (historical). They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in Columbus (historical) 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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