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Sam Houston, Texas, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2024

Daylight

6:33 am – 7:58 pm
13 hours, 25 minutes

Current Time: May 3, 2024 at 8:58:53 pm
Sun Direction: 297° Northwest
Sun Altitude: -12.7°
Sun Distance: 93.731 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 20, 2024 3:50 pm (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 6:33 am 71° East
Sunset Today: 7:58 pm 289° West
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2024 Sun Graph for Sam Houston

December 2024 — Sun in Sam Houston

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
16:58 am (115°)5:18 pm (245°)10:19:36−0:495:33 am6:43 pm6:02 am6:13 pm6:32 am5:44 pm12:08 pm (37.7°)91.654
26:59 am (115°)5:18 pm (245°)10:18:48−0:475:34 am6:43 pm6:03 am6:14 pm6:33 am5:44 pm12:08 pm (37.6°)91.639
37:00 am (115°)5:18 pm (244°)10:18:03−0:455:35 am6:43 pm6:04 am6:14 pm6:34 am5:44 pm12:09 pm (37.5°)91.625
47:00 am (116°)5:18 pm (244°)10:17:20−0:435:35 am6:43 pm6:05 am6:14 pm6:34 am5:44 pm12:09 pm (37.3°)91.611
57:01 am (116°)5:18 pm (244°)10:16:39−0:405:36 am6:43 pm6:05 am6:14 pm6:35 am5:44 pm12:10 pm (37.2°)91.597
67:02 am (116°)5:18 pm (244°)10:16:00−0:385:37 am6:43 pm6:06 am6:14 pm6:36 am5:44 pm12:10 pm (37.1°)91.584
77:03 am (116°)5:18 pm (244°)10:15:24−0:365:37 am6:43 pm6:07 am6:14 pm6:36 am5:44 pm12:10 pm (37.0°)91.571
87:03 am (116°)5:18 pm (244°)10:14:50−0:335:38 am6:44 pm6:07 am6:14 pm6:37 am5:45 pm12:11 pm (36.9°)91.558
97:04 am (116°)5:18 pm (244°)10:14:19−0:315:39 am6:44 pm6:08 am6:15 pm6:38 am5:45 pm12:11 pm (36.8°)91.546
107:05 am (116°)5:19 pm (244°)10:13:50−0:285:39 am6:44 pm6:09 am6:15 pm6:39 am5:45 pm12:12 pm (36.7°)91.534
117:06 am (116°)5:19 pm (244°)10:13:24−0:265:40 am6:45 pm6:09 am6:15 pm6:39 am5:45 pm12:12 pm (36.6°)91.523
127:06 am (117°)5:19 pm (243°)10:13:00−0:235:41 am6:45 pm6:10 am6:16 pm6:40 am5:46 pm12:13 pm (36.5°)91.512
137:07 am (117°)5:20 pm (243°)10:12:39−0:215:41 am6:45 pm6:11 am6:16 pm6:40 am5:46 pm12:13 pm (36.5°)91.502
147:08 am (117°)5:20 pm (243°)10:12:20−0:185:42 am6:46 pm6:11 am6:16 pm6:41 am5:46 pm12:14 pm (36.4°)91.492
157:08 am (117°)5:20 pm (243°)10:12:04−0:165:42 am6:46 pm6:12 am6:17 pm6:42 am5:47 pm12:14 pm (36.4°)91.483
167:09 am (117°)5:21 pm (243°)10:11:51−0:135:43 am6:46 pm6:12 am6:17 pm6:42 am5:47 pm12:15 pm (36.3°)91.475
177:09 am (117°)5:21 pm (243°)10:11:40−0:105:44 am6:47 pm6:13 am6:17 pm6:43 am5:47 pm12:15 pm (36.3°)91.467
187:10 am (117°)5:21 pm (243°)10:11:32−0:085:44 am6:47 pm6:13 am6:18 pm6:43 am5:48 pm12:16 pm (36.3°)91.460
197:10 am (117°)5:22 pm (243°)10:11:26−0:055:45 am6:48 pm6:14 am6:18 pm6:44 am5:48 pm12:16 pm (36.3°)91.453
207:11 am (117°)5:22 pm (243°)10:11:23−0:025:45 am6:48 pm6:14 am6:19 pm6:44 am5:49 pm12:17 pm (36.3°)91.447
217:11 am (117°)5:23 pm (243°)10:11:23< 1s5:46 am6:49 pm6:15 am6:19 pm6:45 am5:49 pm12:17 pm (36.3°)91.441
227:12 am (117°)5:23 pm (243°)10:11:25+0:025:46 am6:49 pm6:15 am6:20 pm6:45 am5:50 pm12:18 pm (36.3°)91.436
237:12 am (117°)5:24 pm (243°)10:11:30+0:045:47 am6:50 pm6:16 am6:20 pm6:46 am5:50 pm12:18 pm (36.3°)91.432
247:13 am (117°)5:24 pm (243°)10:11:38+0:075:47 am6:50 pm6:16 am6:21 pm6:46 am5:51 pm12:19 pm (36.3°)91.427
257:13 am (117°)5:25 pm (243°)10:11:48+0:105:47 am6:51 pm6:17 am6:21 pm6:47 am5:52 pm12:19 pm (36.3°)91.424
267:14 am (117°)5:26 pm (243°)10:12:01+0:125:48 am6:51 pm6:17 am6:22 pm6:47 am5:52 pm12:20 pm (36.4°)91.420
277:14 am (117°)5:26 pm (243°)10:12:16+0:155:48 am6:52 pm6:18 am6:23 pm6:48 am5:53 pm12:20 pm (36.4°)91.417
287:14 am (117°)5:27 pm (243°)10:12:35+0:185:49 am6:53 pm6:18 am6:23 pm6:48 am5:53 pm12:21 pm (36.5°)91.414
297:15 am (117°)5:28 pm (243°)10:12:55+0:205:49 am6:53 pm6:18 am6:24 pm6:48 am5:54 pm12:21 pm (36.5°)91.412
307:15 am (117°)5:28 pm (244°)10:13:19+0:235:49 am6:54 pm6:19 am6:25 pm6:49 am5:55 pm12:22 pm (36.6°)91.410
317:15 am (116°)5:29 pm (244°)10:13:44+0:255:50 am6:55 pm6:19 am6:25 pm6:49 am5:55 pm12:22 pm (36.7°)91.409
* All times are local time for Sam Houston. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Sam Houston is at 3:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 3 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 1 or December 2.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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