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Alton, West Virginia, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2024

Daylight

5:55 am – 8:46 pm
14 hours, 51 minutes

Current Time: Jun 11, 2024 at 11:59:14 am
Sun Direction: 126° Southeast
Sun Altitude: 66.6°
Sun Distance: 94.391 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 20, 2024 4:50 pm (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 5:55 am 59° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:46 pm 301° Northwest
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2024 Sun Graph for Alton

December 2024 — Sun in Alton

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
17:20 am (118°)4:59 pm (242°)9:38:31−1:105:46 am6:33 pm6:18 am6:01 pm6:51 am5:28 pm12:10 pm (29.3°)91.654
27:21 am (118°)4:59 pm (242°)9:37:23−1:075:47 am6:33 pm6:19 am6:01 pm6:52 am5:28 pm12:10 pm (29.1°)91.640
37:22 am (118°)4:58 pm (242°)9:36:19−1:045:47 am6:33 pm6:20 am6:01 pm6:53 am5:28 pm12:10 pm (29.0°)91.625
47:23 am (118°)4:58 pm (241°)9:35:17−1:015:48 am6:33 pm6:20 am6:01 pm6:54 am5:28 pm12:11 pm (28.8°)91.611
57:24 am (119°)4:58 pm (241°)9:34:19−0:585:49 am6:33 pm6:21 am6:01 pm6:54 am5:28 pm12:11 pm (28.7°)91.598
67:25 am (119°)4:58 pm (241°)9:33:24−0:545:50 am6:33 pm6:22 am6:01 pm6:55 am5:28 pm12:12 pm (28.6°)91.584
77:26 am (119°)4:58 pm (241°)9:32:33−0:515:51 am6:34 pm6:23 am6:01 pm6:56 am5:28 pm12:12 pm (28.5°)91.571
87:27 am (119°)4:58 pm (241°)9:31:45−0:475:51 am6:34 pm6:24 am6:01 pm6:57 am5:28 pm12:13 pm (28.4°)91.558
97:27 am (119°)4:58 pm (241°)9:31:01−0:445:52 am6:34 pm6:24 am6:01 pm6:58 am5:28 pm12:13 pm (28.3°)91.546
107:28 am (119°)4:59 pm (241°)9:30:19−0:415:53 am6:34 pm6:25 am6:02 pm6:58 am5:28 pm12:13 pm (28.2°)91.534
117:29 am (119°)4:59 pm (241°)9:29:42−0:375:53 am6:34 pm6:26 am6:02 pm6:59 am5:29 pm12:14 pm (28.1°)91.523
127:30 am (120°)4:59 pm (240°)9:29:08−0:335:54 am6:34 pm6:27 am6:02 pm7:00 am5:29 pm12:14 pm (28.1°)91.513
137:30 am (120°)4:59 pm (240°)9:28:38−0:305:55 am6:35 pm6:27 am6:02 pm7:01 am5:29 pm12:15 pm (28.0°)91.502
147:31 am (120°)4:59 pm (240°)9:28:11−0:265:55 am6:35 pm6:28 am6:03 pm7:01 am5:29 pm12:15 pm (27.9°)91.493
157:32 am (120°)5:00 pm (240°)9:27:48−0:235:56 am6:35 pm6:29 am6:03 pm7:02 am5:30 pm12:16 pm (27.9°)91.484
167:33 am (120°)5:00 pm (240°)9:27:29−0:195:57 am6:36 pm6:29 am6:03 pm7:03 am5:30 pm12:16 pm (27.9°)91.475
177:33 am (120°)5:00 pm (240°)9:27:13−0:155:57 am6:36 pm6:30 am6:04 pm7:03 am5:30 pm12:17 pm (27.8°)91.468
187:34 am (120°)5:01 pm (240°)9:27:01−0:115:58 am6:37 pm6:30 am6:04 pm7:04 am5:31 pm12:17 pm (27.8°)91.460
197:34 am (120°)5:01 pm (240°)9:26:53−0:085:58 am6:37 pm6:31 am6:05 pm7:04 am5:31 pm12:18 pm (27.8°)91.454
207:35 am (120°)5:02 pm (240°)9:26:49−0:045:59 am6:38 pm6:31 am6:05 pm7:05 am5:32 pm12:18 pm (27.8°)91.447
217:35 am (120°)5:02 pm (240°)9:26:48< 1s5:59 am6:38 pm6:32 am6:06 pm7:05 am5:32 pm12:19 pm (27.8°)91.442
227:36 am (120°)5:03 pm (240°)9:26:51+0:036:00 am6:39 pm6:32 am6:06 pm7:06 am5:33 pm12:19 pm (27.8°)91.436
237:36 am (120°)5:03 pm (240°)9:26:58+0:066:00 am6:39 pm6:33 am6:07 pm7:06 am5:33 pm12:20 pm (27.8°)91.432
247:37 am (120°)5:04 pm (240°)9:27:09+0:106:01 am6:40 pm6:33 am6:07 pm7:07 am5:34 pm12:20 pm (27.8°)91.428
257:37 am (120°)5:04 pm (240°)9:27:23+0:146:01 am6:40 pm6:34 am6:08 pm7:07 am5:34 pm12:21 pm (27.8°)91.424
267:37 am (120°)5:05 pm (240°)9:27:42+0:186:02 am6:41 pm6:34 am6:08 pm7:08 am5:35 pm12:21 pm (27.9°)91.420
277:38 am (120°)5:06 pm (240°)9:28:03+0:216:02 am6:42 pm6:34 am6:09 pm7:08 am5:36 pm12:22 pm (27.9°)91.417
287:38 am (120°)5:07 pm (240°)9:28:29+0:256:02 am6:42 pm6:35 am6:10 pm7:08 am5:36 pm12:22 pm (28.0°)91.415
297:38 am (120°)5:07 pm (240°)9:28:58+0:296:03 am6:43 pm6:35 am6:10 pm7:08 am5:37 pm12:23 pm (28.0°)91.412
307:38 am (119°)5:08 pm (241°)9:29:31+0:326:03 am6:44 pm6:35 am6:11 pm7:09 am5:38 pm12:23 pm (28.1°)91.410
317:39 am (119°)5:09 pm (241°)9:30:08+0:366:03 am6:44 pm6:36 am6:12 pm7:09 am5:39 pm12:24 pm (28.2°)91.409
* All times are local time for Alton. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Alton is at 4:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 5 hours, 27 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 6 or December 7.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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