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Christopher Columbus Park, Massachusetts, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2024

Daylight

5:50 am – 7:35 pm
13 hours, 45 minutes

Current Time: Apr 23, 2024 at 11:15:54 am
Sun Direction: 141° Southeast
Sun Altitude: 55.0°
Sun Distance: 93.476 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 20, 2024 4:50 pm (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 5:50 am 72° East
Sunset Today: 7:35 pm 288° West
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2024 Sun Graph for Christopher Columbus Park

December 2024 — Sun in Christopher Columbus Park

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
16:54 am (119°)4:12 pm (240°)9:18:07−1:215:14 am5:52 pm5:47 am5:18 pm6:22 am4:43 pm11:33 am (25.7°)91.655
26:55 am (120°)4:12 pm (240°)9:16:49−1:185:14 am5:52 pm5:48 am5:18 pm6:23 am4:43 pm11:33 am (25.6°)91.640
36:56 am (120°)4:11 pm (240°)9:15:34−1:145:15 am5:52 pm5:49 am5:18 pm6:24 am4:43 pm11:34 am (25.4°)91.626
46:57 am (120°)4:11 pm (240°)9:14:23−1:105:16 am5:52 pm5:50 am5:18 pm6:25 am4:43 pm11:34 am (25.3°)91.612
56:58 am (120°)4:11 pm (240°)9:13:16−1:075:17 am5:52 pm5:51 am5:18 pm6:26 am4:43 pm11:35 am (25.2°)91.598
66:59 am (120°)4:11 pm (240°)9:12:13−1:035:18 am5:52 pm5:52 am5:18 pm6:27 am4:43 pm11:35 am (25.1°)91.584
77:00 am (121°)4:11 pm (239°)9:11:14−0:595:19 am5:52 pm5:53 am5:18 pm6:28 am4:43 pm11:35 am (25.0°)91.571
87:01 am (121°)4:11 pm (239°)9:10:18−0:555:20 am5:52 pm5:54 am5:18 pm6:29 am4:43 pm11:36 am (24.9°)91.559
97:02 am (121°)4:11 pm (239°)9:09:27−0:515:20 am5:52 pm5:54 am5:18 pm6:30 am4:43 pm11:36 am (24.8°)91.547
107:02 am (121°)4:11 pm (239°)9:08:39−0:475:21 am5:52 pm5:55 am5:18 pm6:31 am4:43 pm11:37 am (24.7°)91.535
117:03 am (121°)4:11 pm (239°)9:07:56−0:435:22 am5:52 pm5:56 am5:18 pm6:31 am4:43 pm11:37 am (24.6°)91.524
127:04 am (121°)4:11 pm (239°)9:07:16−0:395:23 am5:53 pm5:57 am5:19 pm6:32 am4:43 pm11:38 am (24.5°)91.513
137:05 am (121°)4:11 pm (239°)9:06:41−0:355:23 am5:53 pm5:57 am5:19 pm6:33 am4:43 pm11:38 am (24.5°)91.503
147:06 am (121°)4:12 pm (239°)9:06:10−0:305:24 am5:53 pm5:58 am5:19 pm6:34 am4:44 pm11:39 am (24.4°)91.493
157:06 am (121°)4:12 pm (238°)9:05:44−0:265:25 am5:54 pm5:59 am5:19 pm6:34 am4:44 pm11:39 am (24.4°)91.484
167:07 am (122°)4:12 pm (238°)9:05:21−0:225:25 am5:54 pm6:00 am5:20 pm6:35 am4:44 pm11:40 am (24.3°)91.476
177:08 am (122°)4:13 pm (238°)9:05:03−0:185:26 am5:54 pm6:00 am5:20 pm6:36 am4:45 pm11:40 am (24.3°)91.468
187:08 am (122°)4:13 pm (238°)9:04:49−0:135:27 am5:55 pm6:01 am5:20 pm6:36 am4:45 pm11:41 am (24.3°)91.460
197:09 am (122°)4:13 pm (238°)9:04:40−0:095:27 am5:55 pm6:01 am5:21 pm6:37 am4:45 pm11:41 am (24.2°)91.454
207:09 am (122°)4:14 pm (238°)9:04:35−0:055:28 am5:56 pm6:02 am5:21 pm6:37 am4:46 pm11:42 am (24.2°)91.448
217:10 am (122°)4:14 pm (238°)9:04:34< 1s5:28 am5:56 pm6:02 am5:22 pm6:38 am4:46 pm11:42 am (24.2°)91.442
227:10 am (122°)4:15 pm (238°)9:04:37+0:035:29 am5:57 pm6:03 am5:22 pm6:38 am4:47 pm11:43 am (24.2°)91.437
237:11 am (122°)4:15 pm (238°)9:04:45+0:075:29 am5:57 pm6:03 am5:23 pm6:39 am4:47 pm11:43 am (24.3°)91.432
247:11 am (122°)4:16 pm (238°)9:04:57+0:125:29 am5:58 pm6:04 am5:24 pm6:39 am4:48 pm11:44 am (24.3°)91.428
257:11 am (122°)4:17 pm (238°)9:05:14+0:165:30 am5:58 pm6:04 am5:24 pm6:40 am4:49 pm11:44 am (24.3°)91.424
267:12 am (122°)4:17 pm (238°)9:05:35+0:205:30 am5:59 pm6:04 am5:25 pm6:40 am4:49 pm11:45 am (24.3°)91.420
277:12 am (121°)4:18 pm (239°)9:06:00+0:255:31 am6:00 pm6:05 am5:25 pm6:40 am4:50 pm11:45 am (24.4°)91.417
287:12 am (121°)4:19 pm (239°)9:06:29+0:295:31 am6:00 pm6:05 am5:26 pm6:40 am4:51 pm11:46 am (24.4°)91.415
297:13 am (121°)4:20 pm (239°)9:07:03+0:335:31 am6:01 pm6:05 am5:27 pm6:41 am4:52 pm11:46 am (24.5°)91.412
307:13 am (121°)4:20 pm (239°)9:07:41+0:375:31 am6:02 pm6:06 am5:28 pm6:41 am4:52 pm11:47 am (24.6°)91.410
317:13 am (121°)4:21 pm (239°)9:08:23+0:425:32 am6:03 pm6:06 am5:28 pm6:41 am4:53 pm11:47 am (24.6°)91.409
* All times are local time for Christopher Columbus Park. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Christopher Columbus Park is at 4:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 6 hours, 13 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 7 or December 8.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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