Daylight
7:01 am – 4:39 pm
9 hours, 37 minutes
| Current Time: | Jan 29, 2023 at 5:34:12 am |
|---|---|
| Sun Direction: | ↑ 100° East |
| Sun Altitude: | -15.4° |
| Sun Distance: | 91.554 million mi |
| Next Equinox: | Mar 20, 2023 5:24 pm (Vernal) |
| Sunrise Today: | 7:01 am↑ 115° Southeast |
| Sunset Today: | 4:39 pm↑ 245° West |
2023 Sun Graph for Maine
December 2023 — Sun in Maine
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| 2023 | 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 | 6:56 am ↑ (121°) | 3:55 pm ↑ (239°) | 8:58:51 | −1:35 | 5:10 am | 5:41 pm | 5:45 am | 5:05 pm | 6:22 am | 4:28 pm | 11:25 am (22.7°) | 91.661 |
| 2 | 6:57 am ↑ (121°) | 3:54 pm ↑ (239°) | 8:57:20 | −1:31 | 5:11 am | 5:41 pm | 5:46 am | 5:05 pm | 6:24 am | 4:28 pm | 11:26 am (22.6°) | 91.647 |
| 3 | 6:58 am ↑ (121°) | 3:54 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:55:52 | −1:27 | 5:12 am | 5:40 pm | 5:47 am | 5:05 pm | 6:25 am | 4:28 pm | 11:26 am (22.4°) | 91.633 |
| 4 | 6:59 am ↑ (122°) | 3:54 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:54:28 | −1:23 | 5:13 am | 5:40 pm | 5:48 am | 5:05 pm | 6:26 am | 4:27 pm | 11:27 am (22.3°) | 91.620 |
| 5 | 7:00 am ↑ (122°) | 3:54 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:53:09 | −1:19 | 5:14 am | 5:40 pm | 5:49 am | 5:04 pm | 6:27 am | 4:27 pm | 11:27 am (22.1°) | 91.607 |
| 6 | 7:01 am ↑ (122°) | 3:53 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:51:53 | −1:15 | 5:15 am | 5:40 pm | 5:50 am | 5:04 pm | 6:28 am | 4:27 pm | 11:27 am (22.0°) | 91.594 |
| 7 | 7:02 am ↑ (122°) | 3:53 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:50:42 | −1:11 | 5:15 am | 5:40 pm | 5:51 am | 5:04 pm | 6:29 am | 4:27 pm | 11:28 am (21.9°) | 91.582 |
| 8 | 7:03 am ↑ (122°) | 3:53 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:49:36 | −1:06 | 5:16 am | 5:40 pm | 5:52 am | 5:04 pm | 6:30 am | 4:27 pm | 11:28 am (21.8°) | 91.570 |
| 9 | 7:04 am ↑ (123°) | 3:53 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:48:33 | −1:02 | 5:17 am | 5:40 pm | 5:53 am | 5:04 pm | 6:30 am | 4:27 pm | 11:29 am (21.7°) | 91.559 |
| 10 | 7:05 am ↑ (123°) | 3:53 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:47:36 | −0:57 | 5:18 am | 5:40 pm | 5:54 am | 5:04 pm | 6:31 am | 4:27 pm | 11:29 am (21.6°) | 91.547 |
| 11 | 7:06 am ↑ (123°) | 3:53 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:46:43 | −0:53 | 5:19 am | 5:40 pm | 5:55 am | 5:04 pm | 6:32 am | 4:27 pm | 11:30 am (21.5°) | 91.537 |
| 12 | 7:07 am ↑ (123°) | 3:53 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:45:54 | −0:48 | 5:20 am | 5:41 pm | 5:56 am | 5:05 pm | 6:33 am | 4:27 pm | 11:30 am (21.4°) | 91.526 |
| 13 | 7:08 am ↑ (123°) | 3:53 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:45:10 | −0:43 | 5:20 am | 5:41 pm | 5:56 am | 5:05 pm | 6:34 am | 4:27 pm | 11:31 am (21.4°) | 91.516 |
| 14 | 7:09 am ↑ (123°) | 3:53 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:44:32 | −0:38 | 5:21 am | 5:41 pm | 5:57 am | 5:05 pm | 6:35 am | 4:27 pm | 11:31 am (21.3°) | 91.506 |
| 15 | 7:10 am ↑ (123°) | 3:54 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:43:57 | −0:34 | 5:22 am | 5:41 pm | 5:58 am | 5:05 pm | 6:35 am | 4:28 pm | 11:32 am (21.3°) | 91.496 |
| 16 | 7:10 am ↑ (123°) | 3:54 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:43:28 | −0:29 | 5:22 am | 5:42 pm | 5:58 am | 5:06 pm | 6:36 am | 4:28 pm | 11:32 am (21.2°) | 91.487 |
| 17 | 7:11 am ↑ (123°) | 3:54 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:43:04 | −0:24 | 5:23 am | 5:42 pm | 5:59 am | 5:06 pm | 6:37 am | 4:28 pm | 11:33 am (21.2°) | 91.478 |
| 18 | 7:12 am ↑ (123°) | 3:54 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:42:44 | −0:19 | 5:24 am | 5:42 pm | 6:00 am | 5:06 pm | 6:37 am | 4:29 pm | 11:33 am (21.1°) | 91.469 |
| 19 | 7:12 am ↑ (124°) | 3:55 pm ↑ (236°) | 8:42:30 | −0:14 | 5:24 am | 5:43 pm | 6:00 am | 5:07 pm | 6:38 am | 4:29 pm | 11:34 am (21.1°) | 91.461 |
| 20 | 7:13 am ↑ (124°) | 3:55 pm ↑ (236°) | 8:42:20 | −0:09 | 5:25 am | 5:43 pm | 6:01 am | 5:07 pm | 6:39 am | 4:29 pm | 11:34 am (21.1°) | 91.454 |
| 21 | 7:13 am ↑ (124°) | 3:56 pm ↑ (236°) | 8:42:15 | −0:04 | 5:25 am | 5:44 pm | 6:01 am | 5:08 pm | 6:39 am | 4:30 pm | 11:35 am (21.1°) | 91.446 |
| 22 | 7:14 am ↑ (124°) | 3:56 pm ↑ (236°) | 8:42:15 | < 1s | 5:26 am | 5:44 pm | 6:02 am | 5:08 pm | 6:40 am | 4:30 pm | 11:35 am (21.1°) | 91.440 |
| 23 | 7:14 am ↑ (124°) | 3:57 pm ↑ (236°) | 8:42:21 | +0:05 | 5:26 am | 5:45 pm | 6:02 am | 5:09 pm | 6:40 am | 4:31 pm | 11:36 am (21.1°) | 91.434 |
| 24 | 7:15 am ↑ (124°) | 3:57 pm ↑ (236°) | 8:42:31 | +0:10 | 5:27 am | 5:45 pm | 6:03 am | 5:09 pm | 6:41 am | 4:32 pm | 11:36 am (21.1°) | 91.428 |
| 25 | 7:15 am ↑ (123°) | 3:58 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:42:46 | +0:15 | 5:27 am | 5:46 pm | 6:03 am | 5:10 pm | 6:41 am | 4:32 pm | 11:37 am (21.2°) | 91.423 |
| 26 | 7:15 am ↑ (123°) | 3:59 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:43:06 | +0:20 | 5:28 am | 5:47 pm | 6:04 am | 5:10 pm | 6:41 am | 4:33 pm | 11:37 am (21.2°) | 91.419 |
| 27 | 7:16 am ↑ (123°) | 3:59 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:43:31 | +0:24 | 5:28 am | 5:47 pm | 6:04 am | 5:11 pm | 6:42 am | 4:33 pm | 11:37 am (21.2°) | 91.415 |
| 28 | 7:16 am ↑ (123°) | 4:00 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:44:01 | +0:29 | 5:28 am | 5:48 pm | 6:04 am | 5:12 pm | 6:42 am | 4:34 pm | 11:38 am (21.3°) | 91.412 |
| 29 | 7:16 am ↑ (123°) | 4:01 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:44:36 | +0:34 | 5:29 am | 5:49 pm | 6:05 am | 5:13 pm | 6:42 am | 4:35 pm | 11:38 am (21.3°) | 91.409 |
| 30 | 7:16 am ↑ (123°) | 4:02 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:45:15 | +0:39 | 5:29 am | 5:49 pm | 6:05 am | 5:13 pm | 6:42 am | 4:36 pm | 11:39 am (21.4°) | 91.407 |
| 31 | 7:17 am ↑ (123°) | 4:03 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:46:00 | +0:44 | 5:29 am | 5:50 pm | 6:05 am | 5:14 pm | 6:42 am | 4:37 pm | 11:39 am (21.5°) | 91.405 |
| * All times are local time for Maine. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in Maine is at 10:27 pm on Thursday, December 21, 2023. In terms of daylight, this day is 6 hours, 59 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 10.
Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?
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