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Northfield, Minnesota, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2024

Daylight

5:59 am – 8:20 pm
14 hours, 21 minutes

Current Time: May 3, 2024 at 9:51:18 pm
Sun Direction: 311° Northwest
Sun Altitude: -14.5°
Sun Distance: 93.732 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 20, 2024 3:50 pm (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 5:59 am 67° East
Sunset Today: 8:20 pm 294° Northwest
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2024 Sun Graph for Northfield

December 2024 — Sun in Northfield

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
17:29 am (121°)4:34 pm (239°)9:04:39−1:285:45 am6:18 pm6:20 am5:43 pm6:56 am5:06 pm12:01 pm (23.6°)91.654
27:30 am (121°)4:33 pm (239°)9:03:14−1:245:46 am6:18 pm6:21 am5:42 pm6:57 am5:06 pm12:02 pm (23.5°)91.639
37:31 am (121°)4:33 pm (239°)9:01:53−1:205:47 am6:17 pm6:22 am5:42 pm6:58 am5:06 pm12:02 pm (23.3°)91.625
47:32 am (121°)4:33 pm (239°)9:00:36−1:165:48 am6:17 pm6:23 am5:42 pm6:59 am5:06 pm12:03 pm (23.2°)91.611
57:33 am (121°)4:33 pm (239°)8:59:24−1:125:49 am6:17 pm6:24 am5:42 pm7:00 am5:06 pm12:03 pm (23.1°)91.597
67:34 am (122°)4:32 pm (238°)8:58:15−1:085:49 am6:17 pm6:25 am5:42 pm7:01 am5:06 pm12:03 pm (23.0°)91.584
77:35 am (122°)4:32 pm (238°)8:57:10−1:045:50 am6:17 pm6:26 am5:42 pm7:02 am5:05 pm12:04 pm (22.9°)91.571
87:36 am (122°)4:32 pm (238°)8:56:10−1:005:51 am6:17 pm6:26 am5:42 pm7:03 am5:05 pm12:04 pm (22.8°)91.558
97:37 am (122°)4:32 pm (238°)8:55:14−0:555:52 am6:17 pm6:27 am5:42 pm7:04 am5:06 pm12:05 pm (22.7°)91.546
107:38 am (122°)4:32 pm (238°)8:54:23−0:515:53 am6:18 pm6:28 am5:42 pm7:05 am5:06 pm12:05 pm (22.6°)91.534
117:39 am (122°)4:32 pm (238°)8:53:36−0:475:53 am6:18 pm6:29 am5:42 pm7:06 am5:06 pm12:06 pm (22.5°)91.523
127:40 am (122°)4:33 pm (238°)8:52:53−0:425:54 am6:18 pm6:30 am5:43 pm7:06 am5:06 pm12:06 pm (22.4°)91.512
137:40 am (123°)4:33 pm (237°)8:52:15−0:385:55 am6:18 pm6:30 am5:43 pm7:07 am5:06 pm12:07 pm (22.4°)91.502
147:41 am (123°)4:33 pm (237°)8:51:42−0:335:56 am6:19 pm6:31 am5:43 pm7:08 am5:06 pm12:07 pm (22.3°)91.492
157:42 am (123°)4:33 pm (237°)8:51:13−0:285:56 am6:19 pm6:32 am5:43 pm7:09 am5:07 pm12:08 pm (22.3°)91.483
167:43 am (123°)4:33 pm (237°)8:50:49−0:245:57 am6:19 pm6:32 am5:44 pm7:09 am5:07 pm12:08 pm (22.2°)91.475
177:43 am (123°)4:34 pm (237°)8:50:29−0:195:58 am6:20 pm6:33 am5:44 pm7:10 am5:07 pm12:09 pm (22.2°)91.467
187:44 am (123°)4:34 pm (237°)8:50:14−0:145:58 am6:20 pm6:34 am5:44 pm7:11 am5:08 pm12:09 pm (22.2°)91.460
197:45 am (123°)4:35 pm (237°)8:50:04−0:105:59 am6:20 pm6:34 am5:45 pm7:11 am5:08 pm12:10 pm (22.2°)91.453
207:45 am (123°)4:35 pm (237°)8:49:59−0:055:59 am6:21 pm6:35 am5:45 pm7:12 am5:09 pm12:10 pm (22.1°)91.447
217:46 am (123°)4:36 pm (237°)8:49:58< 1s6:00 am6:21 pm6:35 am5:46 pm7:12 am5:09 pm12:11 pm (22.1°)91.441
227:46 am (123°)4:36 pm (237°)8:50:02+0:046:00 am6:22 pm6:36 am5:46 pm7:13 am5:10 pm12:11 pm (22.1°)91.436
237:46 am (123°)4:37 pm (237°)8:50:11+0:086:01 am6:22 pm6:36 am5:47 pm7:13 am5:10 pm12:12 pm (22.2°)91.432
247:47 am (123°)4:37 pm (237°)8:50:25+0:136:01 am6:23 pm6:37 am5:48 pm7:13 am5:11 pm12:12 pm (22.2°)91.427
257:47 am (123°)4:38 pm (237°)8:50:43+0:186:02 am6:24 pm6:37 am5:48 pm7:14 am5:11 pm12:13 pm (22.2°)91.424
267:48 am (123°)4:39 pm (237°)8:51:06+0:236:02 am6:24 pm6:37 am5:49 pm7:14 am5:12 pm12:13 pm (22.3°)91.420
277:48 am (123°)4:39 pm (237°)8:51:34+0:276:02 am6:25 pm6:38 am5:50 pm7:14 am5:13 pm12:14 pm (22.3°)91.417
287:48 am (123°)4:40 pm (237°)8:52:06+0:326:03 am6:26 pm6:38 am5:50 pm7:15 am5:13 pm12:14 pm (22.4°)91.414
297:48 am (122°)4:41 pm (238°)8:52:44+0:376:03 am6:26 pm6:38 am5:51 pm7:15 am5:14 pm12:15 pm (22.4°)91.412
307:48 am (122°)4:42 pm (238°)8:53:25+0:416:03 am6:27 pm6:38 am5:52 pm7:15 am5:15 pm12:15 pm (22.5°)91.410
317:48 am (122°)4:43 pm (238°)8:54:11+0:466:03 am6:28 pm6:39 am5:53 pm7:15 am5:16 pm12:15 pm (22.6°)91.409
* All times are local time for Northfield. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Northfield is at 3:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 6 hours, 43 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 8 or December 9.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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