Daylight
8:16 am – 4:45 pm
8 hours, 29 minutes
| Current Time: | Dec 7, 2023 at 8:57:05 am |
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| Sun Direction: | ↑ 132° Southeast |
| Sun Altitude: | 4.6° |
| Sun Distance: | 91.582 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Dec 21, 2023 9:27 pm (Winter) |
| Sunrise Today: | 8:16 am↑ 124° Southeast |
| Sunset Today: | 4:45 pm↑ 236° Southwest |
2023 Sun Graph for Geographical Center of North America Monument
December 2023 — Sun in Geographical Center of North America Monument
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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 | 8:09 am ↑ (123°) | 4:47 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:37:50 | −1:47 | 6:17 am | 6:40 pm | 6:54 am | 6:02 pm | 7:34 am | 5:23 pm | 12:28 pm (19.8°) | 91.660 |
| 2 | 8:11 am ↑ (123°) | 4:47 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:36:06 | −1:43 | 6:18 am | 6:40 pm | 6:55 am | 6:02 pm | 7:35 am | 5:23 pm | 12:29 pm (19.7°) | 91.646 |
| 3 | 8:12 am ↑ (123°) | 4:46 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:34:28 | −1:38 | 6:19 am | 6:39 pm | 6:57 am | 6:02 pm | 7:36 am | 5:22 pm | 12:29 pm (19.6°) | 91.632 |
| 4 | 8:13 am ↑ (124°) | 4:46 pm ↑ (236°) | 8:32:53 | −1:34 | 6:20 am | 6:39 pm | 6:58 am | 6:01 pm | 7:37 am | 5:22 pm | 12:30 pm (19.4°) | 91.619 |
| 5 | 8:14 am ↑ (124°) | 4:46 pm ↑ (236°) | 8:31:24 | −1:29 | 6:21 am | 6:39 pm | 6:59 am | 6:01 pm | 7:38 am | 5:22 pm | 12:30 pm (19.3°) | 91.606 |
| 6 | 8:15 am ↑ (124°) | 4:45 pm ↑ (236°) | 8:29:59 | −1:24 | 6:22 am | 6:39 pm | 7:00 am | 6:01 pm | 7:39 am | 5:22 pm | 12:30 pm (19.2°) | 91.593 |
| 7 | 8:16 am ↑ (124°) | 4:45 pm ↑ (236°) | 8:28:39 | −1:19 | 6:23 am | 6:39 pm | 7:01 am | 6:01 pm | 7:40 am | 5:21 pm | 12:31 pm (19.1°) | 91.581 |
| 8 | 8:18 am ↑ (124°) | 4:45 pm ↑ (236°) | 8:27:24 | −1:14 | 6:24 am | 6:39 pm | 7:02 am | 6:01 pm | 7:41 am | 5:21 pm | 12:31 pm (18.9°) | 91.569 |
| 9 | 8:19 am ↑ (125°) | 4:45 pm ↑ (235°) | 8:26:14 | −1:09 | 6:25 am | 6:39 pm | 7:02 am | 6:01 pm | 7:42 am | 5:21 pm | 12:32 pm (18.8°) | 91.558 |
| 10 | 8:20 am ↑ (125°) | 4:45 pm ↑ (235°) | 8:25:10 | −1:04 | 6:25 am | 6:39 pm | 7:03 am | 6:01 pm | 7:43 am | 5:21 pm | 12:32 pm (18.8°) | 91.547 |
| 11 | 8:21 am ↑ (125°) | 4:45 pm ↑ (235°) | 8:24:10 | −0:59 | 6:26 am | 6:39 pm | 7:04 am | 6:01 pm | 7:44 am | 5:21 pm | 12:33 pm (18.7°) | 91.536 |
| 12 | 8:21 am ↑ (125°) | 4:45 pm ↑ (235°) | 8:23:16 | −0:54 | 6:27 am | 6:39 pm | 7:05 am | 6:01 pm | 7:45 am | 5:21 pm | 12:33 pm (18.6°) | 91.525 |
| 13 | 8:22 am ↑ (125°) | 4:45 pm ↑ (235°) | 8:22:27 | −0:49 | 6:28 am | 6:39 pm | 7:06 am | 6:01 pm | 7:46 am | 5:21 pm | 12:34 pm (18.5°) | 91.515 |
| 14 | 8:23 am ↑ (125°) | 4:45 pm ↑ (235°) | 8:21:43 | −0:43 | 6:29 am | 6:40 pm | 7:07 am | 6:01 pm | 7:47 am | 5:22 pm | 12:34 pm (18.5°) | 91.505 |
| 15 | 8:24 am ↑ (125°) | 4:45 pm ↑ (235°) | 8:21:05 | −0:38 | 6:29 am | 6:40 pm | 7:07 am | 6:02 pm | 7:47 am | 5:22 pm | 12:35 pm (18.4°) | 91.495 |
| 16 | 8:25 am ↑ (125°) | 4:45 pm ↑ (235°) | 8:20:32 | −0:32 | 6:30 am | 6:40 pm | 7:08 am | 6:02 pm | 7:48 am | 5:22 pm | 12:35 pm (18.4°) | 91.486 |
| 17 | 8:26 am ↑ (125°) | 4:46 pm ↑ (235°) | 8:20:05 | −0:27 | 6:31 am | 6:40 pm | 7:09 am | 6:02 pm | 7:49 am | 5:22 pm | 12:36 pm (18.3°) | 91.477 |
| 18 | 8:26 am ↑ (126°) | 4:46 pm ↑ (234°) | 8:19:43 | −0:21 | 6:31 am | 6:41 pm | 7:09 am | 6:03 pm | 7:49 am | 5:23 pm | 12:36 pm (18.3°) | 91.469 |
| 19 | 8:27 am ↑ (126°) | 4:46 pm ↑ (234°) | 8:19:27 | −0:16 | 6:32 am | 6:41 pm | 7:10 am | 6:03 pm | 7:50 am | 5:23 pm | 12:37 pm (18.3°) | 91.461 |
| 20 | 8:27 am ↑ (126°) | 4:47 pm ↑ (234°) | 8:19:16 | −0:10 | 6:32 am | 6:42 pm | 7:11 am | 6:03 pm | 7:51 am | 5:23 pm | 12:37 pm (18.3°) | 91.453 |
| 21 | 8:28 am ↑ (126°) | 4:47 pm ↑ (234°) | 8:19:12 | −0:04 | 6:33 am | 6:42 pm | 7:11 am | 6:04 pm | 7:51 am | 5:24 pm | 12:38 pm (18.3°) | 91.446 |
| 22 | 8:28 am ↑ (126°) | 4:48 pm ↑ (234°) | 8:19:12 | < 1s | 6:34 am | 6:43 pm | 7:12 am | 6:04 pm | 7:52 am | 5:24 pm | 12:38 pm (18.3°) | 91.439 |
| 23 | 8:29 am ↑ (126°) | 4:48 pm ↑ (234°) | 8:19:19 | +0:06 | 6:34 am | 6:43 pm | 7:12 am | 6:05 pm | 7:52 am | 5:25 pm | 12:39 pm (18.3°) | 91.433 |
| 24 | 8:29 am ↑ (126°) | 4:49 pm ↑ (234°) | 8:19:31 | +0:12 | 6:34 am | 6:44 pm | 7:13 am | 6:06 pm | 7:53 am | 5:26 pm | 12:39 pm (18.3°) | 91.428 |
| 25 | 8:30 am ↑ (126°) | 4:49 pm ↑ (234°) | 8:19:49 | +0:17 | 6:35 am | 6:44 pm | 7:13 am | 6:06 pm | 7:53 am | 5:26 pm | 12:40 pm (18.3°) | 91.423 |
| 26 | 8:30 am ↑ (125°) | 4:50 pm ↑ (235°) | 8:20:12 | +0:23 | 6:35 am | 6:45 pm | 7:13 am | 6:07 pm | 7:53 am | 5:27 pm | 12:40 pm (18.3°) | 91.418 |
| 27 | 8:30 am ↑ (125°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (235°) | 8:20:41 | +0:28 | 6:35 am | 6:46 pm | 7:14 am | 6:08 pm | 7:54 am | 5:28 pm | 12:41 pm (18.4°) | 91.415 |
| 28 | 8:30 am ↑ (125°) | 4:52 pm ↑ (235°) | 8:21:15 | +0:34 | 6:36 am | 6:46 pm | 7:14 am | 6:08 pm | 7:54 am | 5:28 pm | 12:41 pm (18.4°) | 91.411 |
| 29 | 8:31 am ↑ (125°) | 4:53 pm ↑ (235°) | 8:21:55 | +0:39 | 6:36 am | 6:47 pm | 7:14 am | 6:09 pm | 7:54 am | 5:29 pm | 12:42 pm (18.5°) | 91.409 |
| 30 | 8:31 am ↑ (125°) | 4:53 pm ↑ (235°) | 8:22:40 | +0:45 | 6:36 am | 6:48 pm | 7:14 am | 6:10 pm | 7:54 am | 5:30 pm | 12:42 pm (18.5°) | 91.407 |
| 31 | 8:31 am ↑ (125°) | 4:54 pm ↑ (235°) | 8:23:31 | +0:50 | 6:36 am | 6:49 pm | 7:14 am | 6:11 pm | 7:54 am | 5:31 pm | 12:42 pm (18.6°) | 91.405 |
| * All times are local time for Geographical Center of North America Monument. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Today is highlighted. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in Geographical Center of North America Monument is at 9:27 pm on Thursday, December 21, 2023. In terms of daylight, this day is 7 hours, 47 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 11.
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