Daylight
8:24 am – 4:38 pm
8 hours, 14 minutes
| Current Time: | Dec 1, 2023 at 7:34:14 pm |
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| Sun Direction: | ↑ 268° West |
| Sun Altitude: | -26.6° |
| Sun Distance: | 91.655 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Dec 21, 2023 8:27 pm (Winter) |
| Sunrise Today: | 8:24 am↑ 125° Southeast |
| Sunset Today: | 4:38 pm↑ 235° Southwest |
2023 Sun Graph for 51°10'41.0"N, 115°34'18.9"W
December 2023 — Sun in 51°10'41.0"N, 115°34'18.9"W
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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 | 8:24 am ↑ (125°) | 4:38 pm ↑ (235°) | 8:14:08 | −2:01 | 6:23 am | 6:38 pm | 7:03 am | 5:58 pm | 7:45 am | 5:16 pm | 12:31 pm (17.0°) | 91.660 |
| 2 | 8:25 am ↑ (125°) | 4:37 pm ↑ (235°) | 8:12:11 | −1:56 | 6:24 am | 6:38 pm | 7:04 am | 5:58 pm | 7:46 am | 5:16 pm | 12:31 pm (16.9°) | 91.645 |
| 3 | 8:26 am ↑ (126°) | 4:37 pm ↑ (234°) | 8:10:19 | −1:51 | 6:25 am | 6:38 pm | 7:05 am | 5:58 pm | 7:47 am | 5:15 pm | 12:32 pm (16.7°) | 91.632 |
| 4 | 8:28 am ↑ (126°) | 4:36 pm ↑ (234°) | 8:08:32 | −1:46 | 6:26 am | 6:37 pm | 7:06 am | 5:57 pm | 7:49 am | 5:15 pm | 12:32 pm (16.6°) | 91.618 |
| 5 | 8:29 am ↑ (126°) | 4:36 pm ↑ (234°) | 8:06:51 | −1:41 | 6:27 am | 6:37 pm | 7:08 am | 5:57 pm | 7:50 am | 5:15 pm | 12:32 pm (16.5°) | 91.605 |
| 6 | 8:30 am ↑ (126°) | 4:35 pm ↑ (234°) | 8:05:15 | −1:36 | 6:28 am | 6:37 pm | 7:09 am | 5:57 pm | 7:51 am | 5:14 pm | 12:33 pm (16.3°) | 91.593 |
| 7 | 8:31 am ↑ (127°) | 4:35 pm ↑ (233°) | 8:03:44 | −1:30 | 6:29 am | 6:37 pm | 7:10 am | 5:57 pm | 7:52 am | 5:14 pm | 12:33 pm (16.2°) | 91.580 |
| 8 | 8:32 am ↑ (127°) | 4:35 pm ↑ (233°) | 8:02:19 | −1:25 | 6:30 am | 6:37 pm | 7:11 am | 5:56 pm | 7:53 am | 5:14 pm | 12:34 pm (16.1°) | 91.569 |
| 9 | 8:34 am ↑ (127°) | 4:35 pm ↑ (233°) | 8:00:59 | −1:19 | 6:31 am | 6:37 pm | 7:12 am | 5:56 pm | 7:54 am | 5:14 pm | 12:34 pm (16.0°) | 91.557 |
| 10 | 8:35 am ↑ (127°) | 4:34 pm ↑ (233°) | 7:59:46 | −1:13 | 6:32 am | 6:37 pm | 7:13 am | 5:56 pm | 7:55 am | 5:14 pm | 12:35 pm (15.9°) | 91.546 |
| 11 | 8:36 am ↑ (127°) | 4:34 pm ↑ (233°) | 7:58:38 | −1:07 | 6:33 am | 6:37 pm | 7:13 am | 5:56 pm | 7:56 am | 5:14 pm | 12:35 pm (15.9°) | 91.535 |
| 12 | 8:37 am ↑ (127°) | 4:34 pm ↑ (233°) | 7:57:36 | −1:01 | 6:34 am | 6:37 pm | 7:14 am | 5:56 pm | 7:57 am | 5:14 pm | 12:35 pm (15.8°) | 91.525 |
| 13 | 8:38 am ↑ (128°) | 4:34 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:56:41 | −0:55 | 6:35 am | 6:37 pm | 7:15 am | 5:57 pm | 7:58 am | 5:14 pm | 12:36 pm (15.7°) | 91.515 |
| 14 | 8:38 am ↑ (128°) | 4:34 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:55:51 | −0:49 | 6:36 am | 6:37 pm | 7:16 am | 5:57 pm | 7:59 am | 5:14 pm | 12:36 pm (15.6°) | 91.505 |
| 15 | 8:39 am ↑ (128°) | 4:34 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:55:08 | −0:43 | 6:36 am | 6:37 pm | 7:17 am | 5:57 pm | 8:00 am | 5:14 pm | 12:37 pm (15.6°) | 91.495 |
| 16 | 8:40 am ↑ (128°) | 4:35 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:54:31 | −0:37 | 6:37 am | 6:38 pm | 7:18 am | 5:57 pm | 8:00 am | 5:14 pm | 12:37 pm (15.5°) | 91.486 |
| 17 | 8:41 am ↑ (128°) | 4:35 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:54:00 | −0:30 | 6:38 am | 6:38 pm | 7:18 am | 5:57 pm | 8:01 am | 5:15 pm | 12:38 pm (15.5°) | 91.477 |
| 18 | 8:42 am ↑ (128°) | 4:35 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:53:35 | −0:24 | 6:38 am | 6:38 pm | 7:19 am | 5:58 pm | 8:02 am | 5:15 pm | 12:38 pm (15.5°) | 91.468 |
| 19 | 8:42 am ↑ (128°) | 4:36 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:53:17 | −0:18 | 6:39 am | 6:39 pm | 7:20 am | 5:58 pm | 8:02 am | 5:15 pm | 12:39 pm (15.5°) | 91.460 |
| 20 | 8:43 am ↑ (128°) | 4:36 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:53:06 | −0:11 | 6:40 am | 6:39 pm | 7:20 am | 5:59 pm | 8:03 am | 5:16 pm | 12:39 pm (15.4°) | 91.453 |
| 21 | 8:43 am ↑ (128°) | 4:36 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:53:00 | −0:05 | 6:40 am | 6:40 pm | 7:21 am | 5:59 pm | 8:03 am | 5:16 pm | 12:40 pm (15.4°) | 91.446 |
| 22 | 8:44 am ↑ (128°) | 4:37 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:53:02 | +0:01 | 6:41 am | 6:40 pm | 7:21 am | 6:00 pm | 8:04 am | 5:17 pm | 12:40 pm (15.4°) | 91.439 |
| 23 | 8:44 am ↑ (128°) | 4:37 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:53:09 | +0:07 | 6:41 am | 6:41 pm | 7:22 am | 6:00 pm | 8:04 am | 5:17 pm | 12:41 pm (15.5°) | 91.433 |
| 24 | 8:45 am ↑ (128°) | 4:38 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:53:23 | +0:14 | 6:41 am | 6:41 pm | 7:22 am | 6:01 pm | 8:05 am | 5:18 pm | 12:41 pm (15.5°) | 91.427 |
| 25 | 8:45 am ↑ (128°) | 4:39 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:53:44 | +0:20 | 6:42 am | 6:42 pm | 7:22 am | 6:01 pm | 8:05 am | 5:19 pm | 12:42 pm (15.5°) | 91.422 |
| 26 | 8:45 am ↑ (128°) | 4:39 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:54:10 | +0:26 | 6:42 am | 6:43 pm | 7:23 am | 6:02 pm | 8:05 am | 5:19 pm | 12:42 pm (15.5°) | 91.418 |
| 27 | 8:46 am ↑ (128°) | 4:40 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:54:44 | +0:33 | 6:43 am | 6:43 pm | 7:23 am | 6:03 pm | 8:06 am | 5:20 pm | 12:43 pm (15.6°) | 91.414 |
| 28 | 8:46 am ↑ (128°) | 4:41 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:55:23 | +0:39 | 6:43 am | 6:44 pm | 7:23 am | 6:04 pm | 8:06 am | 5:21 pm | 12:43 pm (15.6°) | 91.411 |
| 29 | 8:46 am ↑ (128°) | 4:42 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:56:09 | +0:45 | 6:43 am | 6:45 pm | 7:23 am | 6:04 pm | 8:06 am | 5:22 pm | 12:44 pm (15.7°) | 91.409 |
| 30 | 8:46 am ↑ (128°) | 4:43 pm ↑ (233°) | 7:57:00 | +0:51 | 6:43 am | 6:46 pm | 7:24 am | 6:05 pm | 8:06 am | 5:23 pm | 12:44 pm (15.7°) | 91.407 |
| 31 | 8:46 am ↑ (127°) | 4:44 pm ↑ (233°) | 7:57:58 | +0:57 | 6:43 am | 6:46 pm | 7:24 am | 6:06 pm | 8:06 am | 5:23 pm | 12:45 pm (15.8°) | 91.405 |
| * All times are local time for 51°10'41.0"N, 115°34'18.9"W. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Today is highlighted. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in 51°10'41.0"N, 115°34'18.9"W is at 8:27 pm on Thursday, December 21, 2023. In terms of daylight, this day is 8 hours, 42 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 12. The latest sunrise is on December 30 or December 31.
Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?
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