
Daylight
7:01 am – 4:39 pm
9 hours, 38 minutes
Current Time: | Dec 9, 2023 at 1:04:36 am |
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Sun Direction: | ↑ 52° Northeast |
Sun Altitude: | -68.2° |
Sun Distance: | 91.561 million mi |
Next Solstice: | Dec 21, 2023 7:27 pm (Winter) |
Sunrise Today: | 7:01 am↑ 119° Southeast |
Sunset Today: | 4:39 pm↑ 241° Southwest |


2023 Sun Graph for Yosemite Valley
December 2023 — Sun in Yosemite Valley
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2023 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Astronomical Twilight | Nautical Twilight | Civil Twilight | Solar Noon | ||||||
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Dec | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Start | End | Start | End | Start | End | Time | Mil. mi |
1 | 6:54 am ↑ (117°) | 4:39 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:45:05 | −1:09 | 5:21 am | 6:12 pm | 5:53 am | 5:41 pm | 6:25 am | 5:08 pm | 11:47 am (30.4°) | 91.659 |
2 | 6:55 am ↑ (118°) | 4:39 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:43:58 | −1:06 | 5:22 am | 6:12 pm | 5:54 am | 5:41 pm | 6:26 am | 5:08 pm | 11:47 am (30.3°) | 91.645 |
3 | 6:56 am ↑ (118°) | 4:39 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:42:54 | −1:03 | 5:23 am | 6:12 pm | 5:55 am | 5:41 pm | 6:27 am | 5:08 pm | 11:48 am (30.2°) | 91.631 |
4 | 6:57 am ↑ (118°) | 4:39 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:41:54 | −1:00 | 5:24 am | 6:12 pm | 5:55 am | 5:41 pm | 6:28 am | 5:08 pm | 11:48 am (30.0°) | 91.618 |
5 | 6:58 am ↑ (118°) | 4:39 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:40:56 | −0:57 | 5:25 am | 6:12 pm | 5:56 am | 5:41 pm | 6:29 am | 5:08 pm | 11:49 am (29.9°) | 91.605 |
6 | 6:59 am ↑ (118°) | 4:39 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:40:01 | −0:54 | 5:25 am | 6:12 pm | 5:57 am | 5:41 pm | 6:30 am | 5:08 pm | 11:49 am (29.8°) | 91.593 |
7 | 7:00 am ↑ (118°) | 4:39 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:39:10 | −0:51 | 5:26 am | 6:13 pm | 5:58 am | 5:41 pm | 6:31 am | 5:08 pm | 11:49 am (29.7°) | 91.580 |
8 | 7:01 am ↑ (119°) | 4:39 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:38:22 | −0:48 | 5:27 am | 6:13 pm | 5:59 am | 5:41 pm | 6:31 am | 5:08 pm | 11:50 am (29.5°) | 91.569 |
9 | 7:01 am ↑ (119°) | 4:39 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:37:37 | −0:44 | 5:28 am | 6:13 pm | 5:59 am | 5:41 pm | 6:32 am | 5:08 pm | 11:50 am (29.4°) | 91.557 |
10 | 7:02 am ↑ (119°) | 4:39 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:36:56 | −0:41 | 5:28 am | 6:13 pm | 6:00 am | 5:41 pm | 6:33 am | 5:08 pm | 11:51 am (29.4°) | 91.546 |
11 | 7:03 am ↑ (119°) | 4:39 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:36:18 | −0:38 | 5:29 am | 6:13 pm | 6:01 am | 5:41 pm | 6:34 am | 5:09 pm | 11:51 am (29.3°) | 91.535 |
12 | 7:04 am ↑ (119°) | 4:39 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:35:43 | −0:34 | 5:30 am | 6:13 pm | 6:02 am | 5:42 pm | 6:34 am | 5:09 pm | 11:52 am (29.2°) | 91.525 |
13 | 7:04 am ↑ (119°) | 4:40 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:35:12 | −0:31 | 5:30 am | 6:14 pm | 6:02 am | 5:42 pm | 6:35 am | 5:09 pm | 11:52 am (29.1°) | 91.514 |
14 | 7:05 am ↑ (119°) | 4:40 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:34:44 | −0:27 | 5:31 am | 6:14 pm | 6:03 am | 5:42 pm | 6:36 am | 5:09 pm | 11:53 am (29.1°) | 91.505 |
15 | 7:06 am ↑ (119°) | 4:40 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:34:20 | −0:24 | 5:32 am | 6:14 pm | 6:04 am | 5:42 pm | 6:37 am | 5:10 pm | 11:53 am (29.0°) | 91.495 |
16 | 7:07 am ↑ (119°) | 4:41 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:33:59 | −0:20 | 5:32 am | 6:15 pm | 6:04 am | 5:43 pm | 6:37 am | 5:10 pm | 11:54 am (29.0°) | 91.486 |
17 | 7:07 am ↑ (119°) | 4:41 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:33:42 | −0:17 | 5:33 am | 6:15 pm | 6:05 am | 5:43 pm | 6:38 am | 5:10 pm | 11:54 am (28.9°) | 91.477 |
18 | 7:08 am ↑ (119°) | 4:41 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:33:28 | −0:13 | 5:34 am | 6:16 pm | 6:06 am | 5:44 pm | 6:38 am | 5:11 pm | 11:55 am (28.9°) | 91.468 |
19 | 7:08 am ↑ (119°) | 4:42 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:33:18 | −0:10 | 5:34 am | 6:16 pm | 6:06 am | 5:44 pm | 6:39 am | 5:11 pm | 11:55 am (28.9°) | 91.460 |
20 | 7:09 am ↑ (119°) | 4:42 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:33:11 | −0:06 | 5:35 am | 6:16 pm | 6:07 am | 5:44 pm | 6:40 am | 5:12 pm | 11:56 am (28.9°) | 91.453 |
21 | 7:09 am ↑ (119°) | 4:43 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:33:08 | −0:02 | 5:35 am | 6:17 pm | 6:07 am | 5:45 pm | 6:40 am | 5:12 pm | 11:56 am (28.9°) | 91.445 |
22 | 7:10 am ↑ (119°) | 4:43 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:33:09 | < 1s | 5:36 am | 6:17 pm | 6:08 am | 5:45 pm | 6:41 am | 5:13 pm | 11:57 am (28.9°) | 91.439 |
23 | 7:10 am ↑ (119°) | 4:44 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:33:13 | +0:04 | 5:36 am | 6:18 pm | 6:08 am | 5:46 pm | 6:41 am | 5:13 pm | 11:57 am (28.9°) | 91.433 |
24 | 7:11 am ↑ (119°) | 4:44 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:33:21 | +0:07 | 5:37 am | 6:18 pm | 6:09 am | 5:47 pm | 6:41 am | 5:14 pm | 11:58 am (28.9°) | 91.427 |
25 | 7:11 am ↑ (119°) | 4:45 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:33:33 | +0:11 | 5:37 am | 6:19 pm | 6:09 am | 5:47 pm | 6:42 am | 5:14 pm | 11:58 am (28.9°) | 91.422 |
26 | 7:12 am ↑ (119°) | 4:45 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:33:48 | +0:15 | 5:37 am | 6:20 pm | 6:09 am | 5:48 pm | 6:42 am | 5:15 pm | 11:59 am (28.9°) | 91.418 |
27 | 7:12 am ↑ (119°) | 4:46 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:34:07 | +0:18 | 5:38 am | 6:20 pm | 6:10 am | 5:48 pm | 6:43 am | 5:15 pm | 11:59 am (29.0°) | 91.414 |
28 | 7:12 am ↑ (119°) | 4:47 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:34:29 | +0:22 | 5:38 am | 6:21 pm | 6:10 am | 5:49 pm | 6:43 am | 5:16 pm | 11:59 am (29.0°) | 91.411 |
29 | 7:13 am ↑ (119°) | 4:47 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:34:54 | +0:25 | 5:38 am | 6:22 pm | 6:10 am | 5:50 pm | 6:43 am | 5:17 pm | 12:00 pm (29.1°) | 91.409 |
30 | 7:13 am ↑ (119°) | 4:48 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:35:24 | +0:29 | 5:39 am | 6:22 pm | 6:11 am | 5:50 pm | 6:44 am | 5:18 pm | 12:00 pm (29.2°) | 91.407 |
31 | 7:13 am ↑ (119°) | 4:49 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:35:56 | +0:32 | 5:39 am | 6:23 pm | 6:11 am | 5:51 pm | 6:44 am | 5:18 pm | 12:01 pm (29.2°) | 91.405 |
* All times are local time for Yosemite Valley. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Today is highlighted. |
The December solstice (winter solstice) in Yosemite Valley is at 7:27 pm on Thursday, December 21, 2023. In terms of daylight, this day is 5 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 6 or December 7.
Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?
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