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Vail, Colorado, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2024

Daylight

5:58 am – 8:06 pm
14 hours, 7 minutes

Current Time: May 7, 2024 at 5:51:39 pm
Sun Direction: 273° West
Sun Altitude: 24.3°
Sun Distance: 93.821 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 20, 2024 2:50 pm (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 5:58 am 67° East
Sunset Today: 8:06 pm 293° Northwest
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2024 Sun Graph for Vail

December 2024 — Sun in Vail

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
17:07 am (118°)4:41 pm (242°)9:33:54−1:125:31 am6:17 pm6:04 am5:44 pm6:37 am5:11 pm11:54 am (28.4°)91.653
27:08 am (118°)4:41 pm (241°)9:32:44−1:095:32 am6:17 pm6:05 am5:44 pm6:38 am5:11 pm11:55 am (28.3°)91.639
37:09 am (119°)4:41 pm (241°)9:31:38−1:065:33 am6:17 pm6:06 am5:44 pm6:39 am5:11 pm11:55 am (28.1°)91.624
47:10 am (119°)4:41 pm (241°)9:30:35−1:035:34 am6:17 pm6:07 am5:44 pm6:40 am5:11 pm11:55 am (28.0°)91.610
57:11 am (119°)4:41 pm (241°)9:29:35−0:595:35 am6:17 pm6:07 am5:44 pm6:41 am5:11 pm11:56 am (27.9°)91.597
67:12 am (119°)4:41 pm (241°)9:28:39−0:565:36 am6:17 pm6:08 am5:44 pm6:42 am5:11 pm11:56 am (27.8°)91.583
77:13 am (119°)4:41 pm (241°)9:27:46−0:525:36 am6:17 pm6:09 am5:44 pm6:43 am5:11 pm11:57 am (27.7°)91.570
87:14 am (119°)4:41 pm (241°)9:26:56−0:495:37 am6:17 pm6:10 am5:44 pm6:44 am5:11 pm11:57 am (27.6°)91.558
97:15 am (120°)4:41 pm (240°)9:26:11−0:455:38 am6:17 pm6:11 am5:45 pm6:44 am5:11 pm11:58 am (27.5°)91.545
107:15 am (120°)4:41 pm (240°)9:25:29−0:425:39 am6:17 pm6:11 am5:45 pm6:45 am5:11 pm11:58 am (27.4°)91.534
117:16 am (120°)4:41 pm (240°)9:24:50−0:385:39 am6:18 pm6:12 am5:45 pm6:46 am5:11 pm11:59 am (27.3°)91.522
127:17 am (120°)4:41 pm (240°)9:24:15−0:345:40 am6:18 pm6:13 am5:45 pm6:47 am5:11 pm11:59 am (27.2°)91.512
137:18 am (120°)4:41 pm (240°)9:23:44−0:315:41 am6:18 pm6:13 am5:45 pm6:47 am5:12 pm12:00 pm (27.2°)91.502
147:18 am (120°)4:42 pm (240°)9:23:17−0:275:41 am6:19 pm6:14 am5:46 pm6:48 am5:12 pm12:00 pm (27.1°)91.492
157:19 am (120°)4:42 pm (240°)9:22:53−0:235:42 am6:19 pm6:15 am5:46 pm6:49 am5:12 pm12:00 pm (27.1°)91.483
167:20 am (120°)4:42 pm (240°)9:22:34−0:195:43 am6:19 pm6:15 am5:46 pm6:49 am5:13 pm12:01 pm (27.0°)91.475
177:20 am (120°)4:43 pm (240°)9:22:18−0:155:43 am6:20 pm6:16 am5:47 pm6:50 am5:13 pm12:01 pm (27.0°)91.467
187:21 am (120°)4:43 pm (240°)9:22:06−0:125:44 am6:20 pm6:17 am5:47 pm6:51 am5:13 pm12:02 pm (27.0°)91.460
197:21 am (120°)4:43 pm (240°)9:21:58−0:085:44 am6:21 pm6:17 am5:48 pm6:51 am5:14 pm12:02 pm (27.0°)91.453
207:22 am (120°)4:44 pm (240°)9:21:54−0:045:45 am6:21 pm6:18 am5:48 pm6:52 am5:14 pm12:03 pm (27.0°)91.447
217:22 am (120°)4:44 pm (240°)9:21:53< 1s5:45 am6:21 pm6:18 am5:49 pm6:52 am5:15 pm12:03 pm (27.0°)91.441
227:23 am (120°)4:45 pm (240°)9:21:57+0:035:46 am6:22 pm6:19 am5:49 pm6:53 am5:15 pm12:04 pm (27.0°)91.436
237:23 am (120°)4:45 pm (240°)9:22:04+0:075:46 am6:23 pm6:19 am5:50 pm6:53 am5:16 pm12:04 pm (27.0°)91.431
247:24 am (120°)4:46 pm (240°)9:22:15+0:115:47 am6:23 pm6:20 am5:50 pm6:53 am5:16 pm12:05 pm (27.0°)91.427
257:24 am (120°)4:47 pm (240°)9:22:31+0:155:47 am6:24 pm6:20 am5:51 pm6:54 am5:17 pm12:05 pm (27.0°)91.423
267:25 am (120°)4:47 pm (240°)9:22:50+0:195:48 am6:24 pm6:20 am5:52 pm6:54 am5:18 pm12:06 pm (27.1°)91.420
277:25 am (120°)4:48 pm (240°)9:23:13+0:225:48 am6:25 pm6:21 am5:52 pm6:55 am5:18 pm12:06 pm (27.1°)91.417
287:25 am (120°)4:49 pm (240°)9:23:39+0:265:48 am6:26 pm6:21 am5:53 pm6:55 am5:19 pm12:07 pm (27.2°)91.414
297:25 am (120°)4:50 pm (240°)9:24:10+0:305:48 am6:26 pm6:21 am5:54 pm6:55 am5:20 pm12:07 pm (27.2°)91.412
307:26 am (120°)4:50 pm (240°)9:24:44+0:345:49 am6:27 pm6:22 am5:54 pm6:55 am5:21 pm12:08 pm (27.3°)91.410
317:26 am (120°)4:51 pm (240°)9:25:22+0:385:49 am6:28 pm6:22 am5:55 pm6:56 am5:21 pm12:08 pm (27.4°)91.409
* All times are local time for Vail. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Vail is at 2:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 5 hours, 37 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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