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Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2024

Daylight

6:00 am – 8:16 pm
14 hours, 16 minutes

Current Time: May 22, 2024 at 10:17:42 pm
Sun Direction: 317° Northwest
Sun Altitude: -20.4°
Sun Distance: 94.116 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 20, 2024 2:50 pm (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 6:00 am 64° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:16 pm 297° Northwest
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2024 Sun Graph for Chaco Canyon

December 2024 — Sun in Chaco Canyon

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
17:04 am (117°)4:57 pm (243°)9:52:50−1:035:33 am6:28 pm6:04 am5:57 pm6:36 am5:25 pm12:01 pm (32.0°)91.653
27:05 am (117°)4:57 pm (243°)9:51:50−1:005:34 am6:28 pm6:05 am5:57 pm6:37 am5:25 pm12:01 pm (31.9°)91.639
37:06 am (117°)4:57 pm (243°)9:50:52−0:575:35 am6:28 pm6:06 am5:57 pm6:38 am5:25 pm12:01 pm (31.7°)91.624
47:07 am (117°)4:57 pm (243°)9:49:58−0:545:36 am6:28 pm6:07 am5:57 pm6:39 am5:25 pm12:02 pm (31.6°)91.610
57:08 am (118°)4:57 pm (242°)9:49:06−0:515:36 am6:28 pm6:07 am5:57 pm6:39 am5:25 pm12:02 pm (31.5°)91.596
67:08 am (118°)4:57 pm (242°)9:48:17−0:485:37 am6:28 pm6:08 am5:57 pm6:40 am5:25 pm12:03 pm (31.4°)91.583
77:09 am (118°)4:57 pm (242°)9:47:31−0:455:38 am6:28 pm6:09 am5:57 pm6:41 am5:25 pm12:03 pm (31.2°)91.570
87:10 am (118°)4:57 pm (242°)9:46:49−0:425:39 am6:28 pm6:10 am5:57 pm6:42 am5:25 pm12:04 pm (31.1°)91.557
97:11 am (118°)4:57 pm (242°)9:46:09−0:395:39 am6:29 pm6:10 am5:58 pm6:42 am5:26 pm12:04 pm (31.0°)91.545
107:12 am (118°)4:57 pm (242°)9:45:33−0:365:40 am6:29 pm6:11 am5:58 pm6:43 am5:26 pm12:04 pm (31.0°)91.534
117:12 am (118°)4:57 pm (242°)9:44:59−0:335:41 am6:29 pm6:12 am5:58 pm6:44 am5:26 pm12:05 pm (30.9°)91.522
127:13 am (118°)4:58 pm (242°)9:44:29−0:305:41 am6:29 pm6:13 am5:58 pm6:45 am5:26 pm12:05 pm (30.8°)91.512
137:14 am (118°)4:58 pm (241°)9:44:02−0:265:42 am6:30 pm6:13 am5:59 pm6:45 am5:26 pm12:06 pm (30.8°)91.502
147:15 am (119°)4:58 pm (241°)9:43:39−0:235:43 am6:30 pm6:14 am5:59 pm6:46 am5:27 pm12:06 pm (30.7°)91.492
157:15 am (119°)4:58 pm (241°)9:43:18−0:205:43 am6:30 pm6:14 am5:59 pm6:47 am5:27 pm12:07 pm (30.6°)91.483
167:16 am (119°)4:59 pm (241°)9:43:01−0:175:44 am6:31 pm6:15 am6:00 pm6:47 am5:27 pm12:07 pm (30.6°)91.475
177:16 am (119°)4:59 pm (241°)9:42:48−0:135:44 am6:31 pm6:16 am6:00 pm6:48 am5:28 pm12:08 pm (30.6°)91.467
187:17 am (119°)5:00 pm (241°)9:42:37−0:105:45 am6:32 pm6:16 am6:00 pm6:48 am5:28 pm12:08 pm (30.6°)91.460
197:18 am (119°)5:00 pm (241°)9:42:30−0:075:45 am6:32 pm6:17 am6:01 pm6:49 am5:29 pm12:09 pm (30.5°)91.453
207:18 am (119°)5:01 pm (241°)9:42:27−0:035:46 am6:33 pm6:17 am6:01 pm6:49 am5:29 pm12:09 pm (30.5°)91.447
217:19 am (119°)5:01 pm (241°)9:42:26< 1s5:47 am6:33 pm6:18 am6:02 pm6:50 am5:30 pm12:10 pm (30.5°)91.441
227:19 am (119°)5:02 pm (241°)9:42:30+0:035:47 am6:34 pm6:18 am6:02 pm6:50 am5:30 pm12:10 pm (30.5°)91.436
237:20 am (119°)5:02 pm (241°)9:42:36+0:065:47 am6:34 pm6:19 am6:03 pm6:51 am5:31 pm12:11 pm (30.5°)91.431
247:20 am (119°)5:03 pm (241°)9:42:46+0:095:48 am6:35 pm6:19 am6:03 pm6:51 am5:31 pm12:11 pm (30.6°)91.427
257:20 am (119°)5:03 pm (241°)9:42:59+0:135:48 am6:35 pm6:20 am6:04 pm6:52 am5:32 pm12:12 pm (30.6°)91.423
267:21 am (119°)5:04 pm (241°)9:43:15+0:165:49 am6:36 pm6:20 am6:05 pm6:52 am5:33 pm12:12 pm (30.6°)91.420
277:21 am (119°)5:05 pm (241°)9:43:35+0:195:49 am6:37 pm6:20 am6:05 pm6:52 am5:33 pm12:13 pm (30.7°)91.417
287:21 am (119°)5:05 pm (242°)9:43:58+0:235:49 am6:37 pm6:21 am6:06 pm6:53 am5:34 pm12:13 pm (30.7°)91.414
297:22 am (118°)5:06 pm (242°)9:44:25+0:265:50 am6:38 pm6:21 am6:07 pm6:53 am5:35 pm12:14 pm (30.8°)91.412
307:22 am (118°)5:07 pm (242°)9:44:55+0:295:50 am6:39 pm6:21 am6:07 pm6:53 am5:35 pm12:14 pm (30.9°)91.410
317:22 am (118°)5:08 pm (242°)9:45:27+0:325:50 am6:39 pm6:22 am6:08 pm6:54 am5:36 pm12:15 pm (31.0°)91.409
* All times are local time for Chaco Canyon. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Chaco Canyon is at 2:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 4 hours, 54 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 4 or December 5.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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