Daylight
6:20 am – 7:54 pm
13 hours, 33 minutes
| Current Time: | May 5, 2024 at 6:16:28 pm |
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| Sun Direction: | ↑ 278° West |
| Sun Altitude: | 19.3° |
| Sun Distance: | 93.776 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Jun 20, 2024 2:50 pm (Summer) |
| Sunrise Today: | 6:20 am↑ 70° East |
| Sunset Today: | 7:54 pm↑ 290° Northwest |
2024 Sun Graph for Columbus
December 2024 — Sun in Columbus
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| 2024 | 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 | 6:53 am ↑ (116°) | 5:06 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:12:56 | −0:53 | 5:27 am | 6:32 pm | 5:56 am | 6:02 pm | 6:26 am | 5:32 pm | 11:59 am (36.2°) | 91.653 |
| 2 | 6:54 am ↑ (116°) | 5:06 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:12:05 | −0:50 | 5:27 am | 6:32 pm | 5:57 am | 6:03 pm | 6:27 am | 5:32 pm | 12:00 pm (36.1°) | 91.639 |
| 3 | 6:54 am ↑ (116°) | 5:06 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:11:16 | −0:48 | 5:28 am | 6:32 pm | 5:58 am | 6:03 pm | 6:28 am | 5:32 pm | 12:00 pm (35.9°) | 91.624 |
| 4 | 6:55 am ↑ (116°) | 5:06 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:10:31 | −0:45 | 5:29 am | 6:32 pm | 5:58 am | 6:03 pm | 6:29 am | 5:32 pm | 12:01 pm (35.8°) | 91.610 |
| 5 | 6:56 am ↑ (116°) | 5:06 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:09:47 | −0:43 | 5:29 am | 6:32 pm | 5:59 am | 6:03 pm | 6:29 am | 5:33 pm | 12:01 pm (35.7°) | 91.596 |
| 6 | 6:57 am ↑ (116°) | 5:06 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:09:06 | −0:40 | 5:30 am | 6:33 pm | 6:00 am | 6:03 pm | 6:30 am | 5:33 pm | 12:01 pm (35.6°) | 91.583 |
| 7 | 6:58 am ↑ (116°) | 5:06 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:08:28 | −0:38 | 5:31 am | 6:33 pm | 6:00 am | 6:03 pm | 6:31 am | 5:33 pm | 12:02 pm (35.5°) | 91.570 |
| 8 | 6:58 am ↑ (117°) | 5:06 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:07:52 | −0:35 | 5:31 am | 6:33 pm | 6:01 am | 6:03 pm | 6:31 am | 5:33 pm | 12:02 pm (35.4°) | 91.558 |
| 9 | 6:59 am ↑ (117°) | 5:06 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:07:18 | −0:33 | 5:32 am | 6:33 pm | 6:02 am | 6:04 pm | 6:32 am | 5:33 pm | 12:03 pm (35.3°) | 91.545 |
| 10 | 7:00 am ↑ (117°) | 5:07 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:06:48 | −0:30 | 5:33 am | 6:34 pm | 6:02 am | 6:04 pm | 6:33 am | 5:33 pm | 12:03 pm (35.2°) | 91.534 |
| 11 | 7:00 am ↑ (117°) | 5:07 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:06:20 | −0:27 | 5:33 am | 6:34 pm | 6:03 am | 6:04 pm | 6:34 am | 5:34 pm | 12:04 pm (35.1°) | 91.522 |
| 12 | 7:01 am ↑ (117°) | 5:07 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:05:55 | −0:25 | 5:34 am | 6:34 pm | 6:04 am | 6:04 pm | 6:34 am | 5:34 pm | 12:04 pm (35.0°) | 91.512 |
| 13 | 7:02 am ↑ (117°) | 5:07 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:05:32 | −0:22 | 5:35 am | 6:34 pm | 6:04 am | 6:05 pm | 6:35 am | 5:34 pm | 12:05 pm (35.0°) | 91.502 |
| 14 | 7:02 am ↑ (117°) | 5:08 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:05:12 | −0:19 | 5:35 am | 6:35 pm | 6:05 am | 6:05 pm | 6:36 am | 5:35 pm | 12:05 pm (34.9°) | 91.492 |
| 15 | 7:03 am ↑ (117°) | 5:08 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:04:55 | −0:17 | 5:36 am | 6:35 pm | 6:06 am | 6:05 pm | 6:36 am | 5:35 pm | 12:06 pm (34.9°) | 91.483 |
| 16 | 7:04 am ↑ (117°) | 5:08 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:04:41 | −0:14 | 5:36 am | 6:36 pm | 6:06 am | 6:06 pm | 6:37 am | 5:35 pm | 12:06 pm (34.8°) | 91.475 |
| 17 | 7:04 am ↑ (117°) | 5:09 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:04:30 | −0:11 | 5:37 am | 6:36 pm | 6:07 am | 6:06 pm | 6:37 am | 5:36 pm | 12:07 pm (34.8°) | 91.467 |
| 18 | 7:05 am ↑ (117°) | 5:09 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:04:21 | −0:08 | 5:38 am | 6:36 pm | 6:07 am | 6:07 pm | 6:38 am | 5:36 pm | 12:07 pm (34.8°) | 91.460 |
| 19 | 7:05 am ↑ (117°) | 5:10 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:04:15 | −0:05 | 5:38 am | 6:37 pm | 6:08 am | 6:07 pm | 6:38 am | 5:37 pm | 12:08 pm (34.8°) | 91.453 |
| 20 | 7:06 am ↑ (117°) | 5:10 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:04:12 | −0:03 | 5:39 am | 6:37 pm | 6:08 am | 6:08 pm | 6:39 am | 5:37 pm | 12:08 pm (34.8°) | 91.447 |
| 21 | 7:06 am ↑ (117°) | 5:11 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:04:12 | < 1s | 5:39 am | 6:38 pm | 6:09 am | 6:08 pm | 6:39 am | 5:38 pm | 12:08 pm (34.8°) | 91.441 |
| 22 | 7:07 am ↑ (117°) | 5:11 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:04:14 | +0:02 | 5:40 am | 6:38 pm | 6:09 am | 6:09 pm | 6:40 am | 5:38 pm | 12:09 pm (34.8°) | 91.436 |
| 23 | 7:07 am ↑ (117°) | 5:12 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:04:20 | +0:05 | 5:40 am | 6:39 pm | 6:10 am | 6:09 pm | 6:40 am | 5:39 pm | 12:09 pm (34.8°) | 91.431 |
| 24 | 7:08 am ↑ (117°) | 5:12 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:04:28 | +0:08 | 5:41 am | 6:39 pm | 6:10 am | 6:10 pm | 6:41 am | 5:39 pm | 12:10 pm (34.8°) | 91.427 |
| 25 | 7:08 am ↑ (117°) | 5:13 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:04:39 | +0:11 | 5:41 am | 6:40 pm | 6:11 am | 6:10 pm | 6:41 am | 5:40 pm | 12:10 pm (34.8°) | 91.423 |
| 26 | 7:09 am ↑ (117°) | 5:13 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:04:53 | +0:13 | 5:41 am | 6:41 pm | 6:11 am | 6:11 pm | 6:42 am | 5:40 pm | 12:11 pm (34.9°) | 91.420 |
| 27 | 7:09 am ↑ (117°) | 5:14 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:05:09 | +0:16 | 5:42 am | 6:41 pm | 6:12 am | 6:11 pm | 6:42 am | 5:41 pm | 12:11 pm (34.9°) | 91.417 |
| 28 | 7:09 am ↑ (117°) | 5:15 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:05:29 | +0:19 | 5:42 am | 6:42 pm | 6:12 am | 6:12 pm | 6:42 am | 5:42 pm | 12:12 pm (35.0°) | 91.414 |
| 29 | 7:10 am ↑ (117°) | 5:15 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:05:51 | +0:22 | 5:42 am | 6:42 pm | 6:12 am | 6:13 pm | 6:43 am | 5:42 pm | 12:12 pm (35.0°) | 91.412 |
| 30 | 7:10 am ↑ (117°) | 5:16 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:06:16 | +0:24 | 5:43 am | 6:43 pm | 6:13 am | 6:13 pm | 6:43 am | 5:43 pm | 12:13 pm (35.1°) | 91.410 |
| 31 | 7:10 am ↑ (117°) | 5:17 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:06:44 | +0:27 | 5:43 am | 6:44 pm | 6:13 am | 6:14 pm | 6:43 am | 5:44 pm | 12:13 pm (35.2°) | 91.409 |
| * All times are local time for Columbus. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in Columbus is at 2:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 4 hours, 10 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 2 or December 3.
Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?
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