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Denali, Alaska, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2024

Daylight

4:45 am – 10:48 pm
18 hours, 3 minutes

Current Time: May 14, 2024 at 12:06:21 am
Sun Direction: 336° North
Sun Altitude: -5.7°
Sun Distance: 93.953 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 20, 2024 12:50 pm (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 4:45 am 42° Northeast
Sunset Today: 10:48 pm 319° Northwest
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2024 Sun Graph for Denali

December 2024 — Sun in Denali

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
19:57 am (143°)3:19 pm (217°)5:21:58−4:146:52 am6:25 pm7:49 am5:28 pm8:51 am4:25 pm12:39 pm (5.0°)91.652
210:00 am (144°)3:18 pm (216°)5:17:52−4:056:54 am6:24 pm7:50 am5:27 pm8:53 am4:24 pm12:39 pm (4.9°)91.637
310:02 am (144°)3:16 pm (216°)5:13:56−3:566:55 am6:23 pm7:52 am5:27 pm8:55 am4:23 pm12:39 pm (4.7°)91.623
410:05 am (145°)3:15 pm (215°)5:10:09−3:466:57 am6:23 pm7:53 am5:26 pm8:57 am4:22 pm12:40 pm (4.6°)91.609
510:07 am (145°)3:13 pm (215°)5:06:32−3:366:58 am6:22 pm7:55 am5:25 pm8:59 am4:21 pm12:40 pm (4.5°)91.595
610:09 am (145°)3:12 pm (214°)5:03:06−3:266:59 am6:22 pm7:56 am5:25 pm9:00 am4:21 pm12:41 pm (4.4°)91.582
710:11 am (146°)3:11 pm (214°)4:59:51−3:147:01 am6:21 pm7:58 am5:24 pm9:02 am4:20 pm12:41 pm (4.3°)91.569
810:13 am (146°)3:10 pm (214°)4:56:48−3:037:02 am6:21 pm7:59 am5:24 pm9:04 am4:19 pm12:42 pm (4.2°)91.556
910:15 am (147°)3:09 pm (213°)4:53:56−2:517:03 am6:21 pm8:00 am5:23 pm9:05 am4:19 pm12:42 pm (4.1°)91.544
1010:17 am (147°)3:08 pm (213°)4:51:18−2:387:04 am6:20 pm8:02 am5:23 pm9:07 am4:18 pm12:43 pm (4.0°)91.532
1110:18 am (147°)3:07 pm (213°)4:48:52−2:257:05 am6:20 pm8:03 am5:23 pm9:08 am4:18 pm12:43 pm (3.9°)91.521
1210:20 am (147°)3:07 pm (213°)4:46:39−2:127:06 am6:20 pm8:04 am5:23 pm9:09 am4:18 pm12:43 pm (3.9°)91.511
1310:22 am (148°)3:06 pm (212°)4:44:41−1:587:07 am6:20 pm8:05 am5:23 pm9:10 am4:17 pm12:44 pm (3.8°)91.501
1410:23 am (148°)3:06 pm (212°)4:42:56−1:447:08 am6:20 pm8:06 am5:23 pm9:11 am4:17 pm12:44 pm (3.7°)91.491
1510:24 am (148°)3:06 pm (212°)4:41:25−1:307:09 am6:20 pm8:07 am5:23 pm9:12 am4:17 pm12:45 pm (3.7°)91.482
1610:25 am (148°)3:05 pm (212°)4:40:10−1:157:10 am6:21 pm8:08 am5:23 pm9:13 am4:17 pm12:45 pm (3.7°)91.474
1710:26 am (148°)3:05 pm (212°)4:39:09−1:007:11 am6:21 pm8:09 am5:23 pm9:14 am4:18 pm12:46 pm (3.6°)91.466
1810:27 am (148°)3:06 pm (212°)4:38:23−0:457:12 am6:21 pm8:09 am5:23 pm9:15 am4:18 pm12:46 pm (3.6°)91.459
1910:28 am (148°)3:06 pm (212°)4:37:52−0:307:12 am6:22 pm8:10 am5:24 pm9:16 am4:18 pm12:47 pm (3.6°)91.452
2010:29 am (149°)3:06 pm (211°)4:37:37−0:157:13 am6:22 pm8:11 am5:24 pm9:16 am4:19 pm12:47 pm (3.6°)91.446
2110:29 am (149°)3:07 pm (211°)4:37:37< 1s7:13 am6:22 pm8:11 am5:25 pm9:17 am4:19 pm12:48 pm (3.6°)91.441
2210:29 am (148°)3:07 pm (212°)4:37:53+0:157:14 am6:23 pm8:11 am5:25 pm9:17 am4:20 pm12:48 pm (3.6°)91.436
2310:30 am (148°)3:08 pm (212°)4:38:24+0:317:14 am6:24 pm8:12 am5:26 pm9:17 am4:20 pm12:49 pm (3.6°)91.431
2410:30 am (148°)3:09 pm (212°)4:39:11+0:467:14 am6:24 pm8:12 am5:27 pm9:18 am4:21 pm12:49 pm (3.6°)91.427
2510:30 am (148°)3:10 pm (212°)4:40:12+1:017:15 am6:25 pm8:12 am5:27 pm9:18 am4:22 pm12:50 pm (3.7°)91.423
2610:30 am (148°)3:11 pm (212°)4:41:29+1:167:15 am6:26 pm8:12 am5:28 pm9:18 am4:23 pm12:50 pm (3.7°)91.420
2710:29 am (148°)3:12 pm (212°)4:43:00+1:317:15 am6:27 pm8:13 am5:29 pm9:18 am4:24 pm12:51 pm (3.7°)91.417
2810:29 am (148°)3:14 pm (212°)4:44:46+1:457:15 am6:28 pm8:13 am5:30 pm9:18 am4:25 pm12:51 pm (3.8°)91.414
2910:29 am (147°)3:15 pm (213°)4:46:46+2:007:15 am6:29 pm8:12 am5:31 pm9:18 am4:26 pm12:52 pm (3.9°)91.412
3010:28 am (147°)3:17 pm (213°)4:49:00+2:137:15 am6:30 pm8:12 am5:32 pm9:17 am4:28 pm12:52 pm (3.9°)91.410
3110:27 am (147°)3:19 pm (213°)4:51:27+2:277:15 am6:31 pm8:12 am5:34 pm9:17 am4:29 pm12:53 pm (4.0°)91.409
* All times are local time for Denali. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Denali is at 12:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 15 hours, 48 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 17. The latest sunrise is on December 24 or December 25.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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