Daylight
2:22 am – 10:44 pm
20 hours, 21 minutes
| Current Time: | Jun 12, 2024 at 10:16:52 am |
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| Sun Direction: | ↑ 134° Southeast |
| Sun Altitude: | 44.0° |
| Sun Distance: | 94.400 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Jun 20, 2024 4:50 pm (Summer) |
| Sunrise Today: | 2:22 am↑ 25° Northeast |
| Sunset Today: | 10:44 pm↑ 335° North |
2024 Sun Graph for Anchorage Island
December 2024 — Sun in Anchorage Island
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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 | 8:42 am ↑ (143°) | 2:01 pm ↑ (216°) | 5:19:35 | −4:20 | 5:35 am | 5:08 pm | 6:32 am | 4:11 pm | 7:35 am | 3:08 pm | 11:22 am (4.9°) | 91.655 |
| 2 | 8:44 am ↑ (144°) | 2:00 pm ↑ (216°) | 5:15:24 | −4:11 | 5:37 am | 5:07 pm | 6:34 am | 4:10 pm | 7:37 am | 3:07 pm | 11:22 am (4.8°) | 91.640 |
| 3 | 8:47 am ↑ (144°) | 1:58 pm ↑ (216°) | 5:11:21 | −4:02 | 5:38 am | 5:06 pm | 6:35 am | 4:09 pm | 7:39 am | 3:06 pm | 11:23 am (4.6°) | 91.626 |
| 4 | 8:49 am ↑ (145°) | 1:57 pm ↑ (215°) | 5:07:29 | −3:52 | 5:40 am | 5:06 pm | 6:37 am | 4:09 pm | 7:41 am | 3:05 pm | 11:23 am (4.5°) | 91.612 |
| 5 | 8:51 am ↑ (145°) | 1:55 pm ↑ (215°) | 5:03:46 | −3:42 | 5:41 am | 5:05 pm | 6:38 am | 4:08 pm | 7:43 am | 3:04 pm | 11:23 am (4.4°) | 91.598 |
| 6 | 8:54 am ↑ (146°) | 1:54 pm ↑ (214°) | 5:00:14 | −3:31 | 5:43 am | 5:05 pm | 6:40 am | 4:07 pm | 7:44 am | 3:03 pm | 11:24 am (4.3°) | 91.585 |
| 7 | 8:56 am ↑ (146°) | 1:53 pm ↑ (214°) | 4:56:54 | −3:20 | 5:44 am | 5:04 pm | 6:41 am | 4:07 pm | 7:46 am | 3:02 pm | 11:24 am (4.2°) | 91.572 |
| 8 | 8:58 am ↑ (147°) | 1:51 pm ↑ (213°) | 4:53:45 | −3:09 | 5:45 am | 5:04 pm | 6:43 am | 4:06 pm | 7:48 am | 3:02 pm | 11:25 am (4.1°) | 91.559 |
| 9 | 9:00 am ↑ (147°) | 1:50 pm ↑ (213°) | 4:50:48 | −2:56 | 5:46 am | 5:04 pm | 6:44 am | 4:06 pm | 7:49 am | 3:01 pm | 11:25 am (4.0°) | 91.547 |
| 10 | 9:01 am ↑ (147°) | 1:50 pm ↑ (213°) | 4:48:04 | −2:44 | 5:48 am | 5:03 pm | 6:45 am | 4:06 pm | 7:50 am | 3:01 pm | 11:26 am (3.9°) | 91.535 |
| 11 | 9:03 am ↑ (148°) | 1:49 pm ↑ (212°) | 4:45:32 | −2:31 | 5:49 am | 5:03 pm | 6:46 am | 4:05 pm | 7:52 am | 3:00 pm | 11:26 am (3.8°) | 91.524 |
| 12 | 9:05 am ↑ (148°) | 1:48 pm ↑ (212°) | 4:43:14 | −2:17 | 5:50 am | 5:03 pm | 6:48 am | 4:05 pm | 7:53 am | 3:00 pm | 11:27 am (3.7°) | 91.513 |
| 13 | 9:06 am ↑ (148°) | 1:48 pm ↑ (212°) | 4:41:10 | −2:04 | 5:51 am | 5:03 pm | 6:49 am | 4:05 pm | 7:54 am | 3:00 pm | 11:27 am (3.7°) | 91.503 |
| 14 | 9:08 am ↑ (148°) | 1:47 pm ↑ (212°) | 4:39:21 | −1:49 | 5:52 am | 5:03 pm | 6:50 am | 4:05 pm | 7:55 am | 2:59 pm | 11:28 am (3.6°) | 91.493 |
| 15 | 9:09 am ↑ (148°) | 1:47 pm ↑ (212°) | 4:37:45 | −1:35 | 5:53 am | 5:03 pm | 6:51 am | 4:05 pm | 7:56 am | 2:59 pm | 11:28 am (3.6°) | 91.484 |
| 16 | 9:10 am ↑ (149°) | 1:47 pm ↑ (211°) | 4:36:25 | −1:20 | 5:53 am | 5:03 pm | 6:51 am | 4:05 pm | 7:57 am | 2:59 pm | 11:28 am (3.5°) | 91.476 |
| 17 | 9:11 am ↑ (149°) | 1:47 pm ↑ (211°) | 4:35:19 | −1:05 | 5:54 am | 5:04 pm | 6:52 am | 4:06 pm | 7:58 am | 3:00 pm | 11:29 am (3.5°) | 91.468 |
| 18 | 9:12 am ↑ (149°) | 1:47 pm ↑ (211°) | 4:34:29 | −0:50 | 5:55 am | 5:04 pm | 6:53 am | 4:06 pm | 7:59 am | 3:00 pm | 11:29 am (3.5°) | 91.460 |
| 19 | 9:13 am ↑ (149°) | 1:47 pm ↑ (211°) | 4:33:55 | −0:34 | 5:56 am | 5:04 pm | 6:54 am | 4:06 pm | 8:00 am | 3:00 pm | 11:30 am (3.5°) | 91.454 |
| 20 | 9:14 am ↑ (149°) | 1:47 pm ↑ (211°) | 4:33:36 | −0:18 | 5:56 am | 5:05 pm | 6:54 am | 4:07 pm | 8:00 am | 3:00 pm | 11:30 am (3.5°) | 91.448 |
| 21 | 9:14 am ↑ (149°) | 1:48 pm ↑ (211°) | 4:33:33 | −0:03 | 5:57 am | 5:05 pm | 6:55 am | 4:07 pm | 8:01 am | 3:01 pm | 11:31 am (3.5°) | 91.442 |
| 22 | 9:15 am ↑ (149°) | 1:48 pm ↑ (211°) | 4:33:45 | +0:12 | 5:57 am | 5:06 pm | 6:55 am | 4:08 pm | 8:01 am | 3:02 pm | 11:31 am (3.5°) | 91.437 |
| 23 | 9:15 am ↑ (149°) | 1:49 pm ↑ (211°) | 4:34:13 | +0:28 | 5:58 am | 5:06 pm | 6:56 am | 4:08 pm | 8:02 am | 3:02 pm | 11:32 am (3.5°) | 91.432 |
| 24 | 9:15 am ↑ (149°) | 1:50 pm ↑ (211°) | 4:34:57 | +0:43 | 5:58 am | 5:07 pm | 6:56 am | 4:09 pm | 8:02 am | 3:03 pm | 11:32 am (3.5°) | 91.428 |
| 25 | 9:15 am ↑ (149°) | 1:51 pm ↑ (211°) | 4:35:57 | +0:59 | 5:58 am | 5:08 pm | 6:56 am | 4:10 pm | 8:02 am | 3:04 pm | 11:33 am (3.5°) | 91.424 |
| 26 | 9:15 am ↑ (149°) | 1:52 pm ↑ (211°) | 4:37:11 | +1:14 | 5:58 am | 5:09 pm | 6:56 am | 4:11 pm | 8:02 am | 3:05 pm | 11:33 am (3.6°) | 91.420 |
| 27 | 9:15 am ↑ (148°) | 1:53 pm ↑ (212°) | 4:38:41 | +1:29 | 5:59 am | 5:10 pm | 6:56 am | 4:12 pm | 8:02 am | 3:06 pm | 11:34 am (3.6°) | 91.417 |
| 28 | 9:14 am ↑ (148°) | 1:55 pm ↑ (212°) | 4:40:26 | +1:44 | 5:59 am | 5:10 pm | 6:56 am | 4:13 pm | 8:02 am | 3:07 pm | 11:34 am (3.7°) | 91.415 |
| 29 | 9:14 am ↑ (148°) | 1:56 pm ↑ (212°) | 4:42:25 | +1:59 | 5:59 am | 5:11 pm | 6:56 am | 4:14 pm | 8:02 am | 3:08 pm | 11:35 am (3.7°) | 91.412 |
| 30 | 9:13 am ↑ (148°) | 1:58 pm ↑ (212°) | 4:44:38 | +2:13 | 5:59 am | 5:13 pm | 6:56 am | 4:15 pm | 8:02 am | 3:09 pm | 11:35 am (3.8°) | 91.410 |
| 31 | 9:12 am ↑ (147°) | 2:00 pm ↑ (213°) | 4:47:05 | +2:26 | 5:58 am | 5:14 pm | 6:56 am | 4:16 pm | 8:01 am | 3:11 pm | 11:36 am (3.9°) | 91.409 |
| * All times are local time for Anchorage Island. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in Anchorage Island is at 4:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 15 hours, 57 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 25.
Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?
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