Daylight
5:11 am – 8:19 pm
15 hours, 7 minutes
| Current Time: | May 20, 2024 at 4:07:35 pm |
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| Sun Direction: | ↑ 256° West |
| Sun Altitude: | 41.6° |
| Sun Distance: | 94.075 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Jun 20, 2024 4:50 pm (Summer) |
| Sunrise Today: | 5:11 am↑ 60° Northeast |
| Sunset Today: | 8:19 pm↑ 301° Northwest |
2024 Sun Graph for Melbourne
December 2024 — Sun in Melbourne
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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 | 7:09 am ↑ (121°) | 4:06 pm ↑ (239°) | 8:57:06 | −1:33 | 5:22 am | 5:52 pm | 5:58 am | 5:16 pm | 6:35 am | 4:39 pm | 11:37 am (22.5°) | 91.655 |
| 2 | 7:10 am ↑ (121°) | 4:05 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:55:37 | −1:29 | 5:23 am | 5:52 pm | 5:59 am | 5:16 pm | 6:36 am | 4:39 pm | 11:38 am (22.4°) | 91.640 |
| 3 | 7:11 am ↑ (122°) | 4:05 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:54:12 | −1:25 | 5:24 am | 5:52 pm | 6:00 am | 5:16 pm | 6:37 am | 4:39 pm | 11:38 am (22.2°) | 91.626 |
| 4 | 7:12 am ↑ (122°) | 4:05 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:52:51 | −1:20 | 5:25 am | 5:52 pm | 6:01 am | 5:16 pm | 6:38 am | 4:39 pm | 11:39 am (22.1°) | 91.612 |
| 5 | 7:13 am ↑ (122°) | 4:05 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:51:34 | −1:16 | 5:26 am | 5:52 pm | 6:02 am | 5:16 pm | 6:39 am | 4:39 pm | 11:39 am (22.0°) | 91.598 |
| 6 | 7:14 am ↑ (122°) | 4:05 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:50:22 | −1:12 | 5:27 am | 5:52 pm | 6:03 am | 5:16 pm | 6:40 am | 4:38 pm | 11:39 am (21.9°) | 91.584 |
| 7 | 7:15 am ↑ (122°) | 4:04 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:49:14 | −1:07 | 5:28 am | 5:52 pm | 6:04 am | 5:16 pm | 6:41 am | 4:38 pm | 11:40 am (21.7°) | 91.571 |
| 8 | 7:16 am ↑ (123°) | 4:04 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:48:11 | −1:03 | 5:29 am | 5:52 pm | 6:05 am | 5:16 pm | 6:42 am | 4:38 pm | 11:40 am (21.6°) | 91.559 |
| 9 | 7:17 am ↑ (123°) | 4:04 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:47:12 | −0:58 | 5:30 am | 5:52 pm | 6:06 am | 5:16 pm | 6:43 am | 4:38 pm | 11:41 am (21.5°) | 91.547 |
| 10 | 7:18 am ↑ (123°) | 4:04 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:46:18 | −0:54 | 5:30 am | 5:52 pm | 6:06 am | 5:16 pm | 6:44 am | 4:38 pm | 11:41 am (21.5°) | 91.535 |
| 11 | 7:19 am ↑ (123°) | 4:04 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:45:28 | −0:49 | 5:31 am | 5:52 pm | 6:07 am | 5:16 pm | 6:45 am | 4:38 pm | 11:42 am (21.4°) | 91.523 |
| 12 | 7:20 am ↑ (123°) | 4:04 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:44:43 | −0:44 | 5:32 am | 5:52 pm | 6:08 am | 5:16 pm | 6:46 am | 4:39 pm | 11:42 am (21.3°) | 91.513 |
| 13 | 7:21 am ↑ (123°) | 4:05 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:44:03 | −0:40 | 5:33 am | 5:53 pm | 6:09 am | 5:16 pm | 6:46 am | 4:39 pm | 11:43 am (21.2°) | 91.503 |
| 14 | 7:21 am ↑ (123°) | 4:05 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:43:28 | −0:35 | 5:33 am | 5:53 pm | 6:09 am | 5:17 pm | 6:47 am | 4:39 pm | 11:43 am (21.2°) | 91.493 |
| 15 | 7:22 am ↑ (123°) | 4:05 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:42:57 | −0:30 | 5:34 am | 5:53 pm | 6:10 am | 5:17 pm | 6:48 am | 4:39 pm | 11:44 am (21.1°) | 91.484 |
| 16 | 7:23 am ↑ (123°) | 4:05 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:42:31 | −0:25 | 5:35 am | 5:53 pm | 6:11 am | 5:17 pm | 6:49 am | 4:40 pm | 11:44 am (21.1°) | 91.476 |
| 17 | 7:23 am ↑ (124°) | 4:06 pm ↑ (236°) | 8:42:11 | −0:20 | 5:35 am | 5:54 pm | 6:11 am | 5:18 pm | 6:49 am | 4:40 pm | 11:45 am (21.1°) | 91.468 |
| 18 | 7:24 am ↑ (124°) | 4:06 pm ↑ (236°) | 8:41:55 | −0:15 | 5:36 am | 5:54 pm | 6:12 am | 5:18 pm | 6:50 am | 4:40 pm | 11:45 am (21.0°) | 91.460 |
| 19 | 7:25 am ↑ (124°) | 4:06 pm ↑ (236°) | 8:41:44 | −0:10 | 5:36 am | 5:55 pm | 6:13 am | 5:18 pm | 6:50 am | 4:41 pm | 11:46 am (21.0°) | 91.454 |
| 20 | 7:25 am ↑ (124°) | 4:07 pm ↑ (236°) | 8:41:38 | −0:05 | 5:37 am | 5:55 pm | 6:13 am | 5:19 pm | 6:51 am | 4:41 pm | 11:46 am (21.0°) | 91.447 |
| 21 | 7:26 am ↑ (124°) | 4:07 pm ↑ (236°) | 8:41:37 | < 1s | 5:38 am | 5:56 pm | 6:14 am | 5:19 pm | 6:51 am | 4:42 pm | 11:47 am (21.0°) | 91.442 |
| 22 | 7:26 am ↑ (124°) | 4:08 pm ↑ (236°) | 8:41:41 | +0:04 | 5:38 am | 5:56 pm | 6:14 am | 5:20 pm | 6:52 am | 4:42 pm | 11:47 am (21.0°) | 91.437 |
| 23 | 7:27 am ↑ (124°) | 4:08 pm ↑ (236°) | 8:41:50 | +0:09 | 5:38 am | 5:57 pm | 6:15 am | 5:20 pm | 6:52 am | 4:43 pm | 11:48 am (21.0°) | 91.432 |
| 24 | 7:27 am ↑ (124°) | 4:09 pm ↑ (236°) | 8:42:04 | +0:14 | 5:39 am | 5:57 pm | 6:15 am | 5:21 pm | 6:53 am | 4:43 pm | 11:48 am (21.1°) | 91.428 |
| 25 | 7:27 am ↑ (124°) | 4:10 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:42:23 | +0:18 | 5:39 am | 5:58 pm | 6:15 am | 5:22 pm | 6:53 am | 4:44 pm | 11:49 am (21.1°) | 91.424 |
| 26 | 7:28 am ↑ (123°) | 4:10 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:42:47 | +0:23 | 5:40 am | 5:59 pm | 6:16 am | 5:22 pm | 6:53 am | 4:45 pm | 11:49 am (21.1°) | 91.420 |
| 27 | 7:28 am ↑ (123°) | 4:11 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:43:16 | +0:28 | 5:40 am | 5:59 pm | 6:16 am | 5:23 pm | 6:54 am | 4:45 pm | 11:50 am (21.2°) | 91.417 |
| 28 | 7:28 am ↑ (123°) | 4:12 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:43:50 | +0:33 | 5:40 am | 6:00 pm | 6:16 am | 5:24 pm | 6:54 am | 4:46 pm | 11:50 am (21.2°) | 91.415 |
| 29 | 7:28 am ↑ (123°) | 4:13 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:44:28 | +0:38 | 5:40 am | 6:01 pm | 6:17 am | 5:25 pm | 6:54 am | 4:47 pm | 11:51 am (21.3°) | 91.412 |
| 30 | 7:28 am ↑ (123°) | 4:14 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:45:12 | +0:43 | 5:41 am | 6:01 pm | 6:17 am | 5:25 pm | 6:54 am | 4:48 pm | 11:51 am (21.4°) | 91.410 |
| 31 | 7:29 am ↑ (123°) | 4:15 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:46:00 | +0:48 | 5:41 am | 6:02 pm | 6:17 am | 5:26 pm | 6:54 am | 4:49 pm | 11:51 am (21.4°) | 91.409 |
| * All times are local time for Melbourne. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in Melbourne is at 4:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 7 hours 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 9 or December 10.
Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?
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