Daylight
5:47 am – 8:54 pm
15 hours, 8 minutes
| Current Time: | May 19, 2024 at 4:15:05 pm |
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| Sun Direction: | ↑ 249° West |
| Sun Altitude: | 46.0° |
| Sun Distance: | 94.057 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Jun 20, 2024 4:50 pm (Summer) |
| Sunrise Today: | 5:47 am↑ 60° Northeast |
| Sunset Today: | 8:54 pm↑ 301° Northwest |
2024 Sun Graph for The Mailbox
December 2024 — Sun in The Mailbox
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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 | 7:45 am ↑ (121°) | 4:40 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:54:32 | −1:34 | 5:58 am | 6:27 pm | 6:34 am | 5:51 pm | 7:12 am | 5:14 pm | 12:13 pm (22.1°) | 91.654 |
| 2 | 7:47 am ↑ (122°) | 4:40 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:53:02 | −1:30 | 5:59 am | 6:27 pm | 6:35 am | 5:51 pm | 7:13 am | 5:14 pm | 12:13 pm (22.0°) | 91.640 |
| 3 | 7:48 am ↑ (122°) | 4:39 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:51:36 | −1:26 | 6:00 am | 6:27 pm | 6:36 am | 5:51 pm | 7:14 am | 5:13 pm | 12:14 pm (21.9°) | 91.625 |
| 4 | 7:49 am ↑ (122°) | 4:39 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:50:14 | −1:21 | 6:01 am | 6:27 pm | 6:37 am | 5:51 pm | 7:15 am | 5:13 pm | 12:14 pm (21.7°) | 91.611 |
| 5 | 7:50 am ↑ (122°) | 4:39 pm ↑ (238°) | 8:48:56 | −1:17 | 6:02 am | 6:27 pm | 6:38 am | 5:51 pm | 7:16 am | 5:13 pm | 12:15 pm (21.6°) | 91.597 |
| 6 | 7:51 am ↑ (122°) | 4:39 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:47:43 | −1:13 | 6:03 am | 6:27 pm | 6:39 am | 5:50 pm | 7:17 am | 5:13 pm | 12:15 pm (21.5°) | 91.584 |
| 7 | 7:52 am ↑ (123°) | 4:39 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:46:34 | −1:08 | 6:04 am | 6:27 pm | 6:40 am | 5:50 pm | 7:18 am | 5:13 pm | 12:15 pm (21.4°) | 91.571 |
| 8 | 7:53 am ↑ (123°) | 4:38 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:45:30 | −1:04 | 6:05 am | 6:27 pm | 6:41 am | 5:50 pm | 7:19 am | 5:13 pm | 12:16 pm (21.3°) | 91.558 |
| 9 | 7:54 am ↑ (123°) | 4:38 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:44:30 | −0:59 | 6:06 am | 6:27 pm | 6:42 am | 5:51 pm | 7:20 am | 5:13 pm | 12:16 pm (21.2°) | 91.546 |
| 10 | 7:55 am ↑ (123°) | 4:38 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:43:35 | −0:54 | 6:06 am | 6:27 pm | 6:43 am | 5:51 pm | 7:20 am | 5:13 pm | 12:17 pm (21.1°) | 91.534 |
| 11 | 7:56 am ↑ (123°) | 4:38 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:42:45 | −0:50 | 6:07 am | 6:27 pm | 6:43 am | 5:51 pm | 7:21 am | 5:13 pm | 12:17 pm (21.0°) | 91.523 |
| 12 | 7:57 am ↑ (123°) | 4:39 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:41:59 | −0:45 | 6:08 am | 6:27 pm | 6:44 am | 5:51 pm | 7:22 am | 5:13 pm | 12:18 pm (21.0°) | 91.513 |
| 13 | 7:57 am ↑ (123°) | 4:39 pm ↑ (236°) | 8:41:19 | −0:40 | 6:09 am | 6:27 pm | 6:45 am | 5:51 pm | 7:23 am | 5:13 pm | 12:18 pm (20.9°) | 91.502 |
| 14 | 7:58 am ↑ (124°) | 4:39 pm ↑ (236°) | 8:40:43 | −0:35 | 6:09 am | 6:28 pm | 6:46 am | 5:51 pm | 7:24 am | 5:13 pm | 12:19 pm (20.8°) | 91.493 |
| 15 | 7:59 am ↑ (124°) | 4:39 pm ↑ (236°) | 8:40:12 | −0:30 | 6:10 am | 6:28 pm | 6:46 am | 5:52 pm | 7:24 am | 5:14 pm | 12:19 pm (20.8°) | 91.484 |
| 16 | 8:00 am ↑ (124°) | 4:39 pm ↑ (236°) | 8:39:46 | −0:25 | 6:11 am | 6:28 pm | 6:47 am | 5:52 pm | 7:25 am | 5:14 pm | 12:20 pm (20.7°) | 91.475 |
| 17 | 8:00 am ↑ (124°) | 4:40 pm ↑ (236°) | 8:39:25 | −0:20 | 6:11 am | 6:29 pm | 6:48 am | 5:52 pm | 7:26 am | 5:14 pm | 12:20 pm (20.7°) | 91.468 |
| 18 | 8:01 am ↑ (124°) | 4:40 pm ↑ (236°) | 8:39:09 | −0:15 | 6:12 am | 6:29 pm | 6:48 am | 5:53 pm | 7:26 am | 5:15 pm | 12:21 pm (20.7°) | 91.460 |
| 19 | 8:02 am ↑ (124°) | 4:41 pm ↑ (236°) | 8:38:58 | −0:10 | 6:13 am | 6:29 pm | 6:49 am | 5:53 pm | 7:27 am | 5:15 pm | 12:21 pm (20.7°) | 91.454 |
| 20 | 8:02 am ↑ (124°) | 4:41 pm ↑ (236°) | 8:38:52 | −0:05 | 6:13 am | 6:30 pm | 6:49 am | 5:54 pm | 7:27 am | 5:16 pm | 12:22 pm (20.7°) | 91.447 |
| 21 | 8:03 am ↑ (124°) | 4:41 pm ↑ (236°) | 8:38:52 | < 1s | 6:14 am | 6:30 pm | 6:50 am | 5:54 pm | 7:28 am | 5:16 pm | 12:22 pm (20.7°) | 91.442 |
| 22 | 8:03 am ↑ (124°) | 4:42 pm ↑ (236°) | 8:38:56 | +0:04 | 6:14 am | 6:31 pm | 6:50 am | 5:55 pm | 7:28 am | 5:17 pm | 12:23 pm (20.7°) | 91.436 |
| 23 | 8:03 am ↑ (124°) | 4:43 pm ↑ (236°) | 8:39:05 | +0:09 | 6:15 am | 6:32 pm | 6:51 am | 5:55 pm | 7:29 am | 5:17 pm | 12:23 pm (20.7°) | 91.432 |
| 24 | 8:04 am ↑ (124°) | 4:43 pm ↑ (236°) | 8:39:19 | +0:14 | 6:15 am | 6:32 pm | 6:51 am | 5:56 pm | 7:29 am | 5:18 pm | 12:24 pm (20.7°) | 91.427 |
| 25 | 8:04 am ↑ (124°) | 4:44 pm ↑ (236°) | 8:39:39 | +0:19 | 6:15 am | 6:33 pm | 6:52 am | 5:56 pm | 7:30 am | 5:18 pm | 12:24 pm (20.7°) | 91.424 |
| 26 | 8:05 am ↑ (124°) | 4:45 pm ↑ (236°) | 8:40:03 | +0:24 | 6:16 am | 6:33 pm | 6:52 am | 5:57 pm | 7:30 am | 5:19 pm | 12:25 pm (20.8°) | 91.420 |
| 27 | 8:05 am ↑ (124°) | 4:45 pm ↑ (236°) | 8:40:33 | +0:29 | 6:16 am | 6:34 pm | 6:52 am | 5:58 pm | 7:30 am | 5:20 pm | 12:25 pm (20.8°) | 91.417 |
| 28 | 8:05 am ↑ (124°) | 4:46 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:41:07 | +0:34 | 6:16 am | 6:35 pm | 6:53 am | 5:58 pm | 7:30 am | 5:21 pm | 12:25 pm (20.9°) | 91.415 |
| 29 | 8:05 am ↑ (123°) | 4:47 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:41:46 | +0:39 | 6:16 am | 6:36 pm | 6:53 am | 5:59 pm | 7:31 am | 5:21 pm | 12:26 pm (20.9°) | 91.412 |
| 30 | 8:05 am ↑ (123°) | 4:48 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:42:30 | +0:44 | 6:17 am | 6:36 pm | 6:53 am | 6:00 pm | 7:31 am | 5:22 pm | 12:26 pm (21.0°) | 91.410 |
| 31 | 8:05 am ↑ (123°) | 4:49 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:43:19 | +0:49 | 6:17 am | 6:37 pm | 6:53 am | 6:01 pm | 7:31 am | 5:23 pm | 12:27 pm (21.1°) | 91.409 |
| * All times are local time for The Mailbox. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in The Mailbox is at 4:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 7 hours, 6 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 9 or December 10.
Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?
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