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Daylight
4:15 am – 11:47 pm
19 hours, 32 minutes
Current Time: | Jun 24, 2024 at 9:49:32 am |
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Sun Direction: | ↑ 102° East |
Sun Altitude: | 33.2° |
Sun Distance: | 94.483 million mi |
Next Equinox: | Sep 22, 2024 4:43 am (Autumnal) |
Sunrise Today: | 4:15 am↑ 30° Northeast |
Sunset Today: | 11:47 pm↑ 329° Northwest |
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2024 Sun Graph for City of Houston
December 2024 — Sun in City of Houston
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2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Astronomical Twilight | Nautical Twilight | Civil Twilight | Solar Noon | ||||||
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Dec | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Start | End | Start | End | Start | End | Time | Mil. mi |
1 | 9:50 am ↑ (139°) | 3:46 pm ↑ (220°) | 5:55:38 | −3:39 | 6:58 am | 6:37 pm | 7:52 am | 5:44 pm | 8:50 am | 4:45 pm | 12:48 pm (6.5°) | 91.651 |
2 | 9:52 am ↑ (140°) | 3:44 pm ↑ (220°) | 5:52:06 | −3:31 | 7:00 am | 6:37 pm | 7:53 am | 5:43 pm | 8:52 am | 4:44 pm | 12:48 pm (6.4°) | 91.637 |
3 | 9:54 am ↑ (140°) | 3:43 pm ↑ (220°) | 5:48:42 | −3:23 | 7:01 am | 6:36 pm | 7:55 am | 5:42 pm | 8:54 am | 4:43 pm | 12:49 pm (6.3°) | 91.623 |
4 | 9:56 am ↑ (141°) | 3:42 pm ↑ (219°) | 5:45:28 | −3:14 | 7:03 am | 6:35 pm | 7:56 am | 5:42 pm | 8:56 am | 4:42 pm | 12:49 pm (6.1°) | 91.609 |
5 | 9:58 am ↑ (141°) | 3:41 pm ↑ (219°) | 5:42:23 | −3:05 | 7:04 am | 6:35 pm | 7:58 am | 5:41 pm | 8:57 am | 4:42 pm | 12:50 pm (6.0°) | 91.595 |
6 | 10:00 am ↑ (141°) | 3:40 pm ↑ (218°) | 5:39:27 | −2:55 | 7:05 am | 6:35 pm | 7:59 am | 5:41 pm | 8:59 am | 4:41 pm | 12:50 pm (5.9°) | 91.582 |
7 | 10:02 am ↑ (142°) | 3:39 pm ↑ (218°) | 5:36:42 | −2:45 | 7:06 am | 6:34 pm | 8:00 am | 5:40 pm | 9:00 am | 4:40 pm | 12:51 pm (5.8°) | 91.569 |
8 | 10:04 am ↑ (142°) | 3:38 pm ↑ (218°) | 5:34:06 | −2:35 | 7:08 am | 6:34 pm | 8:02 am | 5:40 pm | 9:02 am | 4:40 pm | 12:51 pm (5.7°) | 91.556 |
9 | 10:05 am ↑ (142°) | 3:37 pm ↑ (218°) | 5:31:41 | −2:24 | 7:09 am | 6:34 pm | 8:03 am | 5:40 pm | 9:03 am | 4:39 pm | 12:51 pm (5.6°) | 91.544 |
10 | 10:07 am ↑ (143°) | 3:36 pm ↑ (217°) | 5:29:27 | −2:13 | 7:10 am | 6:33 pm | 8:04 am | 5:39 pm | 9:04 am | 4:39 pm | 12:52 pm (5.5°) | 91.532 |
11 | 10:08 am ↑ (143°) | 3:36 pm ↑ (217°) | 5:27:24 | −2:02 | 7:11 am | 6:33 pm | 8:05 am | 5:39 pm | 9:06 am | 4:39 pm | 12:52 pm (5.4°) | 91.521 |
12 | 10:10 am ↑ (143°) | 3:35 pm ↑ (217°) | 5:25:33 | −1:51 | 7:12 am | 6:33 pm | 8:06 am | 5:39 pm | 9:07 am | 4:39 pm | 12:53 pm (5.4°) | 91.511 |
13 | 10:11 am ↑ (143°) | 3:35 pm ↑ (217°) | 5:23:54 | −1:39 | 7:13 am | 6:33 pm | 8:07 am | 5:39 pm | 9:08 am | 4:38 pm | 12:53 pm (5.3°) | 91.500 |
14 | 10:12 am ↑ (144°) | 3:35 pm ↑ (216°) | 5:22:26 | −1:27 | 7:14 am | 6:33 pm | 8:08 am | 5:39 pm | 9:09 am | 4:38 pm | 12:54 pm (5.3°) | 91.491 |
15 | 10:14 am ↑ (144°) | 3:35 pm ↑ (216°) | 5:21:10 | −1:15 | 7:15 am | 6:34 pm | 8:09 am | 5:39 pm | 9:10 am | 4:38 pm | 12:54 pm (5.2°) | 91.482 |
16 | 10:15 am ↑ (144°) | 3:35 pm ↑ (216°) | 5:20:07 | −1:03 | 7:15 am | 6:34 pm | 8:10 am | 5:39 pm | 9:11 am | 4:39 pm | 12:55 pm (5.2°) | 91.474 |
17 | 10:16 am ↑ (144°) | 3:35 pm ↑ (216°) | 5:19:16 | −0:50 | 7:16 am | 6:34 pm | 8:11 am | 5:40 pm | 9:12 am | 4:39 pm | 12:55 pm (5.1°) | 91.466 |
18 | 10:16 am ↑ (144°) | 3:35 pm ↑ (216°) | 5:18:38 | −0:38 | 7:17 am | 6:34 pm | 8:11 am | 5:40 pm | 9:12 am | 4:39 pm | 12:56 pm (5.1°) | 91.459 |
19 | 10:17 am ↑ (144°) | 3:35 pm ↑ (216°) | 5:18:13 | −0:25 | 7:18 am | 6:35 pm | 8:12 am | 5:40 pm | 9:13 am | 4:39 pm | 12:56 pm (5.1°) | 91.452 |
20 | 10:18 am ↑ (144°) | 3:36 pm ↑ (216°) | 5:18:00 | −0:12 | 7:18 am | 6:35 pm | 8:13 am | 5:41 pm | 9:14 am | 4:40 pm | 12:57 pm (5.1°) | 91.446 |
21 | 10:18 am ↑ (144°) | 3:36 pm ↑ (216°) | 5:18:01 | < 1s | 7:19 am | 6:36 pm | 8:13 am | 5:41 pm | 9:14 am | 4:40 pm | 12:57 pm (5.1°) | 91.441 |
22 | 10:19 am ↑ (144°) | 3:37 pm ↑ (216°) | 5:18:14 | +0:13 | 7:19 am | 6:36 pm | 8:14 am | 5:42 pm | 9:15 am | 4:41 pm | 12:58 pm (5.1°) | 91.436 |
23 | 10:19 am ↑ (144°) | 3:38 pm ↑ (216°) | 5:18:40 | +0:26 | 7:19 am | 6:37 pm | 8:14 am | 5:42 pm | 9:15 am | 4:42 pm | 12:58 pm (5.1°) | 91.431 |
24 | 10:19 am ↑ (144°) | 3:38 pm ↑ (216°) | 5:19:19 | +0:38 | 7:20 am | 6:38 pm | 8:14 am | 5:43 pm | 9:15 am | 4:42 pm | 12:59 pm (5.1°) | 91.427 |
25 | 10:19 am ↑ (144°) | 3:39 pm ↑ (216°) | 5:20:10 | +0:51 | 7:20 am | 6:38 pm | 8:14 am | 5:44 pm | 9:15 am | 4:43 pm | 12:59 pm (5.2°) | 91.423 |
26 | 10:19 am ↑ (144°) | 3:40 pm ↑ (216°) | 5:21:14 | +1:04 | 7:20 am | 6:39 pm | 8:15 am | 5:45 pm | 9:15 am | 4:44 pm | 1:00 pm (5.2°) | 91.420 |
27 | 10:19 am ↑ (144°) | 3:41 pm ↑ (216°) | 5:22:31 | +1:16 | 7:20 am | 6:40 pm | 8:15 am | 5:46 pm | 9:15 am | 4:45 pm | 1:00 pm (5.3°) | 91.417 |
28 | 10:19 am ↑ (143°) | 3:43 pm ↑ (217°) | 5:24:00 | +1:28 | 7:20 am | 6:41 pm | 8:15 am | 5:47 pm | 9:15 am | 4:46 pm | 1:01 pm (5.3°) | 91.414 |
29 | 10:18 am ↑ (143°) | 3:44 pm ↑ (217°) | 5:25:40 | +1:40 | 7:21 am | 6:42 pm | 8:15 am | 5:48 pm | 9:15 am | 4:47 pm | 1:01 pm (5.4°) | 91.412 |
30 | 10:18 am ↑ (143°) | 3:45 pm ↑ (217°) | 5:27:33 | +1:52 | 7:20 am | 6:43 pm | 8:15 am | 5:49 pm | 9:15 am | 4:48 pm | 1:02 pm (5.4°) | 91.410 |
31 | 10:17 am ↑ (143°) | 3:47 pm ↑ (217°) | 5:29:37 | +2:04 | 7:20 am | 6:44 pm | 8:15 am | 5:50 pm | 9:15 am | 4:50 pm | 1:02 pm (5.5°) | 91.408 |
* All times are local time for City of Houston. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. |
The December solstice (winter solstice) in City of Houston is at 12:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 14 hours, 15 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 16. The latest sunrise is on December 25.
Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?
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