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New England, Maine, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2024

Daylight

5:24 am – 7:51 pm
14 hours, 27 minutes

Current Time: May 6, 2024 at 5:59:56 am
Sun Direction: 71° East
Sun Altitude: 5.2°
Sun Distance: 93.785 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 20, 2024 4:50 pm (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 5:24 am 65° East
Sunset Today: 7:51 pm 295° Northwest
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2024 Sun Graph for New England

December 2024 — Sun in New England

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
16:57 am (120°)4:03 pm (239°)9:06:25−1:275:13 am5:47 pm5:48 am5:12 pm6:24 am4:36 pm11:30 am (23.9°)91.655
26:58 am (121°)4:03 pm (239°)9:05:01−1:245:14 am5:46 pm5:49 am5:12 pm6:25 am4:35 pm11:30 am (23.7°)91.640
36:59 am (121°)4:02 pm (239°)9:03:40−1:205:15 am5:46 pm5:50 am5:11 pm6:26 am4:35 pm11:31 am (23.6°)91.626
47:00 am (121°)4:02 pm (239°)9:02:24−1:165:16 am5:46 pm5:51 am5:11 pm6:27 am4:35 pm11:31 am (23.5°)91.612
57:01 am (121°)4:02 pm (239°)9:01:11−1:125:17 am5:46 pm5:52 am5:11 pm6:28 am4:35 pm11:32 am (23.3°)91.598
67:02 am (121°)4:02 pm (239°)9:00:03−1:085:18 am5:46 pm5:53 am5:11 pm6:29 am4:35 pm11:32 am (23.2°)91.584
77:03 am (122°)4:02 pm (238°)8:58:59−1:045:18 am5:46 pm5:54 am5:11 pm6:30 am4:35 pm11:32 am (23.1°)91.571
87:04 am (122°)4:02 pm (238°)8:57:59−0:595:19 am5:46 pm5:54 am5:11 pm6:31 am4:35 pm11:33 am (23.0°)91.559
97:05 am (122°)4:02 pm (238°)8:57:04−0:555:20 am5:46 pm5:55 am5:11 pm6:32 am4:35 pm11:33 am (22.9°)91.547
107:06 am (122°)4:02 pm (238°)8:56:12−0:515:21 am5:47 pm5:56 am5:11 pm6:33 am4:35 pm11:34 am (22.8°)91.535
117:06 am (122°)4:02 pm (238°)8:55:26−0:465:22 am5:47 pm5:57 am5:12 pm6:33 am4:35 pm11:34 am (22.8°)91.524
127:07 am (122°)4:02 pm (238°)8:54:43−0:425:22 am5:47 pm5:58 am5:12 pm6:34 am4:35 pm11:35 am (22.7°)91.513
137:08 am (122°)4:02 pm (238°)8:54:05−0:375:23 am5:47 pm5:58 am5:12 pm6:35 am4:35 pm11:35 am (22.6°)91.503
147:09 am (122°)4:02 pm (238°)8:53:32−0:335:24 am5:47 pm5:59 am5:12 pm6:36 am4:36 pm11:36 am (22.6°)91.493
157:10 am (123°)4:03 pm (237°)8:53:03−0:285:24 am5:48 pm6:00 am5:13 pm6:36 am4:36 pm11:36 am (22.5°)91.484
167:10 am (123°)4:03 pm (237°)8:52:39−0:245:25 am5:48 pm6:00 am5:13 pm6:37 am4:36 pm11:37 am (22.5°)91.476
177:11 am (123°)4:03 pm (237°)8:52:19−0:195:26 am5:48 pm6:01 am5:13 pm6:38 am4:37 pm11:37 am (22.4°)91.468
187:12 am (123°)4:04 pm (237°)8:52:04−0:145:26 am5:49 pm6:02 am5:14 pm6:38 am4:37 pm11:38 am (22.4°)91.460
197:12 am (123°)4:04 pm (237°)8:51:54−0:105:27 am5:49 pm6:02 am5:14 pm6:39 am4:37 pm11:38 am (22.4°)91.454
207:13 am (123°)4:05 pm (237°)8:51:48−0:055:27 am5:50 pm6:03 am5:14 pm6:39 am4:38 pm11:39 am (22.4°)91.448
217:13 am (123°)4:05 pm (237°)8:51:48< 1s5:28 am5:50 pm6:03 am5:15 pm6:40 am4:38 pm11:39 am (22.4°)91.442
227:14 am (123°)4:06 pm (237°)8:51:51+0:035:28 am5:51 pm6:04 am5:16 pm6:40 am4:39 pm11:40 am (22.4°)91.437
237:14 am (123°)4:06 pm (237°)8:52:00+0:085:29 am5:51 pm6:04 am5:16 pm6:41 am4:39 pm11:40 am (22.4°)91.432
247:15 am (123°)4:07 pm (237°)8:52:13+0:135:29 am5:52 pm6:05 am5:17 pm6:41 am4:40 pm11:41 am (22.4°)91.428
257:15 am (123°)4:07 pm (237°)8:52:31+0:175:30 am5:53 pm6:05 am5:17 pm6:42 am4:41 pm11:41 am (22.5°)91.424
267:15 am (123°)4:08 pm (237°)8:52:53+0:225:30 am5:53 pm6:05 am5:18 pm6:42 am4:41 pm11:42 am (22.5°)91.420
277:15 am (123°)4:09 pm (238°)8:53:21+0:275:30 am5:54 pm6:06 am5:19 pm6:42 am4:42 pm11:42 am (22.5°)91.417
287:16 am (122°)4:10 pm (238°)8:53:52+0:315:31 am5:55 pm6:06 am5:19 pm6:43 am4:43 pm11:43 am (22.6°)91.415
297:16 am (122°)4:10 pm (238°)8:54:29+0:365:31 am5:55 pm6:06 am5:20 pm6:43 am4:43 pm11:43 am (22.7°)91.412
307:16 am (122°)4:11 pm (238°)8:55:10+0:405:31 am5:56 pm6:06 am5:21 pm6:43 am4:44 pm11:44 am (22.7°)91.410
317:16 am (122°)4:12 pm (238°)8:55:55+0:455:31 am5:57 pm6:07 am5:22 pm6:43 am4:45 pm11:44 am (22.8°)91.409
* All times are local time for New England. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in New England is at 4:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 6 hours, 39 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 8 or December 9.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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