Daylight
6:45 am – 4:58 pm
10 hours, 13 minutes
| Current Time: | Dec 4, 2023 at 7:09:12 am |
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| Sun Direction: | ↑ 119° Southeast |
| Sun Altitude: | 3.8° |
| Sun Distance: | 91.620 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Dec 21, 2023 8:27 pm (Winter) |
| Sunrise Today: | 6:45 am↑ 116° Southeast |
| Sunset Today: | 4:58 pm↑ 244° Southwest |
2023 Sun Graph for Chihuahuan Desert
December 2023 — Sun in Chihuahuan Desert
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| 2023 | 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 | 6:43 am ↑ (115°) | 4:58 pm ↑ (245°) | 10:15:19 | −0:53 | 5:17 am | 6:24 pm | 5:47 am | 5:55 pm | 6:17 am | 5:25 pm | 11:51 am (36.7°) | 91.660 |
| 2 | 6:44 am ↑ (115°) | 4:58 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:14:28 | −0:51 | 5:18 am | 6:24 pm | 5:47 am | 5:55 pm | 6:17 am | 5:25 pm | 11:51 am (36.6°) | 91.646 |
| 3 | 6:45 am ↑ (116°) | 4:58 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:13:38 | −0:49 | 5:19 am | 6:24 pm | 5:48 am | 5:55 pm | 6:18 am | 5:25 pm | 11:52 am (36.4°) | 91.632 |
| 4 | 6:45 am ↑ (116°) | 4:58 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:12:51 | −0:47 | 5:19 am | 6:24 pm | 5:49 am | 5:55 pm | 6:19 am | 5:25 pm | 11:52 am (36.3°) | 91.619 |
| 5 | 6:46 am ↑ (116°) | 4:58 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:12:07 | −0:44 | 5:20 am | 6:24 pm | 5:50 am | 5:55 pm | 6:20 am | 5:25 pm | 11:52 am (36.2°) | 91.606 |
| 6 | 6:47 am ↑ (116°) | 4:58 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:11:24 | −0:42 | 5:21 am | 6:25 pm | 5:50 am | 5:55 pm | 6:20 am | 5:25 pm | 11:53 am (36.1°) | 91.593 |
| 7 | 6:48 am ↑ (116°) | 4:58 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:10:45 | −0:39 | 5:21 am | 6:25 pm | 5:51 am | 5:55 pm | 6:21 am | 5:25 pm | 11:53 am (35.9°) | 91.581 |
| 8 | 6:48 am ↑ (116°) | 4:59 pm ↑ (244°) | 10:10:07 | −0:37 | 5:22 am | 6:25 pm | 5:52 am | 5:55 pm | 6:22 am | 5:25 pm | 11:54 am (35.8°) | 91.569 |
| 9 | 6:49 am ↑ (116°) | 4:59 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:09:33 | −0:34 | 5:23 am | 6:25 pm | 5:52 am | 5:56 pm | 6:23 am | 5:25 pm | 11:54 am (35.7°) | 91.558 |
| 10 | 6:50 am ↑ (117°) | 4:59 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:09:01 | −0:32 | 5:23 am | 6:26 pm | 5:53 am | 5:56 pm | 6:23 am | 5:26 pm | 11:55 am (35.6°) | 91.546 |
| 11 | 6:51 am ↑ (117°) | 4:59 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:08:31 | −0:29 | 5:24 am | 6:26 pm | 5:54 am | 5:56 pm | 6:24 am | 5:26 pm | 11:55 am (35.6°) | 91.536 |
| 12 | 6:51 am ↑ (117°) | 4:59 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:08:04 | −0:26 | 5:25 am | 6:26 pm | 5:54 am | 5:56 pm | 6:25 am | 5:26 pm | 11:55 am (35.5°) | 91.525 |
| 13 | 6:52 am ↑ (117°) | 5:00 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:07:40 | −0:24 | 5:25 am | 6:26 pm | 5:55 am | 5:57 pm | 6:25 am | 5:26 pm | 11:56 am (35.4°) | 91.515 |
| 14 | 6:53 am ↑ (117°) | 5:00 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:07:18 | −0:21 | 5:26 am | 6:27 pm | 5:56 am | 5:57 pm | 6:26 am | 5:27 pm | 11:56 am (35.4°) | 91.505 |
| 15 | 6:53 am ↑ (117°) | 5:00 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:07:00 | −0:18 | 5:27 am | 6:27 pm | 5:56 am | 5:57 pm | 6:27 am | 5:27 pm | 11:57 am (35.3°) | 91.495 |
| 16 | 6:54 am ↑ (117°) | 5:01 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:06:43 | −0:16 | 5:27 am | 6:28 pm | 5:57 am | 5:58 pm | 6:27 am | 5:28 pm | 11:57 am (35.3°) | 91.486 |
| 17 | 6:55 am ↑ (117°) | 5:01 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:06:30 | −0:13 | 5:28 am | 6:28 pm | 5:57 am | 5:58 pm | 6:28 am | 5:28 pm | 11:58 am (35.2°) | 91.477 |
| 18 | 6:55 am ↑ (117°) | 5:01 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:06:19 | −0:10 | 5:28 am | 6:28 pm | 5:58 am | 5:59 pm | 6:28 am | 5:28 pm | 11:58 am (35.2°) | 91.469 |
| 19 | 6:56 am ↑ (117°) | 5:02 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:06:12 | −0:07 | 5:29 am | 6:29 pm | 5:59 am | 5:59 pm | 6:29 am | 5:29 pm | 11:59 am (35.2°) | 91.461 |
| 20 | 6:56 am ↑ (117°) | 5:02 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:06:06 | −0:05 | 5:29 am | 6:29 pm | 5:59 am | 6:00 pm | 6:29 am | 5:29 pm | 11:59 am (35.1°) | 91.453 |
| 21 | 6:57 am ↑ (117°) | 5:03 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:06:04 | −0:02 | 5:30 am | 6:30 pm | 6:00 am | 6:00 pm | 6:30 am | 5:30 pm | 12:00 pm (35.1°) | 91.446 |
| 22 | 6:57 am ↑ (117°) | 5:03 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:06:05 | < 1s | 5:30 am | 6:30 pm | 6:00 am | 6:01 pm | 6:30 am | 5:30 pm | 12:00 pm (35.1°) | 91.439 |
| 23 | 6:58 am ↑ (117°) | 5:04 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:06:08 | +0:03 | 5:31 am | 6:31 pm | 6:01 am | 6:01 pm | 6:31 am | 5:31 pm | 12:01 pm (35.2°) | 91.433 |
| 24 | 6:58 am ↑ (117°) | 5:04 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:06:14 | +0:05 | 5:31 am | 6:31 pm | 6:01 am | 6:02 pm | 6:31 am | 5:31 pm | 12:01 pm (35.2°) | 91.428 |
| 25 | 6:59 am ↑ (117°) | 5:05 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:06:22 | +0:08 | 5:32 am | 6:32 pm | 6:01 am | 6:02 pm | 6:32 am | 5:32 pm | 12:02 pm (35.2°) | 91.423 |
| 26 | 6:59 am ↑ (117°) | 5:06 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:06:34 | +0:11 | 5:32 am | 6:32 pm | 6:02 am | 6:03 pm | 6:32 am | 5:32 pm | 12:02 pm (35.2°) | 91.418 |
| 27 | 6:59 am ↑ (117°) | 5:06 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:06:48 | +0:14 | 5:33 am | 6:33 pm | 6:02 am | 6:03 pm | 6:33 am | 5:33 pm | 12:03 pm (35.3°) | 91.415 |
| 28 | 7:00 am ↑ (117°) | 5:07 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:07:05 | +0:17 | 5:33 am | 6:34 pm | 6:03 am | 6:04 pm | 6:33 am | 5:34 pm | 12:03 pm (35.3°) | 91.411 |
| 29 | 7:00 am ↑ (117°) | 5:08 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:07:25 | +0:19 | 5:33 am | 6:34 pm | 6:03 am | 6:05 pm | 6:33 am | 5:34 pm | 12:04 pm (35.4°) | 91.409 |
| 30 | 7:00 am ↑ (117°) | 5:08 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:07:47 | +0:22 | 5:34 am | 6:35 pm | 6:03 am | 6:05 pm | 6:34 am | 5:35 pm | 12:04 pm (35.4°) | 91.407 |
| 31 | 7:01 am ↑ (117°) | 5:09 pm ↑ (243°) | 10:08:13 | +0:25 | 5:34 am | 6:36 pm | 6:04 am | 6:06 pm | 6:34 am | 5:36 pm | 12:05 pm (35.5°) | 91.405 |
| * All times are local time for Chihuahuan Desert. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Today is highlighted. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in Chihuahuan Desert is at 8:27 pm on Thursday, December 21, 2023. In terms of daylight, this day is 4 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 3.
Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?
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