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Detroit (48223), USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2024

Daylight

8:05 am – 6:26 pm
10 hours, 21 minutes

Current Time: Oct 31, 2024 at 7:50:40 pm
Sun Direction: 265° West
Sun Altitude: -16.0°
Sun Distance: 92.264 million mi
Next Solstice: Dec 21, 2024 4:20 am (Winter)
Sunrise Today: 8:05 am 109° East
Sunset Today: 6:26 pm 251° West
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2024 Sun Graph for Detroit

December 2024 — Sun in Detroit

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
17:43 am (119°)5:01 pm (240°)9:17:52−1:216:02 am6:41 pm6:36 am6:07 pm7:11 am5:32 pm12:22 pm (25.7°)91.654
27:44 am (120°)5:00 pm (240°)9:16:34−1:186:03 am6:41 pm6:37 am6:07 pm7:12 am5:32 pm12:22 pm (25.5°)91.640
37:45 am (120°)5:00 pm (240°)9:15:19−1:146:04 am6:41 pm6:38 am6:07 pm7:13 am5:32 pm12:23 pm (25.4°)91.625
47:46 am (120°)5:00 pm (240°)9:14:08−1:106:05 am6:41 pm6:39 am6:07 pm7:14 am5:31 pm12:23 pm (25.3°)91.611
57:47 am (120°)5:00 pm (240°)9:13:01−1:076:06 am6:41 pm6:40 am6:07 pm7:15 am5:31 pm12:23 pm (25.1°)91.597
67:48 am (120°)5:00 pm (239°)9:11:58−1:036:07 am6:41 pm6:41 am6:07 pm7:16 am5:31 pm12:24 pm (25.0°)91.584
77:49 am (121°)5:00 pm (239°)9:10:59−0:596:08 am6:41 pm6:42 am6:07 pm7:17 am5:31 pm12:24 pm (24.9°)91.571
87:50 am (121°)5:00 pm (239°)9:10:03−0:556:08 am6:41 pm6:43 am6:07 pm7:18 am5:31 pm12:25 pm (24.8°)91.558
97:50 am (121°)5:00 pm (239°)9:09:12−0:516:09 am6:41 pm6:43 am6:07 pm7:19 am5:31 pm12:25 pm (24.7°)91.546
107:51 am (121°)5:00 pm (239°)9:08:24−0:476:10 am6:41 pm6:44 am6:07 pm7:19 am5:32 pm12:26 pm (24.6°)91.534
117:52 am (121°)5:00 pm (239°)9:07:41−0:436:11 am6:41 pm6:45 am6:07 pm7:20 am5:32 pm12:26 pm (24.6°)91.523
127:53 am (121°)5:00 pm (239°)9:07:02−0:396:11 am6:41 pm6:46 am6:07 pm7:21 am5:32 pm12:27 pm (24.5°)91.512
137:54 am (121°)5:00 pm (239°)9:06:27−0:356:12 am6:42 pm6:46 am6:07 pm7:22 am5:32 pm12:27 pm (24.4°)91.502
147:54 am (121°)5:00 pm (239°)9:05:56−0:306:13 am6:42 pm6:47 am6:08 pm7:23 am5:32 pm12:27 pm (24.4°)91.493
157:55 am (121°)5:01 pm (238°)9:05:30−0:266:14 am6:42 pm6:48 am6:08 pm7:23 am5:33 pm12:28 pm (24.3°)91.484
167:56 am (122°)5:01 pm (238°)9:05:07−0:226:14 am6:43 pm6:48 am6:08 pm7:24 am5:33 pm12:28 pm (24.3°)91.475
177:56 am (122°)5:01 pm (238°)9:04:49−0:186:15 am6:43 pm6:49 am6:09 pm7:24 am5:33 pm12:29 pm (24.3°)91.467
187:57 am (122°)5:02 pm (238°)9:04:35−0:136:15 am6:43 pm6:50 am6:09 pm7:25 am5:34 pm12:29 pm (24.2°)91.460
197:58 am (122°)5:02 pm (238°)9:04:26−0:096:16 am6:44 pm6:50 am6:10 pm7:26 am5:34 pm12:30 pm (24.2°)91.453
207:58 am (122°)5:03 pm (238°)9:04:21−0:056:16 am6:44 pm6:51 am6:10 pm7:26 am5:35 pm12:30 pm (24.2°)91.447
217:59 am (122°)5:03 pm (238°)9:04:20< 1s6:17 am6:45 pm6:51 am6:11 pm7:27 am5:35 pm12:31 pm (24.2°)91.442
227:59 am (122°)5:04 pm (238°)9:04:24+0:036:17 am6:45 pm6:52 am6:11 pm7:27 am5:36 pm12:31 pm (24.2°)91.436
238:00 am (122°)5:04 pm (238°)9:04:32+0:086:18 am6:46 pm6:52 am6:12 pm7:28 am5:36 pm12:32 pm (24.2°)91.432
248:00 am (122°)5:05 pm (238°)9:04:44+0:126:18 am6:46 pm6:53 am6:12 pm7:28 am5:37 pm12:32 pm (24.2°)91.427
258:00 am (122°)5:05 pm (238°)9:05:01+0:166:19 am6:47 pm6:53 am6:13 pm7:28 am5:37 pm12:33 pm (24.3°)91.424
268:01 am (122°)5:06 pm (238°)9:05:22+0:216:19 am6:48 pm6:53 am6:14 pm7:29 am5:38 pm12:33 pm (24.3°)91.420
278:01 am (121°)5:07 pm (239°)9:05:48+0:256:19 am6:48 pm6:54 am6:14 pm7:29 am5:39 pm12:34 pm (24.4°)91.417
288:01 am (121°)5:08 pm (239°)9:06:17+0:296:20 am6:49 pm6:54 am6:15 pm7:29 am5:39 pm12:34 pm (24.4°)91.415
298:01 am (121°)5:08 pm (239°)9:06:51+0:336:20 am6:50 pm6:54 am6:16 pm7:30 am5:40 pm12:35 pm (24.5°)91.412
308:02 am (121°)5:09 pm (239°)9:07:29+0:386:20 am6:51 pm6:54 am6:16 pm7:30 am5:41 pm12:35 pm (24.5°)91.410
318:02 am (121°)5:10 pm (239°)9:08:12+0:426:20 am6:51 pm6:55 am6:17 pm7:30 am5:42 pm12:36 pm (24.6°)91.409
* All times are local time for Detroit. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Detroit is at 4:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 6 hours, 13 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 7 or December 8.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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