Daylight
5:59 am – 7:42 pm
13 hours, 43 minutes
| Current Time: | Apr 26, 2024 at 4:01:05 pm |
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| Sun Direction: | ↑ 252° West |
| Sun Altitude: | 41.1° |
| Sun Distance: | 93.557 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Jun 20, 2024 3:50 pm (Summer) |
| Sunrise Today: | 5:59 am↑ 71° East |
| Sunset Today: | 7:42 pm↑ 289° West |
2024 Sun Graph for Charleston
December 2024 — Sun in Charleston
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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 | 6:54 am ↑ (118°) | 4:29 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:34:49 | −1:12 | 5:18 am | 6:04 pm | 5:51 am | 5:32 pm | 6:24 am | 4:59 pm | 11:41 am (28.6°) | 91.654 |
| 2 | 6:55 am ↑ (118°) | 4:29 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:33:40 | −1:09 | 5:19 am | 6:04 pm | 5:52 am | 5:32 pm | 6:25 am | 4:58 pm | 11:42 am (28.4°) | 91.639 |
| 3 | 6:56 am ↑ (119°) | 4:28 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:32:33 | −1:06 | 5:20 am | 6:04 pm | 5:53 am | 5:32 pm | 6:26 am | 4:58 pm | 11:42 am (28.3°) | 91.625 |
| 4 | 6:57 am ↑ (119°) | 4:28 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:31:30 | −1:02 | 5:21 am | 6:04 pm | 5:53 am | 5:32 pm | 6:27 am | 4:58 pm | 11:43 am (28.2°) | 91.611 |
| 5 | 6:58 am ↑ (119°) | 4:28 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:30:31 | −0:59 | 5:22 am | 6:04 pm | 5:54 am | 5:32 pm | 6:28 am | 4:58 pm | 11:43 am (28.1°) | 91.597 |
| 6 | 6:59 am ↑ (119°) | 4:28 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:29:35 | −0:56 | 5:23 am | 6:04 pm | 5:55 am | 5:32 pm | 6:29 am | 4:58 pm | 11:44 am (27.9°) | 91.584 |
| 7 | 7:00 am ↑ (119°) | 4:28 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:28:42 | −0:52 | 5:23 am | 6:04 pm | 5:56 am | 5:32 pm | 6:29 am | 4:58 pm | 11:44 am (27.8°) | 91.571 |
| 8 | 7:00 am ↑ (119°) | 4:28 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:27:53 | −0:49 | 5:24 am | 6:05 pm | 5:57 am | 5:32 pm | 6:30 am | 4:58 pm | 11:44 am (27.7°) | 91.558 |
| 9 | 7:01 am ↑ (119°) | 4:28 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:27:07 | −0:45 | 5:25 am | 6:05 pm | 5:57 am | 5:32 pm | 6:31 am | 4:58 pm | 11:45 am (27.6°) | 91.546 |
| 10 | 7:02 am ↑ (120°) | 4:28 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:26:25 | −0:42 | 5:26 am | 6:05 pm | 5:58 am | 5:32 pm | 6:32 am | 4:59 pm | 11:45 am (27.5°) | 91.534 |
| 11 | 7:03 am ↑ (120°) | 4:29 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:25:47 | −0:38 | 5:26 am | 6:05 pm | 5:59 am | 5:32 pm | 6:33 am | 4:59 pm | 11:46 am (27.5°) | 91.523 |
| 12 | 7:04 am ↑ (120°) | 4:29 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:25:12 | −0:34 | 5:27 am | 6:05 pm | 6:00 am | 5:33 pm | 6:33 am | 4:59 pm | 11:46 am (27.4°) | 91.512 |
| 13 | 7:04 am ↑ (120°) | 4:29 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:24:41 | −0:31 | 5:28 am | 6:06 pm | 6:00 am | 5:33 pm | 6:34 am | 4:59 pm | 11:47 am (27.3°) | 91.502 |
| 14 | 7:05 am ↑ (120°) | 4:29 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:24:13 | −0:27 | 5:28 am | 6:06 pm | 6:01 am | 5:33 pm | 6:35 am | 4:59 pm | 11:47 am (27.3°) | 91.493 |
| 15 | 7:06 am ↑ (120°) | 4:30 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:23:50 | −0:23 | 5:29 am | 6:06 pm | 6:02 am | 5:34 pm | 6:35 am | 5:00 pm | 11:48 am (27.2°) | 91.484 |
| 16 | 7:06 am ↑ (120°) | 4:30 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:23:30 | −0:19 | 5:30 am | 6:07 pm | 6:02 am | 5:34 pm | 6:36 am | 5:00 pm | 11:48 am (27.2°) | 91.475 |
| 17 | 7:07 am ↑ (120°) | 4:30 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:23:14 | −0:15 | 5:30 am | 6:07 pm | 6:03 am | 5:34 pm | 6:37 am | 5:01 pm | 11:49 am (27.2°) | 91.467 |
| 18 | 7:08 am ↑ (120°) | 4:31 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:23:02 | −0:12 | 5:31 am | 6:07 pm | 6:03 am | 5:35 pm | 6:37 am | 5:01 pm | 11:49 am (27.1°) | 91.460 |
| 19 | 7:08 am ↑ (120°) | 4:31 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:22:54 | −0:08 | 5:31 am | 6:08 pm | 6:04 am | 5:35 pm | 6:38 am | 5:01 pm | 11:50 am (27.1°) | 91.453 |
| 20 | 7:09 am ↑ (120°) | 4:32 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:22:49 | −0:04 | 5:32 am | 6:08 pm | 6:05 am | 5:36 pm | 6:38 am | 5:02 pm | 11:50 am (27.1°) | 91.447 |
| 21 | 7:09 am ↑ (120°) | 4:32 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:22:49 | < 1s | 5:32 am | 6:09 pm | 6:05 am | 5:36 pm | 6:39 am | 5:02 pm | 11:51 am (27.1°) | 91.442 |
| 22 | 7:10 am ↑ (120°) | 4:33 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:22:52 | +0:03 | 5:33 am | 6:09 pm | 6:06 am | 5:37 pm | 6:39 am | 5:03 pm | 11:51 am (27.1°) | 91.436 |
| 23 | 7:10 am ↑ (120°) | 4:33 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:22:59 | +0:07 | 5:33 am | 6:10 pm | 6:06 am | 5:37 pm | 6:40 am | 5:03 pm | 11:52 am (27.1°) | 91.432 |
| 24 | 7:11 am ↑ (120°) | 4:34 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:23:10 | +0:11 | 5:34 am | 6:11 pm | 6:06 am | 5:38 pm | 6:40 am | 5:04 pm | 11:52 am (27.1°) | 91.427 |
| 25 | 7:11 am ↑ (120°) | 4:34 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:23:25 | +0:14 | 5:34 am | 6:11 pm | 6:07 am | 5:38 pm | 6:41 am | 5:05 pm | 11:53 am (27.2°) | 91.424 |
| 26 | 7:11 am ↑ (120°) | 4:35 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:23:44 | +0:18 | 5:34 am | 6:12 pm | 6:07 am | 5:39 pm | 6:41 am | 5:05 pm | 11:53 am (27.2°) | 91.420 |
| 27 | 7:12 am ↑ (120°) | 4:36 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:24:07 | +0:22 | 5:35 am | 6:12 pm | 6:08 am | 5:40 pm | 6:41 am | 5:06 pm | 11:54 am (27.3°) | 91.417 |
| 28 | 7:12 am ↑ (120°) | 4:36 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:24:33 | +0:26 | 5:35 am | 6:13 pm | 6:08 am | 5:40 pm | 6:42 am | 5:07 pm | 11:54 am (27.3°) | 91.415 |
| 29 | 7:12 am ↑ (120°) | 4:37 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:25:03 | +0:30 | 5:35 am | 6:14 pm | 6:08 am | 5:41 pm | 6:42 am | 5:07 pm | 11:55 am (27.4°) | 91.412 |
| 30 | 7:12 am ↑ (120°) | 4:38 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:25:37 | +0:33 | 5:36 am | 6:14 pm | 6:08 am | 5:42 pm | 6:42 am | 5:08 pm | 11:55 am (27.4°) | 91.410 |
| 31 | 7:12 am ↑ (120°) | 4:39 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:26:15 | +0:37 | 5:36 am | 6:15 pm | 6:09 am | 5:43 pm | 6:42 am | 5:09 pm | 11:56 am (27.5°) | 91.409 |
| * All times are local time for Charleston. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in Charleston is at 3:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 5 hours, 35 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 6 or December 7.
Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?
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