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Datong, Shanxi, China — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2024

Daylight

5:18 am – 7:28 pm
14 hours, 10 minutes

Current Time: May 8, 2024 at 1:56:42 pm
Sun Direction: 228° Southwest
Sun Altitude: 59.5°
Sun Distance: 93.826 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 21, 2024 4:50 am (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 5:18 am 67° East
Sunset Today: 7:28 pm 294° Northwest
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2024 Sun Graph for Datong

December 2024 — Sun in Datong

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
17:29 am (118°)5:01 pm (242°)9:32:12−1:165:53 am6:38 pm6:25 am6:05 pm6:59 am5:31 pm12:15 pm (28.1°)91.662
27:30 am (118°)5:01 pm (241°)9:30:59−1:125:54 am6:38 pm6:26 am6:05 pm7:00 am5:31 pm12:16 pm (27.9°)91.647
37:31 am (119°)5:01 pm (241°)9:29:50−1:095:55 am6:38 pm6:27 am6:05 pm7:01 am5:31 pm12:16 pm (27.8°)91.633
47:32 am (119°)5:01 pm (241°)9:28:43−1:065:55 am6:38 pm6:28 am6:05 pm7:02 am5:31 pm12:17 pm (27.7°)91.619
57:33 am (119°)5:01 pm (241°)9:27:40−1:025:56 am6:38 pm6:29 am6:05 pm7:03 am5:31 pm12:17 pm (27.5°)91.605
67:34 am (119°)5:01 pm (241°)9:26:41−0:595:57 am6:38 pm6:30 am6:05 pm7:04 am5:31 pm12:17 pm (27.4°)91.591
77:35 am (119°)5:01 pm (241°)9:25:45−0:555:58 am6:38 pm6:31 am6:05 pm7:05 am5:31 pm12:18 pm (27.3°)91.578
87:36 am (120°)5:01 pm (240°)9:24:53−0:525:59 am6:38 pm6:31 am6:05 pm7:05 am5:31 pm12:18 pm (27.2°)91.565
97:37 am (120°)5:01 pm (240°)9:24:04−0:485:59 am6:38 pm6:32 am6:05 pm7:06 am5:31 pm12:19 pm (27.1°)91.553
107:37 am (120°)5:01 pm (240°)9:23:19−0:456:00 am6:38 pm6:33 am6:05 pm7:07 am5:31 pm12:19 pm (27.0°)91.541
117:38 am (120°)5:01 pm (240°)9:22:37−0:416:01 am6:38 pm6:34 am6:05 pm7:08 am5:31 pm12:20 pm (26.9°)91.529
127:39 am (120°)5:01 pm (240°)9:21:59−0:376:02 am6:39 pm6:35 am6:06 pm7:09 am5:32 pm12:20 pm (26.8°)91.518
137:40 am (120°)5:01 pm (240°)9:21:26−0:336:02 am6:39 pm6:35 am6:06 pm7:09 am5:32 pm12:21 pm (26.8°)91.508
147:41 am (120°)5:01 pm (240°)9:20:55−0:306:03 am6:39 pm6:36 am6:06 pm7:10 am5:32 pm12:21 pm (26.7°)91.498
157:41 am (120°)5:02 pm (240°)9:20:29−0:266:04 am6:39 pm6:37 am6:06 pm7:11 am5:32 pm12:22 pm (26.7°)91.489
167:42 am (120°)5:02 pm (240°)9:20:07−0:226:04 am6:40 pm6:37 am6:07 pm7:11 am5:33 pm12:22 pm (26.6°)91.480
177:43 am (120°)5:02 pm (240°)9:19:48−0:186:05 am6:40 pm6:38 am6:07 pm7:12 am5:33 pm12:22 pm (26.6°)91.472
187:43 am (120°)5:03 pm (240°)9:19:34−0:146:05 am6:40 pm6:38 am6:07 pm7:13 am5:33 pm12:23 pm (26.6°)91.464
197:44 am (120°)5:03 pm (240°)9:19:23−0:106:06 am6:41 pm6:39 am6:08 pm7:13 am5:34 pm12:23 pm (26.5°)91.457
207:44 am (120°)5:04 pm (240°)9:19:16−0:066:07 am6:41 pm6:40 am6:08 pm7:14 am5:34 pm12:24 pm (26.5°)91.451
217:45 am (121°)5:04 pm (239°)9:19:13−0:026:07 am6:42 pm6:40 am6:09 pm7:14 am5:35 pm12:24 pm (26.5°)91.445
227:45 am (121°)5:05 pm (240°)9:19:15+0:016:08 am6:42 pm6:41 am6:09 pm7:15 am5:35 pm12:25 pm (26.5°)91.439
237:46 am (120°)5:05 pm (240°)9:19:20+0:056:08 am6:43 pm6:41 am6:10 pm7:15 am5:36 pm12:25 pm (26.5°)91.434
247:46 am (120°)5:06 pm (240°)9:19:29+0:096:08 am6:43 pm6:41 am6:10 pm7:16 am5:36 pm12:26 pm (26.5°)91.430
257:47 am (120°)5:06 pm (240°)9:19:42+0:136:09 am6:44 pm6:42 am6:11 pm7:16 am5:37 pm12:26 pm (26.6°)91.426
267:47 am (120°)5:07 pm (240°)9:19:59+0:176:09 am6:45 pm6:42 am6:12 pm7:16 am5:38 pm12:27 pm (26.6°)91.422
277:47 am (120°)5:08 pm (240°)9:20:20+0:206:10 am6:45 pm6:43 am6:12 pm7:17 am5:38 pm12:27 pm (26.6°)91.419
287:48 am (120°)5:08 pm (240°)9:20:45+0:246:10 am6:46 pm6:43 am6:13 pm7:17 am5:39 pm12:28 pm (26.7°)91.416
297:48 am (120°)5:09 pm (240°)9:21:13+0:286:10 am6:47 pm6:43 am6:14 pm7:17 am5:40 pm12:28 pm (26.8°)91.413
307:48 am (120°)5:10 pm (240°)9:21:46+0:326:11 am6:47 pm6:44 am6:14 pm7:18 am5:40 pm12:29 pm (26.8°)91.411
317:48 am (120°)5:11 pm (240°)9:22:22+0:366:11 am6:48 pm6:44 am6:15 pm7:18 am5:41 pm12:29 pm (26.9°)91.410
* All times are local time for Datong. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Datong is at 5:20 pm on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 5 hours, 42 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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