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Dunhuang, Gansu, China — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2025

Daylight

8:48 am – 6:15 pm
9 hours, 27 minutes

Current Time: Dec 5, 2025 at 11:50:53 pm
Sun Direction: 302° Northwest
Sun Altitude: -62.2°
Sun Distance: 91.600 million mi
Next Solstice: Dec 21, 2025 11:03 pm (Winter)
Sunrise Today: 8:48 am 119° Southeast
Sunset Today: 6:15 pm 241° Southwest
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2025 Sun Graph for Dunhuang

December 2025 — Sun in Dunhuang

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
18:44 am (118°)6:16 pm (242°)9:32:04−1:167:07 am7:52 pm7:40 am7:20 pm8:14 am6:46 pm1:30 pm (28.0°)91.664
28:45 am (118°)6:16 pm (241°)9:30:50−1:137:08 am7:52 pm7:41 am7:19 pm8:15 am6:46 pm1:30 pm (27.9°)91.648
38:46 am (119°)6:15 pm (241°)9:29:40−1:107:09 am7:52 pm7:42 am7:19 pm8:16 am6:46 pm1:31 pm (27.8°)91.634
48:47 am (119°)6:15 pm (241°)9:28:33−1:077:10 am7:52 pm7:43 am7:19 pm8:16 am6:45 pm1:31 pm (27.6°)91.619
58:48 am (119°)6:15 pm (241°)9:27:29−1:037:11 am7:52 pm7:43 am7:19 pm8:17 am6:45 pm1:31 pm (27.5°)91.606
68:49 am (119°)6:15 pm (241°)9:26:29−1:007:11 am7:52 pm7:44 am7:19 pm8:18 am6:45 pm1:32 pm (27.4°)91.593
78:49 am (119°)6:15 pm (241°)9:25:32−0:567:12 am7:52 pm7:45 am7:19 pm8:19 am6:45 pm1:32 pm (27.3°)91.580
88:50 am (120°)6:15 pm (240°)9:24:39−0:537:13 am7:52 pm7:46 am7:19 pm8:20 am6:45 pm1:33 pm (27.1°)91.568
98:51 am (120°)6:15 pm (240°)9:23:49−0:497:14 am7:52 pm7:47 am7:19 pm8:21 am6:45 pm1:33 pm (27.0°)91.557
108:52 am (120°)6:15 pm (240°)9:23:03−0:457:15 am7:52 pm7:48 am7:20 pm8:22 am6:46 pm1:34 pm (27.0°)91.546
118:53 am (120°)6:15 pm (240°)9:22:21−0:427:15 am7:53 pm7:48 am7:20 pm8:22 am6:46 pm1:34 pm (26.9°)91.535
128:54 am (120°)6:15 pm (240°)9:21:43−0:387:16 am7:53 pm7:49 am7:20 pm8:23 am6:46 pm1:35 pm (26.8°)91.525
138:54 am (120°)6:16 pm (240°)9:21:08−0:347:17 am7:53 pm7:50 am7:20 pm8:24 am6:46 pm1:35 pm (26.7°)91.516
148:55 am (120°)6:16 pm (240°)9:20:37−0:307:17 am7:53 pm7:50 am7:20 pm8:25 am6:46 pm1:35 pm (26.7°)91.507
158:56 am (120°)6:16 pm (240°)9:20:10−0:277:18 am7:54 pm7:51 am7:21 pm8:25 am6:47 pm1:36 pm (26.6°)91.498
168:57 am (120°)6:16 pm (240°)9:19:46−0:237:19 am7:54 pm7:52 am7:21 pm8:26 am6:47 pm1:36 pm (26.6°)91.489
178:57 am (120°)6:17 pm (240°)9:19:27−0:197:19 am7:54 pm7:52 am7:21 pm8:27 am6:47 pm1:37 pm (26.5°)91.481
188:58 am (120°)6:17 pm (240°)9:19:12−0:157:20 am7:55 pm7:53 am7:22 pm8:27 am6:48 pm1:37 pm (26.5°)91.474
198:58 am (120°)6:17 pm (239°)9:19:00−0:117:20 am7:55 pm7:54 am7:22 pm8:28 am6:48 pm1:38 pm (26.5°)91.466
208:59 am (121°)6:18 pm (239°)9:18:53−0:077:21 am7:56 pm7:54 am7:23 pm8:28 am6:48 pm1:38 pm (26.5°)91.459
218:59 am (121°)6:18 pm (239°)9:18:49−0:037:22 am7:56 pm7:55 am7:23 pm8:29 am6:49 pm1:39 pm (26.5°)91.453
229:00 am (121°)6:19 pm (239°)9:18:50< 1s7:22 am7:57 pm7:55 am7:24 pm8:29 am6:49 pm1:39 pm (26.5°)91.446
239:00 am (121°)6:19 pm (239°)9:18:54+0:047:23 am7:57 pm7:56 am7:24 pm8:30 am6:50 pm1:40 pm (26.5°)91.440
249:01 am (121°)6:20 pm (240°)9:19:03+0:087:23 am7:58 pm7:56 am7:25 pm8:30 am6:51 pm1:40 pm (26.5°)91.435
259:01 am (120°)6:21 pm (240°)9:19:15+0:127:23 am7:58 pm7:56 am7:25 pm8:31 am6:51 pm1:41 pm (26.5°)91.429
269:02 am (120°)6:21 pm (240°)9:19:31+0:167:24 am7:59 pm7:57 am7:26 pm8:31 am6:52 pm1:41 pm (26.5°)91.425
279:02 am (120°)6:22 pm (240°)9:19:52+0:207:24 am8:00 pm7:57 am7:27 pm8:31 am6:52 pm1:42 pm (26.6°)91.420
289:02 am (120°)6:23 pm (240°)9:20:16+0:247:25 am8:00 pm7:58 am7:27 pm8:32 am6:53 pm1:42 pm (26.6°)91.416
299:03 am (120°)6:23 pm (240°)9:20:44+0:287:25 am8:01 pm7:58 am7:28 pm8:32 am6:54 pm1:43 pm (26.7°)91.413
309:03 am (120°)6:24 pm (240°)9:21:16+0:317:25 am8:02 pm7:58 am7:29 pm8:32 am6:55 pm1:43 pm (26.7°)91.410
319:03 am (120°)6:25 pm (240°)9:21:52+0:357:25 am8:02 pm7:58 am7:29 pm8:32 am6:55 pm1:44 pm (26.8°)91.407
* All times are local time for Dunhuang. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Today is highlighted.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Dunhuang is at 11:03 pm on Sunday, December 21, 2025. In terms of daylight, this day is 5 hours, 43 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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