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Golmud, Qinghai, China — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2024

Daylight

6:44 am – 8:30 pm
13 hours, 45 minutes

Current Time: May 3, 2024 at 6:34:05 pm
Sun Direction: 274° West
Sun Altitude: 21.9°
Sun Distance: 93.716 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 21, 2024 4:50 am (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 6:44 am 70° East
Sunset Today: 8:30 pm 291° Northwest
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2024 Sun Graph for Golmud

December 2024 — Sun in Golmud

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
18:33 am (117°)6:25 pm (243°)9:51:41−1:057:02 am7:56 pm7:33 am7:25 pm8:05 am6:53 pm1:29 pm (31.7°)91.661
28:34 am (117°)6:25 pm (243°)9:50:38−1:027:03 am7:56 pm7:34 am7:25 pm8:06 am6:53 pm1:29 pm (31.6°)91.647
38:35 am (117°)6:24 pm (243°)9:49:38−0:597:03 am7:56 pm7:34 am7:25 pm8:06 am6:53 pm1:30 pm (31.5°)91.632
48:36 am (117°)6:24 pm (243°)9:48:41−0:577:04 am7:56 pm7:35 am7:25 pm8:07 am6:53 pm1:30 pm (31.3°)91.618
58:37 am (118°)6:24 pm (242°)9:47:47−0:547:05 am7:56 pm7:36 am7:25 pm8:08 am6:53 pm1:31 pm (31.2°)91.604
68:37 am (118°)6:24 pm (242°)9:46:56−0:517:06 am7:56 pm7:37 am7:25 pm8:09 am6:53 pm1:31 pm (31.1°)91.591
78:38 am (118°)6:24 pm (242°)9:46:08−0:487:06 am7:56 pm7:38 am7:25 pm8:10 am6:53 pm1:31 pm (31.0°)91.577
88:39 am (118°)6:24 pm (242°)9:45:23−0:457:07 am7:56 pm7:38 am7:25 pm8:11 am6:53 pm1:32 pm (30.9°)91.565
98:40 am (118°)6:25 pm (242°)9:44:41−0:417:08 am7:57 pm7:39 am7:25 pm8:11 am6:53 pm1:32 pm (30.8°)91.552
108:41 am (118°)6:25 pm (242°)9:44:02−0:387:09 am7:57 pm7:40 am7:25 pm8:12 am6:53 pm1:33 pm (30.7°)91.540
118:41 am (118°)6:25 pm (242°)9:43:26−0:357:09 am7:57 pm7:41 am7:26 pm8:13 am6:54 pm1:33 pm (30.6°)91.529
128:42 am (118°)6:25 pm (241°)9:42:54−0:327:10 am7:57 pm7:41 am7:26 pm8:13 am6:54 pm1:34 pm (30.5°)91.518
138:43 am (119°)6:25 pm (241°)9:42:25−0:297:11 am7:58 pm7:42 am7:26 pm8:14 am6:54 pm1:34 pm (30.4°)91.507
148:44 am (119°)6:26 pm (241°)9:41:59−0:257:11 am7:58 pm7:43 am7:27 pm8:15 am6:54 pm1:35 pm (30.4°)91.497
158:44 am (119°)6:26 pm (241°)9:41:37−0:227:12 am7:58 pm7:43 am7:27 pm8:16 am6:55 pm1:35 pm (30.3°)91.488
168:45 am (119°)6:26 pm (241°)9:41:18−0:197:12 am7:59 pm7:44 am7:27 pm8:16 am6:55 pm1:36 pm (30.3°)91.479
178:46 am (119°)6:27 pm (241°)9:41:02−0:157:13 am7:59 pm7:44 am7:28 pm8:17 am6:55 pm1:36 pm (30.2°)91.471
188:46 am (119°)6:27 pm (241°)9:40:49−0:127:14 am7:59 pm7:45 am7:28 pm8:17 am6:56 pm1:37 pm (30.2°)91.464
198:47 am (119°)6:27 pm (241°)9:40:40−0:097:14 am8:00 pm7:46 am7:28 pm8:18 am6:56 pm1:37 pm (30.2°)91.457
208:47 am (119°)6:28 pm (241°)9:40:35−0:057:15 am8:00 pm7:46 am7:29 pm8:18 am6:57 pm1:38 pm (30.2°)91.450
218:48 am (119°)6:28 pm (241°)9:40:33−0:027:15 am8:01 pm7:47 am7:29 pm8:19 am6:57 pm1:38 pm (30.2°)91.444
228:48 am (119°)6:29 pm (241°)9:40:34+0:017:16 am8:01 pm7:47 am7:30 pm8:19 am6:58 pm1:39 pm (30.2°)91.439
238:49 am (119°)6:29 pm (241°)9:40:38+0:047:16 am8:02 pm7:48 am7:30 pm8:20 am6:58 pm1:39 pm (30.2°)91.434
248:49 am (119°)6:30 pm (241°)9:40:46+0:087:17 am8:02 pm7:48 am7:31 pm8:20 am6:59 pm1:40 pm (30.2°)91.430
258:50 am (119°)6:31 pm (241°)9:40:58+0:117:17 am8:03 pm7:48 am7:32 pm8:21 am6:59 pm1:40 pm (30.2°)91.425
268:50 am (119°)6:31 pm (241°)9:41:13+0:147:17 am8:04 pm7:49 am7:32 pm8:21 am7:00 pm1:41 pm (30.3°)91.422
278:50 am (119°)6:32 pm (241°)9:41:31+0:187:18 am8:04 pm7:49 am7:33 pm8:22 am7:01 pm1:41 pm (30.3°)91.419
288:51 am (119°)6:32 pm (241°)9:41:52+0:217:18 am8:05 pm7:50 am7:33 pm8:22 am7:01 pm1:41 pm (30.4°)91.416
298:51 am (119°)6:33 pm (241°)9:42:17+0:247:19 am8:05 pm7:50 am7:34 pm8:22 am7:02 pm1:42 pm (30.4°)91.413
308:51 am (119°)6:34 pm (242°)9:42:46+0:287:19 am8:06 pm7:50 am7:35 pm8:22 am7:03 pm1:42 pm (30.5°)91.411
318:51 am (118°)6:35 pm (242°)9:43:17+0:317:19 am8:07 pm7:50 am7:36 pm8:23 am7:03 pm1:43 pm (30.6°)91.409
* All times are local time for Golmud. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Golmud is at 5:20 pm on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 4 hours, 58 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 5 or December 6.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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