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Hotan, Xinjiang, China — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2024

Daylight

7:26 am – 9:47 pm
14 hours, 21 minutes

Current Time: May 22, 2024 at 10:58:09 pm
Sun Direction: 308° Northwest
Sun Altitude: -12.7°
Sun Distance: 94.106 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 21, 2024 4:50 am (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 7:26 am 63° Northeast
Sunset Today: 9:47 pm 297° Northwest
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2024 Sun Graph for Hotan

December 2024 — Sun in Hotan

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
19:35 am (117°)7:23 pm (243°)9:48:03−1:078:03 am8:55 pm8:34 am8:24 pm9:06 am7:51 pm2:29 pm (31.0°)91.661
29:36 am (117°)7:23 pm (243°)9:46:58−1:048:03 am8:55 pm8:35 am8:24 pm9:07 am7:51 pm2:29 pm (30.9°)91.646
39:37 am (117°)7:23 pm (242°)9:45:57−1:018:04 am8:55 pm8:36 am8:24 pm9:08 am7:51 pm2:30 pm (30.7°)91.632
49:38 am (118°)7:22 pm (242°)9:44:58−0:588:05 am8:55 pm8:36 am8:24 pm9:09 am7:51 pm2:30 pm (30.6°)91.617
59:38 am (118°)7:22 pm (242°)9:44:03−0:558:06 am8:55 pm8:37 am8:24 pm9:10 am7:51 pm2:31 pm (30.5°)91.604
69:39 am (118°)7:22 pm (242°)9:43:10−0:528:07 am8:55 pm8:38 am8:24 pm9:10 am7:51 pm2:31 pm (30.4°)91.590
79:40 am (118°)7:22 pm (242°)9:42:21−0:498:07 am8:55 pm8:39 am8:24 pm9:11 am7:51 pm2:31 pm (30.2°)91.577
89:41 am (118°)7:23 pm (242°)9:41:34−0:468:08 am8:55 pm8:40 am8:24 pm9:12 am7:51 pm2:32 pm (30.1°)91.564
99:42 am (118°)7:23 pm (242°)9:40:51−0:438:09 am8:56 pm8:40 am8:24 pm9:13 am7:52 pm2:32 pm (30.0°)91.552
109:43 am (119°)7:23 pm (241°)9:40:12−0:398:09 am8:56 pm8:41 am8:24 pm9:14 am7:52 pm2:33 pm (30.0°)91.540
119:43 am (119°)7:23 pm (241°)9:39:35−0:368:10 am8:56 pm8:42 am8:24 pm9:14 am7:52 pm2:33 pm (29.9°)91.528
129:44 am (119°)7:23 pm (241°)9:39:02−0:338:11 am8:56 pm8:43 am8:25 pm9:15 am7:52 pm2:34 pm (29.8°)91.517
139:45 am (119°)7:23 pm (241°)9:38:32−0:298:12 am8:57 pm8:43 am8:25 pm9:16 am7:52 pm2:34 pm (29.7°)91.507
149:45 am (119°)7:24 pm (241°)9:38:06−0:268:12 am8:57 pm8:44 am8:25 pm9:16 am7:53 pm2:35 pm (29.7°)91.497
159:46 am (119°)7:24 pm (241°)9:37:43−0:228:13 am8:57 pm8:45 am8:26 pm9:17 am7:53 pm2:35 pm (29.6°)91.488
169:47 am (119°)7:24 pm (241°)9:37:23−0:198:13 am8:58 pm8:45 am8:26 pm9:18 am7:53 pm2:36 pm (29.6°)91.479
179:47 am (119°)7:25 pm (241°)9:37:07−0:168:14 am8:58 pm8:46 am8:26 pm9:18 am7:54 pm2:36 pm (29.5°)91.471
189:48 am (119°)7:25 pm (241°)9:36:55−0:128:15 am8:58 pm8:46 am8:27 pm9:19 am7:54 pm2:37 pm (29.5°)91.463
199:49 am (119°)7:25 pm (241°)9:36:45−0:098:15 am8:59 pm8:47 am8:27 pm9:20 am7:54 pm2:37 pm (29.5°)91.456
209:49 am (119°)7:26 pm (241°)9:36:40−0:058:16 am8:59 pm8:47 am8:28 pm9:20 am7:55 pm2:37 pm (29.5°)91.450
219:50 am (119°)7:26 pm (241°)9:36:38−0:028:16 am9:00 pm8:48 am8:28 pm9:21 am7:55 pm2:38 pm (29.5°)91.444
229:50 am (119°)7:27 pm (241°)9:36:39+0:018:17 am9:00 pm8:48 am8:29 pm9:21 am7:56 pm2:38 pm (29.5°)91.439
239:51 am (119°)7:27 pm (241°)9:36:44+0:048:17 am9:01 pm8:49 am8:29 pm9:22 am7:56 pm2:39 pm (29.5°)91.434
249:51 am (119°)7:28 pm (241°)9:36:52+0:088:18 am9:01 pm8:49 am8:30 pm9:22 am7:57 pm2:39 pm (29.5°)91.429
259:51 am (119°)7:29 pm (241°)9:37:04+0:118:18 am9:02 pm8:50 am8:30 pm9:22 am7:58 pm2:40 pm (29.5°)91.425
269:52 am (119°)7:29 pm (241°)9:37:20+0:158:18 am9:03 pm8:50 am8:31 pm9:23 am7:58 pm2:40 pm (29.6°)91.422
279:52 am (119°)7:30 pm (241°)9:37:39+0:188:19 am9:03 pm8:51 am8:31 pm9:23 am7:59 pm2:41 pm (29.6°)91.419
289:52 am (119°)7:31 pm (241°)9:38:01+0:228:19 am9:04 pm8:51 am8:32 pm9:23 am8:00 pm2:41 pm (29.7°)91.416
299:53 am (119°)7:31 pm (241°)9:38:27+0:258:20 am9:04 pm8:51 am8:33 pm9:24 am8:00 pm2:42 pm (29.7°)91.413
309:53 am (119°)7:32 pm (241°)9:38:56+0:298:20 am9:05 pm8:51 am8:33 pm9:24 am8:01 pm2:42 pm (29.8°)91.411
319:53 am (119°)7:33 pm (241°)9:39:29+0:328:20 am9:06 pm8:52 am8:34 pm9:24 am8:02 pm2:43 pm (29.9°)91.409
* All times are local time for Hotan. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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