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Kangerlussuaq, Greenland — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2024

Daylight

11:58 am – 2:30 pm
2 hours, 32 minutes

Current Time: Dec 7, 2024 at 2:04:23 pm
Sun Direction: 191° South
Sun Altitude: 0.3°
Sun Distance: 91.571 million mi
Next Solstice: Dec 21, 2024 7:20 am (Winter)
Sunrise Today: 11:58 am 163° South
Sunset Today: 2:30 pm 197° South
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2024 Sun Graph for Kangerlussuaq

December 2024 — Sun in Kangerlussuaq

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
111:33 am (157°)2:50 pm (203°)3:17:03−7:507:33 am6:49 pm8:39 am5:43 pm9:57 am4:26 pm1:11 pm (1.4°)91.655
211:37 am (158°)2:46 pm (202°)3:09:17−7:467:35 am6:48 pm8:41 am5:42 pm9:59 am4:24 pm1:12 pm (1.3°)91.641
311:41 am (159°)2:43 pm (201°)3:01:35−7:417:37 am6:47 pm8:43 am5:41 pm10:01 am4:23 pm1:12 pm (1.1°)91.626
411:45 am (160°)2:39 pm (200°)2:53:58−7:367:38 am6:46 pm8:45 am5:40 pm10:04 am4:21 pm1:13 pm (1.0°)91.612
511:50 am (161°)2:36 pm (199°)2:46:27−7:307:40 am6:46 pm8:47 am5:39 pm10:06 am4:20 pm1:13 pm (0.9°)91.599
611:54 am (162°)2:33 pm (198°)2:39:04−7:237:42 am6:45 pm8:49 am5:38 pm10:08 am4:19 pm1:14 pm (0.8°)91.585
711:58 am (163°)2:30 pm (197°)2:31:49−7:147:43 am6:44 pm8:50 am5:37 pm10:10 am4:17 pm1:14 pm (0.7°)91.572
812:02 pm (163°)2:27 pm (197°)2:24:44−7:057:45 am6:44 pm8:52 am5:37 pm10:12 am4:16 pm1:14 pm (0.6°)91.559
912:06 pm (164°)2:24 pm (196°)2:17:52−6:527:46 am6:43 pm8:53 am5:36 pm10:14 am4:15 pm1:15 pm (0.6°)91.547
1012:10 pm (165°)2:21 pm (195°)2:11:12−6:397:47 am6:43 pm8:55 am5:35 pm10:16 am4:15 pm1:15 pm (0.5°)91.535
1112:13 pm (166°)2:18 pm (194°)2:04:50−6:227:49 am6:43 pm8:56 am5:35 pm10:17 am4:14 pm1:16 pm (0.4°)91.524
1212:17 pm (166°)2:16 pm (194°)1:58:46−6:037:50 am6:42 pm8:57 am5:35 pm10:19 am4:13 pm1:16 pm (0.3°)91.513
1312:20 pm (167°)2:13 pm (193°)1:53:05−5:417:51 am6:42 pm8:59 am5:34 pm10:21 am4:13 pm1:17 pm (0.3°)91.503
1412:23 pm (168°)2:11 pm (192°)1:47:49−5:157:52 am6:42 pm9:00 am5:34 pm10:22 am4:12 pm1:17 pm (0.2°)91.494
1512:26 pm (168°)2:09 pm (192°)1:43:04−4:457:53 am6:42 pm9:01 am5:34 pm10:23 am4:12 pm1:18 pm (0.2°)91.484
1612:29 pm (169°)2:08 pm (191°)1:38:54−4:107:54 am6:42 pm9:02 am5:34 pm10:24 am4:12 pm1:18 pm (0.2°)91.476
1712:31 pm (169°)2:06 pm (191°)1:35:23−3:317:55 am6:43 pm9:03 am5:34 pm10:25 am4:12 pm1:19 pm (0.1°)91.468
1812:33 pm (169°)2:05 pm (191°)1:32:36−2:477:55 am6:43 pm9:04 am5:35 pm10:26 am4:12 pm1:19 pm (0.1°)91.461
1912:34 pm (170°)2:05 pm (190°)1:30:37−1:587:56 am6:43 pm9:04 am5:35 pm10:27 am4:12 pm1:20 pm (0.1°)91.454
2012:35 pm (170°)2:05 pm (190°)1:29:30−1:077:57 am6:44 pm9:05 am5:35 pm10:28 am4:13 pm1:20 pm (0.1°)91.448
2112:36 pm (170°)2:05 pm (190°)1:29:16−0:137:57 am6:44 pm9:05 am5:36 pm10:28 am4:13 pm1:21 pm (0.1°)91.442
2212:36 pm (170°)2:06 pm (190°)1:29:56+0:407:58 am6:45 pm9:06 am5:36 pm10:29 am4:14 pm1:21 pm (0.1°)91.437
2312:36 pm (170°)2:07 pm (190°)1:31:30+1:337:58 am6:45 pm9:06 am5:37 pm10:29 am4:14 pm1:22 pm (0.1°)91.432
2412:35 pm (169°)2:09 pm (191°)1:33:53+2:237:58 am6:46 pm9:06 am5:38 pm10:29 am4:15 pm1:22 pm (0.1°)91.428
2512:34 pm (169°)2:11 pm (191°)1:37:03+3:107:59 am6:47 pm9:07 am5:39 pm10:29 am4:16 pm1:23 pm (0.2°)91.424
2612:33 pm (168°)2:14 pm (192°)1:40:55+3:527:59 am6:48 pm9:07 am5:40 pm10:29 am4:17 pm1:23 pm (0.2°)91.421
2712:31 pm (168°)2:16 pm (192°)1:45:25+4:297:59 am6:49 pm9:07 am5:41 pm10:29 am4:19 pm1:24 pm (0.2°)91.417
2812:29 pm (167°)2:19 pm (193°)1:50:27+5:027:59 am6:50 pm9:07 am5:42 pm10:29 am4:20 pm1:24 pm (0.3°)91.415
2912:27 pm (167°)2:23 pm (193°)1:55:57+5:307:59 am6:51 pm9:06 am5:43 pm10:28 am4:21 pm1:25 pm (0.3°)91.412
3012:24 pm (166°)2:26 pm (194°)2:01:52+5:547:59 am6:52 pm9:06 am5:44 pm10:28 am4:23 pm1:25 pm (0.4°)91.410
3112:22 pm (165°)2:30 pm (195°)2:08:08+6:157:58 am6:53 pm9:06 am5:46 pm10:27 am4:24 pm1:26 pm (0.4°)91.409
* All times are local time for Kangerlussuaq. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Today is highlighted.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Kangerlussuaq is at 7:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 22 hours, 31 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 20. The latest sunrise is on December 22.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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