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

Daylight

5:42 am – 10:20 pm
16 hours, 37 minutes

Current Time: May 6, 2024 at 6:53:25 pm
Sun Direction: 264° West
Sun Altitude: 22.9°
Sun Distance: 93.795 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 20, 2024 7:50 pm (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 5:42 am 52° Northeast
Sunset Today: 10:20 pm 308° Northwest
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2024 Sun Graph for Qaqortoq

December 2024 — Sun in Qaqortoq

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
19:46 am (138°)3:59 pm (222°)6:13:27−3:267:01 am6:44 pm7:53 am5:52 pm8:49 am4:56 pm12:53 pm (7.5°)91.656
29:48 am (138°)3:58 pm (222°)6:10:08−3:197:03 am6:44 pm7:54 am5:52 pm8:51 am4:55 pm12:53 pm (7.3°)91.641
39:50 am (138°)3:57 pm (222°)6:06:57−3:117:04 am6:43 pm7:56 am5:51 pm8:53 am4:54 pm12:54 pm (7.2°)91.627
49:52 am (139°)3:56 pm (221°)6:03:55−3:027:05 am6:42 pm7:57 am5:50 pm8:54 am4:53 pm12:54 pm (7.0°)91.613
59:54 am (139°)3:55 pm (221°)6:01:01−2:547:07 am6:42 pm7:59 am5:50 pm8:56 am4:53 pm12:55 pm (6.9°)91.599
69:56 am (139°)3:54 pm (221°)5:58:16−2:457:08 am6:42 pm8:00 am5:49 pm8:58 am4:52 pm12:55 pm (6.8°)91.585
79:57 am (140°)3:53 pm (220°)5:55:40−2:357:09 am6:41 pm8:01 am5:49 pm8:59 am4:51 pm12:55 pm (6.7°)91.572
89:59 am (140°)3:52 pm (220°)5:53:13−2:267:10 am6:41 pm8:03 am5:49 pm9:00 am4:51 pm12:56 pm (6.6°)91.560
910:01 am (140°)3:52 pm (220°)5:50:57−2:167:11 am6:41 pm8:04 am5:48 pm9:02 am4:50 pm12:56 pm (6.5°)91.547
1010:02 am (141°)3:51 pm (219°)5:48:51−2:067:13 am6:41 pm8:05 am5:48 pm9:03 am4:50 pm12:57 pm (6.4°)91.536
1110:04 am (141°)3:51 pm (219°)5:46:55−1:567:14 am6:40 pm8:06 am5:48 pm9:04 am4:50 pm12:57 pm (6.3°)91.524
1210:05 am (141°)3:50 pm (219°)5:45:09−1:457:15 am6:40 pm8:07 am5:48 pm9:05 am4:50 pm12:58 pm (6.3°)91.514
1310:06 am (141°)3:50 pm (219°)5:43:34−1:347:16 am6:40 pm8:08 am5:48 pm9:07 am4:50 pm12:58 pm (6.2°)91.503
1410:07 am (141°)3:50 pm (219°)5:42:11−1:237:16 am6:40 pm8:09 am5:48 pm9:08 am4:49 pm12:59 pm (6.2°)91.494
1510:09 am (142°)3:49 pm (218°)5:40:58−1:127:17 am6:41 pm8:10 am5:48 pm9:09 am4:49 pm12:59 pm (6.1°)91.485
1610:10 am (142°)3:49 pm (218°)5:39:57−1:017:18 am6:41 pm8:11 am5:48 pm9:09 am4:50 pm1:00 pm (6.1°)91.476
1710:10 am (142°)3:50 pm (218°)5:39:07−0:497:19 am6:41 pm8:12 am5:48 pm9:10 am4:50 pm1:00 pm (6.0°)91.468
1810:11 am (142°)3:50 pm (218°)5:38:28−0:387:20 am6:41 pm8:12 am5:49 pm9:11 am4:50 pm1:01 pm (6.0°)91.461
1910:12 am (142°)3:50 pm (218°)5:38:02−0:267:20 am6:42 pm8:13 am5:49 pm9:12 am4:50 pm1:01 pm (6.0°)91.454
2010:13 am (142°)3:50 pm (218°)5:37:47−0:147:21 am6:42 pm8:14 am5:49 pm9:12 am4:51 pm1:02 pm (6.0°)91.448
2110:13 am (142°)3:51 pm (218°)5:37:44−0:037:21 am6:43 pm8:14 am5:50 pm9:13 am4:51 pm1:02 pm (6.0°)91.442
2210:14 am (142°)3:51 pm (218°)5:37:52+0:087:22 am6:43 pm8:15 am5:50 pm9:13 am4:52 pm1:03 pm (6.0°)91.437
2310:14 am (142°)3:52 pm (218°)5:38:13+0:207:22 am6:44 pm8:15 am5:51 pm9:14 am4:52 pm1:03 pm (6.0°)91.432
2410:14 am (142°)3:53 pm (218°)5:38:45+0:327:23 am6:45 pm8:15 am5:52 pm9:14 am4:53 pm1:04 pm (6.0°)91.428
2510:14 am (142°)3:54 pm (218°)5:39:29+0:437:23 am6:45 pm8:16 am5:52 pm9:14 am4:54 pm1:04 pm (6.0°)91.424
2610:14 am (142°)3:55 pm (218°)5:40:25+0:557:23 am6:46 pm8:16 am5:53 pm9:14 am4:55 pm1:04 pm (6.1°)91.421
2710:14 am (142°)3:56 pm (219°)5:41:32+1:067:23 am6:47 pm8:16 am5:54 pm9:14 am4:56 pm1:05 pm (6.1°)91.417
2810:14 am (141°)3:57 pm (219°)5:42:50+1:187:23 am6:48 pm8:16 am5:55 pm9:14 am4:57 pm1:05 pm (6.2°)91.415
2910:14 am (141°)3:58 pm (219°)5:44:19+1:297:23 am6:49 pm8:16 am5:56 pm9:14 am4:58 pm1:06 pm (6.2°)91.412
3010:14 am (141°)4:00 pm (219°)5:46:00+1:407:23 am6:50 pm8:16 am5:57 pm9:14 am4:59 pm1:06 pm (6.3°)91.411
3110:13 am (141°)4:01 pm (219°)5:47:51+1:517:23 am6:51 pm8:16 am5:58 pm9:14 am5:00 pm1:07 pm (6.4°)91.409
* All times are local time for Qaqortoq. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Qaqortoq is at 7:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 13 hours, 32 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 16. The latest sunrise is on December 26.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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