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Thule Air Base, Greenland — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2024

Current Time: Dec 11, 2024 at 9:41:41 pm
Sun Direction: 313° Northwest
Sun Altitude: -32.8°
Sun Distance: 91.519 million mi
Next Solstice: Dec 21, 2024 5:20 am (Winter)
Sun: Down all day
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2024 Sun Graph for Thule Air Base

December 2024 — Sun in Thule Air Base

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
1Down all day7:21 am5:25 pm9:27 am3:19 pmNot above -6°12:24 pm (-8.5°)91.655
2Down all day7:24 am5:23 pm9:31 am3:16 pmNot above -6°12:24 pm (-8.6°)91.640
3Down all day7:27 am5:21 pm9:36 am3:12 pmNot above -6°12:24 pm (-8.8°)91.626
4Down all day7:30 am5:19 pm9:40 am3:09 pmNot above -6°12:25 pm (-8.9°)91.612
5Down all day7:33 am5:17 pm9:43 am3:06 pmNot above -6°12:25 pm (-9.0°)91.598
6Down all day7:35 am5:15 pm9:47 am3:03 pmNot above -6°12:26 pm (-9.1°)91.585
7Down all day7:38 am5:14 pm9:51 am3:01 pmNot above -6°12:26 pm (-9.2°)91.572
8Down all day7:40 am5:12 pm9:54 am2:58 pmNot above -6°12:26 pm (-9.3°)91.559
9Down all day7:42 am5:11 pm9:57 am2:56 pmNot above -6°12:27 pm (-9.4°)91.547
10Down all day7:44 am5:10 pm10:00 am2:54 pmNot above -6°12:27 pm (-9.5°)91.535
11Down all day7:46 am5:09 pm10:03 am2:52 pmNot above -6°12:28 pm (-9.6°)91.524
12Down all day7:48 am5:08 pm10:06 am2:50 pmNot above -6°12:28 pm (-9.7°)91.513
13Down all day7:50 am5:08 pm10:09 am2:49 pmNot above -6°12:29 pm (-9.7°)91.503
14Down all day7:51 am5:07 pm10:11 am2:47 pmNot above -6°12:29 pm (-9.8°)91.493
15Down all day7:53 am5:07 pm10:13 am2:46 pmNot above -6°12:30 pm (-9.8°)91.484
16Down all day7:54 am5:06 pm10:15 am2:46 pmNot above -6°12:30 pm (-9.9°)91.476
17Down all day7:55 am5:06 pm10:16 am2:45 pmNot above -6°12:31 pm (-9.9°)91.468
18Down all day7:56 am5:06 pm10:18 am2:45 pmNot above -6°12:31 pm (-9.9°)91.460
19Down all day7:57 am5:07 pm10:19 am2:45 pmNot above -6°12:32 pm (-10.0°)91.454
20Down all day7:57 am5:07 pm10:20 am2:45 pmNot above -6°12:32 pm (-10.0°)91.448
21Down all day7:58 am5:07 pm10:20 am2:45 pmNot above -6°12:33 pm (-10.0°)91.442
22Down all day7:58 am5:08 pm10:20 am2:46 pmNot above -6°12:33 pm (-10.0°)91.437
23Down all day7:59 am5:09 pm10:20 am2:47 pmNot above -6°12:34 pm (-10.0°)91.432
24Down all day7:59 am5:10 pm10:20 am2:48 pmNot above -6°12:34 pm (-9.9°)91.428
25Down all day7:59 am5:11 pm10:20 am2:50 pmNot above -6°12:35 pm (-9.9°)91.424
26Down all day7:59 am5:12 pm10:19 am2:51 pmNot above -6°12:35 pm (-9.9°)91.420
27Down all day7:58 am5:13 pm10:18 am2:53 pmNot above -6°12:36 pm (-9.8°)91.417
28Down all day7:58 am5:15 pm10:17 am2:56 pmNot above -6°12:36 pm (-9.8°)91.415
29Down all day7:57 am5:17 pm10:16 am2:58 pmNot above -6°12:37 pm (-9.7°)91.412
30Down all day7:56 am5:18 pm10:14 am3:01 pmNot above -6°12:37 pm (-9.6°)91.410
31Down all day7:56 am5:20 pm10:12 am3:04 pmNot above -6°12:38 pm (-9.6°)91.409
* All times are local time for Thule Air Base. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Today is highlighted.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Thule Air Base is at 5:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In most locations north of the equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

Thule Air Base has polar nights in December.

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