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Kolkata, West Bengal, India — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2023

Daylight

6:06 am – 4:53 pm
10 hours, 47 minutes

Current Time: Dec 12, 2023 at 2:47:19 am
Sun Direction: 101° East
Sun Altitude: -44.7°
Sun Distance: 91.534 million mi
Next Solstice: Dec 22, 2023 8:57 am (Winter)
Sunrise Today: 6:06 am 115° Southeast
Sunset Today: 4:53 pm 245° West
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2023 Sun Graph for Kolkata

December 2023 — Sun in Kolkata

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2023Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
15:59 am (113°)4:51 pm (247°)10:51:35−0:364:40 am6:10 pm5:07 am5:42 pm5:35 am5:15 pm11:25 am (45.7°)91.668
26:00 am (113°)4:51 pm (246°)10:51:00−0:354:41 am6:10 pm5:08 am5:43 pm5:36 am5:15 pm11:25 am (45.5°)91.653
36:00 am (114°)4:51 pm (246°)10:50:26−0:334:41 am6:10 pm5:08 am5:43 pm5:36 am5:15 pm11:26 am (45.4°)91.639
46:01 am (114°)4:51 pm (246°)10:49:54−0:324:42 am6:10 pm5:09 am5:43 pm5:37 am5:15 pm11:26 am (45.2°)91.626
56:02 am (114°)4:51 pm (246°)10:49:23−0:304:42 am6:11 pm5:10 am5:43 pm5:37 am5:15 pm11:26 am (45.1°)91.612
66:02 am (114°)4:51 pm (246°)10:48:54−0:284:43 am6:11 pm5:10 am5:43 pm5:38 am5:16 pm11:27 am (45.0°)91.600
76:03 am (114°)4:51 pm (246°)10:48:27−0:274:43 am6:11 pm5:11 am5:44 pm5:39 am5:16 pm11:27 am (44.9°)91.587
86:04 am (114°)4:52 pm (246°)10:48:01−0:254:44 am6:11 pm5:11 am5:44 pm5:39 am5:16 pm11:28 am (44.7°)91.575
96:04 am (114°)4:52 pm (246°)10:47:37−0:234:45 am6:12 pm5:12 am5:44 pm5:40 am5:16 pm11:28 am (44.6°)91.564
106:05 am (115°)4:52 pm (245°)10:47:15−0:224:45 am6:12 pm5:13 am5:44 pm5:41 am5:17 pm11:29 am (44.5°)91.552
116:06 am (115°)4:52 pm (245°)10:46:55−0:204:46 am6:12 pm5:13 am5:45 pm5:41 am5:17 pm11:29 am (44.5°)91.541
126:06 am (115°)4:53 pm (245°)10:46:36−0:184:46 am6:13 pm5:14 am5:45 pm5:42 am5:17 pm11:30 am (44.4°)91.531
136:07 am (115°)4:53 pm (245°)10:46:19−0:174:47 am6:13 pm5:14 am5:45 pm5:42 am5:18 pm11:30 am (44.3°)91.520
146:07 am (115°)4:53 pm (245°)10:46:03−0:154:47 am6:13 pm5:15 am5:46 pm5:43 am5:18 pm11:30 am (44.2°)91.510
156:08 am (115°)4:54 pm (245°)10:45:50−0:134:48 am6:14 pm5:16 am5:46 pm5:44 am5:18 pm11:31 am (44.2°)91.500
166:09 am (115°)4:54 pm (245°)10:45:38−0:114:49 am6:14 pm5:16 am5:47 pm5:44 am5:19 pm11:31 am (44.1°)91.491
176:09 am (115°)4:55 pm (245°)10:45:28−0:094:49 am6:15 pm5:17 am5:47 pm5:45 am5:19 pm11:32 am (44.1°)91.482
186:10 am (115°)4:55 pm (245°)10:45:20−0:084:50 am6:15 pm5:17 am5:48 pm5:45 am5:20 pm11:32 am (44.1°)91.473
196:10 am (115°)4:56 pm (245°)10:45:14−0:064:50 am6:16 pm5:18 am5:48 pm5:46 am5:20 pm11:33 am (44.0°)91.465
206:11 am (115°)4:56 pm (245°)10:45:10−0:044:51 am6:16 pm5:18 am5:48 pm5:46 am5:20 pm11:33 am (44.0°)91.457
216:11 am (115°)4:56 pm (245°)10:45:07−0:024:51 am6:17 pm5:19 am5:49 pm5:47 am5:21 pm11:34 am (44.0°)91.450
226:12 am (115°)4:57 pm (245°)10:45:07< 1s4:52 am6:17 pm5:19 am5:49 pm5:47 am5:21 pm11:34 am (44.0°)91.443
236:12 am (115°)4:57 pm (245°)10:45:08+0:014:52 am6:18 pm5:20 am5:50 pm5:48 am5:22 pm11:35 am (44.0°)91.436
246:13 am (115°)4:58 pm (245°)10:45:11+0:024:53 am6:18 pm5:20 am5:50 pm5:48 am5:22 pm11:35 am (44.0°)91.430
256:13 am (115°)4:59 pm (245°)10:45:16+0:044:53 am6:19 pm5:21 am5:51 pm5:49 am5:23 pm11:36 am (44.0°)91.425
266:14 am (115°)4:59 pm (245°)10:45:22+0:064:54 am6:19 pm5:21 am5:52 pm5:49 am5:24 pm11:36 am (44.1°)91.421
276:14 am (115°)5:00 pm (245°)10:45:31+0:084:54 am6:20 pm5:22 am5:52 pm5:50 am5:24 pm11:37 am (44.1°)91.416
286:15 am (115°)5:00 pm (245°)10:45:41+0:104:55 am6:20 pm5:22 am5:53 pm5:50 am5:25 pm11:37 am (44.1°)91.413
296:15 am (115°)5:01 pm (245°)10:45:53+0:124:55 am6:21 pm5:23 am5:53 pm5:50 am5:25 pm11:38 am (44.2°)91.410
306:15 am (115°)5:01 pm (245°)10:46:07+0:134:55 am6:21 pm5:23 am5:54 pm5:51 am5:26 pm11:38 am (44.3°)91.408
316:16 am (115°)5:02 pm (245°)10:46:23+0:154:56 am6:22 pm5:23 am5:54 pm5:51 am5:26 pm11:39 am (44.3°)91.406
* All times are local time for Kolkata. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Today is highlighted.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Kolkata is at 8:57 am on Friday, December 22, 2023. In terms of daylight, this day is 2 hours, 46 minutes shorter than the June solstice. 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?

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