Flag for Ireland

Galway, Ireland — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2024

Daylight

6:16 am – 8:53 pm
14 hours, 38 minutes

Current Time: Apr 24, 2024 at 1:10:04 am
Sun Direction: 354° North
Sun Altitude: -23.6°
Sun Distance: 93.485 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 20, 2024 9:50 pm (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 6:16 am 67° East
Sunset Today: 8:53 pm 294° Northwest
Location of GalwayLocation

2024 Sun Graph for Galway

December 2024 — Sun in Galway

Scroll right to see more
2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
18:28 am (127°)4:21 pm (233°)7:53:09−2:126:21 am6:29 pm7:03 am5:47 pm7:47 am5:03 pm12:25 pm (14.9°)91.657
28:30 am (127°)4:21 pm (232°)7:51:02−2:066:22 am6:28 pm7:04 am5:46 pm7:48 am5:02 pm12:25 pm (14.7°)91.642
38:31 am (128°)4:20 pm (232°)7:49:01−2:016:23 am6:28 pm7:05 am5:46 pm7:49 am5:02 pm12:26 pm (14.6°)91.628
48:32 am (128°)4:19 pm (232°)7:47:05−1:556:24 am6:28 pm7:06 am5:46 pm7:51 am5:01 pm12:26 pm (14.4°)91.614
58:34 am (128°)4:19 pm (232°)7:45:15−1:496:25 am6:28 pm7:07 am5:45 pm7:52 am5:01 pm12:27 pm (14.3°)91.600
68:35 am (128°)4:19 pm (231°)7:43:31−1:436:26 am6:27 pm7:08 am5:45 pm7:53 am5:00 pm12:27 pm (14.2°)91.587
78:36 am (129°)4:18 pm (231°)7:41:54−1:376:27 am6:27 pm7:09 am5:45 pm7:54 am5:00 pm12:27 pm (14.1°)91.574
88:37 am (129°)4:18 pm (231°)7:40:22−1:316:28 am6:27 pm7:11 am5:45 pm7:55 am5:00 pm12:28 pm (14.0°)91.561
98:39 am (129°)4:18 pm (231°)7:38:57−1:256:29 am6:27 pm7:12 am5:45 pm7:56 am5:00 pm12:28 pm (13.9°)91.549
108:40 am (129°)4:17 pm (231°)7:37:39−1:186:30 am6:27 pm7:12 am5:45 pm7:57 am5:00 pm12:29 pm (13.8°)91.537
118:41 am (129°)4:17 pm (231°)7:36:27−1:126:31 am6:27 pm7:13 am5:45 pm7:58 am5:00 pm12:29 pm (13.7°)91.525
128:42 am (130°)4:17 pm (230°)7:35:21−1:056:32 am6:27 pm7:14 am5:45 pm7:59 am5:00 pm12:30 pm (13.7°)91.515
138:43 am (130°)4:17 pm (230°)7:34:23−0:586:33 am6:27 pm7:15 am5:45 pm8:00 am5:00 pm12:30 pm (13.6°)91.504
148:44 am (130°)4:17 pm (230°)7:33:31−0:516:34 am6:28 pm7:16 am5:45 pm8:01 am5:00 pm12:31 pm (13.5°)91.495
158:45 am (130°)4:17 pm (230°)7:32:46−0:446:34 am6:28 pm7:17 am5:45 pm8:02 am5:00 pm12:31 pm (13.5°)91.486
168:45 am (130°)4:18 pm (230°)7:32:08−0:386:35 am6:28 pm7:18 am5:45 pm8:03 am5:00 pm12:32 pm (13.4°)91.477
178:46 am (130°)4:18 pm (230°)7:31:37−0:316:36 am6:28 pm7:18 am5:46 pm8:03 am5:00 pm12:32 pm (13.4°)91.469
188:47 am (130°)4:18 pm (230°)7:31:13−0:236:36 am6:29 pm7:19 am5:46 pm8:04 am5:01 pm12:33 pm (13.4°)91.462
198:48 am (130°)4:18 pm (230°)7:30:56−0:166:37 am6:29 pm7:19 am5:47 pm8:05 am5:01 pm12:33 pm (13.4°)91.455
208:48 am (130°)4:19 pm (230°)7:30:46−0:096:37 am6:30 pm7:20 am5:47 pm8:05 am5:02 pm12:34 pm (13.4°)91.449
218:49 am (130°)4:19 pm (230°)7:30:44−0:026:38 am6:30 pm7:21 am5:47 pm8:06 am5:02 pm12:34 pm (13.4°)91.443
228:49 am (130°)4:20 pm (230°)7:30:48+0:046:38 am6:31 pm7:21 am5:48 pm8:06 am5:03 pm12:35 pm (13.4°)91.437
238:50 am (130°)4:21 pm (230°)7:31:00+0:116:39 am6:31 pm7:21 am5:49 pm8:07 am5:03 pm12:35 pm (13.4°)91.433
248:50 am (130°)4:21 pm (230°)7:31:19+0:186:39 am6:32 pm7:22 am5:49 pm8:07 am5:04 pm12:35 pm (13.4°)91.428
258:50 am (130°)4:22 pm (230°)7:31:45+0:256:40 am6:32 pm7:22 am5:50 pm8:07 am5:05 pm12:36 pm (13.4°)91.424
268:50 am (130°)4:23 pm (230°)7:32:18+0:336:40 am6:33 pm7:22 am5:51 pm8:08 am5:05 pm12:36 pm (13.5°)91.421
278:51 am (130°)4:24 pm (230°)7:32:58+0:406:40 am6:34 pm7:23 am5:51 pm8:08 am5:06 pm12:37 pm (13.5°)91.418
288:51 am (130°)4:24 pm (230°)7:33:45+0:476:40 am6:35 pm7:23 am5:52 pm8:08 am5:07 pm12:37 pm (13.6°)91.415
298:51 am (130°)4:25 pm (230°)7:34:39+0:536:41 am6:35 pm7:23 am5:53 pm8:08 am5:08 pm12:38 pm (13.6°)91.413
308:51 am (130°)4:26 pm (230°)7:35:40+1:006:41 am6:36 pm7:23 am5:54 pm8:08 am5:09 pm12:38 pm (13.7°)91.411
318:51 am (129°)4:27 pm (231°)7:36:47+1:076:41 am6:37 pm7:23 am5:55 pm8:08 am5:10 pm12:39 pm (13.8°)91.409
* All times are local time for Galway. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Galway is at 9:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 9 hours, 29 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 12 or December 13. The latest sunrise is on December 29.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec