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Sapporo, Japan — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2023

Daylight

6:47 am – 4:00 pm
9 hours, 13 minutes

Current Time: Dec 3, 2023 at 4:46:52 am
Sun Direction: 101° East
Sun Altitude: -21.4°
Sun Distance: 91.644 million mi
Next Solstice: Dec 22, 2023 12:27 pm (Winter)
Sunrise Today: 6:47 am 120° Southeast
Sunset Today: 4:00 pm 240° Southwest
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2023 Sun Graph for Sapporo

December 2023 — Sun in Sapporo

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2023Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
16:45 am (120°)4:01 pm (240°)9:15:44−1:285:04 am5:42 pm5:38 am5:08 pm6:13 am4:32 pm11:23 am (25.2°)91.670
26:46 am (120°)4:00 pm (240°)9:14:19−1:255:05 am5:42 pm5:39 am5:07 pm6:14 am4:32 pm11:23 am (25.1°)91.655
36:47 am (120°)4:00 pm (240°)9:12:58−1:215:06 am5:42 pm5:40 am5:07 pm6:15 am4:32 pm11:24 am (24.9°)91.641
46:48 am (120°)4:00 pm (240°)9:11:40−1:175:06 am5:41 pm5:41 am5:07 pm6:16 am4:32 pm11:24 am (24.8°)91.628
56:49 am (120°)4:00 pm (240°)9:10:26−1:145:07 am5:41 pm5:42 am5:07 pm6:17 am4:32 pm11:24 am (24.7°)91.614
66:50 am (121°)3:59 pm (239°)9:09:15−1:105:08 am5:41 pm5:43 am5:07 pm6:18 am4:31 pm11:25 am (24.5°)91.602
76:51 am (121°)3:59 pm (239°)9:08:09−1:065:09 am5:41 pm5:43 am5:07 pm6:19 am4:31 pm11:25 am (24.4°)91.589
86:52 am (121°)3:59 pm (239°)9:07:06−1:025:10 am5:41 pm5:44 am5:07 pm6:20 am4:31 pm11:26 am (24.3°)91.577
96:53 am (121°)3:59 pm (239°)9:06:08−0:585:11 am5:41 pm5:45 am5:07 pm6:21 am4:31 pm11:26 am (24.2°)91.565
106:54 am (121°)3:59 pm (239°)9:05:13−0:545:12 am5:42 pm5:46 am5:07 pm6:22 am4:31 pm11:27 am (24.1°)91.554
116:55 am (121°)3:59 pm (239°)9:04:23−0:505:12 am5:42 pm5:47 am5:07 pm6:23 am4:31 pm11:27 am (24.0°)91.543
126:56 am (121°)3:59 pm (239°)9:03:37−0:465:13 am5:42 pm5:48 am5:07 pm6:23 am4:32 pm11:28 am (23.9°)91.532
136:56 am (122°)3:59 pm (238°)9:02:55−0:415:14 am5:42 pm5:48 am5:08 pm6:24 am4:32 pm11:28 am (23.9°)91.522
146:57 am (122°)4:00 pm (238°)9:02:17−0:375:15 am5:42 pm5:49 am5:08 pm6:25 am4:32 pm11:28 am (23.8°)91.512
156:58 am (122°)4:00 pm (238°)9:01:44−0:335:15 am5:43 pm5:50 am5:08 pm6:26 am4:32 pm11:29 am (23.7°)91.502
166:59 am (122°)4:00 pm (238°)9:01:15−0:295:16 am5:43 pm5:51 am5:08 pm6:26 am4:32 pm11:29 am (23.7°)91.492
176:59 am (122°)4:00 pm (238°)9:00:50−0:245:17 am5:43 pm5:51 am5:09 pm6:27 am4:33 pm11:30 am (23.6°)91.483
187:00 am (122°)4:01 pm (238°)9:00:30−0:205:17 am5:44 pm5:52 am5:09 pm6:28 am4:33 pm11:30 am (23.6°)91.474
197:01 am (122°)4:01 pm (238°)9:00:14−0:155:18 am5:44 pm5:52 am5:09 pm6:28 am4:33 pm11:31 am (23.6°)91.466
207:01 am (122°)4:01 pm (238°)9:00:03−0:115:18 am5:44 pm5:53 am5:10 pm6:29 am4:34 pm11:31 am (23.6°)91.458
217:02 am (122°)4:02 pm (238°)8:59:56−0:065:19 am5:45 pm5:54 am5:10 pm6:29 am4:34 pm11:32 am (23.6°)91.451
227:02 am (122°)4:02 pm (238°)8:59:54−0:025:19 am5:45 pm5:54 am5:11 pm6:30 am4:35 pm11:32 am (23.5°)91.444
237:03 am (122°)4:03 pm (238°)8:59:56+0:025:20 am5:46 pm5:55 am5:11 pm6:30 am4:35 pm11:33 am (23.6°)91.437
247:03 am (122°)4:03 pm (238°)9:00:03+0:065:20 am5:46 pm5:55 am5:12 pm6:31 am4:36 pm11:33 am (23.6°)91.431
257:04 am (122°)4:04 pm (238°)9:00:14+0:115:21 am5:47 pm5:55 am5:12 pm6:31 am4:36 pm11:34 am (23.6°)91.426
267:04 am (122°)4:05 pm (238°)9:00:29+0:155:21 am5:48 pm5:56 am5:13 pm6:32 am4:37 pm11:34 am (23.6°)91.421
277:04 am (122°)4:05 pm (238°)9:00:49+0:195:22 am5:48 pm5:56 am5:14 pm6:32 am4:38 pm11:35 am (23.6°)91.417
287:05 am (122°)4:06 pm (238°)9:01:13+0:245:22 am5:49 pm5:57 am5:14 pm6:32 am4:38 pm11:35 am (23.7°)91.413
297:05 am (122°)4:07 pm (238°)9:01:42+0:285:22 am5:50 pm5:57 am5:15 pm6:33 am4:39 pm11:36 am (23.7°)91.411
307:05 am (122°)4:08 pm (238°)9:02:15+0:335:23 am5:50 pm5:57 am5:16 pm6:33 am4:40 pm11:36 am (23.8°)91.408
317:05 am (122°)4:08 pm (238°)9:02:53+0:375:23 am5:51 pm5:57 am5:16 pm6:33 am4:41 pm11:37 am (23.9°)91.406
* All times are local time for Sapporo. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Today is highlighted.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Sapporo is at 12:27 pm on Friday, December 22, 2023. In terms of daylight, this day is 6 hours, 22 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 9 or December 10.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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