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Horta, Azores, Portugal — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2024

Daylight

6:51 am – 8:51 pm
14 hours

Current Time: May 6, 2024 at 4:18:34 pm
Sun Direction: 246° West
Sun Altitude: 51.2°
Sun Distance: 93.791 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 20, 2024 8:50 pm (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 6:51 am 68° East
Sunset Today: 8:51 pm 292° Northwest
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2024 Sun Graph for Horta

December 2024 — Sun in Horta

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
17:53 am (118°)5:33 pm (242°)9:40:14−1:106:19 am7:07 pm6:51 am6:35 pm7:24 am6:03 pm12:43 pm (29.6°)91.656
27:54 am (118°)5:33 pm (242°)9:39:07−1:076:20 am7:07 pm6:52 am6:35 pm7:25 am6:02 pm12:44 pm (29.4°)91.642
37:55 am (118°)5:33 pm (242°)9:38:03−1:046:21 am7:07 pm6:53 am6:35 pm7:26 am6:02 pm12:44 pm (29.3°)91.627
47:56 am (118°)5:33 pm (242°)9:37:02−1:016:21 am7:07 pm6:53 am6:35 pm7:26 am6:02 pm12:44 pm (29.2°)91.613
57:57 am (118°)5:33 pm (241°)9:36:04−0:576:22 am7:07 pm6:54 am6:35 pm7:27 am6:02 pm12:45 pm (29.0°)91.599
67:58 am (119°)5:33 pm (241°)9:35:09−0:546:23 am7:07 pm6:55 am6:35 pm7:28 am6:02 pm12:45 pm (28.9°)91.586
77:58 am (119°)5:33 pm (241°)9:34:18−0:516:24 am7:08 pm6:56 am6:35 pm7:29 am6:02 pm12:46 pm (28.8°)91.573
87:59 am (119°)5:33 pm (241°)9:33:30−0:476:24 am7:08 pm6:57 am6:36 pm7:30 am6:02 pm12:46 pm (28.7°)91.560
98:00 am (119°)5:33 pm (241°)9:32:46−0:446:25 am7:08 pm6:57 am6:36 pm7:31 am6:02 pm12:47 pm (28.6°)91.548
108:01 am (119°)5:33 pm (241°)9:32:04−0:416:26 am7:08 pm6:58 am6:36 pm7:31 am6:03 pm12:47 pm (28.5°)91.536
118:02 am (119°)5:33 pm (241°)9:31:27−0:376:27 am7:08 pm6:59 am6:36 pm7:32 am6:03 pm12:47 pm (28.4°)91.525
128:02 am (119°)5:33 pm (241°)9:30:53−0:346:27 am7:09 pm7:00 am6:36 pm7:33 am6:03 pm12:48 pm (28.4°)91.514
138:03 am (119°)5:34 pm (241°)9:30:22−0:306:28 am7:09 pm7:00 am6:37 pm7:33 am6:03 pm12:48 pm (28.3°)91.504
148:04 am (120°)5:34 pm (240°)9:29:56−0:266:29 am7:09 pm7:01 am6:37 pm7:34 am6:04 pm12:49 pm (28.2°)91.494
158:05 am (120°)5:34 pm (240°)9:29:32−0:236:29 am7:09 pm7:02 am6:37 pm7:35 am6:04 pm12:49 pm (28.2°)91.485
168:05 am (120°)5:34 pm (240°)9:29:13−0:196:30 am7:10 pm7:02 am6:38 pm7:35 am6:04 pm12:50 pm (28.1°)91.477
178:06 am (120°)5:35 pm (240°)9:28:57−0:156:30 am7:10 pm7:03 am6:38 pm7:36 am6:05 pm12:50 pm (28.1°)91.469
188:06 am (120°)5:35 pm (240°)9:28:44−0:126:31 am7:11 pm7:03 am6:38 pm7:37 am6:05 pm12:51 pm (28.1°)91.461
198:07 am (120°)5:36 pm (240°)9:28:36−0:086:32 am7:11 pm7:04 am6:39 pm7:37 am6:05 pm12:51 pm (28.1°)91.454
208:08 am (120°)5:36 pm (240°)9:28:31−0:046:32 am7:12 pm7:04 am6:39 pm7:38 am6:06 pm12:52 pm (28.1°)91.448
218:08 am (120°)5:37 pm (240°)9:28:30−0:016:33 am7:12 pm7:05 am6:40 pm7:38 am6:06 pm12:52 pm (28.1°)91.442
228:09 am (120°)5:37 pm (240°)9:28:32+0:026:33 am7:13 pm7:05 am6:40 pm7:39 am6:07 pm12:53 pm (28.1°)91.437
238:09 am (120°)5:38 pm (240°)9:28:39+0:066:34 am7:13 pm7:06 am6:41 pm7:39 am6:07 pm12:53 pm (28.1°)91.432
248:09 am (120°)5:38 pm (240°)9:28:49+0:106:34 am7:14 pm7:06 am6:41 pm7:40 am6:08 pm12:54 pm (28.1°)91.428
258:10 am (120°)5:39 pm (240°)9:29:03+0:136:34 am7:14 pm7:07 am6:42 pm7:40 am6:09 pm12:54 pm (28.1°)91.424
268:10 am (120°)5:40 pm (240°)9:29:20+0:176:35 am7:15 pm7:07 am6:43 pm7:40 am6:09 pm12:55 pm (28.2°)91.421
278:11 am (120°)5:40 pm (240°)9:29:41+0:216:35 am7:16 pm7:07 am6:43 pm7:41 am6:10 pm12:55 pm (28.2°)91.418
288:11 am (120°)5:41 pm (240°)9:30:06+0:246:36 am7:16 pm7:08 am6:44 pm7:41 am6:11 pm12:56 pm (28.3°)91.415
298:11 am (119°)5:42 pm (241°)9:30:34+0:286:36 am7:17 pm7:08 am6:45 pm7:41 am6:11 pm12:56 pm (28.3°)91.413
308:11 am (119°)5:42 pm (241°)9:31:06+0:326:36 am7:18 pm7:08 am6:45 pm7:42 am6:12 pm12:57 pm (28.4°)91.411
318:11 am (119°)5:43 pm (241°)9:31:42+0:356:36 am7:18 pm7:09 am6:46 pm7:42 am6:13 pm12:57 pm (28.5°)91.409
* All times are local time for Horta. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Horta is at 8:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 5 hours, 23 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 6 or December 7.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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