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Makkah, Saudi Arabia — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2023

Daylight

6:46 am – 5:39 pm
10 hours, 52 minutes

Current Time: Dec 9, 2023 at 3:53:51 pm
Sun Direction: 234° Southwest
Sun Altitude: 20.4°
Sun Distance: 91.560 million mi
Next Solstice: Dec 22, 2023 6:27 am (Winter)
Sunrise Today: 6:46 am 114° Southeast
Sunset Today: 5:39 pm 246° West
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2023 Sun Graph for Makkah

December 2023 — Sun in Makkah

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2023Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
16:41 am (113°)5:37 pm (247°)10:55:46−0:345:23 am6:56 pm5:50 am6:29 pm6:17 am6:01 pm12:09 pm (46.8°)91.666
26:42 am (113°)5:37 pm (247°)10:55:13−0:325:23 am6:56 pm5:51 am6:29 pm6:18 am6:01 pm12:10 pm (46.6°)91.651
36:43 am (113°)5:37 pm (247°)10:54:41−0:315:24 am6:56 pm5:51 am6:29 pm6:19 am6:01 pm12:10 pm (46.5°)91.637
46:43 am (114°)5:37 pm (246°)10:54:11−0:305:25 am6:56 pm5:52 am6:29 pm6:19 am6:02 pm12:10 pm (46.4°)91.624
56:44 am (114°)5:38 pm (246°)10:53:43−0:285:25 am6:56 pm5:52 am6:29 pm6:20 am6:02 pm12:11 pm (46.2°)91.611
66:45 am (114°)5:38 pm (246°)10:53:16−0:275:26 am6:57 pm5:53 am6:30 pm6:21 am6:02 pm12:11 pm (46.1°)91.598
76:45 am (114°)5:38 pm (246°)10:52:50−0:255:26 am6:57 pm5:54 am6:30 pm6:21 am6:02 pm12:12 pm (46.0°)91.586
86:46 am (114°)5:38 pm (246°)10:52:26−0:235:27 am6:57 pm5:54 am6:30 pm6:22 am6:02 pm12:12 pm (45.9°)91.574
96:46 am (114°)5:39 pm (246°)10:52:04−0:225:27 am6:58 pm5:55 am6:30 pm6:22 am6:03 pm12:13 pm (45.8°)91.562
106:47 am (114°)5:39 pm (246°)10:51:43−0:205:28 am6:58 pm5:55 am6:31 pm6:23 am6:03 pm12:13 pm (45.7°)91.551
116:48 am (114°)5:39 pm (246°)10:51:24−0:195:29 am6:58 pm5:56 am6:31 pm6:24 am6:03 pm12:13 pm (45.6°)91.540
126:48 am (115°)5:39 pm (245°)10:51:07−0:175:29 am6:59 pm5:56 am6:31 pm6:24 am6:04 pm12:14 pm (45.5°)91.529
136:49 am (115°)5:40 pm (245°)10:50:51−0:155:30 am6:59 pm5:57 am6:32 pm6:25 am6:04 pm12:14 pm (45.4°)91.519
146:50 am (115°)5:40 pm (245°)10:50:37−0:145:30 am6:59 pm5:58 am6:32 pm6:25 am6:04 pm12:15 pm (45.4°)91.509
156:50 am (115°)5:41 pm (245°)10:50:24−0:125:31 am7:00 pm5:58 am6:33 pm6:26 am6:05 pm12:15 pm (45.3°)91.499
166:51 am (115°)5:41 pm (245°)10:50:14−0:105:31 am7:00 pm5:59 am6:33 pm6:26 am6:05 pm12:16 pm (45.3°)91.490
176:51 am (115°)5:41 pm (245°)10:50:04−0:095:32 am7:01 pm5:59 am6:33 pm6:27 am6:06 pm12:16 pm (45.2°)91.481
186:52 am (115°)5:42 pm (245°)10:49:57−0:075:32 am7:01 pm6:00 am6:34 pm6:28 am6:06 pm12:17 pm (45.2°)91.472
196:52 am (115°)5:42 pm (245°)10:49:52−0:055:33 am7:02 pm6:00 am6:34 pm6:28 am6:07 pm12:17 pm (45.2°)91.464
206:53 am (115°)5:43 pm (245°)10:49:48−0:035:33 am7:02 pm6:01 am6:35 pm6:29 am6:07 pm12:18 pm (45.2°)91.456
216:53 am (115°)5:43 pm (245°)10:49:46−0:025:34 am7:03 pm6:01 am6:35 pm6:29 am6:07 pm12:18 pm (45.1°)91.449
226:54 am (115°)5:44 pm (245°)10:49:45< 1s5:34 am7:03 pm6:02 am6:36 pm6:30 am6:08 pm12:19 pm (45.1°)91.442
236:54 am (115°)5:44 pm (245°)10:49:46+0:015:35 am7:04 pm6:02 am6:36 pm6:30 am6:08 pm12:19 pm (45.1°)91.435
246:55 am (115°)5:45 pm (245°)10:49:49+0:035:35 am7:04 pm6:03 am6:37 pm6:31 am6:09 pm12:20 pm (45.2°)91.430
256:55 am (115°)5:45 pm (245°)10:49:54+0:045:36 am7:05 pm6:03 am6:37 pm6:31 am6:10 pm12:20 pm (45.2°)91.425
266:56 am (115°)5:46 pm (245°)10:50:01+0:065:36 am7:05 pm6:04 am6:38 pm6:32 am6:10 pm12:21 pm (45.2°)91.420
276:56 am (115°)5:46 pm (245°)10:50:09+0:085:37 am7:06 pm6:04 am6:38 pm6:32 am6:11 pm12:21 pm (45.3°)91.416
286:57 am (115°)5:47 pm (245°)10:50:19+0:095:37 am7:06 pm6:05 am6:39 pm6:32 am6:11 pm12:22 pm (45.3°)91.413
296:57 am (115°)5:48 pm (245°)10:50:31+0:115:38 am7:07 pm6:05 am6:39 pm6:33 am6:12 pm12:22 pm (45.3°)91.410
306:57 am (115°)5:48 pm (245°)10:50:44+0:135:38 am7:07 pm6:05 am6:40 pm6:33 am6:12 pm12:23 pm (45.4°)91.408
316:58 am (115°)5:49 pm (245°)10:50:59+0:155:39 am7:08 pm6:06 am6:41 pm6:34 am6:13 pm12:23 pm (45.5°)91.406
* All times are local time for Makkah. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Today is highlighted.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Makkah is at 6:27 am on Friday, December 22, 2023. In terms of daylight, this day is 2 hours, 37 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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