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Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2023

Daylight

8:21 am – 3:42 pm
7 hours, 21 minutes

Current Time: Dec 3, 2023 at 2:24:34 am
Sun Direction: 52° Northeast
Sun Altitude: -47.2°
Sun Distance: 91.640 million mi
Next Solstice: Dec 22, 2023 3:27 am (Winter)
Sunrise Today: 8:21 am 131° Southeast
Sunset Today: 3:42 pm 229° Southwest
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2023 Sun Graph for Edinburgh

December 2023 — Sun in Edinburgh

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2023Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
18:18 am (130°)3:44 pm (230°)7:25:31−2:366:00 am6:02 pm6:45 am5:17 pm7:33 am4:29 pm12:01 pm (12.3°)91.664
28:20 am (130°)3:43 pm (230°)7:23:00−2:306:02 am6:01 pm6:47 am5:16 pm7:34 am4:28 pm12:02 pm (12.2°)91.650
38:21 am (131°)3:42 pm (229°)7:20:36−2:246:03 am6:01 pm6:48 am5:16 pm7:36 am4:28 pm12:02 pm (12.0°)91.636
48:23 am (131°)3:41 pm (229°)7:18:17−2:186:04 am6:00 pm6:49 am5:15 pm7:37 am4:27 pm12:02 pm (11.9°)91.622
58:25 am (131°)3:41 pm (229°)7:16:05−2:116:05 am6:00 pm6:50 am5:15 pm7:39 am4:27 pm12:03 pm (11.8°)91.609
68:26 am (131°)3:40 pm (229°)7:14:00−2:056:06 am6:00 pm6:52 am5:14 pm7:40 am4:26 pm12:03 pm (11.6°)91.597
78:27 am (132°)3:39 pm (228°)7:12:02−1:586:08 am5:59 pm6:53 am5:14 pm7:41 am4:26 pm12:04 pm (11.5°)91.584
88:29 am (132°)3:39 pm (228°)7:10:10−1:516:09 am5:59 pm6:54 am5:14 pm7:42 am4:25 pm12:04 pm (11.4°)91.572
98:30 am (132°)3:39 pm (228°)7:08:26−1:446:10 am5:59 pm6:55 am5:14 pm7:44 am4:25 pm12:04 pm (11.3°)91.561
108:31 am (132°)3:38 pm (228°)7:06:49−1:366:11 am5:59 pm6:56 am5:14 pm7:45 am4:25 pm12:05 pm (11.2°)91.549
118:33 am (133°)3:38 pm (227°)7:05:19−1:296:12 am5:59 pm6:57 am5:13 pm7:46 am4:25 pm12:05 pm (11.1°)91.539
128:34 am (133°)3:38 pm (227°)7:03:57−1:216:13 am5:59 pm6:58 am5:13 pm7:47 am4:25 pm12:06 pm (11.1°)91.528
138:35 am (133°)3:38 pm (227°)7:02:43−1:146:14 am5:59 pm6:59 am5:13 pm7:48 am4:25 pm12:06 pm (11.0°)91.518
148:36 am (133°)3:38 pm (227°)7:01:37−1:066:14 am5:59 pm7:00 am5:13 pm7:49 am4:25 pm12:07 pm (10.9°)91.508
158:37 am (133°)3:38 pm (227°)7:00:38−0:586:15 am5:59 pm7:01 am5:14 pm7:50 am4:25 pm12:07 pm (10.9°)91.498
168:38 am (133°)3:38 pm (227°)6:59:48−0:506:16 am5:59 pm7:02 am5:14 pm7:51 am4:25 pm12:08 pm (10.8°)91.489
178:39 am (133°)3:38 pm (227°)6:59:05−0:426:17 am6:00 pm7:02 am5:14 pm7:51 am4:25 pm12:08 pm (10.8°)91.480
188:39 am (133°)3:38 pm (227°)6:58:31−0:346:17 am6:00 pm7:03 am5:14 pm7:52 am4:25 pm12:09 pm (10.7°)91.471
198:40 am (133°)3:38 pm (227°)6:58:05−0:256:18 am6:00 pm7:04 am5:15 pm7:53 am4:26 pm12:09 pm (10.7°)91.463
208:41 am (134°)3:39 pm (226°)6:57:47−0:176:19 am6:01 pm7:04 am5:15 pm7:53 am4:26 pm12:10 pm (10.7°)91.455
218:41 am (134°)3:39 pm (226°)6:57:38−0:096:19 am6:01 pm7:05 am5:16 pm7:54 am4:26 pm12:10 pm (10.7°)91.448
228:42 am (134°)3:40 pm (226°)6:57:37−0:016:20 am6:02 pm7:05 am5:16 pm7:55 am4:27 pm12:11 pm (10.7°)91.441
238:42 am (134°)3:40 pm (226°)6:57:44+0:076:20 am6:02 pm7:06 am5:17 pm7:55 am4:27 pm12:11 pm (10.7°)91.435
248:43 am (133°)3:41 pm (227°)6:58:00+0:156:21 am6:03 pm7:06 am5:17 pm7:55 am4:28 pm12:12 pm (10.7°)91.429
258:43 am (133°)3:41 pm (227°)6:58:24+0:236:21 am6:03 pm7:07 am5:18 pm7:56 am4:29 pm12:12 pm (10.7°)91.424
268:43 am (133°)3:42 pm (227°)6:58:56+0:326:21 am6:04 pm7:07 am5:19 pm7:56 am4:29 pm12:13 pm (10.8°)91.419
278:43 am (133°)3:43 pm (227°)6:59:36+0:406:22 am6:05 pm7:07 am5:19 pm7:56 am4:30 pm12:13 pm (10.8°)91.416
288:44 am (133°)3:44 pm (227°)7:00:24+0:486:22 am6:06 pm7:07 am5:20 pm7:56 am4:31 pm12:14 pm (10.9°)91.412
298:44 am (133°)3:45 pm (227°)7:01:21+0:566:22 am6:06 pm7:08 am5:21 pm7:57 am4:32 pm12:14 pm (10.9°)91.409
308:44 am (133°)3:46 pm (227°)7:02:25+1:046:22 am6:07 pm7:08 am5:22 pm7:57 am4:33 pm12:15 pm (11.0°)91.407
318:43 am (133°)3:47 pm (227°)7:03:38+1:126:22 am6:08 pm7:08 am5:23 pm7:57 am4:34 pm12:15 pm (11.0°)91.406
* All times are local time for Edinburgh. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Today is highlighted.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Edinburgh is at 3:27 am on Friday, December 22, 2023. In terms of daylight, this day is 10 hours, 39 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 14. The latest sunrise is on December 29.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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