Daylight
5:03 am – 9:14 pm
16 hours, 11 minutes
| Current Time: | May 5, 2024 at 6:03:40 am |
|---|---|
| Sun Direction: | ↑ 68° East |
| Sun Altitude: | 6.1° |
| Sun Distance: | 93.758 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Jun 20, 2024 9:50 pm (Summer) |
| Sunrise Today: | 5:03 am↑ 55° Northeast |
| Sunset Today: | 9:14 pm↑ 305° Northwest |
2024 Sun Graph for Kirkwall (Orkney Islands)
December 2024 — Sun in Kirkwall (Orkney Islands)
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| 2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Astronomical Twilight | Nautical Twilight | Civil Twilight | Solar Noon | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Start | End | Start | End | Start | End | Time | Mil. mi |
| 1 | 8:39 am ↑ (134°) | 3:22 pm ↑ (226°) | 6:42:34 | −3:03 | 6:05 am | 5:55 pm | 6:54 am | 5:06 pm | 7:47 am | 4:13 pm | 12:01 pm (9.2°) | 91.657 |
| 2 | 8:41 am ↑ (135°) | 3:21 pm ↑ (225°) | 6:39:37 | −2:56 | 6:07 am | 5:55 pm | 6:56 am | 5:05 pm | 7:49 am | 4:12 pm | 12:01 pm (9.0°) | 91.643 |
| 3 | 8:43 am ↑ (135°) | 3:20 pm ↑ (225°) | 6:36:48 | −2:48 | 6:08 am | 5:54 pm | 6:57 am | 5:05 pm | 7:51 am | 4:12 pm | 12:01 pm (8.9°) | 91.628 |
| 4 | 8:44 am ↑ (135°) | 3:19 pm ↑ (224°) | 6:34:07 | −2:41 | 6:09 am | 5:54 pm | 6:59 am | 5:04 pm | 7:52 am | 4:11 pm | 12:02 pm (8.8°) | 91.614 |
| 5 | 8:46 am ↑ (136°) | 3:18 pm ↑ (224°) | 6:31:33 | −2:33 | 6:11 am | 5:53 pm | 7:00 am | 5:04 pm | 7:54 am | 4:10 pm | 12:02 pm (8.7°) | 91.600 |
| 6 | 8:48 am ↑ (136°) | 3:17 pm ↑ (224°) | 6:29:08 | −2:25 | 6:12 am | 5:53 pm | 7:01 am | 5:03 pm | 7:55 am | 4:10 pm | 12:03 pm (8.5°) | 91.587 |
| 7 | 8:49 am ↑ (136°) | 3:16 pm ↑ (224°) | 6:26:51 | −2:17 | 6:13 am | 5:52 pm | 7:03 am | 5:03 pm | 7:56 am | 4:09 pm | 12:03 pm (8.4°) | 91.574 |
| 8 | 8:51 am ↑ (137°) | 3:16 pm ↑ (223°) | 6:24:42 | −2:08 | 6:14 am | 5:52 pm | 7:04 am | 5:03 pm | 7:58 am | 4:09 pm | 12:03 pm (8.3°) | 91.561 |
| 9 | 8:52 am ↑ (137°) | 3:15 pm ↑ (223°) | 6:22:42 | −2:00 | 6:15 am | 5:52 pm | 7:05 am | 5:03 pm | 7:59 am | 4:09 pm | 12:04 pm (8.2°) | 91.549 |
| 10 | 8:54 am ↑ (137°) | 3:15 pm ↑ (223°) | 6:20:50 | −1:51 | 6:16 am | 5:52 pm | 7:06 am | 5:02 pm | 8:00 am | 4:08 pm | 12:04 pm (8.1°) | 91.537 |
| 11 | 8:55 am ↑ (137°) | 3:14 pm ↑ (223°) | 6:19:08 | −1:42 | 6:17 am | 5:52 pm | 7:07 am | 5:02 pm | 8:01 am | 4:08 pm | 12:05 pm (8.1°) | 91.526 |
| 12 | 8:56 am ↑ (138°) | 3:14 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:17:36 | −1:32 | 6:18 am | 5:52 pm | 7:08 am | 5:02 pm | 8:02 am | 4:08 pm | 12:05 pm (8.0°) | 91.515 |
| 13 | 8:58 am ↑ (138°) | 3:14 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:16:12 | −1:23 | 6:19 am | 5:52 pm | 7:09 am | 5:02 pm | 8:03 am | 4:08 pm | 12:06 pm (7.9°) | 91.504 |
| 14 | 8:59 am ↑ (138°) | 3:14 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:14:58 | −1:13 | 6:20 am | 5:52 pm | 7:10 am | 5:02 pm | 8:04 am | 4:08 pm | 12:06 pm (7.9°) | 91.495 |
| 15 | 9:00 am ↑ (138°) | 3:14 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:13:54 | −1:04 | 6:21 am | 5:52 pm | 7:11 am | 5:02 pm | 8:05 am | 4:08 pm | 12:07 pm (7.8°) | 91.486 |
| 16 | 9:01 am ↑ (138°) | 3:14 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:13:00 | −0:54 | 6:22 am | 5:52 pm | 7:12 am | 5:03 pm | 8:06 am | 4:08 pm | 12:07 pm (7.8°) | 91.477 |
| 17 | 9:01 am ↑ (138°) | 3:14 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:12:15 | −0:44 | 6:23 am | 5:53 pm | 7:12 am | 5:03 pm | 8:07 am | 4:08 pm | 12:08 pm (7.7°) | 91.469 |
| 18 | 9:02 am ↑ (138°) | 3:14 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:11:41 | −0:34 | 6:23 am | 5:53 pm | 7:13 am | 5:03 pm | 8:08 am | 4:08 pm | 12:08 pm (7.7°) | 91.462 |
| 19 | 9:03 am ↑ (138°) | 3:14 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:11:17 | −0:24 | 6:24 am | 5:53 pm | 7:14 am | 5:03 pm | 8:08 am | 4:09 pm | 12:09 pm (7.7°) | 91.455 |
| 20 | 9:04 am ↑ (138°) | 3:15 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:11:03 | −0:14 | 6:24 am | 5:54 pm | 7:14 am | 5:04 pm | 8:09 am | 4:09 pm | 12:09 pm (7.7°) | 91.449 |
| 21 | 9:04 am ↑ (138°) | 3:15 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:10:59 | −0:03 | 6:25 am | 5:54 pm | 7:15 am | 5:04 pm | 8:10 am | 4:10 pm | 12:10 pm (7.7°) | 91.443 |
| 22 | 9:05 am ↑ (138°) | 3:16 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:11:05 | +0:06 | 6:25 am | 5:55 pm | 7:15 am | 5:05 pm | 8:10 am | 4:10 pm | 12:10 pm (7.7°) | 91.438 |
| 23 | 9:05 am ↑ (138°) | 3:16 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:11:21 | +0:16 | 6:26 am | 5:55 pm | 7:16 am | 5:06 pm | 8:10 am | 4:11 pm | 12:11 pm (7.7°) | 91.433 |
| 24 | 9:05 am ↑ (138°) | 3:17 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:11:48 | +0:26 | 6:26 am | 5:56 pm | 7:16 am | 5:06 pm | 8:11 am | 4:12 pm | 12:11 pm (7.7°) | 91.428 |
| 25 | 9:05 am ↑ (138°) | 3:18 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:12:25 | +0:36 | 6:27 am | 5:57 pm | 7:16 am | 5:07 pm | 8:11 am | 4:12 pm | 12:12 pm (7.8°) | 91.424 |
| 26 | 9:06 am ↑ (138°) | 3:19 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:13:12 | +0:46 | 6:27 am | 5:58 pm | 7:17 am | 5:08 pm | 8:11 am | 4:13 pm | 12:12 pm (7.8°) | 91.421 |
| 27 | 9:06 am ↑ (138°) | 3:20 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:14:09 | +0:56 | 6:27 am | 5:58 pm | 7:17 am | 5:09 pm | 8:11 am | 4:14 pm | 12:13 pm (7.8°) | 91.418 |
| 28 | 9:06 am ↑ (138°) | 3:21 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:15:16 | +1:06 | 6:27 am | 5:59 pm | 7:17 am | 5:09 pm | 8:11 am | 4:15 pm | 12:13 pm (7.9°) | 91.415 |
| 29 | 9:05 am ↑ (138°) | 3:22 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:16:32 | +1:16 | 6:27 am | 6:00 pm | 7:17 am | 5:10 pm | 8:11 am | 4:16 pm | 12:14 pm (7.9°) | 91.413 |
| 30 | 9:05 am ↑ (138°) | 3:23 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:17:58 | +1:26 | 6:27 am | 6:01 pm | 7:17 am | 5:11 pm | 8:11 am | 4:17 pm | 12:14 pm (8.0°) | 91.411 |
| 31 | 9:05 am ↑ (137°) | 3:24 pm ↑ (223°) | 6:19:34 | +1:35 | 6:27 am | 6:02 pm | 7:17 am | 5:12 pm | 8:11 am | 4:18 pm | 12:15 pm (8.1°) | 91.409 |
| * All times are local time for Kirkwall (Orkney Islands). They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in Kirkwall (Orkney Islands) is at 9:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 12 hours, 19 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 15. The latest sunrise is on December 27.
Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?
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