Daylight
4:51 am – 9:04 pm
16 hours, 13 minutes
| Current Time: | May 29, 2023 at 8:01:10 pm |
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| Sun Direction: | ↑ 296° Northwest |
| Sun Altitude: | 7.7° |
| Sun Distance: | 94.213 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Jun 21, 2023 3:57 pm (Summer) |
| Sunrise Today: | 4:51 am↑ 52° Northeast |
| Sunset Today: | 9:04 pm↑ 308° Northwest |
2023 Sun Graph for London
December 2023 — Sun in London
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| 2023 | 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 | 7:43 am ↑ (125°) | 3:55 pm ↑ (235°) | 8:11:48 | −2:05 | 5:41 am | 5:56 pm | 6:22 am | 5:16 pm | 7:04 am | 4:34 pm | 11:49 am (16.7°) | 91.664 |
| 2 | 7:44 am ↑ (126°) | 3:54 pm ↑ (234°) | 8:09:48 | −2:00 | 5:42 am | 5:56 pm | 6:23 am | 5:15 pm | 7:05 am | 4:33 pm | 11:49 am (16.6°) | 91.650 |
| 3 | 7:46 am ↑ (126°) | 3:53 pm ↑ (234°) | 8:07:52 | −1:55 | 5:44 am | 5:55 pm | 6:24 am | 5:15 pm | 7:06 am | 4:33 pm | 11:50 am (16.4°) | 91.636 |
| 4 | 7:47 am ↑ (126°) | 3:53 pm ↑ (234°) | 8:06:02 | −1:50 | 5:45 am | 5:55 pm | 6:25 am | 5:15 pm | 7:08 am | 4:32 pm | 11:50 am (16.3°) | 91.622 |
| 5 | 7:48 am ↑ (126°) | 3:52 pm ↑ (234°) | 8:04:17 | −1:44 | 5:46 am | 5:55 pm | 6:26 am | 5:14 pm | 7:09 am | 4:32 pm | 11:50 am (16.2°) | 91.609 |
| 6 | 7:49 am ↑ (127°) | 3:52 pm ↑ (233°) | 8:02:38 | −1:39 | 5:47 am | 5:55 pm | 6:27 am | 5:14 pm | 7:10 am | 4:32 pm | 11:51 am (16.1°) | 91.597 |
| 7 | 7:51 am ↑ (127°) | 3:52 pm ↑ (233°) | 8:01:04 | −1:33 | 5:48 am | 5:55 pm | 6:28 am | 5:14 pm | 7:11 am | 4:31 pm | 11:51 am (15.9°) | 91.584 |
| 8 | 7:52 am ↑ (127°) | 3:51 pm ↑ (233°) | 7:59:36 | −1:28 | 5:49 am | 5:54 pm | 6:29 am | 5:14 pm | 7:12 am | 4:31 pm | 11:52 am (15.8°) | 91.572 |
| 9 | 7:53 am ↑ (127°) | 3:51 pm ↑ (233°) | 7:58:13 | −1:22 | 5:50 am | 5:54 pm | 6:30 am | 5:14 pm | 7:13 am | 4:31 pm | 11:52 am (15.7°) | 91.561 |
| 10 | 7:54 am ↑ (127°) | 3:51 pm ↑ (233°) | 7:56:56 | −1:16 | 5:51 am | 5:54 pm | 6:31 am | 5:14 pm | 7:14 am | 4:31 pm | 11:53 am (15.6°) | 91.550 |
| 11 | 7:55 am ↑ (128°) | 3:51 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:55:46 | −1:10 | 5:52 am | 5:54 pm | 6:32 am | 5:14 pm | 7:15 am | 4:31 pm | 11:53 am (15.6°) | 91.539 |
| 12 | 7:56 am ↑ (128°) | 3:51 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:54:41 | −1:04 | 5:52 am | 5:54 pm | 6:33 am | 5:14 pm | 7:16 am | 4:31 pm | 11:54 am (15.5°) | 91.528 |
| 13 | 7:57 am ↑ (128°) | 3:51 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:53:42 | −0:58 | 5:53 am | 5:55 pm | 6:34 am | 5:14 pm | 7:17 am | 4:31 pm | 11:54 am (15.4°) | 91.518 |
| 14 | 7:58 am ↑ (128°) | 3:51 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:52:50 | −0:52 | 5:54 am | 5:55 pm | 6:35 am | 5:14 pm | 7:18 am | 4:31 pm | 11:55 am (15.3°) | 91.508 |
| 15 | 7:59 am ↑ (128°) | 3:51 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:52:04 | −0:46 | 5:55 am | 5:55 pm | 6:36 am | 5:14 pm | 7:19 am | 4:31 pm | 11:55 am (15.3°) | 91.498 |
| 16 | 8:00 am ↑ (128°) | 3:51 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:51:24 | −0:39 | 5:56 am | 5:55 pm | 6:36 am | 5:14 pm | 7:20 am | 4:31 pm | 11:55 am (15.2°) | 91.489 |
| 17 | 8:00 am ↑ (128°) | 3:51 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:50:51 | −0:33 | 5:56 am | 5:56 pm | 6:37 am | 5:15 pm | 7:20 am | 4:32 pm | 11:56 am (15.2°) | 91.480 |
| 18 | 8:01 am ↑ (128°) | 3:52 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:50:24 | −0:26 | 5:57 am | 5:56 pm | 6:38 am | 5:15 pm | 7:21 am | 4:32 pm | 11:56 am (15.2°) | 91.471 |
| 19 | 8:02 am ↑ (128°) | 3:52 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:50:04 | −0:20 | 5:58 am | 5:56 pm | 6:38 am | 5:15 pm | 7:22 am | 4:32 pm | 11:57 am (15.1°) | 91.463 |
| 20 | 8:03 am ↑ (128°) | 3:52 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:49:50 | −0:13 | 5:58 am | 5:57 pm | 6:39 am | 5:16 pm | 7:22 am | 4:33 pm | 11:57 am (15.1°) | 91.455 |
| 21 | 8:03 am ↑ (128°) | 3:53 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:49:42 | −0:07 | 5:59 am | 5:57 pm | 6:40 am | 5:16 pm | 7:23 am | 4:33 pm | 11:58 am (15.1°) | 91.448 |
| 22 | 8:04 am ↑ (128°) | 3:53 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:49:41 | < 1s | 5:59 am | 5:58 pm | 6:40 am | 5:17 pm | 7:23 am | 4:34 pm | 11:58 am (15.1°) | 91.441 |
| 23 | 8:04 am ↑ (128°) | 3:54 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:49:47 | +0:05 | 6:00 am | 5:58 pm | 6:41 am | 5:17 pm | 7:24 am | 4:34 pm | 11:59 am (15.1°) | 91.435 |
| 24 | 8:04 am ↑ (128°) | 3:54 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:49:59 | +0:12 | 6:00 am | 5:59 pm | 6:41 am | 5:18 pm | 7:24 am | 4:35 pm | 11:59 am (15.1°) | 91.429 |
| 25 | 8:05 am ↑ (128°) | 3:55 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:50:18 | +0:18 | 6:01 am | 5:59 pm | 6:41 am | 5:19 pm | 7:25 am | 4:35 pm | 12:00 pm (15.2°) | 91.424 |
| 26 | 8:05 am ↑ (128°) | 3:56 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:50:43 | +0:25 | 6:01 am | 6:00 pm | 6:42 am | 5:19 pm | 7:25 am | 4:36 pm | 12:00 pm (15.2°) | 91.419 |
| 27 | 8:05 am ↑ (128°) | 3:57 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:51:15 | +0:31 | 6:01 am | 6:01 pm | 6:42 am | 5:20 pm | 7:25 am | 4:37 pm | 12:01 pm (15.2°) | 91.416 |
| 28 | 8:06 am ↑ (128°) | 3:57 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:51:53 | +0:37 | 6:01 am | 6:01 pm | 6:42 am | 5:21 pm | 7:25 am | 4:38 pm | 12:01 pm (15.3°) | 91.412 |
| 29 | 8:06 am ↑ (128°) | 3:58 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:52:37 | +0:44 | 6:02 am | 6:02 pm | 6:42 am | 5:21 pm | 7:26 am | 4:38 pm | 12:02 pm (15.3°) | 91.410 |
| 30 | 8:06 am ↑ (128°) | 3:59 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:53:28 | +0:50 | 6:02 am | 6:03 pm | 6:43 am | 5:22 pm | 7:26 am | 4:39 pm | 12:02 pm (15.4°) | 91.407 |
| 31 | 8:06 am ↑ (128°) | 4:00 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:54:25 | +0:56 | 6:02 am | 6:04 pm | 6:43 am | 5:23 pm | 7:26 am | 4:40 pm | 12:03 pm (15.5°) | 91.406 |
| * All times are local time for London. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in London is at 3:27 am on Friday, December 22, 2023. In terms of daylight, this day is 8 hours, 49 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 12 or December 13. The latest sunrise is on December 31.
Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?
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