Daylight
8:56 am – 3:37 pm
6 hours, 41 minutes
| Current Time: | Dec 7, 2023 at 2:34:53 pm |
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| Sun Direction: | ↑ 212° Southwest |
| Sun Altitude: | 4.4° |
| Sun Distance: | 91.582 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Dec 22, 2023 3:27 am (Winter) |
| Sunrise Today: | 8:56 am↑ 135° Southeast |
| Sunset Today: | 3:37 pm↑ 225° Southwest |
2023 Sun Graph for Stornoway
December 2023 — Sun in Stornoway
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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 | 8:46 am ↑ (133°) | 3:42 pm ↑ (227°) | 6:56:07 | −2:59 | 6:17 am | 6:11 pm | 7:05 am | 5:23 pm | 7:56 am | 4:31 pm | 12:14 pm (10.1°) | 91.664 |
| 2 | 8:48 am ↑ (133°) | 3:41 pm ↑ (227°) | 6:53:15 | −2:52 | 6:18 am | 6:10 pm | 7:06 am | 5:22 pm | 7:58 am | 4:31 pm | 12:14 pm (9.9°) | 91.650 |
| 3 | 8:49 am ↑ (134°) | 3:40 pm ↑ (226°) | 6:50:29 | −2:45 | 6:19 am | 6:10 pm | 7:07 am | 5:22 pm | 7:59 am | 4:30 pm | 12:15 pm (9.8°) | 91.636 |
| 4 | 8:51 am ↑ (134°) | 3:39 pm ↑ (226°) | 6:47:50 | −2:38 | 6:21 am | 6:09 pm | 7:09 am | 5:21 pm | 8:01 am | 4:29 pm | 12:15 pm (9.6°) | 91.622 |
| 5 | 8:53 am ↑ (134°) | 3:38 pm ↑ (226°) | 6:45:19 | −2:31 | 6:22 am | 6:09 pm | 7:10 am | 5:21 pm | 8:02 am | 4:29 pm | 12:16 pm (9.5°) | 91.609 |
| 6 | 8:54 am ↑ (135°) | 3:37 pm ↑ (225°) | 6:42:55 | −2:23 | 6:23 am | 6:08 pm | 7:11 am | 5:20 pm | 8:04 am | 4:28 pm | 12:16 pm (9.4°) | 91.596 |
| 7 | 8:56 am ↑ (135°) | 3:37 pm ↑ (225°) | 6:40:39 | −2:16 | 6:24 am | 6:08 pm | 7:13 am | 5:20 pm | 8:05 am | 4:28 pm | 12:16 pm (9.3°) | 91.584 |
| 8 | 8:57 am ↑ (135°) | 3:36 pm ↑ (225°) | 6:38:31 | −2:08 | 6:26 am | 6:08 pm | 7:14 am | 5:19 pm | 8:06 am | 4:27 pm | 12:17 pm (9.2°) | 91.572 |
| 9 | 8:59 am ↑ (135°) | 3:35 pm ↑ (225°) | 6:36:31 | −2:00 | 6:27 am | 6:07 pm | 7:15 am | 5:19 pm | 8:08 am | 4:27 pm | 12:17 pm (9.1°) | 91.561 |
| 10 | 9:00 am ↑ (136°) | 3:35 pm ↑ (224°) | 6:34:39 | −1:51 | 6:28 am | 6:07 pm | 7:16 am | 5:19 pm | 8:09 am | 4:26 pm | 12:18 pm (9.0°) | 91.549 |
| 11 | 9:02 am ↑ (136°) | 3:35 pm ↑ (224°) | 6:32:56 | −1:43 | 6:29 am | 6:07 pm | 7:17 am | 5:19 pm | 8:10 am | 4:26 pm | 12:18 pm (8.9°) | 91.538 |
| 12 | 9:03 am ↑ (136°) | 3:34 pm ↑ (224°) | 6:31:21 | −1:34 | 6:30 am | 6:07 pm | 7:18 am | 5:19 pm | 8:11 am | 4:26 pm | 12:19 pm (8.8°) | 91.528 |
| 13 | 9:04 am ↑ (136°) | 3:34 pm ↑ (224°) | 6:29:55 | −1:25 | 6:31 am | 6:07 pm | 7:19 am | 5:19 pm | 8:12 am | 4:26 pm | 12:19 pm (8.7°) | 91.518 |
| 14 | 9:05 am ↑ (136°) | 3:34 pm ↑ (224°) | 6:28:38 | −1:16 | 6:32 am | 6:07 pm | 7:20 am | 5:19 pm | 8:13 am | 4:26 pm | 12:20 pm (8.7°) | 91.508 |
| 15 | 9:06 am ↑ (137°) | 3:34 pm ↑ (223°) | 6:27:31 | −1:07 | 6:33 am | 6:07 pm | 7:21 am | 5:19 pm | 8:14 am | 4:26 pm | 12:20 pm (8.6°) | 91.498 |
| 16 | 9:07 am ↑ (137°) | 3:34 pm ↑ (223°) | 6:26:32 | −0:58 | 6:33 am | 6:08 pm | 7:22 am | 5:19 pm | 8:15 am | 4:26 pm | 12:21 pm (8.6°) | 91.489 |
| 17 | 9:08 am ↑ (137°) | 3:34 pm ↑ (223°) | 6:25:43 | −0:49 | 6:34 am | 6:08 pm | 7:23 am | 5:19 pm | 8:16 am | 4:26 pm | 12:21 pm (8.5°) | 91.480 |
| 18 | 9:09 am ↑ (137°) | 3:34 pm ↑ (223°) | 6:25:04 | −0:39 | 6:35 am | 6:08 pm | 7:24 am | 5:19 pm | 8:17 am | 4:26 pm | 12:22 pm (8.5°) | 91.471 |
| 19 | 9:10 am ↑ (137°) | 3:34 pm ↑ (223°) | 6:24:34 | −0:30 | 6:35 am | 6:08 pm | 7:24 am | 5:20 pm | 8:17 am | 4:27 pm | 12:22 pm (8.5°) | 91.463 |
| 20 | 9:10 am ↑ (137°) | 3:35 pm ↑ (223°) | 6:24:13 | −0:20 | 6:36 am | 6:09 pm | 7:25 am | 5:20 pm | 8:18 am | 4:27 pm | 12:22 pm (8.5°) | 91.455 |
| 21 | 9:11 am ↑ (137°) | 3:35 pm ↑ (223°) | 6:24:03 | −0:10 | 6:37 am | 6:09 pm | 7:25 am | 5:21 pm | 8:18 am | 4:27 pm | 12:23 pm (8.5°) | 91.448 |
| 22 | 9:11 am ↑ (137°) | 3:36 pm ↑ (223°) | 6:24:02 | −0:01 | 6:37 am | 6:10 pm | 7:26 am | 5:21 pm | 8:19 am | 4:28 pm | 12:23 pm (8.5°) | 91.441 |
| 23 | 9:12 am ↑ (137°) | 3:36 pm ↑ (223°) | 6:24:10 | +0:08 | 6:38 am | 6:10 pm | 7:26 am | 5:22 pm | 8:19 am | 4:29 pm | 12:24 pm (8.5°) | 91.435 |
| 24 | 9:12 am ↑ (137°) | 3:37 pm ↑ (223°) | 6:24:28 | +0:18 | 6:38 am | 6:11 pm | 7:27 am | 5:22 pm | 8:20 am | 4:29 pm | 12:24 pm (8.5°) | 91.429 |
| 25 | 9:13 am ↑ (137°) | 3:37 pm ↑ (223°) | 6:24:56 | +0:27 | 6:38 am | 6:12 pm | 7:27 am | 5:23 pm | 8:20 am | 4:30 pm | 12:25 pm (8.5°) | 91.424 |
| 26 | 9:13 am ↑ (137°) | 3:38 pm ↑ (223°) | 6:25:33 | +0:37 | 6:39 am | 6:12 pm | 7:27 am | 5:24 pm | 8:20 am | 4:31 pm | 12:25 pm (8.5°) | 91.419 |
| 27 | 9:13 am ↑ (137°) | 3:39 pm ↑ (223°) | 6:26:20 | +0:46 | 6:39 am | 6:13 pm | 7:28 am | 5:24 pm | 8:21 am | 4:31 pm | 12:26 pm (8.6°) | 91.416 |
| 28 | 9:13 am ↑ (137°) | 3:40 pm ↑ (223°) | 6:27:16 | +0:56 | 6:39 am | 6:14 pm | 7:28 am | 5:25 pm | 8:21 am | 4:32 pm | 12:26 pm (8.6°) | 91.412 |
| 29 | 9:13 am ↑ (136°) | 3:41 pm ↑ (224°) | 6:28:21 | +1:05 | 6:39 am | 6:15 pm | 7:28 am | 5:26 pm | 8:21 am | 4:33 pm | 12:27 pm (8.7°) | 91.409 |
| 30 | 9:13 am ↑ (136°) | 3:42 pm ↑ (224°) | 6:29:36 | +1:14 | 6:39 am | 6:16 pm | 7:28 am | 5:27 pm | 8:21 am | 4:34 pm | 12:27 pm (8.7°) | 91.407 |
| 31 | 9:13 am ↑ (136°) | 3:44 pm ↑ (224°) | 6:31:00 | +1:23 | 6:39 am | 6:17 pm | 7:28 am | 5:28 pm | 8:21 am | 4:35 pm | 12:28 pm (8.8°) | 91.406 |
| * All times are local time for Stornoway. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Today is highlighted. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in Stornoway is at 3:27 am on Friday, December 22, 2023. In terms of daylight, this day is 11 hours, 51 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 or December 16. The latest sunrise is on December 28.
Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?
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