Daylight
6:59 am – 4:11 pm
9 hours, 12 minutes
| Current Time: | Dec 7, 2023 at 6:42:17 pm |
|---|---|
| Sun Direction: | ↑ 263° West |
| Sun Altitude: | -27.0° |
| Sun Distance: | 91.578 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Dec 21, 2023 10:27 pm (Winter) |
| Sunrise Today: | 6:59 am↑ 120° Southeast |
| Sunset Today: | 4:11 pm↑ 239° Southwest |
2023 Sun Graph for Cambridge
December 2023 — Sun in Cambridge
Scroll right to see more
| 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 | 6:53 am ↑ (119°) | 4:12 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:19:03 | −1:24 | 5:13 am | 5:52 pm | 5:47 am | 5:19 pm | 6:22 am | 4:44 pm | 11:33 am (25.8°) | 91.661 |
| 2 | 6:54 am ↑ (120°) | 4:12 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:17:43 | −1:20 | 5:14 am | 5:52 pm | 5:48 am | 5:18 pm | 6:23 am | 4:43 pm | 11:33 am (25.7°) | 91.647 |
| 3 | 6:55 am ↑ (120°) | 4:12 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:16:25 | −1:17 | 5:15 am | 5:52 pm | 5:49 am | 5:18 pm | 6:24 am | 4:43 pm | 11:34 am (25.5°) | 91.633 |
| 4 | 6:56 am ↑ (120°) | 4:12 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:15:12 | −1:13 | 5:16 am | 5:52 pm | 5:50 am | 5:18 pm | 6:25 am | 4:43 pm | 11:34 am (25.4°) | 91.620 |
| 5 | 6:57 am ↑ (120°) | 4:11 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:14:02 | −1:09 | 5:17 am | 5:52 pm | 5:51 am | 5:18 pm | 6:26 am | 4:43 pm | 11:34 am (25.3°) | 91.607 |
| 6 | 6:58 am ↑ (120°) | 4:11 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:12:56 | −1:06 | 5:18 am | 5:52 pm | 5:52 am | 5:18 pm | 6:27 am | 4:43 pm | 11:35 am (25.1°) | 91.594 |
| 7 | 6:59 am ↑ (120°) | 4:11 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:11:53 | −1:02 | 5:18 am | 5:52 pm | 5:52 am | 5:18 pm | 6:28 am | 4:43 pm | 11:35 am (25.0°) | 91.582 |
| 8 | 7:00 am ↑ (121°) | 4:11 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:10:55 | −0:58 | 5:19 am | 5:52 pm | 5:53 am | 5:18 pm | 6:29 am | 4:43 pm | 11:36 am (24.9°) | 91.570 |
| 9 | 7:01 am ↑ (121°) | 4:11 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:10:00 | −0:54 | 5:20 am | 5:52 pm | 5:54 am | 5:18 pm | 6:29 am | 4:43 pm | 11:36 am (24.8°) | 91.559 |
| 10 | 7:02 am ↑ (121°) | 4:11 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:09:09 | −0:50 | 5:21 am | 5:52 pm | 5:55 am | 5:18 pm | 6:30 am | 4:43 pm | 11:37 am (24.7°) | 91.547 |
| 11 | 7:03 am ↑ (121°) | 4:11 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:08:23 | −0:46 | 5:22 am | 5:53 pm | 5:56 am | 5:18 pm | 6:31 am | 4:43 pm | 11:37 am (24.6°) | 91.537 |
| 12 | 7:04 am ↑ (121°) | 4:11 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:07:40 | −0:42 | 5:22 am | 5:53 pm | 5:56 am | 5:19 pm | 6:32 am | 4:43 pm | 11:38 am (24.6°) | 91.526 |
| 13 | 7:04 am ↑ (121°) | 4:12 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:07:02 | −0:38 | 5:23 am | 5:53 pm | 5:57 am | 5:19 pm | 6:33 am | 4:43 pm | 11:38 am (24.5°) | 91.516 |
| 14 | 7:05 am ↑ (121°) | 4:12 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:06:28 | −0:34 | 5:24 am | 5:53 pm | 5:58 am | 5:19 pm | 6:33 am | 4:44 pm | 11:39 am (24.4°) | 91.506 |
| 15 | 7:06 am ↑ (121°) | 4:12 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:05:58 | −0:29 | 5:24 am | 5:53 pm | 5:59 am | 5:19 pm | 6:34 am | 4:44 pm | 11:39 am (24.4°) | 91.496 |
| 16 | 7:07 am ↑ (121°) | 4:12 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:05:32 | −0:25 | 5:25 am | 5:54 pm | 5:59 am | 5:20 pm | 6:35 am | 4:44 pm | 11:39 am (24.3°) | 91.487 |
| 17 | 7:07 am ↑ (122°) | 4:13 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:05:11 | −0:21 | 5:26 am | 5:54 pm | 6:00 am | 5:20 pm | 6:35 am | 4:45 pm | 11:40 am (24.3°) | 91.478 |
| 18 | 7:08 am ↑ (122°) | 4:13 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:04:54 | −0:17 | 5:26 am | 5:55 pm | 6:01 am | 5:20 pm | 6:36 am | 4:45 pm | 11:40 am (24.3°) | 91.469 |
| 19 | 7:09 am ↑ (122°) | 4:13 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:04:41 | −0:12 | 5:27 am | 5:55 pm | 6:01 am | 5:21 pm | 6:37 am | 4:45 pm | 11:41 am (24.2°) | 91.461 |
| 20 | 7:09 am ↑ (122°) | 4:14 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:04:32 | −0:08 | 5:27 am | 5:55 pm | 6:02 am | 5:21 pm | 6:37 am | 4:46 pm | 11:41 am (24.2°) | 91.454 |
| 21 | 7:10 am ↑ (122°) | 4:14 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:04:28 | −0:04 | 5:28 am | 5:56 pm | 6:02 am | 5:22 pm | 6:38 am | 4:46 pm | 11:42 am (24.2°) | 91.446 |
| 22 | 7:10 am ↑ (122°) | 4:15 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:04:29 | < 1s | 5:28 am | 5:56 pm | 6:03 am | 5:22 pm | 6:38 am | 4:47 pm | 11:42 am (24.2°) | 91.440 |
| 23 | 7:11 am ↑ (122°) | 4:15 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:04:33 | +0:04 | 5:29 am | 5:57 pm | 6:03 am | 5:23 pm | 6:39 am | 4:47 pm | 11:43 am (24.2°) | 91.434 |
| 24 | 7:11 am ↑ (122°) | 4:16 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:04:42 | +0:08 | 5:29 am | 5:58 pm | 6:04 am | 5:23 pm | 6:39 am | 4:48 pm | 11:43 am (24.2°) | 91.428 |
| 25 | 7:11 am ↑ (122°) | 4:16 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:04:56 | +0:13 | 5:30 am | 5:58 pm | 6:04 am | 5:24 pm | 6:40 am | 4:48 pm | 11:44 am (24.3°) | 91.423 |
| 26 | 7:12 am ↑ (122°) | 4:17 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:05:13 | +0:17 | 5:30 am | 5:59 pm | 6:04 am | 5:25 pm | 6:40 am | 4:49 pm | 11:44 am (24.3°) | 91.419 |
| 27 | 7:12 am ↑ (122°) | 4:18 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:05:35 | +0:21 | 5:31 am | 5:59 pm | 6:05 am | 5:25 pm | 6:40 am | 4:50 pm | 11:45 am (24.3°) | 91.415 |
| 28 | 7:12 am ↑ (121°) | 4:18 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:06:01 | +0:26 | 5:31 am | 6:00 pm | 6:05 am | 5:26 pm | 6:41 am | 4:50 pm | 11:45 am (24.4°) | 91.412 |
| 29 | 7:13 am ↑ (121°) | 4:19 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:06:32 | +0:30 | 5:31 am | 6:01 pm | 6:05 am | 5:27 pm | 6:41 am | 4:51 pm | 11:46 am (24.4°) | 91.409 |
| 30 | 7:13 am ↑ (121°) | 4:20 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:07:07 | +0:34 | 5:31 am | 6:01 pm | 6:06 am | 5:27 pm | 6:41 am | 4:52 pm | 11:46 am (24.5°) | 91.407 |
| 31 | 7:13 am ↑ (121°) | 4:21 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:07:45 | +0:38 | 5:32 am | 6:02 pm | 6:06 am | 5:28 pm | 6:41 am | 4:53 pm | 11:47 am (24.6°) | 91.405 |
| * All times are local time for Cambridge. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Today is highlighted. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in Cambridge is at 10:27 pm on Thursday, December 21, 2023. In terms of daylight, this day is 6 hours, 13 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 8 or December 9.
Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
