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DeKalb, Illinois, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2024

Daylight

5:31 am – 8:12 pm
14 hours, 41 minutes

Current Time: May 18, 2024 at 6:44:20 am
Sun Direction: 74° East
Sun Altitude: 11.8°
Sun Distance: 94.032 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 20, 2024 3:50 pm (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 5:31 am 62° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:12 pm 298° Northwest
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2024 Sun Graph for DeKalb

December 2024 — Sun in DeKalb

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
17:03 am (119°)4:24 pm (241°)9:20:40−1:205:24 am6:03 pm5:57 am5:30 pm6:32 am4:55 pm11:44 am (26.1°)91.654
27:04 am (119°)4:24 pm (240°)9:19:24−1:165:25 am6:03 pm5:58 am5:30 pm6:33 am4:55 pm11:44 am (26.0°)91.639
37:05 am (120°)4:24 pm (240°)9:18:11−1:135:26 am6:03 pm5:59 am5:30 pm6:34 am4:55 pm11:45 am (25.9°)91.625
47:06 am (120°)4:23 pm (240°)9:17:01−1:095:27 am6:03 pm6:00 am5:29 pm6:35 am4:55 pm11:45 am (25.7°)91.611
57:07 am (120°)4:23 pm (240°)9:15:56−1:055:27 am6:03 pm6:01 am5:29 pm6:36 am4:55 pm11:45 am (25.6°)91.597
67:08 am (120°)4:23 pm (240°)9:14:54−1:015:28 am6:03 pm6:02 am5:29 pm6:37 am4:55 pm11:46 am (25.5°)91.584
77:09 am (120°)4:23 pm (240°)9:13:55−0:585:29 am6:03 pm6:03 am5:30 pm6:38 am4:55 pm11:46 am (25.4°)91.571
87:10 am (121°)4:23 pm (239°)9:13:01−0:545:30 am6:03 pm6:04 am5:30 pm6:39 am4:55 pm11:47 am (25.3°)91.558
97:11 am (121°)4:23 pm (239°)9:12:11−0:505:31 am6:04 pm6:04 am5:30 pm6:39 am4:55 pm11:47 am (25.2°)91.546
107:12 am (121°)4:23 pm (239°)9:11:24−0:465:31 am6:04 pm6:05 am5:30 pm6:40 am4:55 pm11:48 am (25.1°)91.534
117:13 am (121°)4:23 pm (239°)9:10:42−0:425:32 am6:04 pm6:06 am5:30 pm6:41 am4:55 pm11:48 am (25.0°)91.523
127:13 am (121°)4:24 pm (239°)9:10:03−0:385:33 am6:04 pm6:07 am5:30 pm6:42 am4:55 pm11:49 am (25.0°)91.512
137:14 am (121°)4:24 pm (239°)9:09:29−0:345:34 am6:04 pm6:07 am5:30 pm6:43 am4:55 pm11:49 am (24.9°)91.502
147:15 am (121°)4:24 pm (239°)9:08:59−0:305:34 am6:05 pm6:08 am5:31 pm6:43 am4:56 pm11:49 am (24.8°)91.493
157:16 am (121°)4:24 pm (239°)9:08:33−0:265:35 am6:05 pm6:09 am5:31 pm6:44 am4:56 pm11:50 am (24.8°)91.484
167:16 am (121°)4:25 pm (239°)9:08:11−0:215:35 am6:05 pm6:09 am5:31 pm6:45 am4:56 pm11:50 am (24.7°)91.475
177:17 am (121°)4:25 pm (239°)9:07:53−0:175:36 am6:06 pm6:10 am5:32 pm6:45 am4:57 pm11:51 am (24.7°)91.467
187:18 am (121°)4:25 pm (239°)9:07:40−0:135:37 am6:06 pm6:11 am5:32 pm6:46 am4:57 pm11:51 am (24.7°)91.460
197:18 am (121°)4:26 pm (239°)9:07:31−0:095:37 am6:07 pm6:11 am5:33 pm6:46 am4:57 pm11:52 am (24.7°)91.453
207:19 am (121°)4:26 pm (239°)9:07:26−0:045:38 am6:07 pm6:12 am5:33 pm6:47 am4:58 pm11:52 am (24.7°)91.447
217:19 am (121°)4:27 pm (239°)9:07:25< 1s5:38 am6:08 pm6:12 am5:34 pm6:47 am4:58 pm11:53 am (24.7°)91.442
227:20 am (121°)4:27 pm (239°)9:07:29+0:035:39 am6:08 pm6:13 am5:34 pm6:48 am4:59 pm11:53 am (24.7°)91.436
237:20 am (121°)4:28 pm (239°)9:07:37+0:075:39 am6:09 pm6:13 am5:35 pm6:48 am4:59 pm11:54 am (24.7°)91.432
247:21 am (121°)4:28 pm (239°)9:07:49+0:125:40 am6:09 pm6:14 am5:35 pm6:49 am5:00 pm11:54 am (24.7°)91.427
257:21 am (121°)4:29 pm (239°)9:08:06+0:165:40 am6:10 pm6:14 am5:36 pm6:49 am5:01 pm11:55 am (24.7°)91.424
267:21 am (121°)4:30 pm (239°)9:08:26+0:205:40 am6:10 pm6:14 am5:37 pm6:50 am5:01 pm11:55 am (24.8°)91.420
277:21 am (121°)4:30 pm (239°)9:08:51+0:245:41 am6:11 pm6:15 am5:37 pm6:50 am5:02 pm11:56 am (24.8°)91.417
287:22 am (121°)4:31 pm (239°)9:09:21+0:295:41 am6:12 pm6:15 am5:38 pm6:50 am5:03 pm11:56 am (24.9°)91.415
297:22 am (121°)4:32 pm (239°)9:09:54+0:335:41 am6:13 pm6:15 am5:39 pm6:50 am5:03 pm11:57 am (24.9°)91.412
307:22 am (121°)4:33 pm (239°)9:10:31+0:375:42 am6:13 pm6:15 am5:39 pm6:51 am5:04 pm11:57 am (25.0°)91.410
317:22 am (121°)4:34 pm (239°)9:11:13+0:415:42 am6:14 pm6:16 am5:40 pm6:51 am5:05 pm11:58 am (25.1°)91.409
* All times are local time for DeKalb. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in DeKalb is at 3:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 6 hours, 7 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 7 or December 8.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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