Daylight
7:45 am – 4:59 pm
9 hours, 14 minutes
| Current Time: | Dec 5, 2023 at 11:08:32 pm |
|---|---|
| Sun Direction: | ↑ 316° Northwest |
| Sun Altitude: | -64.8° |
| Sun Distance: | 91.600 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Dec 21, 2023 10:27 pm (Winter) |
| Sunrise Today: | 7:45 am↑ 120° Southeast |
| Sunset Today: | 4:59 pm↑ 240° Southwest |
2023 Sun Graph for Detroit
December 2023 — Sun in Detroit
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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 | 7:41 am ↑ (119°) | 5:00 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:19:16 | −1:23 | 6:01 am | 6:40 pm | 6:35 am | 6:06 pm | 7:10 am | 5:31 pm | 12:21 pm (25.9°) | 91.661 |
| 2 | 7:42 am ↑ (120°) | 5:00 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:17:56 | −1:20 | 6:02 am | 6:40 pm | 6:36 am | 6:06 pm | 7:11 am | 5:31 pm | 12:21 pm (25.7°) | 91.647 |
| 3 | 7:43 am ↑ (120°) | 5:00 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:16:39 | −1:16 | 6:03 am | 6:40 pm | 6:37 am | 6:06 pm | 7:12 am | 5:31 pm | 12:21 pm (25.6°) | 91.633 |
| 4 | 7:44 am ↑ (120°) | 4:59 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:15:26 | −1:13 | 6:04 am | 6:40 pm | 6:37 am | 6:06 pm | 7:13 am | 5:31 pm | 12:22 pm (25.4°) | 91.619 |
| 5 | 7:45 am ↑ (120°) | 4:59 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:14:16 | −1:09 | 6:04 am | 6:40 pm | 6:38 am | 6:06 pm | 7:13 am | 5:31 pm | 12:22 pm (25.3°) | 91.606 |
| 6 | 7:46 am ↑ (120°) | 4:59 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:13:10 | −1:05 | 6:05 am | 6:40 pm | 6:39 am | 6:06 pm | 7:14 am | 5:31 pm | 12:23 pm (25.2°) | 91.594 |
| 7 | 7:47 am ↑ (120°) | 4:59 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:12:08 | −1:02 | 6:06 am | 6:40 pm | 6:40 am | 6:06 pm | 7:15 am | 5:31 pm | 12:23 pm (25.1°) | 91.582 |
| 8 | 7:48 am ↑ (121°) | 4:59 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:11:09 | −0:58 | 6:07 am | 6:40 pm | 6:41 am | 6:06 pm | 7:16 am | 5:31 pm | 12:24 pm (25.0°) | 91.570 |
| 9 | 7:49 am ↑ (121°) | 4:59 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:10:15 | −0:54 | 6:08 am | 6:40 pm | 6:42 am | 6:06 pm | 7:17 am | 5:31 pm | 12:24 pm (24.9°) | 91.558 |
| 10 | 7:50 am ↑ (121°) | 4:59 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:09:25 | −0:50 | 6:09 am | 6:40 pm | 6:43 am | 6:06 pm | 7:18 am | 5:31 pm | 12:24 pm (24.8°) | 91.547 |
| 11 | 7:50 am ↑ (121°) | 4:59 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:08:38 | −0:46 | 6:09 am | 6:40 pm | 6:43 am | 6:06 pm | 7:19 am | 5:31 pm | 12:25 pm (24.7°) | 91.536 |
| 12 | 7:51 am ↑ (121°) | 4:59 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:07:56 | −0:42 | 6:10 am | 6:41 pm | 6:44 am | 6:06 pm | 7:19 am | 5:31 pm | 12:25 pm (24.6°) | 91.526 |
| 13 | 7:52 am ↑ (121°) | 4:59 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:07:18 | −0:38 | 6:11 am | 6:41 pm | 6:45 am | 6:07 pm | 7:20 am | 5:31 pm | 12:26 pm (24.5°) | 91.515 |
| 14 | 7:53 am ↑ (121°) | 5:00 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:06:44 | −0:33 | 6:11 am | 6:41 pm | 6:46 am | 6:07 pm | 7:21 am | 5:32 pm | 12:26 pm (24.5°) | 91.505 |
| 15 | 7:54 am ↑ (121°) | 5:00 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:06:14 | −0:29 | 6:12 am | 6:41 pm | 6:46 am | 6:07 pm | 7:22 am | 5:32 pm | 12:27 pm (24.4°) | 91.496 |
| 16 | 7:54 am ↑ (121°) | 5:00 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:05:49 | −0:25 | 6:13 am | 6:42 pm | 6:47 am | 6:07 pm | 7:22 am | 5:32 pm | 12:27 pm (24.4°) | 91.487 |
| 17 | 7:55 am ↑ (122°) | 5:00 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:05:27 | −0:21 | 6:13 am | 6:42 pm | 6:48 am | 6:08 pm | 7:23 am | 5:32 pm | 12:28 pm (24.3°) | 91.478 |
| 18 | 7:56 am ↑ (122°) | 5:01 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:05:10 | −0:16 | 6:14 am | 6:42 pm | 6:48 am | 6:08 pm | 7:24 am | 5:33 pm | 12:28 pm (24.3°) | 91.469 |
| 19 | 7:56 am ↑ (122°) | 5:01 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:04:58 | −0:12 | 6:15 am | 6:43 pm | 6:49 am | 6:09 pm | 7:24 am | 5:33 pm | 12:29 pm (24.3°) | 91.461 |
| 20 | 7:57 am ↑ (122°) | 5:02 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:04:50 | −0:08 | 6:15 am | 6:43 pm | 6:49 am | 6:09 pm | 7:25 am | 5:34 pm | 12:29 pm (24.3°) | 91.453 |
| 21 | 7:57 am ↑ (122°) | 5:02 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:04:46 | −0:03 | 6:16 am | 6:44 pm | 6:50 am | 6:10 pm | 7:25 am | 5:34 pm | 12:30 pm (24.3°) | 91.446 |
| 22 | 7:58 am ↑ (122°) | 5:03 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:04:46 | < 1s | 6:16 am | 6:44 pm | 6:50 am | 6:10 pm | 7:26 am | 5:35 pm | 12:30 pm (24.3°) | 91.440 |
| 23 | 7:58 am ↑ (122°) | 5:03 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:04:51 | +0:04 | 6:17 am | 6:45 pm | 6:51 am | 6:11 pm | 7:26 am | 5:35 pm | 12:31 pm (24.3°) | 91.433 |
| 24 | 7:59 am ↑ (122°) | 5:04 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:05:00 | +0:09 | 6:17 am | 6:45 pm | 6:51 am | 6:11 pm | 7:27 am | 5:36 pm | 12:31 pm (24.3°) | 91.428 |
| 25 | 7:59 am ↑ (122°) | 5:04 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:05:13 | +0:13 | 6:18 am | 6:46 pm | 6:52 am | 6:12 pm | 7:27 am | 5:36 pm | 12:32 pm (24.3°) | 91.423 |
| 26 | 7:59 am ↑ (122°) | 5:05 pm ↑ (238°) | 9:05:31 | +0:17 | 6:18 am | 6:47 pm | 6:52 am | 6:12 pm | 7:28 am | 5:37 pm | 12:32 pm (24.3°) | 91.419 |
| 27 | 8:00 am ↑ (121°) | 5:06 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:05:53 | +0:22 | 6:18 am | 6:47 pm | 6:52 am | 6:13 pm | 7:28 am | 5:38 pm | 12:33 pm (24.4°) | 91.415 |
| 28 | 8:00 am ↑ (121°) | 5:06 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:06:20 | +0:26 | 6:19 am | 6:48 pm | 6:53 am | 6:14 pm | 7:28 am | 5:38 pm | 12:33 pm (24.4°) | 91.412 |
| 29 | 8:00 am ↑ (121°) | 5:07 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:06:50 | +0:30 | 6:19 am | 6:49 pm | 6:53 am | 6:14 pm | 7:28 am | 5:39 pm | 12:34 pm (24.5°) | 91.409 |
| 30 | 8:01 am ↑ (121°) | 5:08 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:07:25 | +0:34 | 6:19 am | 6:49 pm | 6:53 am | 6:15 pm | 7:29 am | 5:40 pm | 12:34 pm (24.6°) | 91.407 |
| 31 | 8:01 am ↑ (121°) | 5:09 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:08:04 | +0:38 | 6:19 am | 6:50 pm | 6:54 am | 6:16 pm | 7:29 am | 5:41 pm | 12:35 pm (24.6°) | 91.405 |
| * All times are local time for Detroit. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Today is highlighted. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in Detroit is at 10:27 pm on Thursday, December 21, 2023. In terms of daylight, this day is 6 hours, 12 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?
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