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Detroit, Michigan, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2023

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
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2023 Sun Graph for Detroit

December 2023 — Sun in Detroit

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2023Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
17:41 am (119°)5:00 pm (241°)9:19:16−1:236:01 am6:40 pm6:35 am6:06 pm7:10 am5:31 pm12:21 pm (25.9°)91.661
27:42 am (120°)5:00 pm (240°)9:17:56−1:206:02 am6:40 pm6:36 am6:06 pm7:11 am5:31 pm12:21 pm (25.7°)91.647
37:43 am (120°)5:00 pm (240°)9:16:39−1:166:03 am6:40 pm6:37 am6:06 pm7:12 am5:31 pm12:21 pm (25.6°)91.633
47:44 am (120°)4:59 pm (240°)9:15:26−1:136:04 am6:40 pm6:37 am6:06 pm7:13 am5:31 pm12:22 pm (25.4°)91.619
57:45 am (120°)4:59 pm (240°)9:14:16−1:096:04 am6:40 pm6:38 am6:06 pm7:13 am5:31 pm12:22 pm (25.3°)91.606
67:46 am (120°)4:59 pm (240°)9:13:10−1:056:05 am6:40 pm6:39 am6:06 pm7:14 am5:31 pm12:23 pm (25.2°)91.594
77:47 am (120°)4:59 pm (239°)9:12:08−1:026:06 am6:40 pm6:40 am6:06 pm7:15 am5:31 pm12:23 pm (25.1°)91.582
87:48 am (121°)4:59 pm (239°)9:11:09−0:586:07 am6:40 pm6:41 am6:06 pm7:16 am5:31 pm12:24 pm (25.0°)91.570
97:49 am (121°)4:59 pm (239°)9:10:15−0:546:08 am6:40 pm6:42 am6:06 pm7:17 am5:31 pm12:24 pm (24.9°)91.558
107:50 am (121°)4:59 pm (239°)9:09:25−0:506:09 am6:40 pm6:43 am6:06 pm7:18 am5:31 pm12:24 pm (24.8°)91.547
117:50 am (121°)4:59 pm (239°)9:08:38−0:466:09 am6:40 pm6:43 am6:06 pm7:19 am5:31 pm12:25 pm (24.7°)91.536
127:51 am (121°)4:59 pm (239°)9:07:56−0:426:10 am6:41 pm6:44 am6:06 pm7:19 am5:31 pm12:25 pm (24.6°)91.526
137:52 am (121°)4:59 pm (239°)9:07:18−0:386:11 am6:41 pm6:45 am6:07 pm7:20 am5:31 pm12:26 pm (24.5°)91.515
147:53 am (121°)5:00 pm (239°)9:06:44−0:336:11 am6:41 pm6:46 am6:07 pm7:21 am5:32 pm12:26 pm (24.5°)91.505
157:54 am (121°)5:00 pm (239°)9:06:14−0:296:12 am6:41 pm6:46 am6:07 pm7:22 am5:32 pm12:27 pm (24.4°)91.496
167:54 am (121°)5:00 pm (238°)9:05:49−0:256:13 am6:42 pm6:47 am6:07 pm7:22 am5:32 pm12:27 pm (24.4°)91.487
177:55 am (122°)5:00 pm (238°)9:05:27−0:216:13 am6:42 pm6:48 am6:08 pm7:23 am5:32 pm12:28 pm (24.3°)91.478
187:56 am (122°)5:01 pm (238°)9:05:10−0:166:14 am6:42 pm6:48 am6:08 pm7:24 am5:33 pm12:28 pm (24.3°)91.469
197:56 am (122°)5:01 pm (238°)9:04:58−0:126:15 am6:43 pm6:49 am6:09 pm7:24 am5:33 pm12:29 pm (24.3°)91.461
207:57 am (122°)5:02 pm (238°)9:04:50−0:086:15 am6:43 pm6:49 am6:09 pm7:25 am5:34 pm12:29 pm (24.3°)91.453
217:57 am (122°)5:02 pm (238°)9:04:46−0:036:16 am6:44 pm6:50 am6:10 pm7:25 am5:34 pm12:30 pm (24.3°)91.446
227:58 am (122°)5:03 pm (238°)9:04:46< 1s6:16 am6:44 pm6:50 am6:10 pm7:26 am5:35 pm12:30 pm (24.3°)91.440
237:58 am (122°)5:03 pm (238°)9:04:51+0:046:17 am6:45 pm6:51 am6:11 pm7:26 am5:35 pm12:31 pm (24.3°)91.433
247:59 am (122°)5:04 pm (238°)9:05:00+0:096:17 am6:45 pm6:51 am6:11 pm7:27 am5:36 pm12:31 pm (24.3°)91.428
257:59 am (122°)5:04 pm (238°)9:05:13+0:136:18 am6:46 pm6:52 am6:12 pm7:27 am5:36 pm12:32 pm (24.3°)91.423
267:59 am (122°)5:05 pm (238°)9:05:31+0:176:18 am6:47 pm6:52 am6:12 pm7:28 am5:37 pm12:32 pm (24.3°)91.419
278:00 am (121°)5:06 pm (239°)9:05:53+0:226:18 am6:47 pm6:52 am6:13 pm7:28 am5:38 pm12:33 pm (24.4°)91.415
288:00 am (121°)5:06 pm (239°)9:06:20+0:266:19 am6:48 pm6:53 am6:14 pm7:28 am5:38 pm12:33 pm (24.4°)91.412
298:00 am (121°)5:07 pm (239°)9:06:50+0:306:19 am6:49 pm6:53 am6:14 pm7:28 am5:39 pm12:34 pm (24.5°)91.409
308:01 am (121°)5:08 pm (239°)9:07:25+0:346:19 am6:49 pm6:53 am6:15 pm7:29 am5:40 pm12:34 pm (24.6°)91.407
318:01 am (121°)5:09 pm (239°)9:08:04+0:386:19 am6:50 pm6:54 am6:16 pm7:29 am5:41 pm12:35 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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