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Detroit, Michigan, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2025

Daylight

7:46 am – 4:59 pm
9 hours, 14 minutes

Current Time: Dec 5, 2025 at 12:11:51 am
Sun Direction: 353° North
Sun Altitude: -69.9°
Sun Distance: 91.606 million mi
Next Solstice: Dec 21, 2025 10:03 am (Winter)
Sunrise Today: 7:46 am 120° Southeast
Sunset Today: 4:59 pm 240° Southwest
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2025 Sun Graph for Detroit

December 2025 — Sun in Detroit

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
17:41 am (119°)5:00 pm (241°)9:18:34−1:226:01 am6:40 pm6:35 am6:06 pm7:10 am5:31 pm12:21 pm (25.8°)91.656
27:43 am (120°)5:00 pm (240°)9:17:15−1:186:02 am6:40 pm6:36 am6:06 pm7:11 am5:31 pm12:21 pm (25.6°)91.641
37:44 am (120°)5:00 pm (240°)9:16:00−1:156:03 am6:40 pm6:37 am6:06 pm7:12 am5:31 pm12:22 pm (25.5°)91.627
47:45 am (120°)4:59 pm (240°)9:14:49−1:116:04 am6:40 pm6:38 am6:06 pm7:13 am5:31 pm12:22 pm (25.4°)91.613
57:46 am (120°)4:59 pm (240°)9:13:41−1:076:05 am6:40 pm6:39 am6:06 pm7:14 am5:31 pm12:22 pm (25.2°)91.599
67:46 am (120°)4:59 pm (240°)9:12:37−1:036:06 am6:40 pm6:40 am6:06 pm7:15 am5:31 pm12:23 pm (25.1°)91.587
77:47 am (121°)4:59 pm (239°)9:11:37−1:006:07 am6:40 pm6:41 am6:06 pm7:16 am5:31 pm12:23 pm (25.0°)91.574
87:48 am (121°)4:59 pm (239°)9:10:41−0:566:07 am6:40 pm6:41 am6:06 pm7:17 am5:31 pm12:24 pm (24.9°)91.563
97:49 am (121°)4:59 pm (239°)9:09:49−0:526:08 am6:40 pm6:42 am6:06 pm7:17 am5:31 pm12:24 pm (24.8°)91.551
107:50 am (121°)4:59 pm (239°)9:09:00−0:486:09 am6:40 pm6:43 am6:06 pm7:18 am5:31 pm12:25 pm (24.7°)91.541
117:51 am (121°)4:59 pm (239°)9:08:16−0:446:10 am6:40 pm6:44 am6:06 pm7:19 am5:31 pm12:25 pm (24.6°)91.530
127:52 am (121°)4:59 pm (239°)9:07:36−0:406:10 am6:41 pm6:45 am6:07 pm7:20 am5:31 pm12:26 pm (24.6°)91.521
137:53 am (121°)5:00 pm (239°)9:07:00−0:356:11 am6:41 pm6:45 am6:07 pm7:21 am5:31 pm12:26 pm (24.5°)91.511
147:53 am (121°)5:00 pm (239°)9:06:28−0:316:12 am6:41 pm6:46 am6:07 pm7:21 am5:32 pm12:27 pm (24.4°)91.502
157:54 am (121°)5:00 pm (239°)9:06:01−0:276:12 am6:41 pm6:47 am6:07 pm7:22 am5:32 pm12:27 pm (24.4°)91.494
167:55 am (122°)5:00 pm (238°)9:05:37−0:236:13 am6:42 pm6:47 am6:08 pm7:23 am5:32 pm12:28 pm (24.4°)91.485
177:55 am (122°)5:01 pm (238°)9:05:18−0:196:14 am6:42 pm6:48 am6:08 pm7:23 am5:33 pm12:28 pm (24.3°)91.477
187:56 am (122°)5:01 pm (238°)9:05:04−0:146:14 am6:43 pm6:49 am6:08 pm7:24 am5:33 pm12:28 pm (24.3°)91.470
197:57 am (122°)5:01 pm (238°)9:04:53−0:106:15 am6:43 pm6:49 am6:09 pm7:25 am5:33 pm12:29 pm (24.3°)91.463
207:57 am (122°)5:02 pm (238°)9:04:47−0:066:15 am6:44 pm6:50 am6:09 pm7:25 am5:34 pm12:29 pm (24.3°)91.456
217:58 am (122°)5:02 pm (238°)9:04:45−0:016:16 am6:44 pm6:50 am6:10 pm7:26 am5:34 pm12:30 pm (24.3°)91.449
227:58 am (122°)5:03 pm (238°)9:04:48+0:026:16 am6:45 pm6:51 am6:10 pm7:26 am5:35 pm12:30 pm (24.3°)91.443
237:59 am (122°)5:03 pm (238°)9:04:55+0:066:17 am6:45 pm6:51 am6:11 pm7:27 am5:35 pm12:31 pm (24.3°)91.437
247:59 am (122°)5:04 pm (238°)9:05:06+0:116:17 am6:46 pm6:52 am6:11 pm7:27 am5:36 pm12:31 pm (24.3°)91.432
257:59 am (122°)5:05 pm (238°)9:05:22+0:156:18 am6:46 pm6:52 am6:12 pm7:27 am5:37 pm12:32 pm (24.3°)91.427
268:00 am (122°)5:05 pm (239°)9:05:42+0:196:18 am6:47 pm6:52 am6:13 pm7:28 am5:37 pm12:32 pm (24.4°)91.422
278:00 am (121°)5:06 pm (239°)9:06:06+0:246:18 am6:48 pm6:53 am6:13 pm7:28 am5:38 pm12:33 pm (24.4°)91.418
288:00 am (121°)5:07 pm (239°)9:06:35+0:286:19 am6:48 pm6:53 am6:14 pm7:28 am5:39 pm12:33 pm (24.5°)91.414
298:00 am (121°)5:08 pm (239°)9:07:08+0:326:19 am6:49 pm6:53 am6:15 pm7:29 am5:39 pm12:34 pm (24.5°)91.411
308:01 am (121°)5:08 pm (239°)9:07:45+0:366:19 am6:50 pm6:53 am6:16 pm7:29 am5:40 pm12:34 pm (24.6°)91.409
318:01 am (121°)5:09 pm (239°)9:08:26+0:416:20 am6:50 pm6:54 am6:16 pm7:29 am5:41 pm12:35 pm (24.7°)91.406
* 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 10:03 am on Sunday, December 21, 2025. 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.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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