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Joshua Tree, California, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2024

Daylight

5:52 am – 7:32 pm
13 hours, 40 minutes

Current Time: May 4, 2024 at 4:30:02 pm
Sun Direction: 266° West
Sun Altitude: 36.2°
Sun Distance: 93.752 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 20, 2024 1:50 pm (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 5:52 am 70° East
Sunset Today: 7:32 pm 290° Northwest
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2024 Sun Graph for Joshua Tree

December 2024 — Sun in Joshua Tree

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
16:33 am (116°)4:35 pm (244°)10:02:14−0:585:04 am6:04 pm5:34 am5:33 pm6:05 am5:02 pm11:34 am (33.9°)91.653
26:34 am (116°)4:35 pm (244°)10:01:18−0:555:05 am6:04 pm5:35 am5:33 pm6:06 am5:02 pm11:34 am (33.8°)91.638
36:35 am (117°)4:35 pm (243°)10:00:25−0:535:06 am6:04 pm5:36 am5:34 pm6:07 am5:02 pm11:35 am (33.6°)91.624
46:35 am (117°)4:35 pm (243°)9:59:34−0:505:06 am6:04 pm5:37 am5:34 pm6:08 am5:02 pm11:35 am (33.5°)91.610
56:36 am (117°)4:35 pm (243°)9:58:47−0:475:07 am6:04 pm5:38 am5:34 pm6:09 am5:03 pm11:36 am (33.4°)91.596
66:37 am (117°)4:35 pm (243°)9:58:02−0:455:08 am6:04 pm5:38 am5:34 pm6:09 am5:03 pm11:36 am (33.3°)91.583
76:38 am (117°)4:35 pm (243°)9:57:19−0:425:09 am6:04 pm5:39 am5:34 pm6:10 am5:03 pm11:37 am (33.2°)91.570
86:39 am (117°)4:35 pm (243°)9:56:40−0:395:09 am6:05 pm5:40 am5:34 pm6:11 am5:03 pm11:37 am (33.1°)91.557
96:39 am (117°)4:35 pm (243°)9:56:03−0:365:10 am6:05 pm5:40 am5:34 pm6:12 am5:03 pm11:37 am (33.0°)91.545
106:40 am (118°)4:36 pm (242°)9:55:30−0:335:11 am6:05 pm5:41 am5:35 pm6:12 am5:03 pm11:38 am (32.9°)91.533
116:41 am (118°)4:36 pm (242°)9:54:59−0:305:11 am6:05 pm5:42 am5:35 pm6:13 am5:04 pm11:38 am (32.8°)91.522
126:42 am (118°)4:36 pm (242°)9:54:31−0:275:12 am6:06 pm5:43 am5:35 pm6:14 am5:04 pm11:39 am (32.7°)91.511
136:42 am (118°)4:36 pm (242°)9:54:07−0:245:13 am6:06 pm5:43 am5:35 pm6:14 am5:04 pm11:39 am (32.7°)91.501
146:43 am (118°)4:37 pm (242°)9:53:45−0:215:13 am6:06 pm5:44 am5:36 pm6:15 am5:04 pm11:40 am (32.6°)91.492
156:44 am (118°)4:37 pm (242°)9:53:26−0:185:14 am6:07 pm5:44 am5:36 pm6:16 am5:05 pm11:40 am (32.6°)91.483
166:44 am (118°)4:37 pm (242°)9:53:11−0:155:14 am6:07 pm5:45 am5:36 pm6:16 am5:05 pm11:41 am (32.5°)91.475
176:45 am (118°)4:38 pm (242°)9:52:58−0:125:15 am6:07 pm5:46 am5:37 pm6:17 am5:06 pm11:41 am (32.5°)91.467
186:45 am (118°)4:38 pm (242°)9:52:49−0:095:16 am6:08 pm5:46 am5:37 pm6:17 am5:06 pm11:42 am (32.5°)91.460
196:46 am (118°)4:39 pm (242°)9:52:42−0:065:16 am6:08 pm5:47 am5:38 pm6:18 am5:06 pm11:42 am (32.5°)91.453
206:46 am (118°)4:39 pm (242°)9:52:39−0:035:17 am6:09 pm5:47 am5:38 pm6:19 am5:07 pm11:43 am (32.5°)91.447
216:47 am (118°)4:40 pm (242°)9:52:39< 1s5:17 am6:09 pm5:48 am5:39 pm6:19 am5:07 pm11:43 am (32.5°)91.441
226:47 am (118°)4:40 pm (242°)9:52:42+0:025:18 am6:10 pm5:48 am5:39 pm6:20 am5:08 pm11:44 am (32.5°)91.436
236:48 am (118°)4:41 pm (242°)9:52:48+0:065:18 am6:10 pm5:49 am5:40 pm6:20 am5:08 pm11:44 am (32.5°)91.431
246:48 am (118°)4:41 pm (242°)9:52:57+0:095:19 am6:11 pm5:49 am5:40 pm6:20 am5:09 pm11:45 am (32.5°)91.427
256:49 am (118°)4:42 pm (242°)9:53:09+0:125:19 am6:11 pm5:50 am5:41 pm6:21 am5:10 pm11:45 am (32.5°)91.423
266:49 am (118°)4:42 pm (242°)9:53:24+0:155:19 am6:12 pm5:50 am5:42 pm6:21 am5:10 pm11:46 am (32.6°)91.420
276:49 am (118°)4:43 pm (242°)9:53:43+0:185:20 am6:13 pm5:50 am5:42 pm6:22 am5:11 pm11:46 am (32.6°)91.417
286:50 am (118°)4:44 pm (242°)9:54:04+0:215:20 am6:13 pm5:51 am5:43 pm6:22 am5:12 pm11:47 am (32.7°)91.414
296:50 am (118°)4:44 pm (242°)9:54:29+0:245:20 am6:14 pm5:51 am5:43 pm6:22 am5:12 pm11:47 am (32.7°)91.412
306:50 am (118°)4:45 pm (242°)9:54:56+0:275:21 am6:15 pm5:51 am5:44 pm6:23 am5:13 pm11:48 am (32.8°)91.410
316:50 am (118°)4:46 pm (242°)9:55:27+0:305:21 am6:15 pm5:52 am5:45 pm6:23 am5:14 pm11:48 am (32.9°)91.409
* All times are local time for Joshua Tree. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Joshua Tree is at 1:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 4 hours, 33 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 3 or December 4.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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