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Lafayette, Louisiana, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2024

Daylight

6:28 am – 7:42 pm
13 hours, 14 minutes

Current Time: Apr 26, 2024 at 12:05:29 am
Sun Direction: 339° North
Sun Altitude: -43.8°
Sun Distance: 93.540 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 20, 2024 3:50 pm (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 6:28 am 74° East
Sunset Today: 7:42 pm 287° West
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2024 Sun Graph for Lafayette

December 2024 — Sun in Lafayette

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
16:47 am (115°)5:07 pm (245°)10:20:03−0:495:22 am6:32 pm5:51 am6:03 pm6:21 am5:33 pm11:57 am (37.8°)91.654
26:48 am (115°)5:07 pm (245°)10:19:15−0:475:23 am6:32 pm5:52 am6:03 pm6:21 am5:33 pm11:57 am (37.7°)91.639
36:48 am (115°)5:07 pm (245°)10:18:30−0:455:23 am6:32 pm5:52 am6:03 pm6:22 am5:33 pm11:58 am (37.6°)91.625
46:49 am (116°)5:07 pm (244°)10:17:47−0:435:24 am6:32 pm5:53 am6:03 pm6:23 am5:33 pm11:58 am (37.4°)91.611
56:50 am (116°)5:07 pm (244°)10:17:06−0:405:25 am6:32 pm5:54 am6:03 pm6:24 am5:33 pm11:58 am (37.3°)91.597
66:51 am (116°)5:07 pm (244°)10:16:28−0:385:25 am6:32 pm5:55 am6:03 pm6:24 am5:33 pm11:59 am (37.2°)91.584
76:51 am (116°)5:07 pm (244°)10:15:52−0:365:26 am6:32 pm5:55 am6:03 pm6:25 am5:33 pm11:59 am (37.1°)91.571
86:52 am (116°)5:07 pm (244°)10:15:18−0:335:27 am6:33 pm5:56 am6:03 pm6:26 am5:34 pm12:00 pm (37.0°)91.558
96:53 am (116°)5:08 pm (244°)10:14:47−0:315:27 am6:33 pm5:57 am6:04 pm6:26 am5:34 pm12:00 pm (36.9°)91.546
106:53 am (116°)5:08 pm (244°)10:14:18−0:285:28 am6:33 pm5:57 am6:04 pm6:27 am5:34 pm12:01 pm (36.8°)91.534
116:54 am (116°)5:08 pm (244°)10:13:52−0:265:29 am6:34 pm5:58 am6:04 pm6:28 am5:34 pm12:01 pm (36.7°)91.523
126:55 am (117°)5:08 pm (243°)10:13:29−0:235:29 am6:34 pm5:59 am6:05 pm6:28 am5:35 pm12:02 pm (36.6°)91.512
136:55 am (117°)5:09 pm (243°)10:13:07−0:215:30 am6:34 pm5:59 am6:05 pm6:29 am5:35 pm12:02 pm (36.6°)91.502
146:56 am (117°)5:09 pm (243°)10:12:49−0:185:31 am6:35 pm6:00 am6:05 pm6:30 am5:35 pm12:03 pm (36.5°)91.492
156:57 am (117°)5:09 pm (243°)10:12:33−0:165:31 am6:35 pm6:00 am6:06 pm6:30 am5:36 pm12:03 pm (36.5°)91.483
166:57 am (117°)5:10 pm (243°)10:12:19−0:135:32 am6:35 pm6:01 am6:06 pm6:31 am5:36 pm12:04 pm (36.4°)91.475
176:58 am (117°)5:10 pm (243°)10:12:09−0:105:32 am6:36 pm6:02 am6:06 pm6:32 am5:37 pm12:04 pm (36.4°)91.467
186:58 am (117°)5:11 pm (243°)10:12:00−0:085:33 am6:36 pm6:02 am6:07 pm6:32 am5:37 pm12:05 pm (36.4°)91.460
196:59 am (117°)5:11 pm (243°)10:11:55−0:055:33 am6:37 pm6:03 am6:07 pm6:33 am5:37 pm12:05 pm (36.4°)91.453
207:00 am (117°)5:11 pm (243°)10:11:52−0:025:34 am6:37 pm6:03 am6:08 pm6:33 am5:38 pm12:05 pm (36.4°)91.447
217:00 am (117°)5:12 pm (243°)10:11:51< 1s5:34 am6:38 pm6:04 am6:08 pm6:34 am5:38 pm12:06 pm (36.4°)91.441
227:01 am (117°)5:12 pm (243°)10:11:54+0:025:35 am6:38 pm6:04 am6:09 pm6:34 am5:39 pm12:06 pm (36.4°)91.436
237:01 am (117°)5:13 pm (243°)10:11:59+0:045:35 am6:39 pm6:05 am6:09 pm6:35 am5:39 pm12:07 pm (36.4°)91.432
247:01 am (117°)5:14 pm (243°)10:12:06+0:075:36 am6:39 pm6:05 am6:10 pm6:35 am5:40 pm12:07 pm (36.4°)91.427
257:02 am (117°)5:14 pm (243°)10:12:16+0:105:36 am6:40 pm6:05 am6:11 pm6:35 am5:41 pm12:08 pm (36.4°)91.424
267:02 am (117°)5:15 pm (243°)10:12:29+0:125:37 am6:40 pm6:06 am6:11 pm6:36 am5:41 pm12:08 pm (36.5°)91.420
277:03 am (117°)5:15 pm (243°)10:12:45+0:155:37 am6:41 pm6:06 am6:12 pm6:36 am5:42 pm12:09 pm (36.5°)91.417
287:03 am (117°)5:16 pm (243°)10:13:03+0:185:37 am6:42 pm6:07 am6:12 pm6:37 am5:42 pm12:09 pm (36.6°)91.414
297:03 am (117°)5:17 pm (243°)10:13:23+0:205:38 am6:42 pm6:07 am6:13 pm6:37 am5:43 pm12:10 pm (36.6°)91.412
307:04 am (116°)5:17 pm (244°)10:13:47+0:235:38 am6:43 pm6:07 am6:14 pm6:37 am5:44 pm12:10 pm (36.7°)91.410
317:04 am (116°)5:18 pm (244°)10:14:12+0:255:38 am6:44 pm6:08 am6:14 pm6:38 am5:44 pm12:11 pm (36.8°)91.409
* All times are local time for Lafayette. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Lafayette is at 3:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 3 hours, 54 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 1 or December 2.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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