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Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2024

Daylight

5:55 am – 8:08 pm
14 hours, 13 minutes

Current Time: May 9, 2024 at 10:25:36 pm
Sun Direction: 320° Northwest
Sun Altitude: -21.8°
Sun Distance: 93.866 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 20, 2024 4:50 pm (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 5:55 am 66° East
Sunset Today: 8:08 pm 294° Northwest
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2024 Sun Graph for Lancaster

December 2024 — Sun in Lancaster

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
17:08 am (118°)4:40 pm (242°)9:31:46−1:145:32 am6:16 pm6:04 am5:43 pm6:38 am5:10 pm11:54 am (28.0°)91.654
27:09 am (119°)4:40 pm (241°)9:30:35−1:115:32 am6:16 pm6:05 am5:43 pm6:39 am5:10 pm11:54 am (27.9°)91.640
37:10 am (119°)4:39 pm (241°)9:29:27−1:075:33 am6:16 pm6:06 am5:43 pm6:40 am5:10 pm11:55 am (27.8°)91.625
47:11 am (119°)4:39 pm (241°)9:28:23−1:045:34 am6:16 pm6:07 am5:43 pm6:41 am5:09 pm11:55 am (27.6°)91.611
57:12 am (119°)4:39 pm (241°)9:27:22−1:015:35 am6:16 pm6:08 am5:43 pm6:42 am5:09 pm11:56 am (27.5°)91.598
67:13 am (119°)4:39 pm (241°)9:26:24−0:575:36 am6:16 pm6:09 am5:43 pm6:42 am5:09 pm11:56 am (27.4°)91.584
77:14 am (119°)4:39 pm (240°)9:25:30−0:545:37 am6:16 pm6:09 am5:43 pm6:43 am5:09 pm11:56 am (27.3°)91.571
87:14 am (120°)4:39 pm (240°)9:24:40−0:505:37 am6:16 pm6:10 am5:43 pm6:44 am5:10 pm11:57 am (27.2°)91.559
97:15 am (120°)4:39 pm (240°)9:23:53−0:465:38 am6:16 pm6:11 am5:44 pm6:45 am5:10 pm11:57 am (27.1°)91.546
107:16 am (120°)4:39 pm (240°)9:23:10−0:435:39 am6:17 pm6:12 am5:44 pm6:46 am5:10 pm11:58 am (27.0°)91.535
117:17 am (120°)4:39 pm (240°)9:22:30−0:395:40 am6:17 pm6:12 am5:44 pm6:46 am5:10 pm11:58 am (26.9°)91.523
127:18 am (120°)4:40 pm (240°)9:21:55−0:355:40 am6:17 pm6:13 am5:44 pm6:47 am5:10 pm11:59 am (26.8°)91.513
137:18 am (120°)4:40 pm (240°)9:21:23−0:315:41 am6:17 pm6:14 am5:44 pm6:48 am5:10 pm11:59 am (26.8°)91.502
147:19 am (120°)4:40 pm (240°)9:20:55−0:285:42 am6:18 pm6:15 am5:45 pm6:49 am5:11 pm12:00 pm (26.7°)91.493
157:20 am (120°)4:40 pm (240°)9:20:30−0:245:42 am6:18 pm6:15 am5:45 pm6:49 am5:11 pm12:00 pm (26.7°)91.484
167:21 am (120°)4:41 pm (240°)9:20:10−0:205:43 am6:18 pm6:16 am5:45 pm6:50 am5:11 pm12:01 pm (26.6°)91.475
177:21 am (120°)4:41 pm (240°)9:19:54−0:165:43 am6:19 pm6:16 am5:46 pm6:51 am5:12 pm12:01 pm (26.6°)91.468
187:22 am (120°)4:41 pm (240°)9:19:41−0:125:44 am6:19 pm6:17 am5:46 pm6:51 am5:12 pm12:02 pm (26.6°)91.460
197:22 am (120°)4:42 pm (240°)9:19:32−0:085:45 am6:20 pm6:18 am5:47 pm6:52 am5:12 pm12:02 pm (26.6°)91.454
207:23 am (120°)4:42 pm (240°)9:19:28−0:045:45 am6:20 pm6:18 am5:47 pm6:52 am5:13 pm12:03 pm (26.6°)91.447
217:23 am (120°)4:43 pm (240°)9:19:27< 1s5:46 am6:21 pm6:19 am5:48 pm6:53 am5:13 pm12:03 pm (26.6°)91.442
227:24 am (120°)4:43 pm (240°)9:19:30+0:035:46 am6:21 pm6:19 am5:48 pm6:53 am5:14 pm12:04 pm (26.6°)91.437
237:24 am (120°)4:44 pm (240°)9:19:38+0:075:47 am6:22 pm6:20 am5:49 pm6:54 am5:15 pm12:04 pm (26.6°)91.432
247:25 am (120°)4:45 pm (240°)9:19:49+0:115:47 am6:22 pm6:20 am5:49 pm6:54 am5:15 pm12:05 pm (26.6°)91.428
257:25 am (120°)4:45 pm (240°)9:20:04+0:155:47 am6:23 pm6:20 am5:50 pm6:55 am5:16 pm12:05 pm (26.6°)91.424
267:25 am (120°)4:46 pm (240°)9:20:23+0:195:48 am6:23 pm6:21 am5:50 pm6:55 am5:16 pm12:06 pm (26.7°)91.420
277:26 am (120°)4:47 pm (240°)9:20:46+0:235:48 am6:24 pm6:21 am5:51 pm6:55 am5:17 pm12:06 pm (26.7°)91.417
287:26 am (120°)4:47 pm (240°)9:21:13+0:265:48 am6:25 pm6:21 am5:52 pm6:56 am5:18 pm12:07 pm (26.8°)91.415
297:26 am (120°)4:48 pm (240°)9:21:44+0:305:49 am6:25 pm6:22 am5:53 pm6:56 am5:18 pm12:07 pm (26.8°)91.412
307:26 am (120°)4:49 pm (240°)9:22:18+0:345:49 am6:26 pm6:22 am5:53 pm6:56 am5:19 pm12:08 pm (26.9°)91.410
317:27 am (120°)4:50 pm (240°)9:22:56+0:385:49 am6:27 pm6:22 am5:54 pm6:56 am5:20 pm12:08 pm (27.0°)91.409
* All times are local time for Lancaster. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Lancaster is at 4:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 5 hours, 42 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 6 or December 7.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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