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Modesto, California, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2024

Daylight

6:13 am – 7:50 pm
13 hours, 37 minutes

Current Time: Apr 26, 2024 at 8:25:22 am
Sun Direction: 91° East
Sun Altitude: 24.9°
Sun Distance: 93.551 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 20, 2024 1:50 pm (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 6:13 am 72° East
Sunset Today: 7:50 pm 288° West
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2024 Sun Graph for Modesto

December 2024 — Sun in Modesto

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
17:00 am (117°)4:45 pm (242°)9:44:42−1:075:27 am6:18 pm5:59 am5:46 pm6:31 am5:14 pm11:53 am (30.4°)91.653
27:01 am (118°)4:45 pm (242°)9:43:38−1:045:28 am6:18 pm6:00 am5:46 pm6:32 am5:14 pm11:53 am (30.3°)91.638
37:02 am (118°)4:45 pm (242°)9:42:36−1:015:29 am6:18 pm6:01 am5:46 pm6:33 am5:14 pm11:54 am (30.1°)91.624
47:03 am (118°)4:45 pm (242°)9:41:38−0:585:30 am6:18 pm6:02 am5:46 pm6:34 am5:14 pm11:54 am (30.0°)91.610
57:04 am (118°)4:45 pm (242°)9:40:43−0:555:31 am6:18 pm6:02 am5:46 pm6:35 am5:14 pm11:54 am (29.9°)91.596
67:05 am (118°)4:45 pm (242°)9:39:51−0:515:31 am6:18 pm6:03 am5:46 pm6:36 am5:14 pm11:55 am (29.8°)91.583
77:06 am (118°)4:45 pm (242°)9:39:03−0:485:32 am6:18 pm6:04 am5:47 pm6:37 am5:14 pm11:55 am (29.7°)91.570
87:07 am (119°)4:45 pm (241°)9:38:17−0:455:33 am6:18 pm6:05 am5:47 pm6:37 am5:14 pm11:56 am (29.6°)91.557
97:07 am (119°)4:45 pm (241°)9:37:35−0:425:34 am6:19 pm6:05 am5:47 pm6:38 am5:14 pm11:56 am (29.5°)91.545
107:08 am (119°)4:45 pm (241°)9:36:56−0:385:34 am6:19 pm6:06 am5:47 pm6:39 am5:14 pm11:57 am (29.4°)91.533
117:09 am (119°)4:45 pm (241°)9:36:21−0:355:35 am6:19 pm6:07 am5:47 pm6:40 am5:14 pm11:57 am (29.3°)91.522
127:10 am (119°)4:45 pm (241°)9:35:49−0:315:36 am6:19 pm6:08 am5:47 pm6:40 am5:15 pm11:58 am (29.2°)91.511
137:10 am (119°)4:46 pm (241°)9:35:21−0:285:36 am6:20 pm6:08 am5:48 pm6:41 am5:15 pm11:58 am (29.2°)91.501
147:11 am (119°)4:46 pm (241°)9:34:56−0:255:37 am6:20 pm6:09 am5:48 pm6:42 am5:15 pm11:59 am (29.1°)91.492
157:12 am (119°)4:46 pm (241°)9:34:34−0:215:38 am6:20 pm6:10 am5:48 pm6:42 am5:16 pm11:59 am (29.1°)91.483
167:12 am (119°)4:47 pm (241°)9:34:16−0:185:38 am6:21 pm6:10 am5:49 pm6:43 am5:16 pm11:59 am (29.0°)91.474
177:13 am (119°)4:47 pm (241°)9:34:02−0:145:39 am6:21 pm6:11 am5:49 pm6:44 am5:16 pm12:00 pm (29.0°)91.467
187:14 am (119°)4:47 pm (241°)9:33:51−0:105:39 am6:22 pm6:11 am5:50 pm6:44 am5:17 pm12:00 pm (29.0°)91.459
197:14 am (119°)4:48 pm (241°)9:33:43−0:075:40 am6:22 pm6:12 am5:50 pm6:45 am5:17 pm12:01 pm (29.0°)91.453
207:15 am (119°)4:48 pm (241°)9:33:40−0:035:40 am6:22 pm6:12 am5:51 pm6:45 am5:18 pm12:01 pm (29.0°)91.447
217:15 am (119°)4:49 pm (241°)9:33:39< 1s5:41 am6:23 pm6:13 am5:51 pm6:46 am5:18 pm12:02 pm (29.0°)91.441
227:16 am (119°)4:49 pm (241°)9:33:43+0:035:41 am6:23 pm6:13 am5:52 pm6:46 am5:19 pm12:02 pm (29.0°)91.436
237:16 am (119°)4:50 pm (241°)9:33:50+0:065:42 am6:24 pm6:14 am5:52 pm6:47 am5:19 pm12:03 pm (29.0°)91.431
247:16 am (119°)4:50 pm (241°)9:34:00+0:105:42 am6:25 pm6:14 am5:53 pm6:47 am5:20 pm12:03 pm (29.0°)91.427
257:17 am (119°)4:51 pm (241°)9:34:15+0:145:43 am6:25 pm6:15 am5:53 pm6:48 am5:20 pm12:04 pm (29.0°)91.423
267:17 am (119°)4:52 pm (241°)9:34:32+0:175:43 am6:26 pm6:15 am5:54 pm6:48 am5:21 pm12:04 pm (29.1°)91.420
277:18 am (119°)4:52 pm (241°)9:34:54+0:215:43 am6:26 pm6:15 am5:55 pm6:48 am5:22 pm12:05 pm (29.1°)91.417
287:18 am (119°)4:53 pm (241°)9:35:18+0:245:44 am6:27 pm6:16 am5:55 pm6:49 am5:22 pm12:05 pm (29.2°)91.414
297:18 am (119°)4:54 pm (241°)9:35:47+0:285:44 am6:28 pm6:16 am5:56 pm6:49 am5:23 pm12:06 pm (29.2°)91.412
307:18 am (119°)4:55 pm (241°)9:36:18+0:315:44 am6:28 pm6:16 am5:57 pm6:49 am5:24 pm12:06 pm (29.3°)91.410
317:18 am (119°)4:55 pm (241°)9:36:54+0:355:45 am6:29 pm6:17 am5:57 pm6:49 am5:25 pm12:07 pm (29.4°)91.409
* All times are local time for Modesto. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Modesto is at 1:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 5 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 5 or December 6.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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