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Pierre, South Dakota, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2024

Daylight

6:24 am – 8:52 pm
14 hours, 28 minutes

Current Time: May 6, 2024 at 6:59:54 am
Sun Direction: 71° East
Sun Altitude: 5.2°
Sun Distance: 93.787 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 20, 2024 3:50 pm (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 6:24 am 65° East
Sunset Today: 8:52 pm 295° Northwest
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2024 Sun Graph for Pierre

December 2024 — Sun in Pierre

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
17:57 am (121°)5:03 pm (239°)9:05:13−1:286:14 am6:47 pm6:49 am6:12 pm7:25 am5:35 pm12:30 pm (23.7°)91.653
27:59 am (121°)5:02 pm (239°)9:03:49−1:246:14 am6:46 pm6:49 am6:11 pm7:26 am5:35 pm12:31 pm (23.6°)91.639
38:00 am (121°)5:02 pm (239°)9:02:28−1:206:15 am6:46 pm6:50 am6:11 pm7:27 am5:35 pm12:31 pm (23.4°)91.624
48:01 am (121°)5:02 pm (239°)9:01:12−1:166:16 am6:46 pm6:51 am6:11 pm7:28 am5:35 pm12:31 pm (23.3°)91.610
58:02 am (121°)5:02 pm (239°)8:59:59−1:126:17 am6:46 pm6:52 am6:11 pm7:29 am5:35 pm12:32 pm (23.2°)91.597
68:03 am (122°)5:02 pm (238°)8:58:51−1:086:18 am6:46 pm6:53 am6:11 pm7:30 am5:35 pm12:32 pm (23.1°)91.583
78:04 am (122°)5:01 pm (238°)8:57:47−1:046:19 am6:46 pm6:54 am6:11 pm7:31 am5:34 pm12:33 pm (22.9°)91.570
88:05 am (122°)5:01 pm (238°)8:56:47−0:596:20 am6:46 pm6:55 am6:11 pm7:32 am5:34 pm12:33 pm (22.8°)91.558
98:06 am (122°)5:01 pm (238°)8:55:51−0:556:21 am6:46 pm6:56 am6:11 pm7:32 am5:35 pm12:34 pm (22.8°)91.546
108:06 am (122°)5:01 pm (238°)8:55:00−0:516:21 am6:47 pm6:57 am6:11 pm7:33 am5:35 pm12:34 pm (22.7°)91.534
118:07 am (122°)5:02 pm (238°)8:54:13−0:466:22 am6:47 pm6:57 am6:11 pm7:34 am5:35 pm12:34 pm (22.6°)91.523
128:08 am (122°)5:02 pm (238°)8:53:31−0:426:23 am6:47 pm6:58 am6:12 pm7:35 am5:35 pm12:35 pm (22.5°)91.512
138:09 am (122°)5:02 pm (237°)8:52:53−0:376:24 am6:47 pm6:59 am6:12 pm7:36 am5:35 pm12:35 pm (22.5°)91.502
148:10 am (123°)5:02 pm (237°)8:52:20−0:336:24 am6:47 pm7:00 am6:12 pm7:36 am5:35 pm12:36 pm (22.4°)91.492
158:10 am (123°)5:02 pm (237°)8:51:51−0:286:25 am6:48 pm7:00 am6:12 pm7:37 am5:36 pm12:36 pm (22.4°)91.483
168:11 am (123°)5:03 pm (237°)8:51:27−0:246:26 am6:48 pm7:01 am6:13 pm7:38 am5:36 pm12:37 pm (22.3°)91.475
178:12 am (123°)5:03 pm (237°)8:51:08−0:196:26 am6:48 pm7:02 am6:13 pm7:38 am5:36 pm12:37 pm (22.3°)91.467
188:12 am (123°)5:03 pm (237°)8:50:53−0:146:27 am6:49 pm7:02 am6:13 pm7:39 am5:37 pm12:38 pm (22.3°)91.460
198:13 am (123°)5:04 pm (237°)8:50:43−0:106:27 am6:49 pm7:03 am6:14 pm7:40 am5:37 pm12:38 pm (22.2°)91.453
208:14 am (123°)5:04 pm (237°)8:50:38−0:056:28 am6:50 pm7:03 am6:14 pm7:40 am5:38 pm12:39 pm (22.2°)91.447
218:14 am (123°)5:05 pm (237°)8:50:37< 1s6:28 am6:50 pm7:04 am6:15 pm7:41 am5:38 pm12:39 pm (22.2°)91.441
228:14 am (123°)5:05 pm (237°)8:50:42+0:046:29 am6:51 pm7:04 am6:15 pm7:41 am5:39 pm12:40 pm (22.2°)91.436
238:15 am (123°)5:06 pm (237°)8:50:51+0:086:29 am6:51 pm7:05 am6:16 pm7:42 am5:39 pm12:40 pm (22.3°)91.432
248:15 am (123°)5:06 pm (237°)8:51:04+0:136:30 am6:52 pm7:05 am6:17 pm7:42 am5:40 pm12:41 pm (22.3°)91.427
258:16 am (123°)5:07 pm (237°)8:51:23+0:186:30 am6:53 pm7:06 am6:17 pm7:42 am5:40 pm12:41 pm (22.3°)91.423
268:16 am (123°)5:08 pm (237°)8:51:46+0:236:31 am6:53 pm7:06 am6:18 pm7:43 am5:41 pm12:42 pm (22.3°)91.420
278:16 am (123°)5:08 pm (237°)8:52:14+0:276:31 am6:54 pm7:06 am6:19 pm7:43 am5:42 pm12:42 pm (22.4°)91.417
288:16 am (123°)5:09 pm (238°)8:52:46+0:326:31 am6:55 pm7:06 am6:19 pm7:43 am5:43 pm12:43 pm (22.4°)91.414
298:17 am (122°)5:10 pm (238°)8:53:23+0:376:31 am6:55 pm7:07 am6:20 pm7:43 am5:43 pm12:43 pm (22.5°)91.412
308:17 am (122°)5:11 pm (238°)8:54:04+0:416:32 am6:56 pm7:07 am6:21 pm7:44 am5:44 pm12:44 pm (22.6°)91.410
318:17 am (122°)5:12 pm (238°)8:54:51+0:466:32 am6:57 pm7:07 am6:22 pm7:44 am5:45 pm12:44 pm (22.7°)91.409
* All times are local time for Pierre. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Pierre is at 3:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 6 hours, 41 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 9.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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