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Portland, Maine, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2024

Daylight

5:19 am – 7:55 pm
14 hours, 36 minutes

Current Time: May 11, 2024 at 3:40:28 am
Sun Direction: 45° Northeast
Sun Altitude: -15.4°
Sun Distance: 93.892 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 20, 2024 4:50 pm (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 5:19 am 64° Northeast
Sunset Today: 7:55 pm 296° Northwest
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2024 Sun Graph for Portland

December 2024 — Sun in Portland

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
16:55 am (120°)4:05 pm (240°)9:09:57−1:265:12 am5:47 pm5:47 am5:13 pm6:22 am4:37 pm11:30 am (24.4°)91.655
26:56 am (120°)4:04 pm (240°)9:08:35−1:225:13 am5:47 pm5:48 am5:12 pm6:23 am4:37 pm11:30 am (24.3°)91.640
36:57 am (121°)4:04 pm (239°)9:07:16−1:185:14 am5:47 pm5:49 am5:12 pm6:24 am4:36 pm11:31 am (24.1°)91.626
46:58 am (121°)4:04 pm (239°)9:06:02−1:145:15 am5:47 pm5:50 am5:12 pm6:25 am4:36 pm11:31 am (24.0°)91.612
56:59 am (121°)4:04 pm (239°)9:04:51−1:105:16 am5:47 pm5:50 am5:12 pm6:26 am4:36 pm11:31 am (23.9°)91.598
67:00 am (121°)4:04 pm (239°)9:03:44−1:065:17 am5:47 pm5:51 am5:12 pm6:27 am4:36 pm11:32 am (23.8°)91.584
77:01 am (121°)4:04 pm (239°)9:02:41−1:025:17 am5:47 pm5:52 am5:12 pm6:28 am4:36 pm11:32 am (23.7°)91.571
87:02 am (121°)4:03 pm (239°)9:01:43−0:585:18 am5:47 pm5:53 am5:12 pm6:29 am4:36 pm11:33 am (23.6°)91.559
97:03 am (122°)4:03 pm (238°)9:00:49−0:545:19 am5:47 pm5:54 am5:12 pm6:30 am4:36 pm11:33 am (23.5°)91.547
107:04 am (122°)4:04 pm (238°)8:59:59−0:505:20 am5:47 pm5:55 am5:12 pm6:31 am4:36 pm11:34 am (23.4°)91.535
117:04 am (122°)4:04 pm (238°)8:59:13−0:455:21 am5:47 pm5:55 am5:12 pm6:32 am4:36 pm11:34 am (23.3°)91.524
127:05 am (122°)4:04 pm (238°)8:58:31−0:415:21 am5:48 pm5:56 am5:13 pm6:32 am4:36 pm11:35 am (23.2°)91.513
137:06 am (122°)4:04 pm (238°)8:57:54−0:375:22 am5:48 pm5:57 am5:13 pm6:33 am4:37 pm11:35 am (23.2°)91.503
147:07 am (122°)4:04 pm (238°)8:57:22−0:325:23 am5:48 pm5:58 am5:13 pm6:34 am4:37 pm11:35 am (23.1°)91.493
157:07 am (122°)4:04 pm (238°)8:56:53−0:285:23 am5:48 pm5:58 am5:13 pm6:35 am4:37 pm11:36 am (23.1°)91.484
167:08 am (122°)4:05 pm (238°)8:56:30−0:235:24 am5:49 pm5:59 am5:14 pm6:35 am4:37 pm11:36 am (23.0°)91.476
177:09 am (122°)4:05 pm (238°)8:56:11−0:195:25 am5:49 pm6:00 am5:14 pm6:36 am4:38 pm11:37 am (23.0°)91.468
187:09 am (122°)4:05 pm (238°)8:55:56−0:145:25 am5:50 pm6:00 am5:15 pm6:37 am4:38 pm11:37 am (23.0°)91.460
197:10 am (122°)4:06 pm (238°)8:55:46−0:105:26 am5:50 pm6:01 am5:15 pm6:37 am4:39 pm11:38 am (22.9°)91.454
207:11 am (122°)4:06 pm (238°)8:55:40−0:055:26 am5:50 pm6:01 am5:15 pm6:38 am4:39 pm11:38 am (22.9°)91.448
217:11 am (122°)4:07 pm (238°)8:55:40< 1s5:27 am5:51 pm6:02 am5:16 pm6:38 am4:40 pm11:39 am (22.9°)91.442
227:12 am (122°)4:07 pm (238°)8:55:43+0:035:27 am5:51 pm6:02 am5:16 pm6:39 am4:40 pm11:39 am (22.9°)91.437
237:12 am (122°)4:08 pm (238°)8:55:52+0:085:28 am5:52 pm6:03 am5:17 pm6:39 am4:41 pm11:40 am (23.0°)91.432
247:12 am (122°)4:08 pm (238°)8:56:04+0:125:28 am5:53 pm6:03 am5:18 pm6:40 am4:41 pm11:40 am (23.0°)91.428
257:13 am (122°)4:09 pm (238°)8:56:22+0:175:29 am5:53 pm6:04 am5:18 pm6:40 am4:42 pm11:41 am (23.0°)91.424
267:13 am (122°)4:10 pm (238°)8:56:44+0:225:29 am5:54 pm6:04 am5:19 pm6:40 am4:43 pm11:41 am (23.0°)91.420
277:13 am (122°)4:11 pm (238°)8:57:10+0:265:29 am5:55 pm6:04 am5:20 pm6:41 am4:43 pm11:42 am (23.1°)91.417
287:14 am (122°)4:11 pm (238°)8:57:42+0:315:30 am5:55 pm6:05 am5:20 pm6:41 am4:44 pm11:42 am (23.1°)91.415
297:14 am (122°)4:12 pm (238°)8:58:17+0:355:30 am5:56 pm6:05 am5:21 pm6:41 am4:45 pm11:43 am (23.2°)91.412
307:14 am (122°)4:13 pm (238°)8:58:57+0:405:30 am5:57 pm6:05 am5:22 pm6:41 am4:46 pm11:43 am (23.3°)91.410
317:14 am (122°)4:14 pm (238°)8:59:42+0:445:30 am5:57 pm6:05 am5:23 pm6:41 am4:46 pm11:44 am (23.4°)91.409
* All times are local time for Portland. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Portland is at 4:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 6 hours, 31 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 8 or December 9.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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