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Reston, Virginia, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2024

Daylight

6:26 am – 7:51 pm
13 hours, 25 minutes

Current Time: Apr 19, 2024 at 7:50:46 am
Sun Direction: 88° East
Sun Altitude: 15.4°
Sun Distance: 93.372 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 20, 2024 4:50 pm (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 6:26 am 75° East
Sunset Today: 7:51 pm 286° West
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2024 Sun Graph for Reston

December 2024 — Sun in Reston

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
17:09 am (118°)4:47 pm (242°)9:37:46−1:115:34 am6:22 pm6:07 am5:50 pm6:40 am5:16 pm11:58 am (29.1°)91.654
27:10 am (118°)4:47 pm (242°)9:36:38−1:085:35 am6:22 pm6:07 am5:49 pm6:41 am5:16 pm11:59 am (29.0°)91.640
37:11 am (118°)4:47 pm (242°)9:35:33−1:045:36 am6:22 pm6:08 am5:49 pm6:42 am5:16 pm11:59 am (28.8°)91.625
47:12 am (118°)4:47 pm (241°)9:34:31−1:015:37 am6:22 pm6:09 am5:49 pm6:42 am5:16 pm11:59 am (28.7°)91.611
57:13 am (119°)4:46 pm (241°)9:33:33−0:585:38 am6:22 pm6:10 am5:49 pm6:43 am5:16 pm12:00 pm (28.6°)91.598
67:14 am (119°)4:46 pm (241°)9:32:38−0:555:39 am6:22 pm6:11 am5:49 pm6:44 am5:16 pm12:00 pm (28.5°)91.584
77:15 am (119°)4:46 pm (241°)9:31:46−0:515:39 am6:22 pm6:12 am5:50 pm6:45 am5:16 pm12:01 pm (28.4°)91.571
87:16 am (119°)4:47 pm (241°)9:30:58−0:485:40 am6:22 pm6:12 am5:50 pm6:46 am5:16 pm12:01 pm (28.3°)91.559
97:16 am (119°)4:47 pm (241°)9:30:13−0:445:41 am6:22 pm6:13 am5:50 pm6:47 am5:16 pm12:02 pm (28.2°)91.546
107:17 am (119°)4:47 pm (241°)9:29:31−0:415:42 am6:22 pm6:14 am5:50 pm6:47 am5:17 pm12:02 pm (28.1°)91.535
117:18 am (119°)4:47 pm (240°)9:28:54−0:375:42 am6:23 pm6:15 am5:50 pm6:48 am5:17 pm12:02 pm (28.0°)91.523
127:19 am (120°)4:47 pm (240°)9:28:20−0:345:43 am6:23 pm6:15 am5:50 pm6:49 am5:17 pm12:03 pm (27.9°)91.513
137:19 am (120°)4:47 pm (240°)9:27:49−0:305:44 am6:23 pm6:16 am5:51 pm6:50 am5:17 pm12:03 pm (27.9°)91.502
147:20 am (120°)4:48 pm (240°)9:27:22−0:265:44 am6:23 pm6:17 am5:51 pm6:50 am5:17 pm12:04 pm (27.8°)91.493
157:21 am (120°)4:48 pm (240°)9:26:59−0:235:45 am6:24 pm6:17 am5:51 pm6:51 am5:18 pm12:04 pm (27.8°)91.484
167:22 am (120°)4:48 pm (240°)9:26:40−0:195:46 am6:24 pm6:18 am5:52 pm6:52 am5:18 pm12:05 pm (27.7°)91.475
177:22 am (120°)4:49 pm (240°)9:26:24−0:155:46 am6:25 pm6:19 am5:52 pm6:52 am5:19 pm12:05 pm (27.7°)91.468
187:23 am (120°)4:49 pm (240°)9:26:12−0:115:47 am6:25 pm6:19 am5:52 pm6:53 am5:19 pm12:06 pm (27.7°)91.460
197:23 am (120°)4:49 pm (240°)9:26:04−0:085:47 am6:25 pm6:20 am5:53 pm6:53 am5:19 pm12:06 pm (27.6°)91.454
207:24 am (120°)4:50 pm (240°)9:25:59−0:045:48 am6:26 pm6:20 am5:53 pm6:54 am5:20 pm12:07 pm (27.6°)91.447
217:24 am (120°)4:50 pm (240°)9:25:59< 1s5:48 am6:26 pm6:21 am5:54 pm6:54 am5:20 pm12:07 pm (27.6°)91.442
227:25 am (120°)4:51 pm (240°)9:26:02+0:035:49 am6:27 pm6:21 am5:54 pm6:55 am5:21 pm12:08 pm (27.6°)91.437
237:25 am (120°)4:51 pm (240°)9:26:09+0:065:49 am6:27 pm6:22 am5:55 pm6:55 am5:21 pm12:08 pm (27.7°)91.432
247:26 am (120°)4:52 pm (240°)9:26:19+0:105:50 am6:28 pm6:22 am5:56 pm6:56 am5:22 pm12:09 pm (27.7°)91.428
257:26 am (120°)4:53 pm (240°)9:26:34+0:145:50 am6:29 pm6:23 am5:56 pm6:56 am5:23 pm12:09 pm (27.7°)91.424
267:26 am (120°)4:53 pm (240°)9:26:52+0:185:50 am6:29 pm6:23 am5:57 pm6:56 am5:23 pm12:10 pm (27.7°)91.420
277:27 am (120°)4:54 pm (240°)9:27:14+0:215:51 am6:30 pm6:23 am5:57 pm6:57 am5:24 pm12:10 pm (27.8°)91.417
287:27 am (120°)4:55 pm (240°)9:27:40+0:255:51 am6:31 pm6:24 am5:58 pm6:57 am5:25 pm12:11 pm (27.8°)91.415
297:27 am (120°)4:55 pm (240°)9:28:09+0:295:51 am6:31 pm6:24 am5:59 pm6:57 am5:25 pm12:11 pm (27.9°)91.412
307:27 am (120°)4:56 pm (240°)9:28:42+0:335:52 am6:32 pm6:24 am6:00 pm6:58 am5:26 pm12:12 pm (28.0°)91.410
317:28 am (119°)4:57 pm (241°)9:29:19+0:365:52 am6:33 pm6:24 am6:00 pm6:58 am5:27 pm12:12 pm (28.0°)91.409
* All times are local time for Reston. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Reston is at 4:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 5 hours, 28 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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