Daylight
7:11 am – 4:51 pm
9 hours, 41 minutes
| Current Time: | Dec 11, 2023 at 3:20:10 pm |
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| Sun Direction: | ↑ 226° Southwest |
| Sun Altitude: | 14.0° |
| Sun Distance: | 91.533 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Dec 21, 2023 7:27 pm (Winter) |
| Sunrise Today: | 7:11 am↑ 119° Southeast |
| Sunset Today: | 4:51 pm↑ 241° Southwest |
2023 Sun Graph for Santa Cruz
December 2023 — Sun in Santa Cruz
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| 2023 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Astronomical Twilight | Nautical Twilight | Civil Twilight | Solar Noon | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Start | End | Start | End | Start | End | Time | Mil. mi |
| 1 | 7:02 am ↑ (117°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:49:01 | −1:07 | 5:30 am | 6:23 pm | 6:01 am | 5:52 pm | 6:33 am | 5:20 pm | 11:57 am (31.2°) | 91.659 |
| 2 | 7:03 am ↑ (117°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:47:57 | −1:04 | 5:31 am | 6:23 pm | 6:02 am | 5:52 pm | 6:34 am | 5:19 pm | 11:57 am (31.1°) | 91.645 |
| 3 | 7:04 am ↑ (117°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:46:55 | −1:01 | 5:32 am | 6:23 pm | 6:03 am | 5:52 pm | 6:35 am | 5:19 pm | 11:57 am (30.9°) | 91.631 |
| 4 | 7:05 am ↑ (118°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:45:56 | −0:58 | 5:32 am | 6:23 pm | 6:04 am | 5:52 pm | 6:36 am | 5:19 pm | 11:58 am (30.8°) | 91.618 |
| 5 | 7:06 am ↑ (118°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:45:00 | −0:55 | 5:33 am | 6:23 pm | 6:05 am | 5:52 pm | 6:37 am | 5:19 pm | 11:58 am (30.7°) | 91.605 |
| 6 | 7:06 am ↑ (118°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:44:07 | −0:52 | 5:34 am | 6:23 pm | 6:05 am | 5:52 pm | 6:38 am | 5:19 pm | 11:59 am (30.5°) | 91.592 |
| 7 | 7:07 am ↑ (118°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:43:18 | −0:49 | 5:35 am | 6:23 pm | 6:06 am | 5:52 pm | 6:39 am | 5:19 pm | 11:59 am (30.4°) | 91.580 |
| 8 | 7:08 am ↑ (118°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:42:31 | −0:46 | 5:35 am | 6:23 pm | 6:07 am | 5:52 pm | 6:39 am | 5:19 pm | 11:59 am (30.3°) | 91.568 |
| 9 | 7:09 am ↑ (118°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:41:48 | −0:43 | 5:36 am | 6:24 pm | 6:08 am | 5:52 pm | 6:40 am | 5:20 pm | 12:00 pm (30.2°) | 91.557 |
| 10 | 7:10 am ↑ (118°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:41:07 | −0:40 | 5:37 am | 6:24 pm | 6:08 am | 5:52 pm | 6:41 am | 5:20 pm | 12:00 pm (30.1°) | 91.546 |
| 11 | 7:11 am ↑ (119°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:40:31 | −0:36 | 5:38 am | 6:24 pm | 6:09 am | 5:52 pm | 6:42 am | 5:20 pm | 12:01 pm (30.0°) | 91.535 |
| 12 | 7:11 am ↑ (119°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:39:57 | −0:33 | 5:38 am | 6:24 pm | 6:10 am | 5:53 pm | 6:42 am | 5:20 pm | 12:01 pm (30.0°) | 91.525 |
| 13 | 7:12 am ↑ (119°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:39:27 | −0:30 | 5:39 am | 6:24 pm | 6:11 am | 5:53 pm | 6:43 am | 5:20 pm | 12:02 pm (29.9°) | 91.514 |
| 14 | 7:13 am ↑ (119°) | 4:52 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:39:00 | −0:26 | 5:40 am | 6:25 pm | 6:11 am | 5:53 pm | 6:44 am | 5:21 pm | 12:02 pm (29.8°) | 91.504 |
| 15 | 7:13 am ↑ (119°) | 4:52 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:38:36 | −0:23 | 5:40 am | 6:25 pm | 6:12 am | 5:54 pm | 6:44 am | 5:21 pm | 12:03 pm (29.8°) | 91.495 |
| 16 | 7:14 am ↑ (119°) | 4:52 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:38:16 | −0:20 | 5:41 am | 6:25 pm | 6:13 am | 5:54 pm | 6:45 am | 5:21 pm | 12:03 pm (29.7°) | 91.486 |
| 17 | 7:15 am ↑ (119°) | 4:53 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:37:59 | −0:16 | 5:42 am | 6:26 pm | 6:13 am | 5:54 pm | 6:46 am | 5:22 pm | 12:04 pm (29.7°) | 91.477 |
| 18 | 7:15 am ↑ (119°) | 4:53 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:37:46 | −0:13 | 5:42 am | 6:26 pm | 6:14 am | 5:55 pm | 6:46 am | 5:22 pm | 12:04 pm (29.7°) | 91.468 |
| 19 | 7:16 am ↑ (119°) | 4:53 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:37:36 | −0:09 | 5:43 am | 6:27 pm | 6:14 am | 5:55 pm | 6:47 am | 5:23 pm | 12:05 pm (29.6°) | 91.460 |
| 20 | 7:16 am ↑ (119°) | 4:54 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:37:30 | −0:06 | 5:43 am | 6:27 pm | 6:15 am | 5:56 pm | 6:47 am | 5:23 pm | 12:05 pm (29.6°) | 91.453 |
| 21 | 7:17 am ↑ (119°) | 4:54 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:37:27 | −0:02 | 5:44 am | 6:28 pm | 6:15 am | 5:56 pm | 6:48 am | 5:23 pm | 12:06 pm (29.6°) | 91.445 |
| 22 | 7:17 am ↑ (119°) | 4:55 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:37:28 | < 1s | 5:44 am | 6:28 pm | 6:16 am | 5:57 pm | 6:48 am | 5:24 pm | 12:06 pm (29.6°) | 91.439 |
| 23 | 7:18 am ↑ (119°) | 4:55 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:37:32 | +0:04 | 5:45 am | 6:29 pm | 6:16 am | 5:57 pm | 6:49 am | 5:24 pm | 12:07 pm (29.6°) | 91.433 |
| 24 | 7:18 am ↑ (119°) | 4:56 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:37:40 | +0:07 | 5:45 am | 6:29 pm | 6:17 am | 5:58 pm | 6:49 am | 5:25 pm | 12:07 pm (29.7°) | 91.427 |
| 25 | 7:19 am ↑ (119°) | 4:57 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:37:51 | +0:11 | 5:46 am | 6:30 pm | 6:17 am | 5:58 pm | 6:50 am | 5:26 pm | 12:08 pm (29.7°) | 91.422 |
| 26 | 7:19 am ↑ (119°) | 4:57 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:38:06 | +0:14 | 5:46 am | 6:30 pm | 6:18 am | 5:59 pm | 6:50 am | 5:26 pm | 12:08 pm (29.7°) | 91.418 |
| 27 | 7:19 am ↑ (119°) | 4:58 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:38:24 | +0:18 | 5:46 am | 6:31 pm | 6:18 am | 5:59 pm | 6:51 am | 5:27 pm | 12:09 pm (29.8°) | 91.414 |
| 28 | 7:20 am ↑ (119°) | 4:59 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:38:45 | +0:21 | 5:47 am | 6:32 pm | 6:18 am | 6:00 pm | 6:51 am | 5:28 pm | 12:09 pm (29.8°) | 91.411 |
| 29 | 7:20 am ↑ (119°) | 4:59 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:39:10 | +0:24 | 5:47 am | 6:32 pm | 6:19 am | 6:01 pm | 6:51 am | 5:28 pm | 12:10 pm (29.9°) | 91.409 |
| 30 | 7:20 am ↑ (119°) | 5:00 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:39:39 | +0:28 | 5:47 am | 6:33 pm | 6:19 am | 6:01 pm | 6:51 am | 5:29 pm | 12:10 pm (29.9°) | 91.407 |
| 31 | 7:21 am ↑ (119°) | 5:01 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:40:10 | +0:31 | 5:48 am | 6:34 pm | 6:19 am | 6:02 pm | 6:52 am | 5:30 pm | 12:11 pm (30.0°) | 91.405 |
| * All times are local time for Santa Cruz. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Today is highlighted. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in Santa Cruz is at 7:27 pm on Thursday, December 21, 2023. In terms of daylight, this day is 5 hours, 5 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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