Daylight
7:47 am – 4:17 pm
8 hours, 30 minutes
| Current Time: | Dec 10, 2024 at 7:40:00 pm |
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| Sun Direction: | ↑ 271° West |
| Sun Altitude: | -33.0° |
| Sun Distance: | 91.529 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Dec 21, 2024 1:20 am (Winter) |
| Sunrise Today: | 7:47 am↑ 124° Southeast |
| Sunset Today: | 4:17 pm↑ 236° Southwest |
2024 Sun Graph for Seattle
December 2024 — Sun in Seattle
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| 2024 | 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 | 7:37 am ↑ (123°) | 4:19 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:42:05 | −1:40 | 5:46 am | 6:10 pm | 6:23 am | 5:33 pm | 7:02 am | 4:54 pm | 11:58 am (20.5°) | 91.653 |
| 2 | 7:38 am ↑ (123°) | 4:19 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:40:28 | −1:36 | 5:47 am | 6:10 pm | 6:24 am | 5:33 pm | 7:03 am | 4:54 pm | 11:59 am (20.3°) | 91.638 |
| 3 | 7:39 am ↑ (123°) | 4:18 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:38:56 | −1:32 | 5:48 am | 6:10 pm | 6:25 am | 5:33 pm | 7:04 am | 4:54 pm | 11:59 am (20.2°) | 91.624 |
| 4 | 7:41 am ↑ (123°) | 4:18 pm ↑ (237°) | 8:37:29 | −1:27 | 5:49 am | 6:10 pm | 6:26 am | 5:32 pm | 7:05 am | 4:53 pm | 11:59 am (20.0°) | 91.610 |
| 5 | 7:42 am ↑ (123°) | 4:18 pm ↑ (236°) | 8:36:06 | −1:22 | 5:50 am | 6:09 pm | 6:27 am | 5:32 pm | 7:06 am | 4:53 pm | 12:00 pm (19.9°) | 91.596 |
| 6 | 7:43 am ↑ (124°) | 4:18 pm ↑ (236°) | 8:34:48 | −1:18 | 5:51 am | 6:09 pm | 6:28 am | 5:32 pm | 7:07 am | 4:53 pm | 12:00 pm (19.8°) | 91.583 |
| 7 | 7:44 am ↑ (124°) | 4:17 pm ↑ (236°) | 8:33:34 | −1:13 | 5:52 am | 6:09 pm | 6:29 am | 5:32 pm | 7:08 am | 4:53 pm | 12:01 pm (19.7°) | 91.570 |
| 8 | 7:45 am ↑ (124°) | 4:17 pm ↑ (236°) | 8:32:26 | −1:08 | 5:53 am | 6:09 pm | 6:30 am | 5:32 pm | 7:09 am | 4:53 pm | 12:01 pm (19.6°) | 91.557 |
| 9 | 7:46 am ↑ (124°) | 4:17 pm ↑ (236°) | 8:31:22 | −1:03 | 5:54 am | 6:09 pm | 6:31 am | 5:32 pm | 7:10 am | 4:53 pm | 12:02 pm (19.5°) | 91.545 |
| 10 | 7:47 am ↑ (124°) | 4:17 pm ↑ (236°) | 8:30:24 | −0:58 | 5:54 am | 6:10 pm | 6:32 am | 5:32 pm | 7:11 am | 4:53 pm | 12:02 pm (19.4°) | 91.533 |
| 11 | 7:48 am ↑ (124°) | 4:17 pm ↑ (236°) | 8:29:30 | −0:53 | 5:55 am | 6:10 pm | 6:33 am | 5:32 pm | 7:12 am | 4:53 pm | 12:03 pm (19.3°) | 91.522 |
| 12 | 7:49 am ↑ (125°) | 4:17 pm ↑ (235°) | 8:28:42 | −0:48 | 5:56 am | 6:10 pm | 6:33 am | 5:32 pm | 7:13 am | 4:53 pm | 12:03 pm (19.3°) | 91.511 |
| 13 | 7:49 am ↑ (125°) | 4:17 pm ↑ (235°) | 8:27:59 | −0:43 | 5:57 am | 6:10 pm | 6:34 am | 5:33 pm | 7:13 am | 4:53 pm | 12:03 pm (19.2°) | 91.501 |
| 14 | 7:50 am ↑ (125°) | 4:18 pm ↑ (235°) | 8:27:21 | −0:37 | 5:57 am | 6:10 pm | 6:35 am | 5:33 pm | 7:14 am | 4:54 pm | 12:04 pm (19.2°) | 91.492 |
| 15 | 7:51 am ↑ (125°) | 4:18 pm ↑ (235°) | 8:26:48 | −0:32 | 5:58 am | 6:11 pm | 6:36 am | 5:33 pm | 7:15 am | 4:54 pm | 12:04 pm (19.1°) | 91.483 |
| 16 | 7:52 am ↑ (125°) | 4:18 pm ↑ (235°) | 8:26:21 | −0:27 | 5:59 am | 6:11 pm | 6:36 am | 5:33 pm | 7:16 am | 4:54 pm | 12:05 pm (19.1°) | 91.474 |
| 17 | 7:52 am ↑ (125°) | 4:18 pm ↑ (235°) | 8:25:59 | −0:21 | 5:59 am | 6:11 pm | 6:37 am | 5:34 pm | 7:16 am | 4:54 pm | 12:05 pm (19.0°) | 91.467 |
| 18 | 7:53 am ↑ (125°) | 4:19 pm ↑ (235°) | 8:25:43 | −0:16 | 6:00 am | 6:12 pm | 6:38 am | 5:34 pm | 7:17 am | 4:55 pm | 12:06 pm (19.0°) | 91.459 |
| 19 | 7:54 am ↑ (125°) | 4:19 pm ↑ (235°) | 8:25:31 | −0:11 | 6:01 am | 6:12 pm | 6:38 am | 5:35 pm | 7:18 am | 4:55 pm | 12:06 pm (19.0°) | 91.453 |
| 20 | 7:54 am ↑ (125°) | 4:20 pm ↑ (235°) | 8:25:26 | −0:05 | 6:01 am | 6:13 pm | 6:39 am | 5:35 pm | 7:18 am | 4:56 pm | 12:07 pm (19.0°) | 91.447 |
| 21 | 7:55 am ↑ (125°) | 4:20 pm ↑ (235°) | 8:25:25 | < 1s | 6:02 am | 6:13 pm | 6:39 am | 5:36 pm | 7:19 am | 4:56 pm | 12:07 pm (19.0°) | 91.441 |
| 22 | 7:55 am ↑ (125°) | 4:21 pm ↑ (235°) | 8:25:31 | +0:05 | 6:02 am | 6:14 pm | 6:40 am | 5:36 pm | 7:19 am | 4:57 pm | 12:08 pm (19.0°) | 91.436 |
| 23 | 7:56 am ↑ (125°) | 4:21 pm ↑ (235°) | 8:25:41 | +0:10 | 6:03 am | 6:14 pm | 6:40 am | 5:37 pm | 7:19 am | 4:57 pm | 12:08 pm (19.0°) | 91.431 |
| 24 | 7:56 am ↑ (125°) | 4:22 pm ↑ (235°) | 8:25:57 | +0:16 | 6:03 am | 6:15 pm | 6:41 am | 5:37 pm | 7:20 am | 4:58 pm | 12:09 pm (19.0°) | 91.427 |
| 25 | 7:56 am ↑ (125°) | 4:23 pm ↑ (235°) | 8:26:19 | +0:21 | 6:03 am | 6:15 pm | 6:41 am | 5:38 pm | 7:20 am | 4:59 pm | 12:09 pm (19.1°) | 91.423 |
| 26 | 7:56 am ↑ (125°) | 4:23 pm ↑ (235°) | 8:26:46 | +0:26 | 6:04 am | 6:16 pm | 6:41 am | 5:39 pm | 7:20 am | 4:59 pm | 12:10 pm (19.1°) | 91.420 |
| 27 | 7:57 am ↑ (125°) | 4:24 pm ↑ (235°) | 8:27:18 | +0:32 | 6:04 am | 6:17 pm | 6:41 am | 5:39 pm | 7:21 am | 5:00 pm | 12:10 pm (19.1°) | 91.417 |
| 28 | 7:57 am ↑ (125°) | 4:25 pm ↑ (235°) | 8:27:55 | +0:37 | 6:04 am | 6:18 pm | 6:42 am | 5:40 pm | 7:21 am | 5:01 pm | 12:11 pm (19.2°) | 91.414 |
| 29 | 7:57 am ↑ (125°) | 4:26 pm ↑ (235°) | 8:28:38 | +0:42 | 6:04 am | 6:18 pm | 6:42 am | 5:41 pm | 7:21 am | 5:02 pm | 12:11 pm (19.3°) | 91.412 |
| 30 | 7:57 am ↑ (124°) | 4:27 pm ↑ (236°) | 8:29:26 | +0:48 | 6:05 am | 6:19 pm | 6:42 am | 5:42 pm | 7:21 am | 5:02 pm | 12:12 pm (19.3°) | 91.410 |
| 31 | 7:57 am ↑ (124°) | 4:28 pm ↑ (236°) | 8:30:20 | +0:53 | 6:05 am | 6:20 pm | 6:42 am | 5:42 pm | 7:21 am | 5:03 pm | 12:12 pm (19.4°) | 91.409 |
| * All times are local time for Seattle. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Today is highlighted. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in Seattle is at 1:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 7 hours, 34 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 10. The latest sunrise is on December 31 or January 1.
Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?
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