Daylight
4:55 am – 9:01 pm
16 hours, 6 minutes
| Current Time: | May 8, 2024 at 6:54:59 am |
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| Sun Direction: | ↑ 80° East |
| Sun Altitude: | 14.2° |
| Sun Distance: | 93.834 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Jun 20, 2024 12:50 pm (Summer) |
| Sunrise Today: | 4:55 am↑ 55° Northeast |
| Sunset Today: | 9:01 pm↑ 305° Northwest |
2024 Sun Graph for Sitka
December 2024 — Sun in Sitka
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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 | 8:16 am ↑ (132°) | 3:24 pm ↑ (228°) | 7:08:45 | −2:40 | 5:52 am | 5:48 pm | 6:38 am | 5:01 pm | 7:28 am | 4:12 pm | 11:50 am (11.1°) | 91.652 |
| 2 | 8:17 am ↑ (132°) | 3:23 pm ↑ (228°) | 7:06:12 | −2:33 | 5:53 am | 5:47 pm | 6:40 am | 5:01 pm | 7:30 am | 4:11 pm | 11:51 am (10.9°) | 91.637 |
| 3 | 8:19 am ↑ (132°) | 3:23 pm ↑ (228°) | 7:03:45 | −2:26 | 5:55 am | 5:47 pm | 6:41 am | 5:00 pm | 7:31 am | 4:11 pm | 11:51 am (10.8°) | 91.623 |
| 4 | 8:20 am ↑ (133°) | 3:22 pm ↑ (227°) | 7:01:25 | −2:19 | 5:56 am | 5:46 pm | 6:42 am | 5:00 pm | 7:32 am | 4:10 pm | 11:51 am (10.6°) | 91.609 |
| 5 | 8:22 am ↑ (133°) | 3:21 pm ↑ (227°) | 6:59:12 | −2:12 | 5:57 am | 5:46 pm | 6:44 am | 5:00 pm | 7:34 am | 4:09 pm | 11:52 am (10.5°) | 91.595 |
| 6 | 8:24 am ↑ (133°) | 3:21 pm ↑ (227°) | 6:57:07 | −2:05 | 5:58 am | 5:46 pm | 6:45 am | 4:59 pm | 7:35 am | 4:09 pm | 11:52 am (10.4°) | 91.582 |
| 7 | 8:25 am ↑ (133°) | 3:20 pm ↑ (226°) | 6:55:09 | −1:58 | 5:59 am | 5:46 pm | 6:46 am | 4:59 pm | 7:36 am | 4:09 pm | 11:53 am (10.3°) | 91.569 |
| 8 | 8:26 am ↑ (134°) | 3:20 pm ↑ (226°) | 6:53:18 | −1:50 | 6:00 am | 5:45 pm | 6:47 am | 4:59 pm | 7:38 am | 4:08 pm | 11:53 am (10.2°) | 91.557 |
| 9 | 8:28 am ↑ (134°) | 3:19 pm ↑ (226°) | 6:51:36 | −1:42 | 6:01 am | 5:45 pm | 6:48 am | 4:59 pm | 7:39 am | 4:08 pm | 11:54 am (10.1°) | 91.544 |
| 10 | 8:29 am ↑ (134°) | 3:19 pm ↑ (226°) | 6:50:01 | −1:34 | 6:02 am | 5:45 pm | 6:49 am | 4:58 pm | 7:40 am | 4:08 pm | 11:54 am (10.0°) | 91.533 |
| 11 | 8:30 am ↑ (134°) | 3:19 pm ↑ (226°) | 6:48:34 | −1:26 | 6:03 am | 5:45 pm | 6:50 am | 4:58 pm | 7:41 am | 4:08 pm | 11:54 am (9.9°) | 91.522 |
| 12 | 8:31 am ↑ (134°) | 3:18 pm ↑ (226°) | 6:47:16 | −1:18 | 6:04 am | 5:45 pm | 6:51 am | 4:58 pm | 7:42 am | 4:08 pm | 11:55 am (9.9°) | 91.511 |
| 13 | 8:32 am ↑ (135°) | 3:18 pm ↑ (225°) | 6:46:06 | −1:09 | 6:05 am | 5:45 pm | 6:52 am | 4:58 pm | 7:43 am | 4:08 pm | 11:55 am (9.8°) | 91.501 |
| 14 | 8:33 am ↑ (135°) | 3:18 pm ↑ (225°) | 6:45:05 | −1:01 | 6:06 am | 5:46 pm | 6:53 am | 4:59 pm | 7:44 am | 4:08 pm | 11:56 am (9.8°) | 91.491 |
| 15 | 8:34 am ↑ (135°) | 3:18 pm ↑ (225°) | 6:44:12 | −0:52 | 6:07 am | 5:46 pm | 6:54 am | 4:59 pm | 7:45 am | 4:08 pm | 11:56 am (9.7°) | 91.482 |
| 16 | 8:35 am ↑ (135°) | 3:19 pm ↑ (225°) | 6:43:27 | −0:44 | 6:08 am | 5:46 pm | 6:55 am | 4:59 pm | 7:46 am | 4:08 pm | 11:57 am (9.7°) | 91.474 |
| 17 | 8:36 am ↑ (135°) | 3:19 pm ↑ (225°) | 6:42:52 | −0:35 | 6:08 am | 5:46 pm | 6:55 am | 4:59 pm | 7:46 am | 4:08 pm | 11:57 am (9.6°) | 91.466 |
| 18 | 8:37 am ↑ (135°) | 3:19 pm ↑ (225°) | 6:42:25 | −0:26 | 6:09 am | 5:47 pm | 6:56 am | 5:00 pm | 7:47 am | 4:09 pm | 11:58 am (9.6°) | 91.459 |
| 19 | 8:37 am ↑ (135°) | 3:19 pm ↑ (225°) | 6:42:07 | −0:17 | 6:10 am | 5:47 pm | 6:57 am | 5:00 pm | 7:48 am | 4:09 pm | 11:58 am (9.6°) | 91.453 |
| 20 | 8:38 am ↑ (135°) | 3:20 pm ↑ (225°) | 6:41:58 | −0:09 | 6:10 am | 5:48 pm | 6:57 am | 5:00 pm | 7:48 am | 4:09 pm | 11:59 am (9.6°) | 91.446 |
| 21 | 8:38 am ↑ (135°) | 3:20 pm ↑ (225°) | 6:41:58 | < 1s | 6:11 am | 5:48 pm | 6:58 am | 5:01 pm | 7:49 am | 4:10 pm | 11:59 am (9.6°) | 91.441 |
| 22 | 8:39 am ↑ (135°) | 3:21 pm ↑ (225°) | 6:42:07 | +0:08 | 6:11 am | 5:49 pm | 6:58 am | 5:02 pm | 7:49 am | 4:11 pm | 12:00 pm (9.6°) | 91.436 |
| 23 | 8:39 am ↑ (135°) | 3:22 pm ↑ (225°) | 6:42:24 | +0:17 | 6:11 am | 5:49 pm | 6:59 am | 5:02 pm | 7:49 am | 4:11 pm | 12:00 pm (9.6°) | 91.431 |
| 24 | 8:39 am ↑ (135°) | 3:22 pm ↑ (225°) | 6:42:51 | +0:26 | 6:12 am | 5:50 pm | 6:59 am | 5:03 pm | 7:50 am | 4:12 pm | 12:01 pm (9.6°) | 91.427 |
| 25 | 8:40 am ↑ (135°) | 3:23 pm ↑ (225°) | 6:43:26 | +0:35 | 6:12 am | 5:51 pm | 6:59 am | 5:04 pm | 7:50 am | 4:13 pm | 12:01 pm (9.7°) | 91.423 |
| 26 | 8:40 am ↑ (135°) | 3:24 pm ↑ (225°) | 6:44:11 | +0:44 | 6:12 am | 5:51 pm | 6:59 am | 5:04 pm | 7:50 am | 4:13 pm | 12:02 pm (9.7°) | 91.420 |
| 27 | 8:40 am ↑ (135°) | 3:25 pm ↑ (225°) | 6:45:03 | +0:52 | 6:13 am | 5:52 pm | 7:00 am | 5:05 pm | 7:50 am | 4:14 pm | 12:02 pm (9.8°) | 91.417 |
| 28 | 8:40 am ↑ (135°) | 3:26 pm ↑ (225°) | 6:46:05 | +1:01 | 6:13 am | 5:53 pm | 7:00 am | 5:06 pm | 7:50 am | 4:15 pm | 12:03 pm (9.8°) | 91.414 |
| 29 | 8:40 am ↑ (135°) | 3:27 pm ↑ (226°) | 6:47:15 | +1:10 | 6:13 am | 5:54 pm | 7:00 am | 5:07 pm | 7:50 am | 4:16 pm | 12:03 pm (9.9°) | 91.412 |
| 30 | 8:40 am ↑ (134°) | 3:28 pm ↑ (226°) | 6:48:34 | +1:18 | 6:13 am | 5:55 pm | 7:00 am | 5:08 pm | 7:50 am | 4:17 pm | 12:04 pm (9.9°) | 91.410 |
| 31 | 8:39 am ↑ (134°) | 3:29 pm ↑ (226°) | 6:50:01 | +1:26 | 6:13 am | 5:56 pm | 7:00 am | 5:09 pm | 7:50 am | 4:18 pm | 12:04 pm (10.0°) | 91.409 |
| * All times are local time for Sitka. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in Sitka is at 12:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 11 hours, 12 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 14. The latest sunrise is on December 27.
Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?
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