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St. Paul, Minnesota, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2024

Daylight

7:16 am – 7:24 pm
12 hours, 8 minutes

Current Time: Mar 19, 2024 at 5:59:22 am
Sun Direction: 76° East
Sun Altitude: -14.4°
Sun Distance: 92.554 million mi
Next Equinox: Mar 19, 2024 10:06 pm (Vernal)
Sunrise Today: 7:16 am 90° East
Sunset Today: 7:24 pm 271° West
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2024 Sun Graph for St. Paul

December 2024 — Sun in St. Paul

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
17:31 am (121°)4:32 pm (239°)9:01:01−1:305:46 am6:17 pm6:21 am5:42 pm6:58 am5:05 pm12:01 pm (23.1°)91.654
27:32 am (121°)4:31 pm (239°)8:59:34−1:265:47 am6:17 pm6:22 am5:41 pm6:59 am5:05 pm12:02 pm (22.9°)91.639
37:33 am (121°)4:31 pm (239°)8:58:11−1:225:48 am6:17 pm6:23 am5:41 pm7:00 am5:04 pm12:02 pm (22.8°)91.625
47:34 am (122°)4:31 pm (238°)8:56:53−1:185:48 am6:17 pm6:24 am5:41 pm7:01 am5:04 pm12:03 pm (22.7°)91.611
57:35 am (122°)4:31 pm (238°)8:55:38−1:145:49 am6:17 pm6:25 am5:41 pm7:02 am5:04 pm12:03 pm (22.5°)91.597
67:36 am (122°)4:31 pm (238°)8:54:28−1:105:50 am6:17 pm6:26 am5:41 pm7:03 am5:04 pm12:03 pm (22.4°)91.584
77:37 am (122°)4:31 pm (238°)8:53:22−1:055:51 am6:17 pm6:27 am5:41 pm7:04 am5:04 pm12:04 pm (22.3°)91.571
87:38 am (122°)4:30 pm (238°)8:52:20−1:015:52 am6:17 pm6:28 am5:41 pm7:05 am5:04 pm12:04 pm (22.2°)91.558
97:39 am (122°)4:30 pm (238°)8:51:23−0:575:53 am6:17 pm6:28 am5:41 pm7:05 am5:04 pm12:05 pm (22.1°)91.546
107:40 am (123°)4:30 pm (237°)8:50:31−0:525:54 am6:17 pm6:29 am5:41 pm7:06 am5:04 pm12:05 pm (22.0°)91.534
117:41 am (123°)4:31 pm (237°)8:49:42−0:485:54 am6:17 pm6:30 am5:41 pm7:07 am5:04 pm12:06 pm (22.0°)91.523
127:42 am (123°)4:31 pm (237°)8:48:59−0:435:55 am6:17 pm6:31 am5:41 pm7:08 am5:04 pm12:06 pm (21.9°)91.512
137:42 am (123°)4:31 pm (237°)8:48:20−0:385:56 am6:17 pm6:32 am5:42 pm7:09 am5:05 pm12:07 pm (21.8°)91.502
147:43 am (123°)4:31 pm (237°)8:47:46−0:345:57 am6:18 pm6:32 am5:42 pm7:09 am5:05 pm12:07 pm (21.8°)91.492
157:44 am (123°)4:31 pm (237°)8:47:16−0:295:57 am6:18 pm6:33 am5:42 pm7:10 am5:05 pm12:08 pm (21.7°)91.483
167:45 am (123°)4:32 pm (237°)8:46:52−0:245:58 am6:18 pm6:34 am5:43 pm7:11 am5:05 pm12:08 pm (21.7°)91.475
177:45 am (123°)4:32 pm (237°)8:46:32−0:195:58 am6:19 pm6:34 am5:43 pm7:11 am5:06 pm12:09 pm (21.7°)91.467
187:46 am (123°)4:32 pm (237°)8:46:16−0:155:59 am6:19 pm6:35 am5:43 pm7:12 am5:06 pm12:09 pm (21.6°)91.460
197:47 am (123°)4:33 pm (237°)8:46:06−0:106:00 am6:20 pm6:35 am5:44 pm7:13 am5:06 pm12:10 pm (21.6°)91.453
207:47 am (123°)4:33 pm (237°)8:46:01−0:056:00 am6:20 pm6:36 am5:44 pm7:13 am5:07 pm12:10 pm (21.6°)91.447
217:48 am (123°)4:34 pm (237°)8:46:00< 1s6:01 am6:21 pm6:36 am5:45 pm7:14 am5:07 pm12:11 pm (21.6°)91.441
227:48 am (123°)4:34 pm (237°)8:46:04+0:046:01 am6:21 pm6:37 am5:45 pm7:14 am5:08 pm12:11 pm (21.6°)91.436
237:48 am (123°)4:35 pm (237°)8:46:13+0:096:02 am6:22 pm6:37 am5:46 pm7:15 am5:09 pm12:12 pm (21.6°)91.432
247:49 am (123°)4:35 pm (237°)8:46:27+0:136:02 am6:22 pm6:38 am5:46 pm7:15 am5:09 pm12:12 pm (21.6°)91.427
257:49 am (123°)4:36 pm (237°)8:46:46+0:186:02 am6:23 pm6:38 am5:47 pm7:15 am5:10 pm12:13 pm (21.7°)91.424
267:50 am (123°)4:37 pm (237°)8:47:10+0:236:03 am6:23 pm6:38 am5:48 pm7:16 am5:10 pm12:13 pm (21.7°)91.420
277:50 am (123°)4:37 pm (237°)8:47:38+0:286:03 am6:24 pm6:39 am5:48 pm7:16 am5:11 pm12:14 pm (21.8°)91.417
287:50 am (123°)4:38 pm (237°)8:48:11+0:336:03 am6:25 pm6:39 am5:49 pm7:16 am5:12 pm12:14 pm (21.8°)91.414
297:50 am (123°)4:39 pm (237°)8:48:49+0:376:04 am6:26 pm6:39 am5:50 pm7:16 am5:13 pm12:15 pm (21.9°)91.412
307:50 am (123°)4:40 pm (237°)8:49:32+0:426:04 am6:26 pm6:40 am5:51 pm7:17 am5:14 pm12:15 pm (21.9°)91.410
317:50 am (123°)4:41 pm (237°)8:50:19+0:476:04 am6:27 pm6:40 am5:51 pm7:17 am5:14 pm12:15 pm (22.0°)91.409
* All times are local time for St. Paul. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in St. Paul is at 3:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 6 hours, 51 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 9.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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