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Valdez, Alaska, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2023

Daylight

9:36 am – 3:34 pm
5 hours, 58 minutes

Current Time: Dec 4, 2023 at 4:44:14 pm
Sun Direction: 235° Southwest
Sun Altitude: -7.1°
Sun Distance: 91.614 million mi
Next Solstice: Dec 21, 2023 6:27 pm (Winter)
Sunrise Today: 9:36 am 139° Southeast
Sunset Today: 3:34 pm 221° Southwest
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2023 Sun Graph for Valdez

December 2023 — Sun in Valdez

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2023Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
19:30 am (138°)3:38 pm (222°)6:07:44−3:376:42 am6:25 pm7:35 am5:33 pm8:32 am4:35 pm12:34 pm (7.1°)91.658
29:32 am (139°)3:36 pm (221°)6:04:14−3:296:44 am6:24 pm7:36 am5:32 pm8:34 am4:34 pm12:34 pm (7.0°)91.644
39:34 am (139°)3:35 pm (221°)6:00:53−3:216:45 am6:24 pm7:38 am5:31 pm8:36 am4:33 pm12:35 pm (6.8°)91.630
49:36 am (139°)3:34 pm (221°)5:57:40−3:126:47 am6:23 pm7:39 am5:30 pm8:37 am4:32 pm12:35 pm (6.7°)91.617
59:38 am (140°)3:33 pm (220°)5:54:36−3:046:48 am6:23 pm7:41 am5:30 pm8:39 am4:32 pm12:36 pm (6.6°)91.604
69:40 am (140°)3:32 pm (220°)5:51:40−2:556:49 am6:22 pm7:42 am5:29 pm8:41 am4:31 pm12:36 pm (6.5°)91.592
79:42 am (140°)3:31 pm (219°)5:48:54−2:466:51 am6:22 pm7:44 am5:29 pm8:42 am4:30 pm12:36 pm (6.4°)91.579
89:44 am (141°)3:30 pm (219°)5:46:18−2:366:52 am6:21 pm7:45 am5:28 pm8:44 am4:30 pm12:37 pm (6.2°)91.568
99:45 am (141°)3:29 pm (219°)5:43:51−2:266:53 am6:21 pm7:46 am5:28 pm8:45 am4:29 pm12:37 pm (6.2°)91.556
109:47 am (141°)3:28 pm (219°)5:41:35−2:166:54 am6:21 pm7:47 am5:28 pm8:46 am4:29 pm12:38 pm (6.1°)91.545
119:48 am (142°)3:28 pm (218°)5:39:30−2:056:55 am6:21 pm7:49 am5:28 pm8:48 am4:29 pm12:38 pm (6.0°)91.534
129:50 am (142°)3:27 pm (218°)5:37:35−1:546:56 am6:21 pm7:50 am5:27 pm8:49 am4:28 pm12:39 pm (5.9°)91.524
139:51 am (142°)3:27 pm (218°)5:35:51−1:436:57 am6:21 pm7:51 am5:27 pm8:50 am4:28 pm12:39 pm (5.8°)91.514
149:52 am (142°)3:27 pm (218°)5:34:18−1:326:58 am6:21 pm7:52 am5:27 pm8:51 am4:28 pm12:40 pm (5.8°)91.504
159:54 am (142°)3:27 pm (218°)5:32:57−1:216:59 am6:21 pm7:53 am5:27 pm8:52 am4:28 pm12:40 pm (5.7°)91.494
169:55 am (143°)3:26 pm (217°)5:31:48−1:097:00 am6:21 pm7:53 am5:28 pm8:53 am4:28 pm12:41 pm (5.7°)91.485
179:56 am (143°)3:26 pm (217°)5:30:50−0:577:01 am6:21 pm7:54 am5:28 pm8:54 am4:28 pm12:41 pm (5.6°)91.476
189:56 am (143°)3:27 pm (217°)5:30:05−0:457:01 am6:22 pm7:55 am5:28 pm8:55 am4:28 pm12:42 pm (5.6°)91.468
199:57 am (143°)3:27 pm (217°)5:29:32−0:337:02 am6:22 pm7:56 am5:28 pm8:55 am4:29 pm12:42 pm (5.6°)91.460
209:58 am (143°)3:27 pm (217°)5:29:10−0:217:03 am6:22 pm7:56 am5:29 pm8:56 am4:29 pm12:43 pm (5.6°)91.452
219:59 am (143°)3:28 pm (217°)5:29:01−0:087:03 am6:23 pm7:57 am5:29 pm8:57 am4:30 pm12:43 pm (5.6°)91.445
229:59 am (143°)3:28 pm (217°)5:29:05+0:037:04 am6:23 pm7:57 am5:30 pm8:57 am4:30 pm12:44 pm (5.6°)91.438
239:59 am (143°)3:29 pm (217°)5:29:20+0:157:04 am6:24 pm7:58 am5:30 pm8:57 am4:31 pm12:44 pm (5.6°)91.432
2410:00 am (143°)3:29 pm (217°)5:29:48+0:277:05 am6:25 pm7:58 am5:31 pm8:58 am4:31 pm12:45 pm (5.6°)91.427
2510:00 am (143°)3:30 pm (217°)5:30:28+0:397:05 am6:25 pm7:58 am5:32 pm8:58 am4:32 pm12:45 pm (5.6°)91.422
2610:00 am (143°)3:31 pm (217°)5:31:20+0:517:05 am6:26 pm7:59 am5:32 pm8:58 am4:33 pm12:46 pm (5.7°)91.418
2710:00 am (142°)3:32 pm (218°)5:32:24+1:037:05 am6:27 pm7:59 am5:33 pm8:58 am4:34 pm12:46 pm (5.7°)91.414
2810:00 am (142°)3:33 pm (218°)5:33:39+1:157:06 am6:28 pm7:59 am5:34 pm8:58 am4:35 pm12:47 pm (5.8°)91.411
2910:00 am (142°)3:35 pm (218°)5:35:07+1:277:06 am6:29 pm7:59 am5:35 pm8:58 am4:36 pm12:47 pm (5.8°)91.409
309:59 am (142°)3:36 pm (218°)5:36:45+1:387:06 am6:30 pm7:59 am5:36 pm8:58 am4:37 pm12:47 pm (5.9°)91.407
319:59 am (142°)3:37 pm (218°)5:38:35+1:497:06 am6:31 pm7:59 am5:37 pm8:58 am4:38 pm12:48 pm (5.9°)91.405
* All times are local time for Valdez. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Today is highlighted.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Valdez is at 6:27 pm on Thursday, December 21, 2023. In terms of daylight, this day is 13 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 16. The latest sunrise is on December 26.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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