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Wainwright, Alaska, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2024

Daylight

5:31 am – 11:48 pm
18 hours, 17 minutes

Current Time: Apr 25, 2024 at 4:25:12 pm
Sun Direction: 211° Southwest
Sun Altitude: 30.7°
Sun Distance: 93.535 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 20, 2024 12:50 pm (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 5:31 am 42° Northeast
Sunset Today: 11:48 pm 319° Northwest
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2024 Sun Graph for Wainwright

December 2024 — Sun in Wainwright

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
1Down all day8:02 am6:56 pm9:21 am5:36 pm11:05 am3:53 pm1:29 pm (-1.7°)91.651
2Down all day8:04 am6:54 pm9:24 am5:34 pm11:08 am3:50 pm1:29 pm (-1.8°)91.636
3Down all day8:06 am6:53 pm9:26 am5:33 pm11:12 am3:47 pm1:30 pm (-2.0°)91.622
4Down all day8:08 am6:52 pm9:28 am5:31 pm11:15 am3:45 pm1:30 pm (-2.2°)91.608
5Down all day8:10 am6:51 pm9:30 am5:30 pm11:18 am3:43 pm1:31 pm (-2.4°)91.595
6Down all day8:11 am6:50 pm9:33 am5:29 pm11:21 am3:40 pm1:31 pm (-2.7°)91.581
7Down all day8:13 am6:49 pm9:35 am5:28 pm11:24 am3:38 pm1:31 pm (-2.9°)91.568
8Down all day8:15 am6:49 pm9:36 am5:27 pm11:27 am3:36 pm1:32 pm (-3.1°)91.556
9Down all day8:16 am6:48 pm9:38 am5:26 pm11:30 am3:34 pm1:32 pm (-3.3°)91.544
10Down all day8:18 am6:47 pm9:40 am5:25 pm11:33 am3:33 pm1:33 pm (-3.4°)91.532
11Down all day8:19 am6:47 pm9:41 am5:25 pm11:35 am3:31 pm1:33 pm (-3.5°)91.521
12Down all day8:20 am6:47 pm9:43 am5:24 pm11:38 am3:30 pm1:34 pm (-3.6°)91.510
13Down all day8:22 am6:46 pm9:44 am5:24 pm11:40 am3:29 pm1:34 pm (-3.7°)91.500
14Down all day8:23 am6:46 pm9:46 am5:23 pm11:42 am3:28 pm1:35 pm (-3.8°)91.491
15Down all day8:24 am6:46 pm9:47 am5:23 pm11:43 am3:27 pm1:35 pm (-3.9°)91.482
16Down all day8:25 am6:46 pm9:48 am5:23 pm11:45 am3:26 pm1:36 pm (-3.9°)91.474
17Down all day8:26 am6:46 pm9:49 am5:23 pm11:46 am3:26 pm1:36 pm (-4.0°)91.466
18Down all day8:27 am6:47 pm9:50 am5:23 pm11:48 am3:26 pm1:37 pm (-4.0°)91.459
19Down all day8:27 am6:47 pm9:50 am5:24 pm11:48 am3:26 pm1:37 pm (-4.0°)91.452
20Down all day8:28 am6:47 pm9:51 am5:24 pm11:49 am3:26 pm1:38 pm (-4.0°)91.446
21Down all day8:28 am6:48 pm9:52 am5:25 pm11:50 am3:27 pm1:38 pm (-4.0°)91.440
22Down all day8:29 am6:49 pm9:52 am5:25 pm11:50 am3:27 pm1:39 pm (-4.0°)91.435
23Down all day8:29 am6:49 pm9:52 am5:26 pm11:50 am3:28 pm1:39 pm (-4.0°)91.431
24Down all day8:29 am6:50 pm9:52 am5:27 pm11:50 am3:30 pm1:40 pm (-4.0°)91.427
25Down all day8:29 am6:51 pm9:52 am5:28 pm11:49 am3:31 pm1:40 pm (-3.9°)91.423
26Down all day8:30 am6:52 pm9:52 am5:29 pm11:49 am3:33 pm1:41 pm (-3.9°)91.420
27Down all day8:29 am6:53 pm9:52 am5:30 pm11:48 am3:34 pm1:41 pm (-3.8°)91.417
28Down all day8:29 am6:54 pm9:52 am5:32 pm11:47 am3:36 pm1:42 pm (-3.7°)91.414
29Down all day8:29 am6:55 pm9:52 am5:33 pm11:46 am3:39 pm1:42 pm (-3.6°)91.412
30Down all day8:29 am6:57 pm9:51 am5:34 pm11:45 am3:41 pm1:43 pm (-3.5°)91.410
31Down all day8:28 am6:58 pm9:50 am5:36 pm11:43 am3:43 pm1:43 pm (-3.4°)91.408
* All times are local time for Wainwright. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Wainwright is at 12:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In most locations north of the equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

Wainwright has polar nights in December.

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