Sunrise and sunset times

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Gent, Belgium - Position of the sun in the sky on December 9, 2024

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	Time:	Duration:
Astronomical twilight	06:35 - 07:15	40 min.
Nautical twilight	07:15 - 07:57	42 min.
Civil twilight	07:57 - 08:36	39 min.
Sunrise	08:36
Golden Hour	08:36 - 09:33	56 min.
Zenith	12:37
Golden Hour	15:41 - 16:38	56 min.
Sunset	16:38
Civil twilight	16:38 - 17:17	39 min.
Nautical twilight	17:17 - 18:00	42 min.
Astronomical twilight	18:00 - 18:40	40 min.

Day / night length in December 9, 2024 :
Day (the sun above the horizon)		8 h 1 min.
Twilight and night (the sun under the horizon)		15 h 58 min.
- of which astronomical night		11 h 54 min.

During the month of December, the daylight changes:
- total		14 min. *
morning - the sun rises later :		21 min. *
evening - the sun sets later:		7 min. *

* Small discrepancies in calculations might occur due to round-off errors.

Position of the sun in the sky on December 9, 2024 at 10:51 AM :
Position		Golden Hour
Azimuth		226° / Southwest
Elevation Horizon=0°, Zenith=90°		4°

Latitude	51° 6'
Longitude	3° 42'

What time is it dark today?

On 9 December the sun rises at 08:36 and sets at 16:38. The sun is 8 h 1 min. above the horizon, the daylight. The morning astronomical twilling starts at 06:35, the evening astronomical twilling ends at 18:40, the sky is complettely dark.

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	Jan		Feb		March		April		May		June		July		Aug		Sep		Oct		Nov		Dec

1	08:48	16:48	08:22	17:34	07:28	18:26	07:19	20:18	06:17	21:07	05:35	21:50	05:35	22:03	06:11	21:31	06:59	20:30	07:46	19:22	07:38	17:19	08:27	16:41
2	08:48	16:49	08:20	17:36	07:26	18:28	07:17	20:20	06:15	21:08	05:34	21:51	05:35	22:02	06:13	21:29	07:00	20:28	07:48	19:20	07:40	17:17	08:28	16:41
3	08:48	16:50	08:19	17:38	07:23	18:29	07:14	20:21	06:13	21:10	05:33	21:52	05:36	22:02	06:14	21:28	07:02	20:26	07:49	19:18	07:41	17:15	08:29	16:40
4	08:47	16:51	08:17	17:40	07:21	18:31	07:12	20:23	06:11	21:12	05:33	21:53	05:37	22:01	06:16	21:26	07:04	20:23	07:51	19:16	07:43	17:13	08:30	16:40
5	08:47	16:52	08:16	17:42	07:19	18:33	07:10	20:24	06:09	21:13	05:32	21:54	05:38	22:01	06:17	21:24	07:05	20:21	07:52	19:13	07:45	17:12	08:32	16:39
6	08:47	16:54	08:14	17:43	07:17	18:35	07:08	20:26	06:08	21:15	05:32	21:55	05:39	22:00	06:19	21:22	07:07	20:19	07:54	19:11	07:47	17:10	08:33	16:39
7	08:47	16:55	08:12	17:45	07:15	18:36	07:06	20:28	06:06	21:16	05:31	21:56	05:40	22:00	06:20	21:21	07:08	20:17	07:56	19:09	07:48	17:08	08:34	16:39
8	08:46	16:56	08:11	17:47	07:13	18:38	07:03	20:29	06:04	21:18	05:31	21:57	05:41	21:59	06:22	21:19	07:10	20:14	07:57	19:07	07:50	17:07	08:35	16:38
9	08:46	16:57	08:09	17:49	07:10	18:40	07:01	20:31	06:03	21:19	05:30	21:58	05:42	21:58	06:23	21:17	07:11	20:12	07:59	19:05	07:52	17:05	08:36	16:38
10	08:45	16:59	08:07	17:51	07:08	18:41	06:59	20:33	06:01	21:21	05:30	21:58	05:43	21:58	06:25	21:15	07:13	20:10	08:01	19:02	07:53	17:04	08:37	16:38
11	08:45	17:00	08:05	17:52	07:06	18:43	06:57	20:34	06:00	21:23	05:30	21:59	05:44	21:57	06:26	21:13	07:15	20:08	08:02	19:00	07:55	17:02	08:38	16:38
12	08:44	17:02	08:04	17:54	07:04	18:45	06:55	20:36	05:58	21:24	05:30	22:00	05:45	21:56	06:28	21:11	07:16	20:05	08:04	18:58	07:57	17:01	08:39	16:38
13	08:43	17:03	08:02	17:56	07:02	18:46	06:53	20:38	05:56	21:26	05:29	22:00	05:46	21:55	06:29	21:10	07:18	20:03	08:06	18:56	07:59	16:59	08:40	16:38
14	08:42	17:04	08:00	17:58	06:59	18:48	06:50	20:39	05:55	21:27	05:29	22:01	05:47	21:54	06:31	21:08	07:19	20:01	08:07	18:54	08:00	16:58	08:41	16:38
15	08:42	17:06	07:58	17:59	06:57	18:50	06:48	20:41	05:54	21:28	05:29	22:01	05:48	21:53	06:32	21:06	07:21	19:59	08:09	18:52	08:02	16:57	08:42	16:38
16	08:41	17:08	07:56	18:01	06:55	18:51	06:46	20:42	05:52	21:30	05:29	22:02	05:49	21:52	06:34	21:04	07:22	19:56	08:11	18:50	08:04	16:55	08:43	16:38
17	08:40	17:09	07:54	18:03	06:53	18:53	06:44	20:44	05:51	21:31	05:29	22:02	05:50	21:51	06:36	21:02	07:24	19:54	08:12	18:48	08:05	16:54	08:43	16:39
18	08:39	17:11	07:52	18:05	06:50	18:55	06:42	20:46	05:49	21:33	05:29	22:03	05:52	21:50	06:37	21:00	07:25	19:52	08:14	18:45	08:07	16:53	08:44	16:39
19	08:38	17:12	07:50	18:07	06:48	18:56	06:40	20:47	05:48	21:34	05:29	22:03	05:53	21:49	06:39	20:58	07:27	19:49	08:16	18:43	08:08	16:52	08:45	16:39
20	08:37	17:14	07:48	18:08	06:46	18:58	06:38	20:49	05:47	21:36	05:30	22:03	05:54	21:48	06:40	20:56	07:29	19:47	08:17	18:41	08:10	16:51	08:45	16:40
21	08:36	17:15	07:46	18:10	06:44	19:00	06:36	20:51	05:46	21:37	05:30	22:03	05:56	21:47	06:42	20:54	07:30	19:45	08:19	18:39	08:12	16:50	08:46	16:40
22	08:35	17:17	07:44	18:12	06:41	19:01	06:34	20:52	05:44	21:38	05:30	22:03	05:57	21:45	06:43	20:51	07:32	19:43	08:21	18:37	08:13	16:48	08:46	16:41
23	08:34	17:19	07:42	18:14	06:39	19:03	06:32	20:54	05:43	21:40	05:30	22:04	05:58	21:44	06:45	20:49	07:33	19:40	08:22	18:35	08:15	16:47	08:47	16:41
24	08:33	17:20	07:40	18:15	06:37	19:05	06:30	20:56	05:42	21:41	05:31	22:04	06:00	21:43	06:46	20:47	07:35	19:38	08:24	18:33	08:16	16:47	08:47	16:42
25	08:31	17:22	07:38	18:17	06:35	19:06	06:28	20:57	05:41	21:42	05:31	22:04	06:01	21:41	06:48	20:45	07:36	19:36	08:26	18:31	08:18	16:46	08:47	16:43
26	08:30	17:24	07:36	18:19	06:32	19:08	06:26	20:59	05:40	21:43	05:32	22:04	06:02	21:40	06:50	20:43	07:38	19:34	08:28	18:30	08:19	16:45	08:47	16:43
27	08:29	17:26	07:34	18:21	06:30	19:10	06:24	21:00	05:39	21:45	05:32	22:03	06:04	21:39	06:51	20:41	07:40	19:31	07:29	17:28	08:21	16:44	08:48	16:44
28	08:28	17:27	07:32	18:22	06:28	19:11	06:22	21:02	05:38	21:46	05:33	22:03	06:05	21:37	06:53	20:39	07:41	19:29	07:31	17:26	08:22	16:43	08:48	16:45
29	08:26	17:29	07:30	18:24	06:26	19:13	06:20	21:04	05:37	21:47	05:33	22:03	06:07	21:36	06:54	20:37	07:43	19:27	07:33	17:24	08:24	16:42	08:48	16:46
30	08:25	17:31			06:23	19:15	06:18	21:05	05:36	21:48	05:34	22:03	06:08	21:34	06:56	20:34	07:44	19:25	07:34	17:22	08:25	16:42	08:48	16:47
31	08:23	17:33			07:21	20:16			05:36	21:49			06:10	21:32	06:57	20:32			07:36	17:20			08:48	16:48

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Dusk: The start of the astronomical twilight. The time of the first sunlights, from this moment the sky becomes lighter!
During nautical twilight the illumination is such that the horizon is still visible and vague outlines of ground objects may be distinguishable, but not details.
Civil twilight can also be described as the limit at which twilight illumination is sufficient, under clear weather conditions. At the beginning of morning civil twilight, or end of evening civil twilight, the horizon is clearly defined.
Sunrise: The sun rises and the geometric center of the sun is on the horizon.
Sunset: The sun sets and the geometric center of the sun is on the horizon.
Dark: the astronomical twilight, the evening twilight ends and night begins. There is no color in the sky during astronomical twilight.