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Groton, Connecticut, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2025

Daylight

7:09 am – 4:21 pm
9 hours, 11 minutes

Current Time: Dec 19, 2025 at 4:29:39 am
Sun Direction: 97° East
Sun Altitude: -29.1°
Sun Distance: 147.198 million km
Next Solstice: Dec 21, 2025 10:03 am (Winter)
Sunrise Today: 7:09 am 121° Southeast
Sunset Today: 4:21 pm 239° Southwest

2025 Sun Graph for Groton

December 2025 — Sun in Groton

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2025 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Astronomical Twilight Nautical Twilight Civil Twilight Solar Noon
Dec Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Start End Start End Start End Time Mil. km
1 6:55 am (119°) 4:19 pm (241°) 9:24:32 −1:19 5:16 am 5:58 pm 5:49 am 5:24 pm 6:24 am 4:50 pm 11:37 am (26.8°) 147.507
2 6:56 am (119°) 4:19 pm (241°) 9:23:16 −1:15 5:17 am 5:57 pm 5:50 am 5:24 pm 6:25 am 4:50 pm 11:37 am (26.6°) 147.483
3 6:57 am (119°) 4:19 pm (241°) 9:22:04 −1:12 5:18 am 5:57 pm 5:51 am 5:24 pm 6:26 am 4:50 pm 11:38 am (26.5°) 147.459
4 6:58 am (120°) 4:19 pm (240°) 9:20:55 −1:08 5:19 am 5:57 pm 5:52 am 5:24 pm 6:27 am 4:49 pm 11:38 am (26.4°) 147.437
5 6:59 am (120°) 4:18 pm (240°) 9:19:50 −1:05 5:20 am 5:57 pm 5:53 am 5:24 pm 6:28 am 4:49 pm 11:39 am (26.2°) 147.416
6 7:00 am (120°) 4:18 pm (240°) 9:18:48 −1:01 5:20 am 5:57 pm 5:54 am 5:24 pm 6:29 am 4:49 pm 11:39 am (26.1°) 147.395
7 7:00 am (120°) 4:18 pm (240°) 9:17:50 −0:57 5:21 am 5:57 pm 5:55 am 5:24 pm 6:29 am 4:49 pm 11:39 am (26.0°) 147.375
8 7:01 am (120°) 4:18 pm (240°) 9:16:56 −0:54 5:22 am 5:58 pm 5:56 am 5:24 pm 6:30 am 4:49 pm 11:40 am (25.9°) 147.356
9 7:02 am (120°) 4:18 pm (240°) 9:16:06 −0:50 5:23 am 5:58 pm 5:56 am 5:24 pm 6:31 am 4:49 pm 11:40 am (25.8°) 147.338
10 7:03 am (120°) 4:18 pm (240°) 9:15:19 −0:46 5:24 am 5:58 pm 5:57 am 5:24 pm 6:32 am 4:50 pm 11:41 am (25.7°) 147.321
11 7:04 am (121°) 4:18 pm (239°) 9:14:37 −0:42 5:24 am 5:58 pm 5:58 am 5:24 pm 6:33 am 4:50 pm 11:41 am (25.6°) 147.305
12 7:05 am (121°) 4:19 pm (239°) 9:13:58 −0:38 5:25 am 5:58 pm 5:59 am 5:25 pm 6:33 am 4:50 pm 11:42 am (25.6°) 147.289
13 7:05 am (121°) 4:19 pm (239°) 9:13:23 −0:34 5:26 am 5:58 pm 5:59 am 5:25 pm 6:34 am 4:50 pm 11:42 am (25.5°) 147.274
14 7:06 am (121°) 4:19 pm (239°) 9:12:53 −0:30 5:26 am 5:59 pm 6:00 am 5:25 pm 6:35 am 4:50 pm 11:43 am (25.4°) 147.259
15 7:07 am (121°) 4:19 pm (239°) 9:12:26 −0:26 5:27 am 5:59 pm 6:01 am 5:25 pm 6:36 am 4:51 pm 11:43 am (25.4°) 147.245
16 7:08 am (121°) 4:20 pm (239°) 9:12:04 −0:22 5:28 am 5:59 pm 6:01 am 5:26 pm 6:36 am 4:51 pm 11:44 am (25.3°) 147.232
17 7:08 am (121°) 4:20 pm (239°) 9:11:45 −0:18 5:28 am 6:00 pm 6:02 am 5:26 pm 6:37 am 4:51 pm 11:44 am (25.3°) 147.219
18 7:09 am (121°) 4:20 pm (239°) 9:11:31 −0:14 5:29 am 6:00 pm 6:03 am 5:27 pm 6:37 am 4:52 pm 11:45 am (25.3°) 147.207
19 7:09 am (121°) 4:21 pm (239°) 9:11:21 −0:10 5:30 am 6:01 pm 6:03 am 5:27 pm 6:38 am 4:52 pm 11:45 am (25.3°) 147.195
20 7:10 am (121°) 4:21 pm (239°) 9:11:15 −0:05 5:30 am 6:01 pm 6:04 am 5:27 pm 6:39 am 4:53 pm 11:46 am (25.3°) 147.184
21 7:10 am (121°) 4:22 pm (239°) 9:11:13 −0:01 5:31 am 6:02 pm 6:04 am 5:28 pm 6:39 am 4:53 pm 11:46 am (25.2°) 147.174
22 7:11 am (121°) 4:22 pm (239°) 9:11:16 +0:02 5:31 am 6:02 pm 6:05 am 5:28 pm 6:40 am 4:54 pm 11:47 am (25.3°) 147.164
23 7:11 am (121°) 4:23 pm (239°) 9:11:22 +0:06 5:32 am 6:03 pm 6:05 am 5:29 pm 6:40 am 4:54 pm 11:47 am (25.3°) 147.155
24 7:12 am (121°) 4:23 pm (239°) 9:11:33 +0:10 5:32 am 6:03 pm 6:06 am 5:30 pm 6:40 am 4:55 pm 11:48 am (25.3°) 147.146
25 7:12 am (121°) 4:24 pm (239°) 9:11:48 +0:14 5:32 am 6:04 pm 6:06 am 5:30 pm 6:41 am 4:55 pm 11:48 am (25.3°) 147.138
26 7:13 am (121°) 4:25 pm (239°) 9:12:07 +0:19 5:33 am 6:04 pm 6:06 am 5:31 pm 6:41 am 4:56 pm 11:49 am (25.3°) 147.130
27 7:13 am (121°) 4:25 pm (239°) 9:12:30 +0:23 5:33 am 6:05 pm 6:07 am 5:31 pm 6:42 am 4:57 pm 11:49 am (25.4°) 147.123
28 7:13 am (121°) 4:26 pm (239°) 9:12:57 +0:27 5:33 am 6:06 pm 6:07 am 5:32 pm 6:42 am 4:57 pm 11:50 am (25.4°) 147.117
29 7:13 am (121°) 4:27 pm (239°) 9:13:29 +0:31 5:34 am 6:06 pm 6:07 am 5:33 pm 6:42 am 4:58 pm 11:50 am (25.5°) 147.112
30 7:14 am (121°) 4:28 pm (239°) 9:14:04 +0:35 5:34 am 6:07 pm 6:08 am 5:34 pm 6:42 am 4:59 pm 11:51 am (25.6°) 147.108
31 7:14 am (121°) 4:28 pm (239°) 9:14:44 +0:39 5:34 am 6:08 pm 6:08 am 5:34 pm 6:43 am 5:00 pm 11:51 am (25.6°) 147.104
* All times are local time for Groton. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Today is highlighted.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Groton is at 10:03 am on Sunday, December 21, 2025. In terms of daylight, this day is 5 hours, 59 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 8.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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