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Kotzebue, Alaska, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2025

Daylight

7:57 am – 9:33 pm
13 hours, 36 minutes

Current Time: Sep 11, 2025 at 7:36:47 am
Sun Direction: 72° East
Sun Altitude: -1.9°
Sun Distance: 93.569 million mi
Next Equinox: Sep 22, 2025 10:19 am (Autumnal)
Sunrise Today: 7:57 am 77° East
Sunset Today: 9:33 pm 282° West

2025 Sun Graph for Kotzebue

December 2025 — Sun in Kotzebue

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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. mi
1 11:58 am (157°) 3:20 pm (203°) 3:21:51 −7:35 8:01 am 7:17 pm 9:07 am 6:11 pm 10:23 am 4:54 pm 1:39 pm (1.5°) 91.653
2 12:02 pm (158°) 3:16 pm (202°) 3:14:20 −7:30 8:02 am 7:16 pm 9:08 am 6:10 pm 10:26 am 4:53 pm 1:40 pm (1.4°) 91.638
3 12:06 pm (158°) 3:13 pm (201°) 3:06:54 −7:25 8:04 am 7:15 pm 9:10 am 6:09 pm 10:28 am 4:51 pm 1:40 pm (1.2°) 91.623
4 12:10 pm (159°) 3:10 pm (201°) 2:59:35 −7:19 8:06 am 7:14 pm 9:12 am 6:08 pm 10:30 am 4:50 pm 1:40 pm (1.1°) 91.610
5 12:14 pm (160°) 3:07 pm (200°) 2:52:23 −7:12 8:08 am 7:13 pm 9:14 am 6:07 pm 10:33 am 4:49 pm 1:41 pm (1.0°) 91.596
6 12:18 pm (161°) 3:04 pm (199°) 2:45:19 −7:03 8:09 am 7:13 pm 9:16 am 6:06 pm 10:35 am 4:47 pm 1:41 pm (0.9°) 91.584
7 12:22 pm (162°) 3:01 pm (198°) 2:38:25 −6:53 8:11 am 7:12 pm 9:17 am 6:05 pm 10:37 am 4:46 pm 1:42 pm (0.8°) 91.572
8 12:26 pm (163°) 2:58 pm (197°) 2:31:42 −6:43 8:12 am 7:12 pm 9:19 am 6:05 pm 10:39 am 4:45 pm 1:42 pm (0.7°) 91.560
9 12:30 pm (163°) 2:55 pm (197°) 2:25:12 −6:29 8:13 am 7:11 pm 9:20 am 6:04 pm 10:40 am 4:44 pm 1:43 pm (0.6°) 91.549
10 12:33 pm (164°) 2:52 pm (196°) 2:18:58 −6:14 8:15 am 7:11 pm 9:22 am 6:04 pm 10:42 am 4:43 pm 1:43 pm (0.6°) 91.538
11 12:37 pm (165°) 2:50 pm (195°) 2:13:01 −5:57 8:16 am 7:11 pm 9:23 am 6:03 pm 10:44 am 4:43 pm 1:43 pm (0.5°) 91.528
12 12:40 pm (165°) 2:47 pm (195°) 2:07:24 −5:36 8:17 am 7:10 pm 9:24 am 6:03 pm 10:45 am 4:42 pm 1:44 pm (0.4°) 91.519
13 12:43 pm (166°) 2:45 pm (194°) 2:02:10 −5:13 8:18 am 7:10 pm 9:26 am 6:03 pm 10:47 am 4:42 pm 1:44 pm (0.4°) 91.509
14 12:46 pm (167°) 2:43 pm (193°) 1:57:23 −4:47 8:19 am 7:10 pm 9:27 am 6:03 pm 10:48 am 4:41 pm 1:45 pm (0.3°) 91.500
15 12:49 pm (167°) 2:42 pm (193°) 1:53:05 −4:17 8:20 am 7:10 pm 9:28 am 6:03 pm 10:49 am 4:41 pm 1:45 pm (0.3°) 91.492
16 12:51 pm (167°) 2:40 pm (193°) 1:49:21 −3:43 8:21 am 7:10 pm 9:29 am 6:03 pm 10:51 am 4:41 pm 1:46 pm (0.3°) 91.484
17 12:53 pm (168°) 2:39 pm (192°) 1:46:15 −3:06 8:22 am 7:11 pm 9:30 am 6:03 pm 10:52 am 4:41 pm 1:46 pm (0.2°) 91.476
18 12:55 pm (168°) 2:39 pm (192°) 1:43:50 −2:25 8:23 am 7:11 pm 9:30 am 6:03 pm 10:52 am 4:41 pm 1:47 pm (0.2°) 91.468
19 12:56 pm (168°) 2:38 pm (192°) 1:42:08 −1:41 8:23 am 7:11 pm 9:31 am 6:03 pm 10:53 am 4:41 pm 1:47 pm (0.2°) 91.461
20 12:57 pm (168°) 2:38 pm (192°) 1:41:12 −0:55 8:24 am 7:12 pm 9:32 am 6:04 pm 10:54 am 4:42 pm 1:48 pm (0.2°) 91.454
21 12:58 pm (168°) 2:39 pm (192°) 1:41:04 −0:08 8:25 am 7:12 pm 9:32 am 6:04 pm 10:54 am 4:42 pm 1:48 pm (0.2°) 91.448
22 12:58 pm (168°) 2:40 pm (192°) 1:41:44 +0:39 8:25 am 7:13 pm 9:33 am 6:05 pm 10:55 am 4:43 pm 1:49 pm (0.2°) 91.442
23 12:58 pm (168°) 2:41 pm (192°) 1:43:10 +1:26 8:25 am 7:13 pm 9:33 am 6:06 pm 10:55 am 4:43 pm 1:49 pm (0.2°) 91.436
24 12:57 pm (168°) 2:43 pm (192°) 1:45:21 +2:10 8:26 am 7:14 pm 9:33 am 6:06 pm 10:55 am 4:44 pm 1:50 pm (0.2°) 91.431
25 12:56 pm (168°) 2:44 pm (192°) 1:48:14 +2:53 8:26 am 7:15 pm 9:34 am 6:07 pm 10:55 am 4:45 pm 1:50 pm (0.3°) 91.426
26 12:55 pm (167°) 2:47 pm (193°) 1:51:45 +3:31 8:26 am 7:16 pm 9:34 am 6:08 pm 10:55 am 4:46 pm 1:51 pm (0.3°) 91.421
27 12:53 pm (167°) 2:49 pm (193°) 1:55:51 +4:06 8:26 am 7:17 pm 9:34 am 6:09 pm 10:55 am 4:48 pm 1:51 pm (0.3°) 91.417
28 12:52 pm (166°) 2:52 pm (194°) 2:00:29 +4:37 8:26 am 7:18 pm 9:34 am 6:10 pm 10:55 am 4:49 pm 1:52 pm (0.4°) 91.414
29 12:50 pm (166°) 2:55 pm (194°) 2:05:35 +5:05 8:26 am 7:19 pm 9:33 am 6:11 pm 10:54 am 4:50 pm 1:52 pm (0.4°) 91.411
30 12:47 pm (165°) 2:58 pm (195°) 2:11:05 +5:29 8:26 am 7:20 pm 9:33 am 6:13 pm 10:54 am 4:52 pm 1:53 pm (0.5°) 91.408
31 12:45 pm (164°) 3:02 pm (196°) 2:16:57 +5:51 8:26 am 7:21 pm 9:33 am 6:14 pm 10:53 am 4:54 pm 1:53 pm (0.5°) 91.406
* All times are local time for Kotzebue. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Kotzebue is at 6:03 am on Sunday, December 21, 2025. In terms of daylight, this day is 22 hours, 19 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 19. The latest sunrise is on December 22.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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