Vitamin D

The sun, month by month

Sunrise and sunset in Los Angeles in December

On December 1 in Los Angeles the sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 16:44; on day 31 it rises at 06:59 and sets at 16:54. Over the month the day gets 6 minutes shorter.

Sunrise06:52
Sunset16:46
Golden hour16:07–16:46
Day length9 h 54 min

Where does the sun rise and set in Los Angeles in December?

Where it risesSoutheast118°
Where it setsSouthwest242°

Mid-December in Los Angeles: the sun rises in the southeast — a bearing of 118°, measured from true north — and sets in the southwest, at 242°. That is 28° south of due east at sunrise, and the same 28° south of due west at sunset. From the 1st to the last day of the month both points barely move.

Approximate bearings: they can be a couple of degrees out. They are measured from true north, not the north a phone compass points to.

Day by day

All times are local to Los Angeles. Dawn and dusk mark civil twilight.

DayDawnSunriseSunsetDuskDay length
106:1506:4216:4417:1110 h 02 min
206:1506:4316:4417:1110 h 01 min
306:1606:4416:4417:1110 h 00 min
406:1706:4416:4417:119 h 59 min
506:1806:4516:4417:119 h 58 min
606:1806:4616:4417:119 h 58 min
706:1906:4716:4417:119 h 57 min
806:2006:4716:4417:129 h 57 min
906:2006:4816:4417:129 h 56 min
1006:2106:4916:4417:129 h 55 min
1106:2206:4916:4417:129 h 55 min
1206:2206:5016:4517:129 h 55 min
1306:2306:5116:4517:139 h 54 min
1406:2406:5116:4517:139 h 54 min
1506:2406:5216:4617:139 h 54 min
1606:2506:5316:4617:149 h 53 min
1706:2506:5316:4617:149 h 53 min
1806:2606:5416:4717:149 h 53 min
1906:2606:5416:4717:159 h 53 min
2006:2706:5516:4817:159 h 53 min
2106:2706:5516:4817:169 h 53 min
2206:2806:5616:4817:169 h 53 min
2306:2806:5616:4917:179 h 53 min
2406:2906:5616:5017:179 h 53 min
2506:2906:5716:5017:189 h 53 min
2606:2906:5716:5117:189 h 53 min
2706:3006:5816:5117:199 h 54 min
2806:3006:5816:5217:209 h 54 min
2906:3006:5816:5317:209 h 54 min
3006:3106:5816:5317:219 h 55 min
3106:3106:5916:5417:229 h 55 min

Approximate astronomical values: they can shift a minute or two from year to year.

What about vitamin D in December?

In December the sun doesn't climb high enough in Los Angeles for vitamin D synthesis: the season to mind your diet or consider supplementation.

See the Los Angeles vitamin D guide

Common questions about the sun in Los Angeles in December

Where does the sun set in Los Angeles in December?
Mid-December in Los Angeles: the sun sets in the southwest, a bearing of 242° measured from true north, which is 28° south of due west. It rises in the southeast, at 118°. Over the month both points barely move.
How much daylight does Los Angeles lose in December?
Over December the day gets 6 minutes shorter in Los Angeles: on December 1 the sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 16:44, and on day 31 it rises at 06:59 and sets at 16:54.
How many hours of daylight does Los Angeles get in December?
In mid-December the day lasts 9 h 54 min in Los Angeles, from sunrise at 06:52 to sunset at 16:46. The table has the day length for each of the 31 days of the month.
What time does it start to get light in Los Angeles in December?
In mid-December the sky starts to get light at 06:24 in Los Angeles, when the sun is 6° below the horizon, and the sun itself does not rise until 06:52. The “Dawn” column of the table gives that time for every day of the month.
What time does it get dark in Los Angeles in December?
It's not the same time as sunset. In mid-December in Los Angeles the sun sets at 16:46, but there is still light: civil twilight does not end until 17:13, when the sun reaches 6° below the horizon and usable outdoor light runs out. The “Dusk” column of the table gives that time day by day.
What time of day can you make vitamin D in Los Angeles in December?
At no time of day. Not even at midday on December 15 does the UV index reach 3 in Los Angeles, and below that minimum the skin makes no vitamin D, however long you stay out. In December it is the season to mind your diet or consider supplementation.