Sunset on dec 21 2008

Answer 1

The time of sunrise and sunset is very dependent on the precise location and the date in question. Please re-post your question with the date and the city name or ZIP code.

You can calculate the time of sunrise and sunset easily by visiting the United States Naval Observatory web site's Sunrise & Sunset calculator. You will need the date, city and state for US locations, or the date, latitude, longitude and time zone for any other locations in the world.

The site is

http://www.usno.navy.mil/USNO/astronomical-applications/data-services/rs-one-day

You can also calculate the times of sunrise and sunset for one year at a given location at the site:

http://www.usno.navy.mil/USNO/astronomical-applications/data-services/rs-one-year

Answer 2

The sunset on December 21, 2008 would have varied depending on the specific location. However, it generally would have occurred between 4:30 PM and 5:00 PM local time in most areas. It marks the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, the shortest day of the year.

Answer 3

Sunset at Denver CO on 21 Dec 2009 was at 4:39 PM MST (23:39 UTC).