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. If you add the WikiAnswers category "Sunset Times", I'll see it.
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
It begins sundown on December 4 and lasts until sundown on December 12, 2007. For 2008, it beings on December 21; for 2009, it begins on December 11; and for 2010, it begins on December 1. Xox, Smartiiz.
Hanukkah in 2008 starts December 21st at night when the first candle is lit. The first day is December 22 and it runs through December 29th.
No, it's not.The day with the shortest time from sunup to sundown is the Winter Solstice, which in the Northern Hemisphere usually falls within a day of December 21. In the Southern Hemisphere, this same date will be the longest day of the year.
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Harvey Walden was born on December 21, 1966, in Chicago, Illinois, USA.