Greenacres, FL: shortest day and earliest sunset

The shortest day in Greenacres

On Dec 21 the sun rises at 7:05 am and sets at 5:33 pm: 10h 28m of daylight, a bright winter. The longest day of summer has 13h 49m, so the swing is 3h 21m.

When it gets better in Greenacres

• Earliest sunset: 5:27 pm on Nov 29, before the shortest day (here is why).
• Latest sunrise (standard time): 7:11 am on Jan 12.
• Daylight never drops below 10 hours here.
• By Feb 21 the days grow by 1.5 minutes a day.

Waking and coming home in the dark

With a 7:00 am alarm, the sun is not yet up on 108 weekdays a year. Heading home at 5:30 pm, it has already set on 21. 1 weekdays start and end in the dark. The alarm and lamp guide shows how that compares across the country.

At 26.6°N this is as far south as, or farther than, Sarasota FL (27°N), where the same 1990 survey found 1.4%.

What to do about it in Greenacres

• You probably do not need a sunrise alarm clock for a 7:00 am start here: only 19 weekday mornings are still properly dark. If you get up earlier, check the hour against the sunrise times in the table below.
• Daylight alone gives little reason for a light therapy lamp here. Getting outside in the 7:05 am to 5:33 pm window on the shortest day does more than most people expect.
• If you head home at 5:30 pm, the sun has already set from Nov 16 to Dec 14: worth checking your bike lights and porch light before Nov 16.

Daylight in Greenacres, month by month

Sunrise, sunset and day length on the 21st of each month, local clock time. December is the darkest, at 10h 28m.

Greenacres against the places around it

On the shortest day, compared with Greenacres (10h 28m, sunset 5:33 pm):

• Palm Springs, FL, 2 mi away: 10h 28m of daylight (0 min), sunset 5:33 pm (0 min).
• Lake Worth Beach, FL, 5 mi away: 10h 28m of daylight (0 min), sunset 5:32 pm (-1 min).
• Lantana, FL, 6 mi away: 10h 28m of daylight (0 min), sunset 5:33 pm (0 min).
• Royal Palm Beach, FL, 7 mi away: 10h 28m of daylight (0 min), sunset 5:33 pm (0 min).
• Boynton Beach, FL, 8 mi away: 10h 29m of daylight (+1 min), sunset 5:33 pm (0 min).