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Summer solstice is around the corner. Here's how, when we'll start losing daylight

Hanh Truong, The Sacramento Bee on

Published in Science & Technology News

According to the almanac, sunrise in Sacramento will be at 5:40 a.m. and sunset will be at 8:35 p.m.

Do days get shorter after official start of summer?

After the summer solstice, the days will get progressively shorter.

According to Time and Date, the days will slowly get shorter during the summer at daily intervals into the fall season.

By the fall equinox, the first official day of fall, on Sept. 22, the sun is expected to rise at 6:54 a.m. Sunset on this day is expected to occur at 7:01 p.m.

 

On the fall equinox, the Golden State will only have about 13 hours and 22 minutes of daylight.

On the winter solstice, Dec. 21, California will see 9 hours and 28 minutes of daylight.

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