Great Latesun
The day the sundial runs furthest behind the clock.
The solar day is exactly 24 hours, and from here the Sun starts to catch up.
On the figure, the curve’s furthest point on this side comes up to two days away from this moment: the moment is measured in clock minutes, the figure in angles on the sky. See the analemma.
The name
Earlysun, Evensun and Latesun say where the Sun stands against the clock: early, even or late. Great and Lesser tell the two peaks apart by size.
Precision
A flat peak: the value barely changes for days on either side, so the exact hour means little.
Next: Thu, Feb 11, 2027, around 16:24 UTC
See it on the figureAdd it to your calendar
Every year
Between 1900 and 2100 it comes as early as February 10 at 15:36 UTC (2093) and as late as February 12 at 15:36 UTC (1904).Dates wobble through each four-year leap cycle and creep earlier across a century, until a skipped leap day, as in 1900 and 2100, sets them back.
| Year | Date | UTC | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Sun, Feb 11 | ≈ 11:34 | The Sun is 14 min 27 s late |
| 1901 | Mon, Feb 11 | ≈ 19:32 | The Sun is 14 min 27 s late |
| 1902 | Wed, Feb 12 | ≈ 03:35 | The Sun is 14 min 27 s late |
| 1903 | Thu, Feb 12 | ≈ 04:35 | The Sun is 14 min 25 s late |
| 1904 | Fri, Feb 12 | ≈ 15:36 | The Sun is 14 min 26 s late |
| 1905 | Sat, Feb 11 | ≈ 19:32 | The Sun is 14 min 26 s late |
| 1906 | Sun, Feb 11 | ≈ 21:58 | The Sun is 14 min 25 s late |
| 1907 | Tue, Feb 12 | ≈ 10:08 | The Sun is 14 min 25 s late |
| 1908 | Wed, Feb 12 | ≈ 11:37 | The Sun is 14 min 25 s late |
| 1909 | Thu, Feb 11 | ≈ 17:57 | The Sun is 14 min 25 s late |
| 1910 | Sat, Feb 12 | ≈ 02:39 | The Sun is 14 min 25 s late |
| 1911 | Sun, Feb 12 | ≈ 03:17 | The Sun is 14 min 25 s late |
| 1912 | Mon, Feb 12 | ≈ 13:25 | The Sun is 14 min 26 s late |
| 1913 | Tue, Feb 11 | ≈ 19:07 | The Sun is 14 min 26 s late |
| 1914 | Wed, Feb 11 | ≈ 20:54 | The Sun is 14 min 25 s late |
| 1915 | Fri, Feb 12 | ≈ 08:52 | The Sun is 14 min 25 s late |
| 1916 | Sat, Feb 12 | ≈ 11:12 | The Sun is 14 min 24 s late |
| 1917 | Sun, Feb 11 | ≈ 15:31 | The Sun is 14 min 24 s late |
| 1918 | Tue, Feb 12 | ≈ 01:51 | The Sun is 14 min 24 s late |
| 1919 | Wed, Feb 12 | ≈ 02:43 | The Sun is 14 min 24 s late |
| 1920 | Thu, Feb 12 | ≈ 11:24 | The Sun is 14 min 24 s late |
| 1921 | Fri, Feb 11 | ≈ 18:57 | The Sun is 14 min 24 s late |
| 1922 | Sat, Feb 11 | ≈ 19:04 | The Sun is 14 min 24 s late |
| 1923 | Mon, Feb 12 | ≈ 06:51 | The Sun is 14 min 24 s late |
| 1924 | Tue, Feb 12 | ≈ 11:03 | The Sun is 14 min 25 s late |
| 1925 | Wed, Feb 11 | ≈ 14:16 | The Sun is 14 min 24 s late |
| 1926 | Fri, Feb 12 | ≈ 01:54 | The Sun is 14 min 23 s late |
| 1927 | Sat, Feb 12 | ≈ 02:48 | The Sun is 14 min 23 s late |
| 1928 | Sun, Feb 12 | ≈ 09:48 | The Sun is 14 min 23 s late |
| 1929 | Mon, Feb 11 | ≈ 18:18 | The Sun is 14 min 23 s late |
| 1930 | Tue, Feb 11 | ≈ 18:24 | The Sun is 14 min 23 s late |
| 1931 | Thu, Feb 12 | ≈ 05:03 | The Sun is 14 min 23 s late |
| 1932 | Fri, Feb 12 | ≈ 10:40 | The Sun is 14 min 23 s late |
| 1933 | Sat, Feb 11 | ≈ 12:26 | The Sun is 14 min 23 s late |
| 1934 | Sun, Feb 11 | ≈ 23:23 | The Sun is 14 min 22 s late |
| 1935 | Tue, Feb 12 | ≈ 02:02 | The Sun is 14 min 23 s late |
| 1936 | Wed, Feb 12 | ≈ 07:20 | The Sun is 14 min 23 s late |
| 1937 | Thu, Feb 11 | ≈ 17:48 | The Sun is 14 min 23 s late |
| 1938 | Fri, Feb 11 | ≈ 18:37 | The Sun is 14 min 23 s late |
| 1939 | Sun, Feb 12 | ≈ 03:34 | The Sun is 14 min 21 s late |
| 1940 | Mon, Feb 12 | ≈ 10:53 | The Sun is 14 min 21 s late |
| 1941 | Tue, Feb 11 | ≈ 11:14 | The Sun is 14 min 21 s late |
| 1942 | Wed, Feb 11 | ≈ 22:09 | The Sun is 14 min 20 s late |
| 1943 | Fri, Feb 12 | ≈ 02:20 | The Sun is 14 min 21 s late |
| 1944 | Sat, Feb 12 | ≈ 05:57 | The Sun is 14 min 21 s late |
| 1945 | Sun, Feb 11 | ≈ 16:53 | The Sun is 14 min 21 s late |
| 1946 | Mon, Feb 11 | ≈ 17:32 | The Sun is 14 min 21 s late |
| 1947 | Wed, Feb 12 | ≈ 01:00 | The Sun is 14 min 21 s late |
| 1948 | Thu, Feb 12 | ≈ 09:57 | The Sun is 14 min 22 s late |
| 1949 | Fri, Feb 11 | ≈ 10:37 | The Sun is 14 min 22 s late |
| 1950 | Sat, Feb 11 | ≈ 20:40 | The Sun is 14 min 20 s late |
| 1951 | Mon, Feb 12 | ≈ 02:19 | The Sun is 14 min 20 s late |
| 1952 | Tue, Feb 12 | ≈ 04:30 | The Sun is 14 min 20 s late |
| 1953 | Wed, Feb 11 | ≈ 14:56 | The Sun is 14 min 20 s late |
| 1954 | Thu, Feb 11 | ≈ 17:22 | The Sun is 14 min 20 s late |
| 1955 | Fri, Feb 11 | ≈ 23:00 | The Sun is 14 min 20 s late |
| 1956 | Sun, Feb 12 | ≈ 09:22 | The Sun is 14 min 20 s late |
| 1957 | Mon, Feb 11 | ≈ 09:54 | The Sun is 14 min 20 s late |
| 1958 | Tue, Feb 11 | ≈ 17:55 | The Sun is 14 min 19 s late |
| 1959 | Thu, Feb 12 | ≈ 01:44 | The Sun is 14 min 20 s late |
| 1960 | Fri, Feb 12 | ≈ 03:05 | The Sun is 14 min 21 s late |
| 1961 | Sat, Feb 11 | ≈ 14:04 | The Sun is 14 min 20 s late |
| 1962 | Sun, Feb 11 | ≈ 17:55 | The Sun is 14 min 19 s late |
| 1963 | Mon, Feb 11 | ≈ 21:56 | The Sun is 14 min 18 s late |
| 1964 | Wed, Feb 12 | ≈ 08:34 | The Sun is 14 min 18 s late |
| 1965 | Thu, Feb 11 | ≈ 09:22 | The Sun is 14 min 19 s late |
| 1966 | Fri, Feb 11 | ≈ 16:22 | The Sun is 14 min 18 s late |
| 1967 | Sun, Feb 12 | ≈ 01:16 | The Sun is 14 min 18 s late |
| 1968 | Mon, Feb 12 | ≈ 02:13 | The Sun is 14 min 19 s late |
| 1969 | Tue, Feb 11 | ≈ 11:43 | The Sun is 14 min 18 s late |
| 1970 | Wed, Feb 11 | ≈ 16:47 | The Sun is 14 min 19 s late |
| 1971 | Thu, Feb 11 | ≈ 19:50 | The Sun is 14 min 19 s late |
| 1972 | Sat, Feb 12 | ≈ 06:54 | The Sun is 14 min 19 s late |
| 1973 | Sun, Feb 11 | ≈ 09:46 | The Sun is 14 min 19 s late |
| 1974 | Mon, Feb 11 | ≈ 14:51 | The Sun is 14 min 17 s late |
| 1975 | Wed, Feb 12 | ≈ 00:44 | The Sun is 14 min 17 s late |
| 1976 | Thu, Feb 12 | ≈ 01:35 | The Sun is 14 min 18 s late |
| 1977 | Fri, Feb 11 | ≈ 09:30 | The Sun is 14 min 16 s late |
| 1978 | Sat, Feb 11 | ≈ 16:59 | The Sun is 14 min 17 s late |
| 1979 | Sun, Feb 11 | ≈ 18:51 | The Sun is 14 min 17 s late |
| 1980 | Tue, Feb 12 | ≈ 05:26 | The Sun is 14 min 16 s late |
| 1981 | Wed, Feb 11 | ≈ 09:06 | The Sun is 14 min 18 s late |
| 1982 | Thu, Feb 11 | ≈ 12:27 | The Sun is 14 min 16 s late |
| 1983 | Fri, Feb 11 | ≈ 23:38 | The Sun is 14 min 17 s late |
| 1984 | Sun, Feb 12 | ≈ 01:30 | The Sun is 14 min 18 s late |
| 1985 | Mon, Feb 11 | ≈ 08:22 | The Sun is 14 min 17 s late |
| 1986 | Tue, Feb 11 | ≈ 16:52 | The Sun is 14 min 16 s late |
| 1987 | Wed, Feb 11 | ≈ 18:28 | The Sun is 14 min 16 s late |
| 1988 | Fri, Feb 12 | ≈ 03:26 | The Sun is 14 min 15 s late |
| 1989 | Sat, Feb 11 | ≈ 08:40 | The Sun is 14 min 16 s late |
| 1990 | Sun, Feb 11 | ≈ 11:06 | The Sun is 14 min 15 s late |
| 1991 | Mon, Feb 11 | ≈ 22:02 | The Sun is 14 min 15 s late |
| 1992 | Wed, Feb 12 | ≈ 01:07 | The Sun is 14 min 16 s late |
| 1993 | Thu, Feb 11 | ≈ 05:25 | The Sun is 14 min 15 s late |
| 1994 | Fri, Feb 11 | ≈ 15:25 | The Sun is 14 min 16 s late |
| 1995 | Sat, Feb 11 | ≈ 17:19 | The Sun is 14 min 16 s late |
| 1996 | Mon, Feb 12 | ≈ 01:23 | The Sun is 14 min 15 s late |
| 1997 | Tue, Feb 11 | ≈ 09:13 | The Sun is 14 min 16 s late |
| 1998 | Wed, Feb 11 | ≈ 10:37 | The Sun is 14 min 14 s late |
| 1999 | Thu, Feb 11 | ≈ 21:04 | The Sun is 14 min 13 s late |
| 2000 | Sat, Feb 12 | ≈ 01:09 | The Sun is 14 min 15 s late |
| 2001 | Sun, Feb 11 | ≈ 03:58 | The Sun is 14 min 14 s late |
| 2002 | Mon, Feb 11 | ≈ 14:56 | The Sun is 14 min 14 s late |
| 2003 | Tue, Feb 11 | ≈ 17:11 | The Sun is 14 min 15 s late |
| 2004 | Wed, Feb 11 | ≈ 23:34 | The Sun is 14 min 14 s late |
| 2005 | Fri, Feb 11 | ≈ 08:06 | The Sun is 14 min 15 s late |
| 2006 | Sat, Feb 11 | ≈ 09:04 | The Sun is 14 min 14 s late |
| 2007 | Sun, Feb 11 | ≈ 18:24 | The Sun is 14 min 14 s late |
| 2008 | Tue, Feb 12 | ≈ 00:52 | The Sun is 14 min 15 s late |
| 2009 | Wed, Feb 11 | ≈ 02:56 | The Sun is 14 min 14 s late |
| 2010 | Thu, Feb 11 | ≈ 13:36 | The Sun is 14 min 13 s late |
| 2011 | Fri, Feb 11 | ≈ 16:55 | The Sun is 14 min 13 s late |
| 2012 | Sat, Feb 11 | ≈ 21:09 | The Sun is 14 min 12 s late |
| 2013 | Mon, Feb 11 | ≈ 07:16 | The Sun is 14 min 13 s late |
| 2014 | Tue, Feb 11 | ≈ 08:39 | The Sun is 14 min 13 s late |
| 2015 | Wed, Feb 11 | ≈ 16:42 | The Sun is 14 min 12 s late |
| 2016 | Fri, Feb 12 | ≈ 00:46 | The Sun is 14 min 13 s late |
| 2017 | Sat, Feb 11 | ≈ 01:14 | The Sun is 14 min 13 s late |
| 2018 | Sun, Feb 11 | ≈ 11:47 | The Sun is 14 min 12 s late |
| 2019 | Mon, Feb 11 | ≈ 16:54 | The Sun is 14 min 14 s late |
| 2020 | Tue, Feb 11 | ≈ 20:06 | The Sun is 14 min 13 s late |
| 2021 | Thu, Feb 11 | ≈ 07:03 | The Sun is 14 min 13 s late |
| 2022 | Fri, Feb 11 | ≈ 08:46 | The Sun is 14 min 12 s late |
| 2023 | Sat, Feb 11 | ≈ 15:02 | The Sun is 14 min 10 s late |
| 2024 | Sun, Feb 11 | ≈ 23:57 | The Sun is 14 min 12 s late |
| 2025 | Tue, Feb 11 | ≈ 00:25 | The Sun is 14 min 11 s late |
| 2026 | Wed, Feb 11 | ≈ 09:46 | The Sun is 14 min 11 s late |
| 2027 | Thu, Feb 11 | ≈ 16:24 | The Sun is 14 min 12 s late |
| 2028 | Fri, Feb 11 | ≈ 18:00 | The Sun is 14 min 11 s late |
| 2029 | Sun, Feb 11 | ≈ 04:31 | The Sun is 14 min 11 s late |
| 2030 | Mon, Feb 11 | ≈ 07:52 | The Sun is 14 min 12 s late |
| 2031 | Tue, Feb 11 | ≈ 12:39 | The Sun is 14 min 11 s late |
| 2032 | Wed, Feb 11 | ≈ 23:43 | The Sun is 14 min 12 s late |
| 2033 | Fri, Feb 11 | ≈ 00:34 | The Sun is 14 min 11 s late |
| 2034 | Sat, Feb 11 | ≈ 08:27 | The Sun is 14 min 9 s late |
| 2035 | Sun, Feb 11 | ≈ 16:37 | The Sun is 14 min 10 s late |
| 2036 | Mon, Feb 11 | ≈ 16:55 | The Sun is 14 min 10 s late |
| 2037 | Wed, Feb 11 | ≈ 03:24 | The Sun is 14 min 10 s late |
| 2038 | Thu, Feb 11 | ≈ 08:00 | The Sun is 14 min 10 s late |
| 2039 | Fri, Feb 11 | ≈ 11:10 | The Sun is 14 min 9 s late |
| 2040 | Sat, Feb 11 | ≈ 22:23 | The Sun is 14 min 10 s late |
| 2041 | Sun, Feb 10 | ≈ 23:15 | The Sun is 14 min 10 s late |
| 2042 | Tue, Feb 11 | ≈ 05:38 | The Sun is 14 min 9 s late |
| 2043 | Wed, Feb 11 | ≈ 15:35 | The Sun is 14 min 11 s late |
| 2044 | Thu, Feb 11 | ≈ 16:19 | The Sun is 14 min 10 s late |
| 2045 | Sat, Feb 11 | ≈ 01:38 | The Sun is 14 min 9 s late |
| 2046 | Sun, Feb 11 | ≈ 08:04 | The Sun is 14 min 9 s late |
| 2047 | Mon, Feb 11 | ≈ 09:45 | The Sun is 14 min 8 s late |
| 2048 | Tue, Feb 11 | ≈ 20:34 | The Sun is 14 min 9 s late |
| 2049 | Wed, Feb 10 | ≈ 23:25 | The Sun is 14 min 9 s late |
| 2050 | Fri, Feb 11 | ≈ 04:03 | The Sun is 14 min 8 s late |
| 2051 | Sat, Feb 11 | ≈ 15:16 | The Sun is 14 min 8 s late |
| 2052 | Sun, Feb 11 | ≈ 15:45 | The Sun is 14 min 9 s late |
| 2053 | Mon, Feb 10 | ≈ 23:16 | The Sun is 14 min 8 s late |
| 2054 | Wed, Feb 11 | ≈ 07:32 | The Sun is 14 min 9 s late |
| 2055 | Thu, Feb 11 | ≈ 08:30 | The Sun is 14 min 8 s late |
| 2056 | Fri, Feb 11 | ≈ 19:43 | The Sun is 14 min 8 s late |
| 2057 | Sat, Feb 10 | ≈ 23:48 | The Sun is 14 min 8 s late |
| 2058 | Mon, Feb 11 | ≈ 02:47 | The Sun is 14 min 6 s late |
| 2059 | Tue, Feb 11 | ≈ 14:07 | The Sun is 14 min 7 s late |
| 2060 | Wed, Feb 11 | ≈ 15:05 | The Sun is 14 min 7 s late |
| 2061 | Thu, Feb 10 | ≈ 21:09 | The Sun is 14 min 7 s late |
| 2062 | Sat, Feb 11 | ≈ 06:55 | The Sun is 14 min 7 s late |
| 2063 | Sun, Feb 11 | ≈ 07:35 | The Sun is 14 min 7 s late |
| 2064 | Mon, Feb 11 | ≈ 17:09 | The Sun is 14 min 7 s late |
| 2065 | Tue, Feb 10 | ≈ 22:48 | The Sun is 14 min 7 s late |
| 2066 | Thu, Feb 11 | ≈ 00:52 | The Sun is 14 min 7 s late |
| 2067 | Fri, Feb 11 | ≈ 12:32 | The Sun is 14 min 8 s late |
| 2068 | Sat, Feb 11 | ≈ 15:25 | The Sun is 14 min 7 s late |
| 2069 | Sun, Feb 10 | ≈ 19:56 | The Sun is 14 min 6 s late |
| 2070 | Tue, Feb 11 | ≈ 06:33 | The Sun is 14 min 5 s late |
| 2071 | Wed, Feb 11 | ≈ 07:15 | The Sun is 14 min 5 s late |
| 2072 | Thu, Feb 11 | ≈ 15:08 | The Sun is 14 min 5 s late |
| 2073 | Fri, Feb 10 | ≈ 22:40 | The Sun is 14 min 6 s late |
| 2074 | Sat, Feb 10 | ≈ 23:48 | The Sun is 14 min 5 s late |
| 2075 | Mon, Feb 11 | ≈ 10:57 | The Sun is 14 min 5 s late |
| 2076 | Tue, Feb 11 | ≈ 14:44 | The Sun is 14 min 6 s late |
| 2077 | Wed, Feb 10 | ≈ 17:41 | The Sun is 14 min 6 s late |
| 2078 | Fri, Feb 11 | ≈ 05:13 | The Sun is 14 min 6 s late |
| 2079 | Sat, Feb 11 | ≈ 07:06 | The Sun is 14 min 6 s late |
| 2080 | Sun, Feb 11 | ≈ 13:46 | The Sun is 14 min 6 s late |
| 2081 | Mon, Feb 10 | ≈ 22:43 | The Sun is 14 min 5 s late |
| 2082 | Tue, Feb 10 | ≈ 23:24 | The Sun is 14 min 4 s late |
| 2083 | Thu, Feb 11 | ≈ 08:48 | The Sun is 14 min 4 s late |
| 2084 | Fri, Feb 11 | ≈ 14:36 | The Sun is 14 min 5 s late |
| 2085 | Sat, Feb 10 | ≈ 16:21 | The Sun is 14 min 4 s late |
| 2086 | Mon, Feb 11 | ≈ 03:37 | The Sun is 14 min 4 s late |
| 2087 | Tue, Feb 11 | ≈ 06:46 | The Sun is 14 min 4 s late |
| 2088 | Wed, Feb 11 | ≈ 11:01 | The Sun is 14 min 4 s late |
| 2089 | Thu, Feb 10 | ≈ 21:12 | The Sun is 14 min 4 s late |
| 2090 | Fri, Feb 10 | ≈ 22:24 | The Sun is 14 min 4 s late |
| 2091 | Sun, Feb 11 | ≈ 07:05 | The Sun is 14 min 4 s late |
| 2092 | Mon, Feb 11 | ≈ 14:51 | The Sun is 14 min 4 s late |
| 2093 | Tue, Feb 10 | ≈ 15:36 | The Sun is 14 min 3 s late |
| 2094 | Thu, Feb 11 | ≈ 02:31 | The Sun is 14 min 2 s late |
| 2095 | Fri, Feb 11 | ≈ 06:32 | The Sun is 14 min 3 s late |
| 2096 | Sat, Feb 11 | ≈ 09:35 | The Sun is 14 min 3 s late |
| 2097 | Sun, Feb 10 | ≈ 20:28 | The Sun is 14 min 2 s late |
| 2098 | Mon, Feb 10 | ≈ 22:17 | The Sun is 14 min 2 s late |
| 2099 | Wed, Feb 11 | ≈ 05:02 | The Sun is 14 min 3 s late |
| 2100 | Thu, Feb 11 | ≈ 13:38 | The Sun is 14 min 3 s late |