Lesser Earlysun
The sundial's smaller peak ahead of the clock.
The solar day is exactly 24 hours, and from here the Sun starts to lose ground.
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: Fri, May 14, 2027, around 08:10 UTC
See it on the figureAdd it to your calendar
Every year
Between 1900 and 2100 it comes as early as May 12 at 18:55 UTC (2092) and as late as May 15 at 19:28 UTC (1903).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 | Tue, May 15 | ≈ 04:00 | The Sun is 3 min 50 s early |
| 1901 | Wed, May 15 | ≈ 03:15 | The Sun is 3 min 50 s early |
| 1902 | Thu, May 15 | ≈ 12:04 | The Sun is 3 min 49 s early |
| 1903 | Fri, May 15 | ≈ 19:28 | The Sun is 3 min 49 s early |
| 1904 | Sat, May 14 | ≈ 19:07 | The Sun is 3 min 49 s early |
| 1905 | Mon, May 15 | ≈ 07:33 | The Sun is 3 min 50 s early |
| 1906 | Tue, May 15 | ≈ 10:44 | The Sun is 3 min 51 s early |
| 1907 | Wed, May 15 | ≈ 13:10 | The Sun is 3 min 49 s early |
| 1908 | Fri, May 15 | ≈ 01:58 | The Sun is 3 min 49 s early |
| 1909 | Sat, May 15 | ≈ 02:21 | The Sun is 3 min 50 s early |
| 1910 | Sun, May 15 | ≈ 08:18 | The Sun is 3 min 49 s early |
| 1911 | Mon, May 15 | ≈ 17:47 | The Sun is 3 min 49 s early |
| 1912 | Tue, May 14 | ≈ 17:38 | The Sun is 3 min 49 s early |
| 1913 | Thu, May 15 | ≈ 04:19 | The Sun is 3 min 48 s early |
| 1914 | Fri, May 15 | ≈ 10:04 | The Sun is 3 min 49 s early |
| 1915 | Sat, May 15 | ≈ 09:52 | The Sun is 3 min 47 s early |
| 1916 | Sun, May 14 | ≈ 22:33 | The Sun is 3 min 48 s early |
| 1917 | Tue, May 15 | ≈ 00:30 | The Sun is 3 min 49 s early |
| 1918 | Wed, May 15 | ≈ 04:07 | The Sun is 3 min 49 s early |
| 1919 | Thu, May 15 | ≈ 16:26 | The Sun is 3 min 49 s early |
| 1920 | Fri, May 14 | ≈ 16:13 | The Sun is 3 min 49 s early |
| 1921 | Sun, May 15 | ≈ 01:29 | The Sun is 3 min 48 s early |
| 1922 | Mon, May 15 | ≈ 08:59 | The Sun is 3 min 49 s early |
| 1923 | Tue, May 15 | ≈ 08:16 | The Sun is 3 min 47 s early |
| 1924 | Wed, May 14 | ≈ 20:25 | The Sun is 3 min 47 s early |
| 1925 | Fri, May 15 | ≈ 00:21 | The Sun is 3 min 48 s early |
| 1926 | Sat, May 15 | ≈ 01:48 | The Sun is 3 min 47 s early |
| 1927 | Sun, May 15 | ≈ 13:49 | The Sun is 3 min 47 s early |
| 1928 | Mon, May 14 | ≈ 14:39 | The Sun is 3 min 47 s early |
| 1929 | Tue, May 14 | ≈ 20:51 | The Sun is 3 min 48 s early |
| 1930 | Thu, May 15 | ≈ 06:58 | The Sun is 3 min 49 s early |
| 1931 | Fri, May 15 | ≈ 06:16 | The Sun is 3 min 47 s early |
| 1932 | Sat, May 14 | ≈ 16:46 | The Sun is 3 min 47 s early |
| 1933 | Sun, May 14 | ≈ 23:30 | The Sun is 3 min 48 s early |
| 1934 | Mon, May 14 | ≈ 22:50 | The Sun is 3 min 47 s early |
| 1935 | Wed, May 15 | ≈ 11:21 | The Sun is 3 min 47 s early |
| 1936 | Thu, May 14 | ≈ 14:16 | The Sun is 3 min 46 s early |
| 1937 | Fri, May 14 | ≈ 17:59 | The Sun is 3 min 46 s early |
| 1938 | Sun, May 15 | ≈ 05:37 | The Sun is 3 min 46 s early |
| 1939 | Mon, May 15 | ≈ 04:24 | The Sun is 3 min 45 s early |
| 1940 | Tue, May 14 | ≈ 12:36 | The Sun is 3 min 45 s early |
| 1941 | Wed, May 14 | ≈ 21:31 | The Sun is 3 min 47 s early |
| 1942 | Thu, May 14 | ≈ 20:20 | The Sun is 3 min 47 s early |
| 1943 | Sat, May 15 | ≈ 08:19 | The Sun is 3 min 46 s early |
| 1944 | Sun, May 14 | ≈ 13:17 | The Sun is 3 min 47 s early |
| 1945 | Mon, May 14 | ≈ 14:57 | The Sun is 3 min 46 s early |
| 1946 | Wed, May 15 | ≈ 03:18 | The Sun is 3 min 47 s early |
| 1947 | Thu, May 15 | ≈ 03:49 | The Sun is 3 min 46 s early |
| 1948 | Fri, May 14 | ≈ 09:53 | The Sun is 3 min 45 s early |
| 1949 | Sat, May 14 | ≈ 20:58 | The Sun is 3 min 46 s early |
| 1950 | Sun, May 14 | ≈ 19:00 | The Sun is 3 min 45 s early |
| 1951 | Tue, May 15 | ≈ 04:25 | The Sun is 3 min 45 s early |
| 1952 | Wed, May 14 | ≈ 11:42 | The Sun is 3 min 45 s early |
| 1953 | Thu, May 14 | ≈ 11:16 | The Sun is 3 min 46 s early |
| 1954 | Sat, May 15 | ≈ 00:10 | The Sun is 3 min 46 s early |
| 1955 | Sun, May 15 | ≈ 02:41 | The Sun is 3 min 45 s early |
| 1956 | Mon, May 14 | ≈ 06:12 | The Sun is 3 min 44 s early |
| 1957 | Tue, May 14 | ≈ 18:54 | The Sun is 3 min 45 s early |
| 1958 | Wed, May 14 | ≈ 17:08 | The Sun is 3 min 45 s early |
| 1959 | Fri, May 15 | ≈ 01:11 | The Sun is 3 min 44 s early |
| 1960 | Sat, May 14 | ≈ 11:08 | The Sun is 3 min 44 s early |
| 1961 | Sun, May 14 | ≈ 09:59 | The Sun is 3 min 44 s early |
| 1962 | Mon, May 14 | ≈ 21:33 | The Sun is 3 min 44 s early |
| 1963 | Wed, May 15 | ≈ 01:47 | The Sun is 3 min 44 s early |
| 1964 | Thu, May 14 | ≈ 02:45 | The Sun is 3 min 44 s early |
| 1965 | Fri, May 14 | ≈ 16:09 | The Sun is 3 min 45 s early |
| 1966 | Sat, May 14 | ≈ 16:25 | The Sun is 3 min 45 s early |
| 1967 | Sun, May 14 | ≈ 21:56 | The Sun is 3 min 44 s early |
| 1968 | Tue, May 14 | ≈ 09:46 | The Sun is 3 min 44 s early |
| 1969 | Wed, May 14 | ≈ 08:09 | The Sun is 3 min 45 s early |
| 1970 | Thu, May 14 | ≈ 17:45 | The Sun is 3 min 44 s early |
| 1971 | Sat, May 15 | ≈ 00:54 | The Sun is 3 min 43 s early |
| 1972 | Sun, May 14 | ≈ 00:23 | The Sun is 3 min 43 s early |
| 1973 | Mon, May 14 | ≈ 13:47 | The Sun is 3 min 43 s early |
| 1974 | Tue, May 14 | ≈ 15:05 | The Sun is 3 min 43 s early |
| 1975 | Wed, May 14 | ≈ 17:35 | The Sun is 3 min 42 s early |
| 1976 | Fri, May 14 | ≈ 07:13 | The Sun is 3 min 43 s early |
| 1977 | Sat, May 14 | ≈ 05:56 | The Sun is 3 min 44 s early |
| 1978 | Sun, May 14 | ≈ 14:10 | The Sun is 3 min 44 s early |
| 1979 | Mon, May 14 | ≈ 23:40 | The Sun is 3 min 43 s early |
| 1980 | Tue, May 13 | ≈ 22:51 | The Sun is 3 min 43 s early |
| 1981 | Thu, May 14 | ≈ 11:00 | The Sun is 3 min 43 s early |
| 1982 | Fri, May 14 | ≈ 14:34 | The Sun is 3 min 43 s early |
| 1983 | Sat, May 14 | ≈ 15:54 | The Sun is 3 min 42 s early |
| 1984 | Mon, May 14 | ≈ 05:37 | The Sun is 3 min 42 s early |
| 1985 | Tue, May 14 | ≈ 06:04 | The Sun is 3 min 43 s early |
| 1986 | Wed, May 14 | ≈ 11:00 | The Sun is 3 min 42 s early |
| 1987 | Thu, May 14 | ≈ 21:32 | The Sun is 3 min 41 s early |
| 1988 | Fri, May 13 | ≈ 20:04 | The Sun is 3 min 42 s early |
| 1989 | Sun, May 14 | ≈ 06:36 | The Sun is 3 min 43 s early |
| 1990 | Mon, May 14 | ≈ 12:59 | The Sun is 3 min 43 s early |
| 1991 | Tue, May 14 | ≈ 12:24 | The Sun is 3 min 42 s early |
| 1992 | Thu, May 14 | ≈ 02:27 | The Sun is 3 min 42 s early |
| 1993 | Fri, May 14 | ≈ 04:20 | The Sun is 3 min 43 s early |
| 1994 | Sat, May 14 | ≈ 07:25 | The Sun is 3 min 42 s early |
| 1995 | Sun, May 14 | ≈ 20:28 | The Sun is 3 min 41 s early |
| 1996 | Mon, May 13 | ≈ 19:39 | The Sun is 3 min 41 s early |
| 1997 | Wed, May 14 | ≈ 03:57 | The Sun is 3 min 41 s early |
| 1998 | Thu, May 14 | ≈ 12:06 | The Sun is 3 min 41 s early |
| 1999 | Fri, May 14 | ≈ 10:13 | The Sun is 3 min 41 s early |
| 2000 | Sat, May 13 | ≈ 23:00 | The Sun is 3 min 41 s early |
| 2001 | Mon, May 14 | ≈ 03:15 | The Sun is 3 min 43 s early |
| 2002 | Tue, May 14 | ≈ 04:37 | The Sun is 3 min 42 s early |
| 2003 | Wed, May 14 | ≈ 17:55 | The Sun is 3 min 41 s early |
| 2004 | Thu, May 13 | ≈ 18:33 | The Sun is 3 min 41 s early |
| 2005 | Sat, May 14 | ≈ 00:04 | The Sun is 3 min 41 s early |
| 2006 | Sun, May 14 | ≈ 10:14 | The Sun is 3 min 41 s early |
| 2007 | Mon, May 14 | ≈ 08:53 | The Sun is 3 min 41 s early |
| 2008 | Tue, May 13 | ≈ 19:51 | The Sun is 3 min 40 s early |
| 2009 | Thu, May 14 | ≈ 02:29 | The Sun is 3 min 41 s early |
| 2010 | Fri, May 14 | ≈ 01:27 | The Sun is 3 min 40 s early |
| 2011 | Sat, May 14 | ≈ 14:28 | The Sun is 3 min 39 s early |
| 2012 | Sun, May 13 | ≈ 16:47 | The Sun is 3 min 41 s early |
| 2013 | Mon, May 13 | ≈ 20:26 | The Sun is 3 min 41 s early |
| 2014 | Wed, May 14 | ≈ 08:44 | The Sun is 3 min 40 s early |
| 2015 | Thu, May 14 | ≈ 07:54 | The Sun is 3 min 41 s early |
| 2016 | Fri, May 13 | ≈ 16:55 | The Sun is 3 min 40 s early |
| 2017 | Sun, May 14 | ≈ 01:16 | The Sun is 3 min 41 s early |
| 2018 | Sun, May 13 | ≈ 23:56 | The Sun is 3 min 40 s early |
| 2019 | Tue, May 14 | ≈ 11:51 | The Sun is 3 min 38 s early |
| 2020 | Wed, May 13 | ≈ 16:42 | The Sun is 3 min 39 s early |
| 2021 | Thu, May 13 | ≈ 18:10 | The Sun is 3 min 39 s early |
| 2022 | Sat, May 14 | ≈ 05:48 | The Sun is 3 min 38 s early |
| 2023 | Sun, May 14 | ≈ 06:12 | The Sun is 3 min 39 s early |
| 2024 | Mon, May 13 | ≈ 12:08 | The Sun is 3 min 39 s early |
| 2025 | Tue, May 13 | ≈ 23:00 | The Sun is 3 min 40 s early |
| 2026 | Wed, May 13 | ≈ 22:05 | The Sun is 3 min 41 s early |
| 2027 | Fri, May 14 | ≈ 08:10 | The Sun is 3 min 38 s early |
| 2028 | Sat, May 13 | ≈ 15:40 | The Sun is 3 min 40 s early |
| 2029 | Sun, May 13 | ≈ 15:18 | The Sun is 3 min 40 s early |
| 2030 | Tue, May 14 | ≈ 03:03 | The Sun is 3 min 38 s early |
| 2031 | Wed, May 14 | ≈ 05:51 | The Sun is 3 min 39 s early |
| 2032 | Thu, May 13 | ≈ 09:42 | The Sun is 3 min 37 s early |
| 2033 | Fri, May 13 | ≈ 21:33 | The Sun is 3 min 38 s early |
| 2034 | Sat, May 13 | ≈ 20:35 | The Sun is 3 min 38 s early |
| 2035 | Mon, May 14 | ≈ 04:10 | The Sun is 3 min 37 s early |
| 2036 | Tue, May 13 | ≈ 13:39 | The Sun is 3 min 39 s early |
| 2037 | Wed, May 13 | ≈ 13:08 | The Sun is 3 min 39 s early |
| 2038 | Thu, May 13 | ≈ 23:51 | The Sun is 3 min 38 s early |
| 2039 | Sat, May 14 | ≈ 04:59 | The Sun is 3 min 39 s early |
| 2040 | Sun, May 13 | ≈ 06:56 | The Sun is 3 min 38 s early |
| 2041 | Mon, May 13 | ≈ 18:50 | The Sun is 3 min 38 s early |
| 2042 | Tue, May 13 | ≈ 20:04 | The Sun is 3 min 39 s early |
| 2043 | Thu, May 14 | ≈ 01:10 | The Sun is 3 min 37 s early |
| 2044 | Fri, May 13 | ≈ 12:53 | The Sun is 3 min 37 s early |
| 2045 | Sat, May 13 | ≈ 11:46 | The Sun is 3 min 38 s early |
| 2046 | Sun, May 13 | ≈ 19:40 | The Sun is 3 min 36 s early |
| 2047 | Tue, May 14 | ≈ 03:17 | The Sun is 3 min 37 s early |
| 2048 | Wed, May 13 | ≈ 03:36 | The Sun is 3 min 37 s early |
| 2049 | Thu, May 13 | ≈ 15:37 | The Sun is 3 min 38 s early |
| 2050 | Fri, May 13 | ≈ 19:10 | The Sun is 3 min 38 s early |
| 2051 | Sat, May 13 | ≈ 21:43 | The Sun is 3 min 36 s early |
| 2052 | Mon, May 13 | ≈ 10:29 | The Sun is 3 min 37 s early |
| 2053 | Tue, May 13 | ≈ 10:21 | The Sun is 3 min 38 s early |
| 2054 | Wed, May 13 | ≈ 16:39 | The Sun is 3 min 36 s early |
| 2055 | Fri, May 14 | ≈ 02:38 | The Sun is 3 min 36 s early |
| 2056 | Sat, May 13 | ≈ 02:28 | The Sun is 3 min 36 s early |
| 2057 | Sun, May 13 | ≈ 12:47 | The Sun is 3 min 36 s early |
| 2058 | Mon, May 13 | ≈ 17:47 | The Sun is 3 min 37 s early |
| 2059 | Tue, May 13 | ≈ 18:33 | The Sun is 3 min 36 s early |
| 2060 | Thu, May 13 | ≈ 07:24 | The Sun is 3 min 37 s early |
| 2061 | Fri, May 13 | ≈ 09:28 | The Sun is 3 min 38 s early |
| 2062 | Sat, May 13 | ≈ 13:25 | The Sun is 3 min 36 s early |
| 2063 | Mon, May 14 | ≈ 01:00 | The Sun is 3 min 36 s early |
| 2064 | Tue, May 13 | ≈ 00:40 | The Sun is 3 min 36 s early |
| 2065 | Wed, May 13 | ≈ 08:41 | The Sun is 3 min 36 s early |
| 2066 | Thu, May 13 | ≈ 16:42 | The Sun is 3 min 36 s early |
| 2067 | Fri, May 13 | ≈ 16:16 | The Sun is 3 min 34 s early |
| 2068 | Sun, May 13 | ≈ 04:59 | The Sun is 3 min 34 s early |
| 2069 | Mon, May 13 | ≈ 08:21 | The Sun is 3 min 35 s early |
| 2070 | Tue, May 13 | ≈ 09:21 | The Sun is 3 min 34 s early |
| 2071 | Wed, May 13 | ≈ 22:20 | The Sun is 3 min 35 s early |
| 2072 | Thu, May 12 | ≈ 22:57 | The Sun is 3 min 36 s early |
| 2073 | Sat, May 13 | ≈ 05:19 | The Sun is 3 min 36 s early |
| 2074 | Sun, May 13 | ≈ 15:43 | The Sun is 3 min 36 s early |
| 2075 | Mon, May 13 | ≈ 15:02 | The Sun is 3 min 35 s early |
| 2076 | Wed, May 13 | ≈ 01:57 | The Sun is 3 min 35 s early |
| 2077 | Thu, May 13 | ≈ 07:36 | The Sun is 3 min 36 s early |
| 2078 | Fri, May 13 | ≈ 07:18 | The Sun is 3 min 34 s early |
| 2079 | Sat, May 13 | ≈ 20:15 | The Sun is 3 min 34 s early |
| 2080 | Sun, May 12 | ≈ 22:46 | The Sun is 3 min 34 s early |
| 2081 | Tue, May 13 | ≈ 01:27 | The Sun is 3 min 34 s early |
| 2082 | Wed, May 13 | ≈ 13:18 | The Sun is 3 min 34 s early |
| 2083 | Thu, May 13 | ≈ 12:15 | The Sun is 3 min 34 s early |
| 2084 | Fri, May 12 | ≈ 21:14 | The Sun is 3 min 34 s early |
| 2085 | Sun, May 13 | ≈ 06:15 | The Sun is 3 min 35 s early |
| 2086 | Mon, May 13 | ≈ 04:12 | The Sun is 3 min 34 s early |
| 2087 | Tue, May 13 | ≈ 17:09 | The Sun is 3 min 33 s early |
| 2088 | Wed, May 12 | ≈ 21:19 | The Sun is 3 min 34 s early |
| 2089 | Thu, May 12 | ≈ 22:23 | The Sun is 3 min 34 s early |
| 2090 | Sat, May 13 | ≈ 11:52 | The Sun is 3 min 34 s early |
| 2091 | Sun, May 13 | ≈ 12:00 | The Sun is 3 min 33 s early |
| 2092 | Mon, May 12 | ≈ 18:55 | The Sun is 3 min 33 s early |
| 2093 | Wed, May 13 | ≈ 04:50 | The Sun is 3 min 34 s early |
| 2094 | Thu, May 13 | ≈ 02:21 | The Sun is 3 min 33 s early |
| 2095 | Fri, May 13 | ≈ 13:30 | The Sun is 3 min 33 s early |
| 2096 | Sat, May 12 | ≈ 20:18 | The Sun is 3 min 34 s early |
| 2097 | Sun, May 12 | ≈ 19:58 | The Sun is 3 min 34 s early |
| 2098 | Tue, May 13 | ≈ 08:43 | The Sun is 3 min 34 s early |
| 2099 | Wed, May 13 | ≈ 10:56 | The Sun is 3 min 33 s early |
| 2100 | Thu, May 13 | ≈ 14:45 | The Sun is 3 min 33 s early |