• Time Zone: GMT-06:00
• Time Zone ID: America/Chicago
• Day numbers: 359
• Week number: 52
• Leap year: 2024 is a leap year.
• Daylight Saving Time: No
Sunrise, Sunset Times for Dec 24th 2024
• Sunrise time: 08:01 am
• Sunset time: 05:22 pm
• Day length: 09h 20m
• Source: suntoday.org
Moon Phase for Dec 24th 2024
• Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
• Illumination: 30%
• Moon Age: 24.01 day(s)
• Source: mooninfo.org
Holidays and National Days for December 24th 2024
December 24 in History
1638
The Ottomans under Murad IV recapture Baghdad from Safavid Persia.
1812
Joel Barlow, aged 58, American poet and lawyer, dies from exposure near Vilna, Poland, during Napoleon’s retreat from Moscow. Barlow was on a diplomatic mission to the emperor for President Madison.
1814
A treaty of peace between the United States and Great Britain, ending the War of 1812, is signed at Ghent, Belgium. The news does not reach the United States until two weeks later (after the decisive American victory at New Orleans).
1861
The USS Gem of the Sea destroys the British blockade runner Prince of Wales off the coast at Georgetown, S.C.
1862
A Christmas present arrives a day early for the Federal troops at Columbus, Kentucky, in the way of artillery on board the USS New Era.
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