Lucapa Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in December 2026
Day length goes from 12 h 34 min on December 1 to 12 h 36 min on December 31. Sunrise moves from 5:09 AM to 5:22 AM and sunset from 5:43 PM to 5:58 PM.
Every day
Dawn and dusk are civil twilight (the sun 6 degrees below the horizon); golden hour starts when the evening sun is 6 degrees up; full dark is astronomical twilight, 18 degrees down. A blank moonrise or moonset means it falls on the next day.
| Date | Dawn | Sunrise | Sunset | Dusk | Golden hour | Full dark | Day length | Change | Moon | Moonrise | Moonset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 4:46 AM | 5:09 AM | 5:43 PM | 6:06 PM | 5:14 PM | 6:59 PM | 12 h 34 min | Last quarter 7:09 AM | 11:41 AM | ||
| Dec 2 | 4:46 AM | 5:09 AM | 5:44 PM | 6:07 PM | 5:14 PM | 7:00 PM | 12 h 35 min | +1.0 min | Last quarter, 46% | 12:10 AM | 12:30 PM |
| Dec 3 | 4:47 AM | 5:09 AM | 5:44 PM | 6:07 PM | 5:15 PM | 7:01 PM | 12 h 35 min | +0.0 min | Waning crescent, 35% | 12:50 AM | 1:17 PM |
| Dec 4 | 4:47 AM | 5:10 AM | 5:45 PM | 6:08 PM | 5:15 PM | 7:01 PM | 12 h 35 min | +0.0 min | Waning crescent, 26% | 1:30 AM | 2:05 PM |
| Dec 5 | 4:47 AM | 5:10 AM | 5:45 PM | 6:08 PM | 5:16 PM | 7:02 PM | 12 h 35 min | +0.0 min | Waning crescent, 17% | 2:11 AM | 2:53 PM |
| Dec 6 | 4:47 AM | 5:10 AM | 5:46 PM | 6:09 PM | 5:16 PM | 7:02 PM | 12 h 36 min | +1.0 min | Waning crescent, 10% | 2:54 AM | 3:43 PM |
| Dec 7 | 4:48 AM | 5:11 AM | 5:46 PM | 6:09 PM | 5:16 PM | 7:03 PM | 12 h 35 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 4% | 3:39 AM | 4:34 PM |
| Dec 8 | 4:48 AM | 5:11 AM | 5:47 PM | 6:10 PM | 5:17 PM | 7:04 PM | 12 h 36 min | +1.0 min | Waning crescent, 1% | 4:27 AM | 5:26 PM |
| Dec 9 | 4:48 AM | 5:11 AM | 5:47 PM | 6:10 PM | 5:17 PM | 7:04 PM | 12 h 36 min | +0.0 min | New moon 1:52 AM | 5:17 AM | 6:18 PM |
| Dec 10 | 4:49 AM | 5:12 AM | 5:48 PM | 6:11 PM | 5:18 PM | 7:05 PM | 12 h 36 min | +0.0 min | Waxing crescent, 1% | 6:09 AM | 7:09 PM |
| Dec 11 | 4:49 AM | 5:12 AM | 5:48 PM | 6:11 PM | 5:18 PM | 7:05 PM | 12 h 36 min | +0.0 min | Waxing crescent, 5% | 7:00 AM | 7:57 PM |
| Dec 12 | 4:50 AM | 5:12 AM | 5:49 PM | 6:12 PM | 5:19 PM | 7:06 PM | 12 h 37 min | +1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 10% | 7:51 AM | 8:42 PM |
| Dec 13 | 4:50 AM | 5:13 AM | 5:50 PM | 6:12 PM | 5:19 PM | 7:06 PM | 12 h 37 min | +0.0 min | Waxing crescent, 17% | 8:39 AM | 9:24 PM |
| Dec 14 | 4:50 AM | 5:13 AM | 5:50 PM | 6:13 PM | 5:20 PM | 7:07 PM | 12 h 37 min | +0.0 min | Waxing crescent, 26% | 9:26 AM | 10:03 PM |
| Dec 15 | 4:51 AM | 5:14 AM | 5:51 PM | 6:13 PM | 5:20 PM | 7:08 PM | 12 h 37 min | +0.0 min | Waxing crescent, 36% | 10:11 AM | 10:41 PM |
| Dec 16 | 4:51 AM | 5:14 AM | 5:51 PM | 6:14 PM | 5:21 PM | 7:08 PM | 12 h 37 min | +0.0 min | First quarter, 46% | 10:56 AM | 11:19 PM |
| Dec 17 | 4:52 AM | 5:15 AM | 5:52 PM | 6:14 PM | 5:21 PM | 7:09 PM | 12 h 37 min | +0.0 min | First quarter 6:43 AM | 11:42 AM | 11:58 PM |
| Dec 18 | 4:52 AM | 5:15 AM | 5:52 PM | 6:15 PM | 5:22 PM | 7:09 PM | 12 h 37 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 67% | 12:30 PM | |
| Dec 19 | 4:53 AM | 5:16 AM | 5:53 PM | 6:16 PM | 5:22 PM | 7:10 PM | 12 h 37 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 77% | 1:20 PM | 12:40 AM |
| Dec 20 | 4:53 AM | 5:16 AM | 5:53 PM | 6:16 PM | 5:23 PM | 7:10 PM | 12 h 37 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 85% | 2:16 PM | 1:25 AM |
| Dec 21 | 4:54 AM | 5:17 AM | 5:54 PM | 6:17 PM | 5:23 PM | 7:11 PM | 12 h 37 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 92% | 3:17 PM | 2:16 AM |
| Dec 22 | 4:54 AM | 5:17 AM | 5:54 PM | 6:17 PM | 5:24 PM | 7:11 PM | 12 h 37 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 97% | 4:23 PM | 3:14 AM |
| Dec 23 | 4:55 AM | 5:18 AM | 5:55 PM | 6:18 PM | 5:24 PM | 7:12 PM | 12 h 37 min | +0.0 min | Full moon, 99% | 5:30 PM | 4:18 AM |
| Dec 24 | 4:55 AM | 5:18 AM | 5:55 PM | 6:18 PM | 5:25 PM | 7:12 PM | 12 h 37 min | +0.0 min | Full moon 2:28 AM | 6:37 PM | 5:26 AM |
| Dec 25 | 4:56 AM | 5:19 AM | 5:56 PM | 6:18 PM | 5:25 PM | 7:13 PM | 12 h 37 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 98% | 7:38 PM | 6:34 AM |
| Dec 26 | 4:56 AM | 5:19 AM | 5:56 PM | 6:19 PM | 5:26 PM | 7:13 PM | 12 h 37 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 94% | 8:33 PM | 7:39 AM |
| Dec 27 | 4:57 AM | 5:20 AM | 5:56 PM | 6:19 PM | 5:26 PM | 7:13 PM | 12 h 36 min | -1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 89% | 9:22 PM | 8:39 AM |
| Dec 28 | 4:57 AM | 5:20 AM | 5:57 PM | 6:20 PM | 5:27 PM | 7:14 PM | 12 h 37 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 81% | 10:07 PM | 9:34 AM |
| Dec 29 | 4:58 AM | 5:21 AM | 5:57 PM | 6:20 PM | 5:27 PM | 7:14 PM | 12 h 36 min | -1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 72% | 10:49 PM | 10:25 AM |
| Dec 30 | 4:58 AM | 5:21 AM | 5:58 PM | 6:21 PM | 5:28 PM | 7:15 PM | 12 h 37 min | +1.0 min | Last quarter 7:59 PM | 11:29 PM | 11:14 AM |
| Dec 31 | 4:59 AM | 5:22 AM | 5:58 PM | 6:21 PM | 5:28 PM | 7:15 PM | 12 h 36 min | -1.0 min | Last quarter, 51% | 12:02 PM |
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Sources
Computed with the NOAA solar position equations and the lunar methods of Meeus, Astronomical Algorithms, for a flat horizon; hills and buildings delay a real sunrise.