Aurora Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in December 2026
Day length goes from 12 h 30 min on December 1 to 12 h 32 min on December 31. Sunrise moves from 5:10 AM to 5:23 AM and sunset from 5:40 PM to 5:55 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 | 4:47 AM | 5:10 AM | 5:40 PM | 6:02 PM | 5:10 PM | 6:56 PM | 12 h 30 min | Last quarter 3:09 AM | 11:49 AM | ||
| Dec 2 | 4:48 AM | 5:10 AM | 5:40 PM | 6:03 PM | 5:11 PM | 6:56 PM | 12 h 30 min | +0.0 min | Last quarter, 44% | 12:16 AM | 12:37 PM |
| Dec 3 | 4:48 AM | 5:11 AM | 5:41 PM | 6:03 PM | 5:11 PM | 6:57 PM | 12 h 30 min | +0.0 min | Waning crescent, 34% | 12:56 AM | 1:23 PM |
| Dec 4 | 4:48 AM | 5:11 AM | 5:41 PM | 6:04 PM | 5:12 PM | 6:57 PM | 12 h 30 min | +0.0 min | Waning crescent, 24% | 1:37 AM | 2:10 PM |
| Dec 5 | 4:49 AM | 5:11 AM | 5:42 PM | 6:04 PM | 5:12 PM | 6:58 PM | 12 h 31 min | +1.0 min | Waning crescent, 16% | 2:18 AM | 2:58 PM |
| Dec 6 | 4:49 AM | 5:12 AM | 5:42 PM | 6:05 PM | 5:13 PM | 6:58 PM | 12 h 30 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 9% | 3:02 AM | 3:48 PM |
| Dec 7 | 4:49 AM | 5:12 AM | 5:43 PM | 6:05 PM | 5:13 PM | 6:59 PM | 12 h 31 min | +1.0 min | Waning crescent, 4% | 3:48 AM | 4:39 PM |
| Dec 8 | 4:50 AM | 5:12 AM | 5:43 PM | 6:06 PM | 5:13 PM | 6:59 PM | 12 h 31 min | +0.0 min | New moon 9:52 PM | 4:37 AM | 5:31 PM |
| Dec 9 | 4:50 AM | 5:13 AM | 5:44 PM | 6:07 PM | 5:14 PM | 7:00 PM | 12 h 31 min | +0.0 min | New moon, 0% | 5:28 AM | 6:23 PM |
| Dec 10 | 4:50 AM | 5:13 AM | 5:44 PM | 6:07 PM | 5:14 PM | 7:01 PM | 12 h 31 min | +0.0 min | Waxing crescent, 2% | 6:19 AM | 7:13 PM |
| Dec 11 | 4:51 AM | 5:14 AM | 5:45 PM | 6:08 PM | 5:15 PM | 7:01 PM | 12 h 31 min | +0.0 min | Waxing crescent, 5% | 7:11 AM | 8:01 PM |
| Dec 12 | 4:51 AM | 5:14 AM | 5:45 PM | 6:08 PM | 5:15 PM | 7:02 PM | 12 h 31 min | +0.0 min | Waxing crescent, 11% | 8:00 AM | 8:45 PM |
| Dec 13 | 4:52 AM | 5:14 AM | 5:46 PM | 6:09 PM | 5:16 PM | 7:02 PM | 12 h 32 min | +1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 18% | 8:48 AM | 9:27 PM |
| Dec 14 | 4:52 AM | 5:15 AM | 5:46 PM | 6:09 PM | 5:16 PM | 7:03 PM | 12 h 31 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 27% | 9:34 AM | 10:07 PM |
| Dec 15 | 4:52 AM | 5:15 AM | 5:47 PM | 6:10 PM | 5:17 PM | 7:03 PM | 12 h 32 min | +1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 37% | 10:19 AM | 10:46 PM |
| Dec 16 | 4:53 AM | 5:16 AM | 5:47 PM | 6:10 PM | 5:17 PM | 7:04 PM | 12 h 31 min | -1.0 min | First quarter, 48% | 11:03 AM | 11:24 PM |
| Dec 17 | 4:53 AM | 5:16 AM | 5:48 PM | 6:11 PM | 5:18 PM | 7:04 PM | 12 h 32 min | +1.0 min | First quarter 2:43 AM | 11:48 AM | |
| Dec 18 | 4:54 AM | 5:17 AM | 5:48 PM | 6:11 PM | 5:18 PM | 7:05 PM | 12 h 31 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 69% | 12:36 PM | 12:04 AM |
| Dec 19 | 4:54 AM | 5:17 AM | 5:49 PM | 6:12 PM | 5:19 PM | 7:05 PM | 12 h 32 min | +1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 78% | 1:27 PM | 12:47 AM |
| Dec 20 | 4:55 AM | 5:18 AM | 5:49 PM | 6:12 PM | 5:19 PM | 7:06 PM | 12 h 31 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 86% | 2:22 PM | 1:34 AM |
| Dec 21 | 4:55 AM | 5:18 AM | 5:50 PM | 6:13 PM | 5:20 PM | 7:06 PM | 12 h 32 min | +1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 93% | 3:24 PM | 2:27 AM |
| Dec 22 | 4:56 AM | 5:19 AM | 5:50 PM | 6:13 PM | 5:20 PM | 7:07 PM | 12 h 31 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 97% | 4:29 PM | 3:26 AM |
| Dec 23 | 4:56 AM | 5:19 AM | 5:51 PM | 6:14 PM | 5:21 PM | 7:07 PM | 12 h 32 min | +1.0 min | Full moon 10:28 PM | 5:37 PM | 4:32 AM |
| Dec 24 | 4:57 AM | 5:20 AM | 5:51 PM | 6:14 PM | 5:21 PM | 7:08 PM | 12 h 31 min | -1.0 min | Full moon, 100% | 6:43 PM | 5:40 AM |
| Dec 25 | 4:57 AM | 5:20 AM | 5:52 PM | 6:15 PM | 5:22 PM | 7:08 PM | 12 h 32 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 98% | 7:44 PM | 6:47 AM |
| Dec 26 | 4:58 AM | 5:21 AM | 5:52 PM | 6:15 PM | 5:22 PM | 7:09 PM | 12 h 31 min | -1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 94% | 8:38 PM | 7:50 AM |
| Dec 27 | 4:58 AM | 5:21 AM | 5:53 PM | 6:16 PM | 5:23 PM | 7:09 PM | 12 h 32 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 87% | 9:27 PM | 8:49 AM |
| Dec 28 | 4:59 AM | 5:22 AM | 5:53 PM | 6:16 PM | 5:23 PM | 7:10 PM | 12 h 31 min | -1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 80% | 10:12 PM | 9:42 AM |
| Dec 29 | 4:59 AM | 5:22 AM | 5:54 PM | 6:16 PM | 5:24 PM | 7:10 PM | 12 h 32 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 70% | 10:55 PM | 10:32 AM |
| Dec 30 | 5:00 AM | 5:23 AM | 5:54 PM | 6:17 PM | 5:24 PM | 7:11 PM | 12 h 31 min | -1.0 min | Last quarter 3:59 PM | 11:36 PM | 11:20 AM |
| Dec 31 | 5:00 AM | 5:23 AM | 5:55 PM | 6:17 PM | 5:25 PM | 7:11 PM | 12 h 32 min | +1.0 min | Last quarter, 50% | 12:08 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.