Rio Tinto Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in December 2026
Day length goes from 12 h 29 min on December 1 to 12 h 31 min on December 31. Sunrise moves from 4:55 AM to 5:08 AM and sunset from 5:24 PM to 5:39 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 | 4:32 AM | 4:55 AM | 5:24 PM | 5:47 PM | 4:54 PM | 6:40 PM | 12 h 29 min | Last quarter 3:09 AM | 12:00 AM | 11:33 AM | |
| Dec 2 | 4:32 AM | 4:55 AM | 5:25 PM | 5:47 PM | 4:55 PM | 6:40 PM | 12 h 30 min | +1.0 min | Last quarter, 44% | 12:21 PM | |
| Dec 3 | 4:33 AM | 4:55 AM | 5:25 PM | 5:48 PM | 4:55 PM | 6:41 PM | 12 h 30 min | +0.0 min | Waning crescent, 34% | 12:40 AM | 1:07 PM |
| Dec 4 | 4:33 AM | 4:56 AM | 5:26 PM | 5:48 PM | 4:56 PM | 6:41 PM | 12 h 30 min | +0.0 min | Waning crescent, 24% | 1:21 AM | 1:54 PM |
| Dec 5 | 4:33 AM | 4:56 AM | 5:26 PM | 5:49 PM | 4:56 PM | 6:42 PM | 12 h 30 min | +0.0 min | Waning crescent, 16% | 2:03 AM | 2:42 PM |
| Dec 6 | 4:34 AM | 4:56 AM | 5:27 PM | 5:49 PM | 4:57 PM | 6:43 PM | 12 h 31 min | +1.0 min | Waning crescent, 9% | 2:46 AM | 3:31 PM |
| Dec 7 | 4:34 AM | 4:57 AM | 5:27 PM | 5:50 PM | 4:57 PM | 6:43 PM | 12 h 30 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 4% | 3:32 AM | 4:22 PM |
| Dec 8 | 4:34 AM | 4:57 AM | 5:28 PM | 5:50 PM | 4:58 PM | 6:44 PM | 12 h 31 min | +1.0 min | New moon 9:52 PM | 4:21 AM | 5:14 PM |
| Dec 9 | 4:35 AM | 4:57 AM | 5:28 PM | 5:51 PM | 4:58 PM | 6:44 PM | 12 h 31 min | +0.0 min | New moon, 0% | 5:12 AM | 6:06 PM |
| Dec 10 | 4:35 AM | 4:58 AM | 5:29 PM | 5:51 PM | 4:59 PM | 6:45 PM | 12 h 31 min | +0.0 min | Waxing crescent, 2% | 6:04 AM | 6:56 PM |
| Dec 11 | 4:35 AM | 4:58 AM | 5:29 PM | 5:52 PM | 4:59 PM | 6:45 PM | 12 h 31 min | +0.0 min | Waxing crescent, 5% | 6:55 AM | 7:44 PM |
| Dec 12 | 4:36 AM | 4:59 AM | 5:30 PM | 5:52 PM | 5:00 PM | 6:46 PM | 12 h 31 min | +0.0 min | Waxing crescent, 11% | 7:45 AM | 8:29 PM |
| Dec 13 | 4:36 AM | 4:59 AM | 5:30 PM | 5:53 PM | 5:00 PM | 6:46 PM | 12 h 31 min | +0.0 min | Waxing crescent, 18% | 8:32 AM | 9:11 PM |
| Dec 14 | 4:37 AM | 5:00 AM | 5:31 PM | 5:53 PM | 5:01 PM | 6:47 PM | 12 h 31 min | +0.0 min | Waxing crescent, 27% | 9:18 AM | 9:51 PM |
| Dec 15 | 4:37 AM | 5:00 AM | 5:31 PM | 5:54 PM | 5:01 PM | 6:48 PM | 12 h 31 min | +0.0 min | Waxing crescent, 37% | 10:03 AM | 10:30 PM |
| Dec 16 | 4:38 AM | 5:00 AM | 5:32 PM | 5:54 PM | 5:02 PM | 6:48 PM | 12 h 32 min | +1.0 min | First quarter, 48% | 10:47 AM | 11:08 PM |
| Dec 17 | 4:38 AM | 5:01 AM | 5:32 PM | 5:55 PM | 5:02 PM | 6:49 PM | 12 h 31 min | -1.0 min | First quarter 2:43 AM | 11:32 AM | 11:48 PM |
| Dec 18 | 4:39 AM | 5:01 AM | 5:33 PM | 5:55 PM | 5:03 PM | 6:49 PM | 12 h 32 min | +1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 69% | 12:19 PM | |
| Dec 19 | 4:39 AM | 5:02 AM | 5:33 PM | 5:56 PM | 5:03 PM | 6:50 PM | 12 h 31 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 78% | 1:10 PM | 12:31 AM |
| Dec 20 | 4:39 AM | 5:02 AM | 5:34 PM | 5:56 PM | 5:04 PM | 6:50 PM | 12 h 32 min | +1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 86% | 2:06 PM | 1:18 AM |
| Dec 21 | 4:40 AM | 5:03 AM | 5:34 PM | 5:57 PM | 5:04 PM | 6:51 PM | 12 h 31 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 93% | 3:07 PM | 2:11 AM |
| Dec 22 | 4:40 AM | 5:03 AM | 5:35 PM | 5:57 PM | 5:05 PM | 6:51 PM | 12 h 32 min | +1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 97% | 4:13 PM | 3:11 AM |
| Dec 23 | 4:41 AM | 5:04 AM | 5:35 PM | 5:58 PM | 5:05 PM | 6:52 PM | 12 h 31 min | -1.0 min | Full moon 10:28 PM | 5:21 PM | 4:16 AM |
| Dec 24 | 4:41 AM | 5:04 AM | 5:36 PM | 5:58 PM | 5:06 PM | 6:52 PM | 12 h 32 min | +1.0 min | Full moon, 100% | 6:26 PM | 5:24 AM |
| Dec 25 | 4:42 AM | 5:05 AM | 5:36 PM | 5:59 PM | 5:06 PM | 6:53 PM | 12 h 31 min | -1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 98% | 7:27 PM | 6:31 AM |
| Dec 26 | 4:43 AM | 5:05 AM | 5:37 PM | 5:59 PM | 5:07 PM | 6:53 PM | 12 h 32 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 94% | 8:22 PM | 7:34 AM |
| Dec 27 | 4:43 AM | 5:06 AM | 5:37 PM | 6:00 PM | 5:07 PM | 6:53 PM | 12 h 31 min | -1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 87% | 9:11 PM | 8:33 AM |
| Dec 28 | 4:44 AM | 5:06 AM | 5:37 PM | 6:00 PM | 5:07 PM | 6:54 PM | 12 h 31 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 80% | 9:56 PM | 9:26 AM |
| Dec 29 | 4:44 AM | 5:07 AM | 5:38 PM | 6:01 PM | 5:08 PM | 6:54 PM | 12 h 31 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 70% | 10:39 PM | 10:16 AM |
| Dec 30 | 4:45 AM | 5:07 AM | 5:38 PM | 6:01 PM | 5:08 PM | 6:55 PM | 12 h 31 min | +0.0 min | Last quarter 3:59 PM | 11:20 PM | 11:04 AM |
| Dec 31 | 4:45 AM | 5:08 AM | 5:39 PM | 6:02 PM | 5:09 PM | 6:55 PM | 12 h 31 min | +0.0 min | Last quarter, 50% | 11:51 AM |
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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.