Xinmin Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in December 2026
Day length goes from 10 h 20 min on December 1 to 10 h 13 min on December 31. Sunrise moves from 7:29 AM to 7:47 AM and sunset from 5:49 PM to 6:00 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 | 7:03 AM | 7:29 AM | 5:49 PM | 6:15 PM | 5:14 PM | 7:14 PM | 10 h 20 min | Last quarter 2:09 PM | 1:05 PM | ||
| Dec 2 | 7:04 AM | 7:30 AM | 5:49 PM | 6:15 PM | 5:14 PM | 7:14 PM | 10 h 19 min | -1.0 min | Last quarter, 49% | 1:01 AM | 1:35 PM |
| Dec 3 | 7:05 AM | 7:31 AM | 5:49 PM | 6:15 PM | 5:14 PM | 7:14 PM | 10 h 18 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 38% | 2:01 AM | 2:03 PM |
| Dec 4 | 7:05 AM | 7:32 AM | 5:49 PM | 6:16 PM | 5:13 PM | 7:14 PM | 10 h 17 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 28% | 3:00 AM | 2:33 PM |
| Dec 5 | 7:06 AM | 7:32 AM | 5:49 PM | 6:16 PM | 5:13 PM | 7:15 PM | 10 h 17 min | +0.0 min | Waning crescent, 19% | 3:58 AM | 3:03 PM |
| Dec 6 | 7:07 AM | 7:33 AM | 5:49 PM | 6:16 PM | 5:14 PM | 7:15 PM | 10 h 16 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 12% | 4:56 AM | 3:38 PM |
| Dec 7 | 7:08 AM | 7:34 AM | 5:50 PM | 6:16 PM | 5:14 PM | 7:15 PM | 10 h 16 min | +0.0 min | Waning crescent, 6% | 5:55 AM | 4:16 PM |
| Dec 8 | 7:08 AM | 7:35 AM | 5:50 PM | 6:16 PM | 5:14 PM | 7:15 PM | 10 h 15 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 2% | 6:54 AM | 4:59 PM |
| Dec 9 | 7:09 AM | 7:35 AM | 5:50 PM | 6:16 PM | 5:14 PM | 7:15 PM | 10 h 15 min | +0.0 min | New moon 8:52 AM | 7:50 AM | 5:47 PM |
| Dec 10 | 7:10 AM | 7:36 AM | 5:50 PM | 6:16 PM | 5:14 PM | 7:16 PM | 10 h 14 min | -1.0 min | New moon, 1% | 8:42 AM | 6:40 PM |
| Dec 11 | 7:10 AM | 7:37 AM | 5:50 PM | 6:17 PM | 5:14 PM | 7:16 PM | 10 h 13 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 3% | 9:29 AM | 7:35 PM |
| Dec 12 | 7:11 AM | 7:37 AM | 5:51 PM | 6:17 PM | 5:14 PM | 7:16 PM | 10 h 14 min | +1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 8% | 10:10 AM | 8:32 PM |
| Dec 13 | 7:12 AM | 7:38 AM | 5:51 PM | 6:17 PM | 5:15 PM | 7:17 PM | 10 h 13 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 15% | 10:47 AM | 9:28 PM |
| Dec 14 | 7:12 AM | 7:39 AM | 5:51 PM | 6:18 PM | 5:15 PM | 7:17 PM | 10 h 12 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 23% | 11:19 AM | 10:24 PM |
| Dec 15 | 7:13 AM | 7:39 AM | 5:51 PM | 6:18 PM | 5:15 PM | 7:17 PM | 10 h 12 min | +0.0 min | Waxing crescent, 33% | 11:48 AM | 11:20 PM |
| Dec 16 | 7:14 AM | 7:40 AM | 5:52 PM | 6:18 PM | 5:15 PM | 7:18 PM | 10 h 12 min | +0.0 min | First quarter, 43% | 12:16 PM | |
| Dec 17 | 7:14 AM | 7:41 AM | 5:52 PM | 6:19 PM | 5:16 PM | 7:18 PM | 10 h 11 min | -1.0 min | First quarter 1:43 PM | 12:43 PM | 12:16 AM |
| Dec 18 | 7:15 AM | 7:41 AM | 5:53 PM | 6:19 PM | 5:16 PM | 7:18 PM | 10 h 12 min | +1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 64% | 1:11 PM | 1:13 AM |
| Dec 19 | 7:15 AM | 7:42 AM | 5:53 PM | 6:19 PM | 5:17 PM | 7:19 PM | 10 h 11 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 74% | 1:43 PM | 2:12 AM |
| Dec 20 | 7:16 AM | 7:42 AM | 5:53 PM | 6:20 PM | 5:17 PM | 7:19 PM | 10 h 11 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 83% | 2:18 PM | 3:16 AM |
| Dec 21 | 7:16 AM | 7:43 AM | 5:54 PM | 6:20 PM | 5:18 PM | 7:20 PM | 10 h 11 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 90% | 3:01 PM | 4:24 AM |
| Dec 22 | 7:17 AM | 7:43 AM | 5:54 PM | 6:21 PM | 5:18 PM | 7:20 PM | 10 h 11 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 95% | 3:53 PM | 5:36 AM |
| Dec 23 | 7:17 AM | 7:44 AM | 5:55 PM | 6:21 PM | 5:19 PM | 7:21 PM | 10 h 11 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 99% | 4:54 PM | 6:48 AM |
| Dec 24 | 7:18 AM | 7:44 AM | 5:55 PM | 6:22 PM | 5:19 PM | 7:21 PM | 10 h 11 min | +0.0 min | Full moon 9:28 AM | 6:05 PM | 7:56 AM |
| Dec 25 | 7:18 AM | 7:45 AM | 5:56 PM | 6:23 PM | 5:20 PM | 7:22 PM | 10 h 11 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 99% | 7:19 PM | 8:55 AM |
| Dec 26 | 7:19 AM | 7:45 AM | 5:57 PM | 6:23 PM | 5:20 PM | 7:22 PM | 10 h 12 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 96% | 8:33 PM | 9:46 AM |
| Dec 27 | 7:19 AM | 7:46 AM | 5:57 PM | 6:24 PM | 5:21 PM | 7:23 PM | 10 h 11 min | -1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 90% | 9:44 PM | 10:28 AM |
| Dec 28 | 7:19 AM | 7:46 AM | 5:58 PM | 6:24 PM | 5:22 PM | 7:24 PM | 10 h 12 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 83% | 10:50 PM | 11:04 AM |
| Dec 29 | 7:20 AM | 7:46 AM | 5:58 PM | 6:25 PM | 5:22 PM | 7:24 PM | 10 h 12 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 75% | 11:53 PM | 11:36 AM |
| Dec 30 | 7:20 AM | 7:47 AM | 5:59 PM | 6:26 PM | 5:23 PM | 7:25 PM | 10 h 12 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 65% | 12:05 PM | |
| Dec 31 | 7:20 AM | 7:47 AM | 6:00 PM | 6:26 PM | 5:24 PM | 7:25 PM | 10 h 13 min | +1.0 min | Last quarter 2:59 AM | 12:53 AM | 12:35 PM |
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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.