Simen Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in December 2026
Day length goes from 10 h 01 min on December 1 to 9 h 52 min on December 31. Sunrise moves from 7:48 AM to 8:07 AM and sunset from 5:49 PM to 5:59 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 | 7:21 AM | 7:48 AM | 5:49 PM | 6:17 PM | 5:11 PM | 7:18 PM | 10 h 01 min | Last quarter 2:09 PM | 12:04 AM | 1:18 PM | |
| Dec 2 | 7:22 AM | 7:49 AM | 5:49 PM | 6:17 PM | 5:11 PM | 7:18 PM | 10 h 00 min | -1.0 min | Last quarter, 49% | 1:09 AM | 1:45 PM |
| Dec 3 | 7:22 AM | 7:50 AM | 5:49 PM | 6:17 PM | 5:11 PM | 7:18 PM | 9 h 59 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 38% | 2:12 AM | 2:11 PM |
| Dec 4 | 7:23 AM | 7:51 AM | 5:49 PM | 6:17 PM | 5:11 PM | 7:18 PM | 9 h 58 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 28% | 3:13 AM | 2:37 PM |
| Dec 5 | 7:24 AM | 7:52 AM | 5:49 PM | 6:17 PM | 5:11 PM | 7:18 PM | 9 h 57 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 19% | 4:14 AM | 3:06 PM |
| Dec 6 | 7:25 AM | 7:53 AM | 5:49 PM | 6:17 PM | 5:11 PM | 7:19 PM | 9 h 56 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 12% | 5:15 AM | 3:38 PM |
| Dec 7 | 7:26 AM | 7:53 AM | 5:49 PM | 6:17 PM | 5:11 PM | 7:19 PM | 9 h 56 min | +0.0 min | Waning crescent, 6% | 6:16 AM | 4:14 PM |
| Dec 8 | 7:26 AM | 7:54 AM | 5:49 PM | 6:17 PM | 5:11 PM | 7:19 PM | 9 h 55 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 2% | 7:16 AM | 4:56 PM |
| Dec 9 | 7:27 AM | 7:55 AM | 5:49 PM | 6:17 PM | 5:11 PM | 7:19 PM | 9 h 54 min | -1.0 min | New moon 8:52 AM | 8:13 AM | 5:43 PM |
| Dec 10 | 7:28 AM | 7:56 AM | 5:49 PM | 6:17 PM | 5:11 PM | 7:19 PM | 9 h 53 min | -1.0 min | New moon, 1% | 9:05 AM | 6:36 PM |
| Dec 11 | 7:29 AM | 7:56 AM | 5:50 PM | 6:17 PM | 5:11 PM | 7:20 PM | 9 h 54 min | +1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 3% | 9:51 AM | 7:33 PM |
| Dec 12 | 7:29 AM | 7:57 AM | 5:50 PM | 6:18 PM | 5:11 PM | 7:20 PM | 9 h 53 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 8% | 10:31 AM | 8:31 PM |
| Dec 13 | 7:30 AM | 7:58 AM | 5:50 PM | 6:18 PM | 5:11 PM | 7:20 PM | 9 h 52 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 15% | 11:06 AM | 9:30 PM |
| Dec 14 | 7:31 AM | 7:59 AM | 5:50 PM | 6:18 PM | 5:12 PM | 7:20 PM | 9 h 51 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 23% | 11:36 AM | 10:28 PM |
| Dec 15 | 7:31 AM | 7:59 AM | 5:51 PM | 6:19 PM | 5:12 PM | 7:21 PM | 9 h 52 min | +1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 33% | 12:02 PM | 11:26 PM |
| Dec 16 | 7:32 AM | 8:00 AM | 5:51 PM | 6:19 PM | 5:12 PM | 7:21 PM | 9 h 51 min | -1.0 min | First quarter, 43% | 12:28 PM | |
| Dec 17 | 7:33 AM | 8:01 AM | 5:51 PM | 6:19 PM | 5:12 PM | 7:21 PM | 9 h 50 min | -1.0 min | First quarter 1:43 PM | 12:52 PM | 12:24 AM |
| Dec 18 | 7:33 AM | 8:01 AM | 5:52 PM | 6:20 PM | 5:13 PM | 7:22 PM | 9 h 51 min | +1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 64% | 1:18 PM | 1:24 AM |
| Dec 19 | 7:34 AM | 8:02 AM | 5:52 PM | 6:20 PM | 5:13 PM | 7:22 PM | 9 h 50 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 74% | 1:47 PM | 2:27 AM |
| Dec 20 | 7:34 AM | 8:02 AM | 5:52 PM | 6:20 PM | 5:14 PM | 7:23 PM | 9 h 50 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 83% | 2:20 PM | 3:33 AM |
| Dec 21 | 7:35 AM | 8:03 AM | 5:53 PM | 6:21 PM | 5:14 PM | 7:23 PM | 9 h 50 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 90% | 3:00 PM | 4:44 AM |
| Dec 22 | 7:35 AM | 8:03 AM | 5:53 PM | 6:21 PM | 5:15 PM | 7:24 PM | 9 h 50 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 95% | 3:50 PM | 5:58 AM |
| Dec 23 | 7:36 AM | 8:04 AM | 5:54 PM | 6:22 PM | 5:15 PM | 7:24 PM | 9 h 50 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 99% | 4:51 PM | 7:11 AM |
| Dec 24 | 7:36 AM | 8:04 AM | 5:55 PM | 6:23 PM | 5:16 PM | 7:25 PM | 9 h 51 min | +1.0 min | Full moon 9:28 AM | 6:01 PM | 8:19 AM |
| Dec 25 | 7:37 AM | 8:05 AM | 5:55 PM | 6:23 PM | 5:16 PM | 7:25 PM | 9 h 50 min | -1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 99% | 7:18 PM | 9:17 AM |
| Dec 26 | 7:37 AM | 8:05 AM | 5:56 PM | 6:24 PM | 5:17 PM | 7:26 PM | 9 h 51 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 96% | 8:34 PM | 10:05 AM |
| Dec 27 | 7:37 AM | 8:05 AM | 5:56 PM | 6:24 PM | 5:18 PM | 7:27 PM | 9 h 51 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 90% | 9:48 PM | 10:45 AM |
| Dec 28 | 7:38 AM | 8:06 AM | 5:57 PM | 6:25 PM | 5:18 PM | 7:27 PM | 9 h 51 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 83% | 10:57 PM | 11:18 AM |
| Dec 29 | 7:38 AM | 8:06 AM | 5:58 PM | 6:26 PM | 5:19 PM | 7:28 PM | 9 h 52 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 75% | 11:47 AM | |
| Dec 30 | 7:38 AM | 8:06 AM | 5:58 PM | 6:26 PM | 5:20 PM | 7:28 PM | 9 h 52 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 65% | 12:03 AM | 12:14 PM |
| Dec 31 | 7:39 AM | 8:07 AM | 5:59 PM | 6:27 PM | 5:20 PM | 7:29 PM | 9 h 52 min | +0.0 min | Last quarter 2:59 AM | 1:06 AM | 12:40 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.