Xining Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in December 2026
Day length goes from 9 h 51 min on December 1 to 9 h 42 min on December 31. Sunrise moves from 8:06 AM to 8:25 AM and sunset from 5:57 PM to 6:07 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 | 7:38 AM | 8:06 AM | 5:57 PM | 6:26 PM | 5:18 PM | 7:29 PM | 9 h 51 min | Last quarter 2:09 PM | 12:15 AM | 1:33 PM | |
| Dec 2 | 7:39 AM | 8:07 AM | 5:57 PM | 6:26 PM | 5:18 PM | 7:29 PM | 9 h 50 min | -1.0 min | Last quarter, 49% | 1:22 AM | 1:58 PM |
| Dec 3 | 7:40 AM | 8:08 AM | 5:57 PM | 6:26 PM | 5:18 PM | 7:29 PM | 9 h 49 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 38% | 2:26 AM | 2:23 PM |
| Dec 4 | 7:40 AM | 8:09 AM | 5:57 PM | 6:25 PM | 5:17 PM | 7:29 PM | 9 h 48 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 28% | 3:29 AM | 2:48 PM |
| Dec 5 | 7:41 AM | 8:10 AM | 5:57 PM | 6:25 PM | 5:17 PM | 7:29 PM | 9 h 47 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 19% | 4:31 AM | 3:15 PM |
| Dec 6 | 7:42 AM | 8:11 AM | 5:57 PM | 6:25 PM | 5:17 PM | 7:29 PM | 9 h 46 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 12% | 5:33 AM | 3:46 PM |
| Dec 7 | 7:43 AM | 8:12 AM | 5:57 PM | 6:26 PM | 5:17 PM | 7:29 PM | 9 h 45 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 6% | 6:35 AM | 4:21 PM |
| Dec 8 | 7:44 AM | 8:12 AM | 5:57 PM | 6:26 PM | 5:17 PM | 7:29 PM | 9 h 45 min | +0.0 min | Waning crescent, 2% | 7:36 AM | 5:02 PM |
| Dec 9 | 7:44 AM | 8:13 AM | 5:57 PM | 6:26 PM | 5:17 PM | 7:29 PM | 9 h 44 min | -1.0 min | New moon 8:52 AM | 8:34 AM | 5:50 PM |
| Dec 10 | 7:45 AM | 8:14 AM | 5:57 PM | 6:26 PM | 5:17 PM | 7:30 PM | 9 h 43 min | -1.0 min | New moon, 1% | 9:26 AM | 6:43 PM |
| Dec 11 | 7:46 AM | 8:15 AM | 5:57 PM | 6:26 PM | 5:17 PM | 7:30 PM | 9 h 42 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 3% | 10:11 AM | 7:40 PM |
| Dec 12 | 7:47 AM | 8:16 AM | 5:57 PM | 6:26 PM | 5:17 PM | 7:30 PM | 9 h 41 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 8% | 10:50 AM | 8:39 PM |
| Dec 13 | 7:47 AM | 8:16 AM | 5:58 PM | 6:26 PM | 5:18 PM | 7:30 PM | 9 h 42 min | +1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 15% | 11:24 AM | 9:39 PM |
| Dec 14 | 7:48 AM | 8:17 AM | 5:58 PM | 6:27 PM | 5:18 PM | 7:31 PM | 9 h 41 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 23% | 11:52 AM | 10:38 PM |
| Dec 15 | 7:49 AM | 8:18 AM | 5:58 PM | 6:27 PM | 5:18 PM | 7:31 PM | 9 h 40 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 33% | 12:18 PM | 11:38 PM |
| Dec 16 | 7:49 AM | 8:18 AM | 5:59 PM | 6:27 PM | 5:18 PM | 7:31 PM | 9 h 41 min | +1.0 min | First quarter, 43% | 12:42 PM | |
| Dec 17 | 7:50 AM | 8:19 AM | 5:59 PM | 6:28 PM | 5:19 PM | 7:32 PM | 9 h 40 min | -1.0 min | First quarter 1:43 PM | 1:06 PM | 12:37 AM |
| Dec 18 | 7:51 AM | 8:20 AM | 5:59 PM | 6:28 PM | 5:19 PM | 7:32 PM | 9 h 39 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 64% | 1:30 PM | 1:39 AM |
| Dec 19 | 7:51 AM | 8:20 AM | 6:00 PM | 6:29 PM | 5:19 PM | 7:32 PM | 9 h 40 min | +1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 74% | 1:57 PM | 2:42 AM |
| Dec 20 | 7:52 AM | 8:21 AM | 6:00 PM | 6:29 PM | 5:20 PM | 7:33 PM | 9 h 39 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 83% | 2:29 PM | 3:50 AM |
| Dec 21 | 7:52 AM | 8:21 AM | 6:01 PM | 6:29 PM | 5:20 PM | 7:33 PM | 9 h 40 min | +1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 90% | 3:08 PM | 5:03 AM |
| Dec 22 | 7:53 AM | 8:22 AM | 6:01 PM | 6:30 PM | 5:21 PM | 7:34 PM | 9 h 39 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 95% | 3:57 PM | 6:18 AM |
| Dec 23 | 7:53 AM | 8:22 AM | 6:02 PM | 6:30 PM | 5:21 PM | 7:34 PM | 9 h 40 min | +1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 99% | 4:57 PM | 7:32 AM |
| Dec 24 | 7:54 AM | 8:23 AM | 6:02 PM | 6:31 PM | 5:22 PM | 7:35 PM | 9 h 39 min | -1.0 min | Full moon 9:28 AM | 6:08 PM | 8:40 AM |
| Dec 25 | 7:54 AM | 8:23 AM | 6:03 PM | 6:32 PM | 5:23 PM | 7:36 PM | 9 h 40 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 99% | 7:26 PM | 9:37 AM |
| Dec 26 | 7:55 AM | 8:23 AM | 6:03 PM | 6:32 PM | 5:23 PM | 7:36 PM | 9 h 40 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 96% | 8:44 PM | 10:24 AM |
| Dec 27 | 7:55 AM | 8:24 AM | 6:04 PM | 6:33 PM | 5:24 PM | 7:37 PM | 9 h 40 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 90% | 9:59 PM | 11:02 AM |
| Dec 28 | 7:55 AM | 8:24 AM | 6:05 PM | 6:33 PM | 5:25 PM | 7:37 PM | 9 h 41 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 83% | 11:09 PM | 11:33 AM |
| Dec 29 | 7:56 AM | 8:24 AM | 6:05 PM | 6:34 PM | 5:25 PM | 7:38 PM | 9 h 41 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 75% | 12:01 PM | |
| Dec 30 | 7:56 AM | 8:25 AM | 6:06 PM | 6:35 PM | 5:26 PM | 7:39 PM | 9 h 41 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 65% | 12:17 AM | 12:26 PM |
| Dec 31 | 7:56 AM | 8:25 AM | 6:07 PM | 6:36 PM | 5:27 PM | 7:39 PM | 9 h 42 min | +1.0 min | Last quarter 2:59 AM | 1:21 AM | 12:52 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.