Rosetta Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in December 2026
Day length goes from 10 h 16 min on December 1 to 10 h 08 min on December 31. Sunrise moves from 6:39 AM to 6:57 AM and sunset from 4:55 PM to 5:05 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 | 6:13 AM | 6:39 AM | 4:55 PM | 5:21 PM | 4:19 PM | 6:21 PM | 10 h 16 min | Last quarter 8:09 AM | 12:20 PM | ||
| Dec 2 | 6:14 AM | 6:40 AM | 4:55 PM | 5:21 PM | 4:19 PM | 6:21 PM | 10 h 15 min | -1.0 min | Last quarter, 46% | 12:22 AM | 12:49 PM |
| Dec 3 | 6:15 AM | 6:41 AM | 4:55 PM | 5:21 PM | 4:19 PM | 6:21 PM | 10 h 14 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 36% | 1:22 AM | 1:17 PM |
| Dec 4 | 6:15 AM | 6:42 AM | 4:55 PM | 5:22 PM | 4:19 PM | 6:21 PM | 10 h 13 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 26% | 2:21 AM | 1:46 PM |
| Dec 5 | 6:16 AM | 6:43 AM | 4:55 PM | 5:22 PM | 4:19 PM | 6:21 PM | 10 h 12 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 17% | 3:20 AM | 2:17 PM |
| Dec 6 | 6:17 AM | 6:43 AM | 4:55 PM | 5:22 PM | 4:19 PM | 6:21 PM | 10 h 12 min | +0.0 min | Waning crescent, 10% | 4:19 AM | 2:51 PM |
| Dec 7 | 6:18 AM | 6:44 AM | 4:55 PM | 5:22 PM | 4:19 PM | 6:21 PM | 10 h 11 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 5% | 5:18 AM | 3:30 PM |
| Dec 8 | 6:18 AM | 6:45 AM | 4:55 PM | 5:22 PM | 4:19 PM | 6:22 PM | 10 h 10 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 1% | 6:17 AM | 4:14 PM |
| Dec 9 | 6:19 AM | 6:46 AM | 4:55 PM | 5:22 PM | 4:19 PM | 6:22 PM | 10 h 09 min | -1.0 min | New moon 2:52 AM | 7:12 AM | 5:03 PM |
| Dec 10 | 6:20 AM | 6:46 AM | 4:56 PM | 5:22 PM | 4:19 PM | 6:22 PM | 10 h 10 min | +1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 1% | 8:03 AM | 5:56 PM |
| Dec 11 | 6:20 AM | 6:47 AM | 4:56 PM | 5:23 PM | 4:19 PM | 6:22 PM | 10 h 09 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 4% | 8:49 AM | 6:52 PM |
| Dec 12 | 6:21 AM | 6:48 AM | 4:56 PM | 5:23 PM | 4:19 PM | 6:23 PM | 10 h 08 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 10% | 9:29 AM | 7:50 PM |
| Dec 13 | 6:22 AM | 6:48 AM | 4:56 PM | 5:23 PM | 4:20 PM | 6:23 PM | 10 h 08 min | +0.0 min | Waxing crescent, 17% | 10:04 AM | 8:47 PM |
| Dec 14 | 6:22 AM | 6:49 AM | 4:57 PM | 5:23 PM | 4:20 PM | 6:23 PM | 10 h 08 min | +0.0 min | Waxing crescent, 25% | 10:35 AM | 9:43 PM |
| Dec 15 | 6:23 AM | 6:50 AM | 4:57 PM | 5:24 PM | 4:20 PM | 6:24 PM | 10 h 07 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 35% | 11:03 AM | 10:39 PM |
| Dec 16 | 6:24 AM | 6:50 AM | 4:57 PM | 5:24 PM | 4:21 PM | 6:24 PM | 10 h 07 min | +0.0 min | First quarter, 46% | 11:30 AM | 11:35 PM |
| Dec 17 | 6:24 AM | 6:51 AM | 4:58 PM | 5:25 PM | 4:21 PM | 6:25 PM | 10 h 07 min | +0.0 min | First quarter 7:43 AM | 11:57 AM | |
| Dec 18 | 6:25 AM | 6:52 AM | 4:58 PM | 5:25 PM | 4:21 PM | 6:25 PM | 10 h 06 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 67% | 12:25 PM | 12:34 AM |
| Dec 19 | 6:25 AM | 6:52 AM | 4:59 PM | 5:25 PM | 4:22 PM | 6:25 PM | 10 h 07 min | +1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 76% | 12:56 PM | 1:35 AM |
| Dec 20 | 6:26 AM | 6:53 AM | 4:59 PM | 5:26 PM | 4:22 PM | 6:26 PM | 10 h 06 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 85% | 1:33 PM | 2:40 AM |
| Dec 21 | 6:26 AM | 6:53 AM | 4:59 PM | 5:26 PM | 4:23 PM | 6:26 PM | 10 h 06 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 91% | 2:17 PM | 3:49 AM |
| Dec 22 | 6:27 AM | 6:54 AM | 5:00 PM | 5:27 PM | 4:23 PM | 6:27 PM | 10 h 06 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 96% | 3:10 PM | 5:02 AM |
| Dec 23 | 6:27 AM | 6:54 AM | 5:01 PM | 5:27 PM | 4:24 PM | 6:27 PM | 10 h 07 min | +1.0 min | Full moon, 99% | 4:14 PM | 6:14 AM |
| Dec 24 | 6:28 AM | 6:55 AM | 5:01 PM | 5:28 PM | 4:24 PM | 6:28 PM | 10 h 06 min | -1.0 min | Full moon 3:28 AM | 5:25 PM | 7:20 AM |
| Dec 25 | 6:28 AM | 6:55 AM | 5:02 PM | 5:28 PM | 4:25 PM | 6:28 PM | 10 h 07 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 98% | 6:41 PM | 8:18 AM |
| Dec 26 | 6:29 AM | 6:55 AM | 5:02 PM | 5:29 PM | 4:25 PM | 6:29 PM | 10 h 07 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 95% | 7:55 PM | 9:06 AM |
| Dec 27 | 6:29 AM | 6:56 AM | 5:03 PM | 5:30 PM | 4:26 PM | 6:30 PM | 10 h 07 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 89% | 9:05 PM | 9:45 AM |
| Dec 28 | 6:29 AM | 6:56 AM | 5:03 PM | 5:30 PM | 4:27 PM | 6:30 PM | 10 h 07 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 81% | 10:11 PM | 10:20 AM |
| Dec 29 | 6:30 AM | 6:57 AM | 5:04 PM | 5:31 PM | 4:27 PM | 6:31 PM | 10 h 07 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 72% | 11:14 PM | 10:50 AM |
| Dec 30 | 6:30 AM | 6:57 AM | 5:05 PM | 5:32 PM | 4:28 PM | 6:31 PM | 10 h 08 min | +1.0 min | Last quarter 8:59 PM | 11:19 AM | |
| Dec 31 | 6:30 AM | 6:57 AM | 5:05 PM | 5:32 PM | 4:29 PM | 6:32 PM | 10 h 08 min | +0.0 min | Last quarter, 52% | 12:14 AM | 11:48 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.