Penzance Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in December 2026
Day length goes from 8 h 24 min on December 1 to 8 h 08 min on December 31. Sunrise moves from 7:59 AM to 8:21 AM and sunset from 4:23 PM to 4:29 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 | 7:22 AM | 7:59 AM | 4:23 PM | 5:00 PM | 3:27 PM | 6:20 PM | 8 h 24 min | Last quarter 6:09 AM | 12:59 PM | ||
| Dec 2 | 7:23 AM | 8:01 AM | 4:22 PM | 5:00 PM | 3:26 PM | 6:20 PM | 8 h 21 min | -3.0 min | Last quarter, 45% | 12:47 AM | 1:13 PM |
| Dec 3 | 7:24 AM | 8:02 AM | 4:22 PM | 4:59 PM | 3:26 PM | 6:20 PM | 8 h 20 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 35% | 2:02 AM | 1:26 PM |
| Dec 4 | 7:25 AM | 8:03 AM | 4:21 PM | 4:59 PM | 3:25 PM | 6:19 PM | 8 h 18 min | -2.0 min | Waning crescent, 25% | 3:17 AM | 1:41 PM |
| Dec 5 | 7:26 AM | 8:04 AM | 4:21 PM | 4:59 PM | 3:25 PM | 6:19 PM | 8 h 17 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 17% | 4:31 AM | 1:58 PM |
| Dec 6 | 7:28 AM | 8:06 AM | 4:21 PM | 4:59 PM | 3:24 PM | 6:19 PM | 8 h 15 min | -2.0 min | Waning crescent, 10% | 5:45 AM | 2:19 PM |
| Dec 7 | 7:29 AM | 8:07 AM | 4:20 PM | 4:58 PM | 3:24 PM | 6:19 PM | 8 h 13 min | -2.0 min | Waning crescent, 4% | 6:57 AM | 2:46 PM |
| Dec 8 | 7:30 AM | 8:08 AM | 4:20 PM | 4:58 PM | 3:23 PM | 6:19 PM | 8 h 12 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 1% | 8:05 AM | 3:22 PM |
| Dec 9 | 7:31 AM | 8:09 AM | 4:20 PM | 4:58 PM | 3:23 PM | 6:19 PM | 8 h 11 min | -1.0 min | New moon 12:52 AM | 9:05 AM | 4:08 PM |
| Dec 10 | 7:32 AM | 8:10 AM | 4:20 PM | 4:58 PM | 3:22 PM | 6:19 PM | 8 h 10 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 1% | 9:54 AM | 5:05 PM |
| Dec 11 | 7:33 AM | 8:11 AM | 4:20 PM | 4:58 PM | 3:22 PM | 6:19 PM | 8 h 09 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 5% | 10:31 AM | 6:10 PM |
| Dec 12 | 7:34 AM | 8:12 AM | 4:20 PM | 4:58 PM | 3:22 PM | 6:19 PM | 8 h 08 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 10% | 10:59 AM | 7:19 PM |
| Dec 13 | 7:34 AM | 8:13 AM | 4:20 PM | 4:58 PM | 3:22 PM | 6:19 PM | 8 h 07 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 17% | 11:21 AM | 8:30 PM |
| Dec 14 | 7:35 AM | 8:14 AM | 4:20 PM | 4:58 PM | 3:22 PM | 6:19 PM | 8 h 06 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 26% | 11:38 AM | 9:41 PM |
| Dec 15 | 7:36 AM | 8:15 AM | 4:20 PM | 4:58 PM | 3:22 PM | 6:20 PM | 8 h 05 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 36% | 11:52 AM | 10:52 PM |
| Dec 16 | 7:37 AM | 8:15 AM | 4:20 PM | 4:59 PM | 3:22 PM | 6:20 PM | 8 h 05 min | +0.0 min | First quarter, 47% | 12:05 PM | |
| Dec 17 | 7:37 AM | 8:16 AM | 4:20 PM | 4:59 PM | 3:22 PM | 6:20 PM | 8 h 04 min | -1.0 min | First quarter 5:43 AM | 12:18 PM | 12:03 AM |
| Dec 18 | 7:38 AM | 8:17 AM | 4:21 PM | 4:59 PM | 3:23 PM | 6:21 PM | 8 h 04 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 67% | 12:32 PM | 1:17 AM |
| Dec 19 | 7:39 AM | 8:17 AM | 4:21 PM | 5:00 PM | 3:23 PM | 6:21 PM | 8 h 04 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 77% | 12:48 PM | 2:34 AM |
| Dec 20 | 7:39 AM | 8:18 AM | 4:21 PM | 5:00 PM | 3:23 PM | 6:21 PM | 8 h 03 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 85% | 1:09 PM | 3:57 AM |
| Dec 21 | 7:40 AM | 8:19 AM | 4:22 PM | 5:01 PM | 3:24 PM | 6:22 PM | 8 h 03 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 92% | 1:38 PM | 5:23 AM |
| Dec 22 | 7:40 AM | 8:19 AM | 4:22 PM | 5:01 PM | 3:24 PM | 6:22 PM | 8 h 03 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 97% | 2:20 PM | 6:50 AM |
| Dec 23 | 7:41 AM | 8:20 AM | 4:23 PM | 5:02 PM | 3:25 PM | 6:23 PM | 8 h 03 min | +0.0 min | Full moon, 99% | 3:20 PM | 8:08 AM |
| Dec 24 | 7:41 AM | 8:20 AM | 4:24 PM | 5:02 PM | 3:25 PM | 6:23 PM | 8 h 04 min | +1.0 min | Full moon 1:28 AM | 4:39 PM | 9:10 AM |
| Dec 25 | 7:42 AM | 8:20 AM | 4:24 PM | 5:03 PM | 3:26 PM | 6:24 PM | 8 h 04 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 98% | 6:08 PM | 9:54 AM |
| Dec 26 | 7:42 AM | 8:21 AM | 4:25 PM | 5:04 PM | 3:27 PM | 6:25 PM | 8 h 04 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 94% | 7:40 PM | 10:25 AM |
| Dec 27 | 7:42 AM | 8:21 AM | 4:26 PM | 5:04 PM | 3:28 PM | 6:25 PM | 8 h 05 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 88% | 9:08 PM | 10:47 AM |
| Dec 28 | 7:42 AM | 8:21 AM | 4:27 PM | 5:05 PM | 3:29 PM | 6:26 PM | 8 h 06 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 81% | 10:31 PM | 11:05 AM |
| Dec 29 | 7:43 AM | 8:21 AM | 4:27 PM | 5:06 PM | 3:30 PM | 6:27 PM | 8 h 06 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 72% | 11:50 PM | 11:19 AM |
| Dec 30 | 7:43 AM | 8:21 AM | 4:28 PM | 5:07 PM | 3:31 PM | 6:28 PM | 8 h 07 min | +1.0 min | Last quarter 6:59 PM | 11:33 AM | |
| Dec 31 | 7:43 AM | 8:21 AM | 4:29 PM | 5:08 PM | 3:32 PM | 6:29 PM | 8 h 08 min | +1.0 min | Last quarter, 51% | 1:06 AM | 11:47 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.