Kottārakara Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in December 2026
Day length goes from 11 h 38 min on December 1 to 11 h 37 min on December 31. Sunrise moves from 6:23 AM to 6:37 AM and sunset from 6:01 PM to 6:14 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 | 6:00 AM | 6:23 AM | 6:01 PM | 6:24 PM | 5:31 PM | 7:15 PM | 11 h 38 min | Last quarter 11:39 AM | 12:28 PM | ||
| Dec 2 | 6:01 AM | 6:23 AM | 6:01 PM | 6:24 PM | 5:31 PM | 7:16 PM | 11 h 38 min | +0.0 min | Last quarter, 48% | 12:45 AM | 1:09 PM |
| Dec 3 | 6:01 AM | 6:24 AM | 6:02 PM | 6:24 PM | 5:32 PM | 7:16 PM | 11 h 38 min | +0.0 min | Waning crescent, 37% | 1:33 AM | 1:49 PM |
| Dec 4 | 6:02 AM | 6:24 AM | 6:02 PM | 6:24 PM | 5:32 PM | 7:17 PM | 11 h 38 min | +0.0 min | Waning crescent, 27% | 2:21 AM | 2:28 PM |
| Dec 5 | 6:02 AM | 6:25 AM | 6:02 PM | 6:25 PM | 5:32 PM | 7:17 PM | 11 h 37 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 18% | 3:09 AM | 3:09 PM |
| Dec 6 | 6:03 AM | 6:25 AM | 6:03 PM | 6:25 PM | 5:32 PM | 7:17 PM | 11 h 38 min | +1.0 min | Waning crescent, 11% | 3:58 AM | 3:53 PM |
| Dec 7 | 6:03 AM | 6:26 AM | 6:03 PM | 6:26 PM | 5:33 PM | 7:18 PM | 11 h 37 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 5% | 4:48 AM | 4:39 PM |
| Dec 8 | 6:03 AM | 6:26 AM | 6:03 PM | 6:26 PM | 5:33 PM | 7:18 PM | 11 h 37 min | +0.0 min | Waning crescent, 2% | 5:40 AM | 5:27 PM |
| Dec 9 | 6:04 AM | 6:27 AM | 6:04 PM | 6:26 PM | 5:33 PM | 7:19 PM | 11 h 37 min | +0.0 min | New moon 6:22 AM | 6:33 AM | 6:18 PM |
| Dec 10 | 6:04 AM | 6:27 AM | 6:04 PM | 6:27 PM | 5:34 PM | 7:19 PM | 11 h 37 min | +0.0 min | New moon, 1% | 7:24 AM | 7:10 PM |
| Dec 11 | 6:05 AM | 6:28 AM | 6:04 PM | 6:27 PM | 5:34 PM | 7:19 PM | 11 h 36 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 4% | 8:14 AM | 8:01 PM |
| Dec 12 | 6:05 AM | 6:28 AM | 6:05 PM | 6:28 PM | 5:35 PM | 7:20 PM | 11 h 37 min | +1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 9% | 9:01 AM | 8:51 PM |
| Dec 13 | 6:06 AM | 6:29 AM | 6:05 PM | 6:28 PM | 5:35 PM | 7:20 PM | 11 h 36 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 16% | 9:44 AM | 9:40 PM |
| Dec 14 | 6:07 AM | 6:29 AM | 6:06 PM | 6:28 PM | 5:35 PM | 7:21 PM | 11 h 37 min | +1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 24% | 10:25 AM | 10:26 PM |
| Dec 15 | 6:07 AM | 6:30 AM | 6:06 PM | 6:29 PM | 5:36 PM | 7:21 PM | 11 h 36 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 34% | 11:04 AM | 11:11 PM |
| Dec 16 | 6:08 AM | 6:30 AM | 6:07 PM | 6:29 PM | 5:36 PM | 7:22 PM | 11 h 37 min | +1.0 min | First quarter, 44% | 11:42 AM | 11:57 PM |
| Dec 17 | 6:08 AM | 6:31 AM | 6:07 PM | 6:30 PM | 5:37 PM | 7:22 PM | 11 h 36 min | -1.0 min | First quarter 11:13 AM | 12:19 PM | |
| Dec 18 | 6:09 AM | 6:31 AM | 6:07 PM | 6:30 PM | 5:37 PM | 7:23 PM | 11 h 36 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 65% | 12:59 PM | 12:43 AM |
| Dec 19 | 6:09 AM | 6:32 AM | 6:08 PM | 6:31 PM | 5:38 PM | 7:23 PM | 11 h 36 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 75% | 1:41 PM | 1:32 AM |
| Dec 20 | 6:10 AM | 6:32 AM | 6:08 PM | 6:31 PM | 5:38 PM | 7:24 PM | 11 h 36 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 83% | 2:28 PM | 2:25 AM |
| Dec 21 | 6:10 AM | 6:33 AM | 6:09 PM | 6:32 PM | 5:39 PM | 7:24 PM | 11 h 36 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 91% | 3:22 PM | 3:22 AM |
| Dec 22 | 6:11 AM | 6:33 AM | 6:09 PM | 6:32 PM | 5:39 PM | 7:25 PM | 11 h 36 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 96% | 4:22 PM | 4:25 AM |
| Dec 23 | 6:11 AM | 6:34 AM | 6:10 PM | 6:33 PM | 5:40 PM | 7:25 PM | 11 h 36 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 99% | 5:27 PM | 5:32 AM |
| Dec 24 | 6:12 AM | 6:34 AM | 6:10 PM | 6:33 PM | 5:40 PM | 7:26 PM | 11 h 36 min | +0.0 min | Full moon 6:58 AM | 6:36 PM | 6:40 AM |
| Dec 25 | 6:12 AM | 6:35 AM | 6:11 PM | 6:34 PM | 5:41 PM | 7:26 PM | 11 h 36 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 99% | 7:43 PM | 7:44 AM |
| Dec 26 | 6:12 AM | 6:35 AM | 6:11 PM | 6:34 PM | 5:41 PM | 7:27 PM | 11 h 36 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 95% | 8:46 PM | 8:43 AM |
| Dec 27 | 6:13 AM | 6:36 AM | 6:12 PM | 6:35 PM | 5:42 PM | 7:27 PM | 11 h 36 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 90% | 9:45 PM | 9:36 AM |
| Dec 28 | 6:13 AM | 6:36 AM | 6:13 PM | 6:35 PM | 5:42 PM | 7:28 PM | 11 h 37 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 82% | 10:38 PM | 10:23 AM |
| Dec 29 | 6:14 AM | 6:37 AM | 6:13 PM | 6:36 PM | 5:43 PM | 7:28 PM | 11 h 36 min | -1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 74% | 11:29 PM | 11:06 AM |
| Dec 30 | 6:14 AM | 6:37 AM | 6:14 PM | 6:36 PM | 5:43 PM | 7:29 PM | 11 h 37 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 64% | 11:47 AM | |
| Dec 31 | 6:15 AM | 6:37 AM | 6:14 PM | 6:37 PM | 5:44 PM | 7:29 PM | 11 h 37 min | +0.0 min | Last quarter 12:29 AM | 12:18 AM | 12:28 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.