Borne Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in December 2026
Day length goes from 8 h 04 min on December 1 to 7 h 46 min on December 31. Sunrise moves from 8:20 AM to 8:43 AM and sunset from 4:24 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 | 7:40 AM | 8:20 AM | 4:24 PM | 5:04 PM | 3:23 PM | 6:28 PM | 8 h 04 min | Last quarter 7:09 AM | 1:12 PM | ||
| Dec 2 | 7:41 AM | 8:21 AM | 4:23 PM | 5:03 PM | 3:22 PM | 6:27 PM | 8 h 02 min | -2.0 min | Last quarter, 46% | 12:54 AM | 1:23 PM |
| Dec 3 | 7:42 AM | 8:23 AM | 4:23 PM | 5:03 PM | 3:21 PM | 6:27 PM | 8 h 00 min | -2.0 min | Waning crescent, 35% | 2:12 AM | 1:34 PM |
| Dec 4 | 7:44 AM | 8:24 AM | 4:22 PM | 5:02 PM | 3:21 PM | 6:27 PM | 7 h 58 min | -2.0 min | Waning crescent, 26% | 3:29 AM | 1:46 PM |
| Dec 5 | 7:45 AM | 8:25 AM | 4:22 PM | 5:02 PM | 3:20 PM | 6:27 PM | 7 h 57 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 17% | 4:46 AM | 2:00 PM |
| Dec 6 | 7:46 AM | 8:27 AM | 4:21 PM | 5:02 PM | 3:19 PM | 6:26 PM | 7 h 54 min | -3.0 min | Waning crescent, 10% | 6:03 AM | 2:18 PM |
| Dec 7 | 7:47 AM | 8:28 AM | 4:21 PM | 5:01 PM | 3:19 PM | 6:26 PM | 7 h 53 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 4% | 7:18 AM | 2:43 PM |
| Dec 8 | 7:48 AM | 8:29 AM | 4:20 PM | 5:01 PM | 3:18 PM | 6:26 PM | 7 h 51 min | -2.0 min | Waning crescent, 1% | 8:29 AM | 3:16 PM |
| Dec 9 | 7:49 AM | 8:30 AM | 4:20 PM | 5:01 PM | 3:18 PM | 6:26 PM | 7 h 50 min | -1.0 min | New moon 1:52 AM | 9:30 AM | 4:01 PM |
| Dec 10 | 7:50 AM | 8:31 AM | 4:20 PM | 5:01 PM | 3:17 PM | 6:26 PM | 7 h 49 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 1% | 10:18 AM | 4:59 PM |
| Dec 11 | 7:51 AM | 8:32 AM | 4:20 PM | 5:01 PM | 3:17 PM | 6:26 PM | 7 h 48 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 5% | 10:55 AM | 6:05 PM |
| Dec 12 | 7:52 AM | 8:33 AM | 4:20 PM | 5:01 PM | 3:17 PM | 6:26 PM | 7 h 47 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 10% | 11:21 AM | 7:17 PM |
| Dec 13 | 7:53 AM | 8:34 AM | 4:20 PM | 5:01 PM | 3:16 PM | 6:26 PM | 7 h 46 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 17% | 11:40 AM | 8:30 PM |
| Dec 14 | 7:54 AM | 8:35 AM | 4:20 PM | 5:01 PM | 3:16 PM | 6:26 PM | 7 h 45 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 26% | 11:54 AM | 9:44 PM |
| Dec 15 | 7:55 AM | 8:36 AM | 4:20 PM | 5:01 PM | 3:16 PM | 6:27 PM | 7 h 44 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 36% | 12:06 PM | 10:57 PM |
| Dec 16 | 7:56 AM | 8:37 AM | 4:20 PM | 5:01 PM | 3:16 PM | 6:27 PM | 7 h 43 min | -1.0 min | First quarter, 46% | 12:17 PM | |
| Dec 17 | 7:57 AM | 8:38 AM | 4:20 PM | 5:02 PM | 3:16 PM | 6:27 PM | 7 h 42 min | -1.0 min | First quarter 6:43 AM | 12:27 PM | 12:11 AM |
| Dec 18 | 7:57 AM | 8:39 AM | 4:21 PM | 5:02 PM | 3:17 PM | 6:28 PM | 7 h 42 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 67% | 12:39 PM | 1:27 AM |
| Dec 19 | 7:58 AM | 8:39 AM | 4:21 PM | 5:02 PM | 3:17 PM | 6:28 PM | 7 h 42 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 77% | 12:52 PM | 2:47 AM |
| Dec 20 | 7:58 AM | 8:40 AM | 4:21 PM | 5:03 PM | 3:17 PM | 6:28 PM | 7 h 41 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 85% | 1:10 PM | 4:13 AM |
| Dec 21 | 7:59 AM | 8:40 AM | 4:22 PM | 5:03 PM | 3:18 PM | 6:29 PM | 7 h 42 min | +1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 92% | 1:36 PM | 5:42 AM |
| Dec 22 | 7:59 AM | 8:41 AM | 4:22 PM | 5:04 PM | 3:18 PM | 6:29 PM | 7 h 41 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 97% | 2:15 PM | 7:12 AM |
| Dec 23 | 8:00 AM | 8:41 AM | 4:23 PM | 5:04 PM | 3:19 PM | 6:30 PM | 7 h 42 min | +1.0 min | Full moon, 99% | 3:13 PM | 8:32 AM |
| Dec 24 | 8:00 AM | 8:42 AM | 4:23 PM | 5:05 PM | 3:19 PM | 6:31 PM | 7 h 41 min | -1.0 min | Full moon 2:28 AM | 4:32 PM | 9:34 AM |
| Dec 25 | 8:01 AM | 8:42 AM | 4:24 PM | 5:05 PM | 3:20 PM | 6:31 PM | 7 h 42 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 98% | 6:05 PM | 10:16 AM |
| Dec 26 | 8:01 AM | 8:42 AM | 4:25 PM | 5:06 PM | 3:21 PM | 6:32 PM | 7 h 43 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 94% | 7:39 PM | 10:44 AM |
| Dec 27 | 8:01 AM | 8:43 AM | 4:26 PM | 5:07 PM | 3:22 PM | 6:33 PM | 7 h 43 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 89% | 9:11 PM | 11:03 AM |
| Dec 28 | 8:01 AM | 8:43 AM | 4:27 PM | 5:08 PM | 3:23 PM | 6:33 PM | 7 h 44 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 81% | 10:37 PM | 11:18 AM |
| Dec 29 | 8:02 AM | 8:43 AM | 4:27 PM | 5:09 PM | 3:24 PM | 6:34 PM | 7 h 44 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 72% | 11:59 PM | 11:30 AM |
| Dec 30 | 8:02 AM | 8:43 AM | 4:28 PM | 5:09 PM | 3:25 PM | 6:35 PM | 7 h 45 min | +1.0 min | Last quarter 7:59 PM | 11:41 AM | |
| Dec 31 | 8:02 AM | 8:43 AM | 4:29 PM | 5:10 PM | 3:26 PM | 6:36 PM | 7 h 46 min | +1.0 min | Last quarter, 51% | 1:18 AM | 11:53 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.