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