Rangiora Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in December 2026
Day length goes from 15 h 08 min on December 1 to 15 h 21 min on December 31. Sunrise moves from 5:45 AM to 5:52 AM and sunset from 8:53 PM to 9:13 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 | 5:10 AM | 5:45 AM | 8:53 PM | 9:27 PM | 8:10 PM | 11:05 PM | 15 h 08 min | Last quarter 7:09 PM | 1:41 AM | 12:44 PM | |
| Dec 2 | 5:10 AM | 5:44 AM | 8:54 PM | 9:28 PM | 8:11 PM | 11:07 PM | 15 h 10 min | +2.0 min | Last quarter, 51% | 2:03 AM | 1:55 PM |
| Dec 3 | 5:09 AM | 5:44 AM | 8:55 PM | 9:30 PM | 8:12 PM | 11:09 PM | 15 h 11 min | +1.0 min | Last quarter, 41% | 2:23 AM | 3:04 PM |
| Dec 4 | 5:09 AM | 5:44 AM | 8:56 PM | 9:31 PM | 8:13 PM | 11:10 PM | 15 h 12 min | +1.0 min | Waning crescent, 30% | 2:43 AM | 4:12 PM |
| Dec 5 | 5:09 AM | 5:44 AM | 8:57 PM | 9:32 PM | 8:14 PM | 11:12 PM | 15 h 13 min | +1.0 min | Waning crescent, 21% | 3:04 AM | 5:19 PM |
| Dec 6 | 5:08 AM | 5:43 AM | 8:58 PM | 9:33 PM | 8:15 PM | 11:14 PM | 15 h 15 min | +2.0 min | Waning crescent, 13% | 3:27 AM | 6:26 PM |
| Dec 7 | 5:08 AM | 5:43 AM | 8:59 PM | 9:34 PM | 8:16 PM | 11:15 PM | 15 h 16 min | +1.0 min | Waning crescent, 7% | 3:55 AM | 7:32 PM |
| Dec 8 | 5:08 AM | 5:43 AM | 9:00 PM | 9:35 PM | 8:17 PM | 11:17 PM | 15 h 17 min | +1.0 min | Waning crescent, 2% | 4:28 AM | 8:35 PM |
| Dec 9 | 5:08 AM | 5:43 AM | 9:01 PM | 9:36 PM | 8:18 PM | 11:18 PM | 15 h 18 min | +1.0 min | New moon 1:52 PM | 5:08 AM | 9:32 PM |
| Dec 10 | 5:08 AM | 5:43 AM | 9:02 PM | 9:37 PM | 8:19 PM | 11:20 PM | 15 h 19 min | +1.0 min | New moon, 0% | 5:56 AM | 10:22 PM |
| Dec 11 | 5:08 AM | 5:43 AM | 9:03 PM | 9:38 PM | 8:19 PM | 11:21 PM | 15 h 20 min | +1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 3% | 6:52 AM | 11:04 PM |
| Dec 12 | 5:08 AM | 5:43 AM | 9:04 PM | 9:39 PM | 8:20 PM | 11:22 PM | 15 h 21 min | +1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 7% | 7:52 AM | 11:37 PM |
| Dec 13 | 5:08 AM | 5:43 AM | 9:04 PM | 9:40 PM | 8:21 PM | 11:23 PM | 15 h 21 min | +0.0 min | Waxing crescent, 13% | 8:56 AM | |
| Dec 14 | 5:08 AM | 5:43 AM | 9:05 PM | 9:41 PM | 8:22 PM | 11:24 PM | 15 h 22 min | +1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 21% | 10:00 AM | 12:05 AM |
| Dec 15 | 5:08 AM | 5:43 AM | 9:06 PM | 9:41 PM | 8:22 PM | 11:26 PM | 15 h 23 min | +1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 31% | 11:04 AM | 12:28 AM |
| Dec 16 | 5:08 AM | 5:44 AM | 9:07 PM | 9:42 PM | 8:23 PM | 11:27 PM | 15 h 23 min | +0.0 min | First quarter, 41% | 12:08 PM | 12:48 AM |
| Dec 17 | 5:08 AM | 5:44 AM | 9:07 PM | 9:43 PM | 8:24 PM | 11:27 PM | 15 h 23 min | +0.0 min | First quarter 6:43 PM | 1:13 PM | 1:07 AM |
| Dec 18 | 5:09 AM | 5:44 AM | 9:08 PM | 9:44 PM | 8:24 PM | 11:28 PM | 15 h 24 min | +1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 62% | 2:20 PM | 1:26 AM |
| Dec 19 | 5:09 AM | 5:45 AM | 9:09 PM | 9:44 PM | 8:25 PM | 11:29 PM | 15 h 24 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 72% | 3:31 PM | 1:46 AM |
| Dec 20 | 5:09 AM | 5:45 AM | 9:09 PM | 9:45 PM | 8:26 PM | 11:30 PM | 15 h 24 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 81% | 4:46 PM | 2:10 AM |
| Dec 21 | 5:10 AM | 5:45 AM | 9:10 PM | 9:45 PM | 8:26 PM | 11:30 PM | 15 h 25 min | +1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 88% | 6:05 PM | 2:38 AM |
| Dec 22 | 5:10 AM | 5:46 AM | 9:10 PM | 9:46 PM | 8:27 PM | 11:31 PM | 15 h 24 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 94% | 7:25 PM | 3:14 AM |
| Dec 23 | 5:11 AM | 5:46 AM | 9:11 PM | 9:46 PM | 8:27 PM | 11:31 PM | 15 h 25 min | +1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 98% | 8:40 PM | 4:02 AM |
| Dec 24 | 5:11 AM | 5:47 AM | 9:11 PM | 9:47 PM | 8:27 PM | 11:31 PM | 15 h 24 min | -1.0 min | Full moon 2:28 PM | 9:43 PM | 5:05 AM |
| Dec 25 | 5:12 AM | 5:48 AM | 9:11 PM | 9:47 PM | 8:28 PM | 11:32 PM | 15 h 23 min | -1.0 min | Full moon, 99% | 10:33 PM | 6:20 AM |
| Dec 26 | 5:12 AM | 5:48 AM | 9:12 PM | 9:47 PM | 8:28 PM | 11:32 PM | 15 h 24 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 97% | 11:12 PM | 7:43 AM |
| Dec 27 | 5:13 AM | 5:49 AM | 9:12 PM | 9:48 PM | 8:29 PM | 11:32 PM | 15 h 23 min | -1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 92% | 11:41 PM | 9:07 AM |
| Dec 28 | 5:14 AM | 5:50 AM | 9:12 PM | 9:48 PM | 8:29 PM | 11:32 PM | 15 h 22 min | -1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 85% | 10:26 AM | |
| Dec 29 | 5:15 AM | 5:50 AM | 9:12 PM | 9:48 PM | 8:29 PM | 11:32 PM | 15 h 22 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 77% | 12:06 AM | 11:42 AM |
| Dec 30 | 5:15 AM | 5:51 AM | 9:13 PM | 9:48 PM | 8:29 PM | 11:32 PM | 15 h 22 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 67% | 12:27 AM | 12:54 PM |
| Dec 31 | 5:16 AM | 5:52 AM | 9:13 PM | 9:48 PM | 8:29 PM | 11:31 PM | 15 h 21 min | -1.0 min | Last quarter 7:59 AM | 12:48 AM | 2:03 PM |
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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.