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