Aurora Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in December 2026
Day length goes from 11 h 24 min on December 1 to 11 h 21 min on December 31. Sunrise moves from 5:57 AM to 6:12 AM and sunset from 5:21 PM to 5:33 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 | 5:34 AM | 5:57 AM | 5:21 PM | 5:44 PM | 4:50 PM | 6:36 PM | 11 h 24 min | Last quarter 2:09 PM | 11:52 AM | ||
| Dec 2 | 5:34 AM | 5:57 AM | 5:21 PM | 5:44 PM | 4:50 PM | 6:36 PM | 11 h 24 min | +0.0 min | Last quarter, 49% | 12:05 AM | 12:31 PM |
| Dec 3 | 5:35 AM | 5:58 AM | 5:21 PM | 5:44 PM | 4:51 PM | 6:37 PM | 11 h 23 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 38% | 12:55 AM | 1:09 PM |
| Dec 4 | 5:35 AM | 5:58 AM | 5:22 PM | 5:44 PM | 4:51 PM | 6:37 PM | 11 h 24 min | +1.0 min | Waning crescent, 28% | 1:45 AM | 1:47 PM |
| Dec 5 | 5:36 AM | 5:59 AM | 5:22 PM | 5:45 PM | 4:51 PM | 6:37 PM | 11 h 23 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 19% | 2:34 AM | 2:26 PM |
| Dec 6 | 5:37 AM | 5:59 AM | 5:22 PM | 5:45 PM | 4:51 PM | 6:38 PM | 11 h 23 min | +0.0 min | Waning crescent, 12% | 3:25 AM | 3:07 PM |
| Dec 7 | 5:37 AM | 6:00 AM | 5:22 PM | 5:45 PM | 4:52 PM | 6:38 PM | 11 h 22 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 6% | 4:17 AM | 3:51 PM |
| Dec 8 | 5:38 AM | 6:01 AM | 5:23 PM | 5:46 PM | 4:52 PM | 6:39 PM | 11 h 22 min | +0.0 min | Waning crescent, 2% | 5:10 AM | 4:39 PM |
| Dec 9 | 5:38 AM | 6:01 AM | 5:23 PM | 5:46 PM | 4:52 PM | 6:39 PM | 11 h 22 min | +0.0 min | New moon 8:52 AM | 6:03 AM | 5:29 PM |
| Dec 10 | 5:39 AM | 6:02 AM | 5:23 PM | 5:46 PM | 4:53 PM | 6:39 PM | 11 h 21 min | -1.0 min | New moon, 1% | 6:55 AM | 6:21 PM |
| Dec 11 | 5:39 AM | 6:02 AM | 5:24 PM | 5:47 PM | 4:53 PM | 6:40 PM | 11 h 22 min | +1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 3% | 7:44 AM | 7:13 PM |
| Dec 12 | 5:40 AM | 6:03 AM | 5:24 PM | 5:47 PM | 4:53 PM | 6:40 PM | 11 h 21 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 8% | 8:30 AM | 8:04 PM |
| Dec 13 | 5:40 AM | 6:03 AM | 5:24 PM | 5:48 PM | 4:54 PM | 6:41 PM | 11 h 21 min | +0.0 min | Waxing crescent, 15% | 9:13 AM | 8:54 PM |
| Dec 14 | 5:41 AM | 6:04 AM | 5:25 PM | 5:48 PM | 4:54 PM | 6:41 PM | 11 h 21 min | +0.0 min | Waxing crescent, 23% | 9:53 AM | 9:43 PM |
| Dec 15 | 5:41 AM | 6:04 AM | 5:25 PM | 5:48 PM | 4:54 PM | 6:41 PM | 11 h 21 min | +0.0 min | Waxing crescent, 33% | 10:30 AM | 10:30 PM |
| Dec 16 | 5:42 AM | 6:05 AM | 5:26 PM | 5:49 PM | 4:55 PM | 6:42 PM | 11 h 21 min | +0.0 min | First quarter, 43% | 11:06 AM | 11:17 PM |
| Dec 17 | 5:42 AM | 6:06 AM | 5:26 PM | 5:49 PM | 4:55 PM | 6:42 PM | 11 h 20 min | -1.0 min | First quarter 1:43 PM | 11:41 AM | |
| Dec 18 | 5:43 AM | 6:06 AM | 5:27 PM | 5:50 PM | 4:56 PM | 6:43 PM | 11 h 21 min | +1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 64% | 12:19 PM | 12:05 AM |
| Dec 19 | 5:43 AM | 6:07 AM | 5:27 PM | 5:50 PM | 4:56 PM | 6:43 PM | 11 h 20 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 74% | 12:59 PM | 12:56 AM |
| Dec 20 | 5:44 AM | 6:07 AM | 5:28 PM | 5:51 PM | 4:57 PM | 6:44 PM | 11 h 21 min | +1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 83% | 1:43 PM | 1:50 AM |
| Dec 21 | 5:44 AM | 6:08 AM | 5:28 PM | 5:51 PM | 4:57 PM | 6:44 PM | 11 h 20 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 90% | 2:34 PM | 2:49 AM |
| Dec 22 | 5:45 AM | 6:08 AM | 5:29 PM | 5:52 PM | 4:58 PM | 6:45 PM | 11 h 21 min | +1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 95% | 3:31 PM | 3:53 AM |
| Dec 23 | 5:45 AM | 6:09 AM | 5:29 PM | 5:52 PM | 4:58 PM | 6:45 PM | 11 h 20 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 99% | 4:36 PM | 5:00 AM |
| Dec 24 | 5:46 AM | 6:09 AM | 5:30 PM | 5:53 PM | 4:59 PM | 6:46 PM | 11 h 21 min | +1.0 min | Full moon 9:28 AM | 5:44 PM | 6:08 AM |
| Dec 25 | 5:46 AM | 6:10 AM | 5:30 PM | 5:53 PM | 4:59 PM | 6:46 PM | 11 h 20 min | -1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 99% | 6:53 PM | 7:12 AM |
| Dec 26 | 5:47 AM | 6:10 AM | 5:31 PM | 5:54 PM | 5:00 PM | 6:47 PM | 11 h 21 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 96% | 7:59 PM | 8:10 AM |
| Dec 27 | 5:47 AM | 6:10 AM | 5:31 PM | 5:54 PM | 5:00 PM | 6:47 PM | 11 h 21 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 90% | 9:00 PM | 9:02 AM |
| Dec 28 | 5:48 AM | 6:11 AM | 5:32 PM | 5:55 PM | 5:01 PM | 6:48 PM | 11 h 21 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 83% | 9:57 PM | 9:48 AM |
| Dec 29 | 5:48 AM | 6:11 AM | 5:32 PM | 5:55 PM | 5:01 PM | 6:48 PM | 11 h 21 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 75% | 10:50 PM | 10:29 AM |
| Dec 30 | 5:49 AM | 6:12 AM | 5:33 PM | 5:56 PM | 5:02 PM | 6:49 PM | 11 h 21 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 65% | 11:41 PM | 11:08 AM |
| Dec 31 | 5:49 AM | 6:12 AM | 5:33 PM | 5:56 PM | 5:02 PM | 6:49 PM | 11 h 21 min | +0.0 min | Last quarter 2:59 AM | 11:47 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.