Sim Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in December 2026
Day length goes from 7 h 36 min on December 1 to 7 h 16 min on December 31. Sunrise moves from 9:10 AM to 9:34 AM and sunset from 4:46 PM to 4:50 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 | 8:26 AM | 9:10 AM | 4:46 PM | 5:30 PM | 3:37 PM | 7:00 PM | 7 h 36 min | Last quarter 11:09 AM | 1:50 PM | ||
| Dec 2 | 8:27 AM | 9:11 AM | 4:45 PM | 5:29 PM | 3:36 PM | 7:00 PM | 7 h 34 min | -2.0 min | Last quarter, 48% | 1:17 AM | 1:57 PM |
| Dec 3 | 8:29 AM | 9:13 AM | 4:45 PM | 5:29 PM | 3:35 PM | 6:59 PM | 7 h 32 min | -2.0 min | Waning crescent, 37% | 2:39 AM | 2:05 PM |
| Dec 4 | 8:30 AM | 9:14 AM | 4:44 PM | 5:28 PM | 3:34 PM | 6:59 PM | 7 h 30 min | -2.0 min | Waning crescent, 27% | 4:00 AM | 2:13 PM |
| Dec 5 | 8:32 AM | 9:16 AM | 4:43 PM | 5:28 PM | 3:33 PM | 6:58 PM | 7 h 27 min | -3.0 min | Waning crescent, 18% | 5:21 AM | 2:24 PM |
| Dec 6 | 8:33 AM | 9:17 AM | 4:43 PM | 5:27 PM | 3:32 PM | 6:58 PM | 7 h 26 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 11% | 6:42 AM | 2:37 PM |
| Dec 7 | 8:34 AM | 9:19 AM | 4:42 PM | 5:27 PM | 3:31 PM | 6:58 PM | 7 h 23 min | -3.0 min | Waning crescent, 5% | 8:02 AM | 2:57 PM |
| Dec 8 | 8:35 AM | 9:20 AM | 4:42 PM | 5:27 PM | 3:30 PM | 6:58 PM | 7 h 22 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 2% | 9:17 AM | 3:25 PM |
| Dec 9 | 8:36 AM | 9:21 AM | 4:41 PM | 5:26 PM | 3:29 PM | 6:58 PM | 7 h 20 min | -2.0 min | New moon 5:52 AM | 10:22 AM | 4:07 PM |
| Dec 10 | 8:38 AM | 9:22 AM | 4:41 PM | 5:26 PM | 3:29 PM | 6:58 PM | 7 h 19 min | -1.0 min | New moon, 1% | 11:12 AM | 5:03 PM |
| Dec 11 | 8:39 AM | 9:24 AM | 4:41 PM | 5:26 PM | 3:28 PM | 6:58 PM | 7 h 17 min | -2.0 min | Waxing crescent, 4% | 11:47 AM | 6:11 PM |
| Dec 12 | 8:40 AM | 9:25 AM | 4:41 PM | 5:26 PM | 3:28 PM | 6:58 PM | 7 h 16 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 9% | 12:10 PM | 7:27 PM |
| Dec 13 | 8:41 AM | 9:26 AM | 4:41 PM | 5:26 PM | 3:27 PM | 6:58 PM | 7 h 15 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 16% | 12:26 PM | 8:44 PM |
| Dec 14 | 8:41 AM | 9:27 AM | 4:41 PM | 5:26 PM | 3:27 PM | 6:58 PM | 7 h 14 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 24% | 12:38 PM | 10:02 PM |
| Dec 15 | 8:42 AM | 9:28 AM | 4:41 PM | 5:26 PM | 3:27 PM | 6:58 PM | 7 h 13 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 34% | 12:47 PM | 11:18 PM |
| Dec 16 | 8:43 AM | 9:29 AM | 4:41 PM | 5:26 PM | 3:27 PM | 6:58 PM | 7 h 12 min | -1.0 min | First quarter, 44% | 12:54 PM | |
| Dec 17 | 8:44 AM | 9:29 AM | 4:41 PM | 5:26 PM | 3:27 PM | 6:58 PM | 7 h 12 min | +0.0 min | First quarter 10:43 AM | 1:01 PM | 12:36 AM |
| Dec 18 | 8:45 AM | 9:30 AM | 4:41 PM | 5:27 PM | 3:27 PM | 6:59 PM | 7 h 11 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 65% | 1:09 PM | 1:55 AM |
| Dec 19 | 8:45 AM | 9:31 AM | 4:41 PM | 5:27 PM | 3:27 PM | 6:59 PM | 7 h 10 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 75% | 1:19 PM | 3:18 AM |
| Dec 20 | 8:46 AM | 9:32 AM | 4:42 PM | 5:27 PM | 3:27 PM | 7:00 PM | 7 h 10 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 84% | 1:32 PM | 4:47 AM |
| Dec 21 | 8:47 AM | 9:32 AM | 4:42 PM | 5:28 PM | 3:28 PM | 7:00 PM | 7 h 10 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 91% | 1:52 PM | 6:21 AM |
| Dec 22 | 8:47 AM | 9:33 AM | 4:43 PM | 5:28 PM | 3:28 PM | 7:01 PM | 7 h 10 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 96% | 2:24 PM | 7:56 AM |
| Dec 23 | 8:47 AM | 9:33 AM | 4:43 PM | 5:29 PM | 3:29 PM | 7:01 PM | 7 h 10 min | +0.0 min | Full moon, 99% | 3:16 PM | 9:22 AM |
| Dec 24 | 8:48 AM | 9:33 AM | 4:44 PM | 5:30 PM | 3:30 PM | 7:02 PM | 7 h 11 min | +1.0 min | Full moon 6:28 AM | 4:34 PM | 10:25 AM |
| Dec 25 | 8:48 AM | 9:34 AM | 4:45 PM | 5:30 PM | 3:30 PM | 7:02 PM | 7 h 11 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 99% | 6:10 PM | 11:05 AM |
| Dec 26 | 8:49 AM | 9:34 AM | 4:45 PM | 5:31 PM | 3:31 PM | 7:03 PM | 7 h 11 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 95% | 7:50 PM | 11:30 AM |
| Dec 27 | 8:49 AM | 9:34 AM | 4:46 PM | 5:32 PM | 3:32 PM | 7:04 PM | 7 h 12 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 90% | 9:27 PM | 11:46 AM |
| Dec 28 | 8:49 AM | 9:34 AM | 4:47 PM | 5:33 PM | 3:33 PM | 7:04 PM | 7 h 13 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 82% | 10:58 PM | 11:57 AM |
| Dec 29 | 8:49 AM | 9:34 AM | 4:48 PM | 5:33 PM | 3:35 PM | 7:05 PM | 7 h 14 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 74% | 12:06 PM | |
| Dec 30 | 8:49 AM | 9:34 AM | 4:49 PM | 5:34 PM | 3:36 PM | 7:06 PM | 7 h 15 min | +1.0 min | Last quarter 11:59 PM | 12:24 AM | 12:14 PM |
| Dec 31 | 8:49 AM | 9:34 AM | 4:50 PM | 5:35 PM | 3:37 PM | 7:07 PM | 7 h 16 min | +1.0 min | Last quarter, 53% | 1:47 AM | 12:22 PM |
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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.