Zima Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in December 2026
Day length goes from 7 h 49 min on December 1 to 7 h 29 min on December 31. Sunrise moves from 9:06 AM to 9:30 AM and sunset from 4:55 PM to 4:59 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 | 8:24 AM | 9:06 AM | 4:55 PM | 5:37 PM | 3:50 PM | 7:04 PM | 7 h 49 min | Last quarter 2:09 PM | 1:49 PM | ||
| Dec 2 | 8:26 AM | 9:08 AM | 4:54 PM | 5:36 PM | 3:49 PM | 7:04 PM | 7 h 46 min | -3.0 min | Last quarter, 49% | 1:10 AM | 1:59 PM |
| Dec 3 | 8:27 AM | 9:09 AM | 4:53 PM | 5:36 PM | 3:47 PM | 7:04 PM | 7 h 44 min | -2.0 min | Waning crescent, 38% | 2:31 AM | 2:08 PM |
| Dec 4 | 8:28 AM | 9:11 AM | 4:53 PM | 5:35 PM | 3:46 PM | 7:03 PM | 7 h 42 min | -2.0 min | Waning crescent, 28% | 3:51 AM | 2:18 PM |
| Dec 5 | 8:30 AM | 9:12 AM | 4:52 PM | 5:35 PM | 3:46 PM | 7:03 PM | 7 h 40 min | -2.0 min | Waning crescent, 19% | 5:10 AM | 2:29 PM |
| Dec 6 | 8:31 AM | 9:14 AM | 4:52 PM | 5:34 PM | 3:45 PM | 7:03 PM | 7 h 38 min | -2.0 min | Waning crescent, 12% | 6:29 AM | 2:44 PM |
| Dec 7 | 8:32 AM | 9:15 AM | 4:51 PM | 5:34 PM | 3:44 PM | 7:02 PM | 7 h 36 min | -2.0 min | Waning crescent, 6% | 7:47 AM | 3:04 PM |
| Dec 8 | 8:33 AM | 9:16 AM | 4:51 PM | 5:34 PM | 3:43 PM | 7:02 PM | 7 h 35 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 2% | 9:02 AM | 3:33 PM |
| Dec 9 | 8:34 AM | 9:17 AM | 4:50 PM | 5:33 PM | 3:43 PM | 7:02 PM | 7 h 33 min | -2.0 min | New moon 8:52 AM | 10:07 AM | 4:13 PM |
| Dec 10 | 8:35 AM | 9:19 AM | 4:50 PM | 5:33 PM | 3:42 PM | 7:02 PM | 7 h 31 min | -2.0 min | New moon, 1% | 10:59 AM | 5:08 PM |
| Dec 11 | 8:36 AM | 9:20 AM | 4:50 PM | 5:33 PM | 3:42 PM | 7:02 PM | 7 h 30 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 3% | 11:37 AM | 6:14 PM |
| Dec 12 | 8:37 AM | 9:21 AM | 4:50 PM | 5:33 PM | 3:41 PM | 7:02 PM | 7 h 29 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 8% | 12:03 PM | 7:27 PM |
| Dec 13 | 8:38 AM | 9:22 AM | 4:50 PM | 5:33 PM | 3:41 PM | 7:02 PM | 7 h 28 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 15% | 12:22 PM | 8:43 PM |
| Dec 14 | 8:39 AM | 9:23 AM | 4:50 PM | 5:33 PM | 3:41 PM | 7:02 PM | 7 h 27 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 23% | 12:35 PM | 9:58 PM |
| Dec 15 | 8:40 AM | 9:24 AM | 4:50 PM | 5:33 PM | 3:41 PM | 7:03 PM | 7 h 26 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 33% | 12:46 PM | 11:14 PM |
| Dec 16 | 8:41 AM | 9:25 AM | 4:50 PM | 5:33 PM | 3:41 PM | 7:03 PM | 7 h 25 min | -1.0 min | First quarter, 43% | 12:55 PM | |
| Dec 17 | 8:42 AM | 9:25 AM | 4:50 PM | 5:34 PM | 3:41 PM | 7:03 PM | 7 h 25 min | +0.0 min | First quarter 1:43 PM | 1:03 PM | 12:29 AM |
| Dec 18 | 8:42 AM | 9:26 AM | 4:50 PM | 5:34 PM | 3:41 PM | 7:03 PM | 7 h 24 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 64% | 1:12 PM | 1:47 AM |
| Dec 19 | 8:43 AM | 9:27 AM | 4:51 PM | 5:34 PM | 3:41 PM | 7:04 PM | 7 h 24 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 74% | 1:23 PM | 3:08 AM |
| Dec 20 | 8:44 AM | 9:28 AM | 4:51 PM | 5:35 PM | 3:41 PM | 7:04 PM | 7 h 23 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 83% | 1:37 PM | 4:34 AM |
| Dec 21 | 8:44 AM | 9:28 AM | 4:51 PM | 5:35 PM | 3:42 PM | 7:05 PM | 7 h 23 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 90% | 1:58 PM | 6:06 AM |
| Dec 22 | 8:45 AM | 9:29 AM | 4:52 PM | 5:36 PM | 3:42 PM | 7:05 PM | 7 h 23 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 95% | 2:30 PM | 7:39 AM |
| Dec 23 | 8:45 AM | 9:29 AM | 4:52 PM | 5:36 PM | 3:43 PM | 7:06 PM | 7 h 23 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 99% | 3:21 PM | 9:05 AM |
| Dec 24 | 8:46 AM | 9:29 AM | 4:53 PM | 5:37 PM | 3:43 PM | 7:06 PM | 7 h 24 min | +1.0 min | Full moon 9:28 AM | 4:35 PM | 10:12 AM |
| Dec 25 | 8:46 AM | 9:30 AM | 4:54 PM | 5:37 PM | 3:44 PM | 7:07 PM | 7 h 24 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 99% | 6:08 PM | 10:56 AM |
| Dec 26 | 8:46 AM | 9:30 AM | 4:54 PM | 5:38 PM | 3:45 PM | 7:08 PM | 7 h 24 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 96% | 7:46 PM | 11:24 AM |
| Dec 27 | 8:47 AM | 9:30 AM | 4:55 PM | 5:39 PM | 3:46 PM | 7:08 PM | 7 h 25 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 90% | 9:21 PM | 11:43 AM |
| Dec 28 | 8:47 AM | 9:30 AM | 4:56 PM | 5:40 PM | 3:47 PM | 7:09 PM | 7 h 26 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 83% | 10:51 PM | 11:56 AM |
| Dec 29 | 8:47 AM | 9:30 AM | 4:57 PM | 5:41 PM | 3:48 PM | 7:10 PM | 7 h 27 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 75% | 12:07 PM | |
| Dec 30 | 8:47 AM | 9:31 AM | 4:58 PM | 5:42 PM | 3:49 PM | 7:11 PM | 7 h 27 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 65% | 12:16 AM | 12:16 PM |
| Dec 31 | 8:47 AM | 9:30 AM | 4:59 PM | 5:42 PM | 3:50 PM | 7:11 PM | 7 h 29 min | +2.0 min | Last quarter 2:59 AM | 1:38 AM | 12:26 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.