Polyarnyy Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in December 2026
Day length goes from 0 h 00 min on December 1 to 0 h 00 min on December 31. Sunrise moves from to and sunset from to .
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 | 9:45 AM | Down all day | 3:25 PM | 6:08 PM | 0 h 00 min | Last quarter 9:09 AM | 1:55 PM | ||||
| Dec 2 | 9:48 AM | Down all day | 3:23 PM | 6:07 PM | 0 h 00 min | +0.0 min | Last quarter, 47% | 12:45 AM | 1:33 PM | ||
| Dec 3 | 9:51 AM | Down all day | 3:21 PM | 6:06 PM | 0 h 00 min | +0.0 min | Waning crescent, 36% | 2:41 AM | 1:11 PM | ||
| Dec 4 | 9:54 AM | Down all day | 3:18 PM | 6:05 PM | 0 h 00 min | +0.0 min | Waning crescent, 26% | 4:38 AM | 12:46 PM | ||
| Dec 5 | 9:57 AM | Down all day | 3:17 PM | 6:04 PM | 0 h 00 min | +0.0 min | Waning crescent, 18% | 6:46 AM | 12:12 PM | ||
| Dec 6 | 9:59 AM | Down all day | 3:15 PM | 6:03 PM | 0 h 00 min | +0.0 min | Waning crescent, 10% | ||||
| Dec 7 | 10:02 AM | Down all day | 3:13 PM | 6:02 PM | 0 h 00 min | +0.0 min | Waning crescent, 5% | ||||
| Dec 8 | 10:04 AM | Down all day | 3:11 PM | 6:01 PM | 0 h 00 min | +0.0 min | Waning crescent, 1% | ||||
| Dec 9 | 10:07 AM | Down all day | 3:10 PM | 6:01 PM | 0 h 00 min | +0.0 min | New moon 3:52 AM | ||||
| Dec 10 | 10:09 AM | Down all day | 3:09 PM | 6:00 PM | 0 h 00 min | +0.0 min | Waxing crescent, 1% | ||||
| Dec 11 | 10:11 AM | Down all day | 3:07 PM | 6:00 PM | 0 h 00 min | +0.0 min | Waxing crescent, 4% | ||||
| Dec 12 | 10:13 AM | Down all day | 3:06 PM | 5:59 PM | 0 h 00 min | +0.0 min | Waxing crescent, 9% | ||||
| Dec 13 | 10:15 AM | Down all day | 3:05 PM | 5:59 PM | 0 h 00 min | +0.0 min | Waxing crescent, 16% | 2:30 PM | 6:07 PM | ||
| Dec 14 | 10:17 AM | Down all day | 3:05 PM | 5:59 PM | 0 h 00 min | +0.0 min | Waxing crescent, 25% | 1:43 PM | 8:24 PM | ||
| Dec 15 | 10:18 AM | Down all day | 3:04 PM | 5:59 PM | 0 h 00 min | +0.0 min | Waxing crescent, 35% | 1:15 PM | 10:20 PM | ||
| Dec 16 | 10:20 AM | Down all day | 3:04 PM | 5:59 PM | 0 h 00 min | +0.0 min | First quarter, 45% | 12:53 PM | |||
| Dec 17 | 10:21 AM | Down all day | 3:03 PM | 5:59 PM | 0 h 00 min | +0.0 min | First quarter 8:43 AM | 12:32 PM | 12:10 AM | ||
| Dec 18 | 10:22 AM | Down all day | 3:03 PM | 5:59 PM | 0 h 00 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 66% | 12:09 PM | 2:03 AM | ||
| Dec 19 | 10:23 AM | Down all day | 3:03 PM | 5:59 PM | 0 h 00 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 76% | 11:43 AM | 4:05 AM | ||
| Dec 20 | 10:24 AM | Down all day | 3:03 PM | 5:59 PM | 0 h 00 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 84% | 10:59 AM | 6:33 AM | ||
| Dec 21 | 10:25 AM | Down all day | 3:04 PM | 6:00 PM | 0 h 00 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 91% | ||||
| Dec 22 | 10:25 AM | Down all day | 3:04 PM | 6:00 PM | 0 h 00 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 96% | ||||
| Dec 23 | 10:26 AM | Down all day | 3:05 PM | 6:01 PM | 0 h 00 min | +0.0 min | Full moon, 99% | ||||
| Dec 24 | 10:26 AM | Down all day | 3:06 PM | 6:02 PM | 0 h 00 min | +0.0 min | Full moon 4:28 AM | ||||
| Dec 25 | 10:26 AM | Down all day | 3:07 PM | 6:03 PM | 0 h 00 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 98% | ||||
| Dec 26 | 10:26 AM | Down all day | 3:08 PM | 6:03 PM | 0 h 00 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 95% | 5:12 PM | 1:39 PM | ||
| Dec 27 | 10:25 AM | Down all day | 3:09 PM | 6:04 PM | 0 h 00 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 89% | 8:00 PM | 12:44 PM | ||
| Dec 28 | 10:25 AM | Down all day | 3:11 PM | 6:05 PM | 0 h 00 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 82% | 10:14 PM | 12:15 PM | ||
| Dec 29 | 10:24 AM | Down all day | 3:12 PM | 6:06 PM | 0 h 00 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 73% | 11:51 AM | |||
| Dec 30 | 10:23 AM | Down all day | 3:14 PM | 6:08 PM | 0 h 00 min | +0.0 min | Last quarter 9:59 PM | 12:16 AM | 11:29 AM | ||
| Dec 31 | 10:23 AM | Down all day | 3:16 PM | 6:09 PM | 0 h 00 min | +0.0 min | Last quarter, 52% | 2:14 AM | 11:04 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.