Valday Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in December 2026
Day length goes from 6 h 59 min on December 1 to 6 h 34 min on December 31. Sunrise moves from 9:06 AM to 9:33 AM and sunset from 4:05 PM to 4:07 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 | 8:17 AM | 9:06 AM | 4:05 PM | 4:54 PM | 2:42 PM | 6:33 PM | 6 h 59 min | Last quarter 9:09 AM | 1:32 PM | ||
| Dec 2 | 8:19 AM | 9:08 AM | 4:04 PM | 4:54 PM | 2:40 PM | 6:32 PM | 6 h 56 min | -3.0 min | Last quarter, 47% | 12:58 AM | 1:35 PM |
| Dec 3 | 8:20 AM | 9:10 AM | 4:03 PM | 4:53 PM | 2:38 PM | 6:32 PM | 6 h 53 min | -3.0 min | Waning crescent, 36% | 2:25 AM | 1:39 PM |
| Dec 4 | 8:22 AM | 9:12 AM | 4:02 PM | 4:52 PM | 2:36 PM | 6:31 PM | 6 h 50 min | -3.0 min | Waning crescent, 26% | 3:51 AM | 1:43 PM |
| Dec 5 | 8:23 AM | 9:13 AM | 4:02 PM | 4:52 PM | 2:35 PM | 6:31 PM | 6 h 49 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 18% | 5:17 AM | 1:49 PM |
| Dec 6 | 8:25 AM | 9:15 AM | 4:01 PM | 4:51 PM | 2:33 PM | 6:31 PM | 6 h 46 min | -3.0 min | Waning crescent, 10% | 6:43 AM | 1:57 PM |
| Dec 7 | 8:26 AM | 9:16 AM | 4:00 PM | 4:51 PM | 2:32 PM | 6:30 PM | 6 h 44 min | -2.0 min | Waning crescent, 5% | 8:09 AM | 2:11 PM |
| Dec 8 | 8:27 AM | 9:18 AM | 4:00 PM | 4:50 PM | 2:30 PM | 6:30 PM | 6 h 42 min | -2.0 min | Waning crescent, 1% | 9:31 AM | 2:34 PM |
| Dec 9 | 8:28 AM | 9:19 AM | 3:59 PM | 4:50 PM | 2:29 PM | 6:30 PM | 6 h 40 min | -2.0 min | New moon 3:52 AM | 10:39 AM | 3:12 PM |
| Dec 10 | 8:30 AM | 9:21 AM | 3:59 PM | 4:50 PM | 2:28 PM | 6:30 PM | 6 h 38 min | -2.0 min | Waxing crescent, 1% | 11:26 AM | 4:11 PM |
| Dec 11 | 8:31 AM | 9:22 AM | 3:58 PM | 4:49 PM | 2:27 PM | 6:30 PM | 6 h 36 min | -2.0 min | Waxing crescent, 4% | 11:55 AM | 5:26 PM |
| Dec 12 | 8:32 AM | 9:23 AM | 3:58 PM | 4:49 PM | 2:26 PM | 6:30 PM | 6 h 35 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 9% | 12:12 PM | 6:48 PM |
| Dec 13 | 8:33 AM | 9:24 AM | 3:58 PM | 4:49 PM | 2:25 PM | 6:30 PM | 6 h 34 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 16% | 12:22 PM | 8:12 PM |
| Dec 14 | 8:34 AM | 9:25 AM | 3:58 PM | 4:49 PM | 2:25 PM | 6:30 PM | 6 h 33 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 25% | 12:28 PM | 9:34 PM |
| Dec 15 | 8:35 AM | 9:27 AM | 3:58 PM | 4:49 PM | 2:24 PM | 6:30 PM | 6 h 31 min | -2.0 min | Waxing crescent, 35% | 12:32 PM | 10:56 PM |
| Dec 16 | 8:36 AM | 9:27 AM | 3:58 PM | 4:49 PM | 2:24 PM | 6:30 PM | 6 h 31 min | +0.0 min | First quarter, 45% | 12:36 PM | |
| Dec 17 | 8:37 AM | 9:28 AM | 3:58 PM | 4:49 PM | 2:24 PM | 6:30 PM | 6 h 30 min | -1.0 min | First quarter 8:43 AM | 12:39 PM | 12:18 AM |
| Dec 18 | 8:37 AM | 9:29 AM | 3:58 PM | 4:50 PM | 2:23 PM | 6:31 PM | 6 h 29 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 66% | 12:42 PM | 1:42 AM |
| Dec 19 | 8:38 AM | 9:30 AM | 3:58 PM | 4:50 PM | 2:24 PM | 6:31 PM | 6 h 28 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 76% | 12:47 PM | 3:10 AM |
| Dec 20 | 8:39 AM | 9:31 AM | 3:58 PM | 4:50 PM | 2:24 PM | 6:31 PM | 6 h 27 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 84% | 12:55 PM | 4:45 AM |
| Dec 21 | 8:39 AM | 9:31 AM | 3:59 PM | 4:51 PM | 2:24 PM | 6:32 PM | 6 h 28 min | +1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 91% | 1:09 PM | 6:27 AM |
| Dec 22 | 8:40 AM | 9:32 AM | 3:59 PM | 4:51 PM | 2:25 PM | 6:32 PM | 6 h 27 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 96% | 1:34 PM | 8:10 AM |
| Dec 23 | 8:40 AM | 9:32 AM | 4:00 PM | 4:52 PM | 2:25 PM | 6:33 PM | 6 h 28 min | +1.0 min | Full moon, 99% | 2:24 PM | 9:39 AM |
| Dec 24 | 8:41 AM | 9:32 AM | 4:01 PM | 4:53 PM | 2:26 PM | 6:34 PM | 6 h 29 min | +1.0 min | Full moon 4:28 AM | 3:46 PM | 10:38 AM |
| Dec 25 | 8:41 AM | 9:33 AM | 4:01 PM | 4:53 PM | 2:27 PM | 6:34 PM | 6 h 28 min | -1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 98% | 5:31 PM | 11:10 AM |
| Dec 26 | 8:41 AM | 9:33 AM | 4:02 PM | 4:54 PM | 2:28 PM | 6:35 PM | 6 h 29 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 95% | 7:19 PM | 11:26 AM |
| Dec 27 | 8:41 AM | 9:33 AM | 4:03 PM | 4:55 PM | 2:29 PM | 6:36 PM | 6 h 30 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 89% | 9:02 PM | 11:35 AM |
| Dec 28 | 8:41 AM | 9:33 AM | 4:04 PM | 4:56 PM | 2:31 PM | 6:36 PM | 6 h 31 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 82% | 10:38 PM | 11:41 AM |
| Dec 29 | 8:41 AM | 9:33 AM | 4:05 PM | 4:57 PM | 2:32 PM | 6:37 PM | 6 h 32 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 73% | 11:45 AM | |
| Dec 30 | 8:41 AM | 9:33 AM | 4:06 PM | 4:58 PM | 2:34 PM | 6:38 PM | 6 h 33 min | +1.0 min | Last quarter 9:59 PM | 12:09 AM | 11:49 AM |
| Dec 31 | 8:41 AM | 9:33 AM | 4:07 PM | 4:59 PM | 2:36 PM | 6:39 PM | 6 h 34 min | +1.0 min | Last quarter, 52% | 1:37 AM | 11:52 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.