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