Anchor Point Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in December 2026
Day length goes from 6 h 30 min on December 1 to 6 h 05 min on December 31. Sunrise moves from 9:41 AM to 10:08 AM and sunset from 4:11 PM to 4:13 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 | 8:47 AM | 9:41 AM | 4:11 PM | 5:05 PM | 2:32 PM | 6:50 PM | 6 h 30 min | Last quarter, 52% | 12:32 AM | 1:55 PM | |
| Dec 2 | 8:49 AM | 9:43 AM | 4:10 PM | 5:04 PM | 2:29 PM | 6:49 PM | 6 h 27 min | -3.0 min | Last quarter, 41% | 2:04 AM | 1:56 PM |
| Dec 3 | 8:51 AM | 9:45 AM | 4:09 PM | 5:03 PM | 2:27 PM | 6:49 PM | 6 h 24 min | -3.0 min | Waning crescent, 31% | 3:33 AM | 1:56 PM |
| Dec 4 | 8:52 AM | 9:47 AM | 4:08 PM | 5:03 PM | 2:24 PM | 6:48 PM | 6 h 21 min | -3.0 min | Waning crescent, 22% | 5:02 AM | 1:58 PM |
| Dec 5 | 8:54 AM | 9:49 AM | 4:07 PM | 5:02 PM | 2:22 PM | 6:48 PM | 6 h 18 min | -3.0 min | Waning crescent, 14% | 6:32 AM | 2:01 PM |
| Dec 6 | 8:55 AM | 9:50 AM | 4:06 PM | 5:01 PM | 2:19 PM | 6:47 PM | 6 h 16 min | -2.0 min | Waning crescent, 7% | 8:04 AM | 2:07 PM |
| Dec 7 | 8:57 AM | 9:52 AM | 4:06 PM | 5:01 PM | 2:17 PM | 6:47 PM | 6 h 14 min | -2.0 min | Waning crescent, 3% | 9:35 AM | 2:19 PM |
| Dec 8 | 8:58 AM | 9:54 AM | 4:05 PM | 5:00 PM | 2:15 PM | 6:47 PM | 6 h 11 min | -3.0 min | New moon 3:52 PM | 10:56 AM | 2:43 PM |
| Dec 9 | 8:59 AM | 9:55 AM | 4:04 PM | 5:00 PM | 2:13 PM | 6:46 PM | 6 h 09 min | -2.0 min | New moon, 0% | 11:56 AM | 3:31 PM |
| Dec 10 | 9:01 AM | 9:57 AM | 4:04 PM | 5:00 PM | 2:11 PM | 6:46 PM | 6 h 07 min | -2.0 min | Waxing crescent, 2% | 12:29 PM | 4:44 PM |
| Dec 11 | 9:02 AM | 9:58 AM | 4:03 PM | 4:59 PM | 2:09 PM | 6:46 PM | 6 h 05 min | -2.0 min | Waxing crescent, 7% | 12:44 PM | 6:10 PM |
| Dec 12 | 9:03 AM | 9:59 AM | 4:03 PM | 4:59 PM | 2:07 PM | 6:46 PM | 6 h 04 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 13% | 12:52 PM | 7:38 PM |
| Dec 13 | 9:04 AM | 10:01 AM | 4:03 PM | 4:59 PM | 2:06 PM | 6:46 PM | 6 h 02 min | -2.0 min | Waxing crescent, 21% | 12:55 PM | 9:06 PM |
| Dec 14 | 9:05 AM | 10:02 AM | 4:03 PM | 4:59 PM | 2:04 PM | 6:46 PM | 6 h 01 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 30% | 12:57 PM | 10:31 PM |
| Dec 15 | 9:06 AM | 10:03 AM | 4:02 PM | 4:59 PM | 2:03 PM | 6:46 PM | 5 h 59 min | -2.0 min | Waxing crescent, 40% | 12:58 PM | 11:56 PM |
| Dec 16 | 9:07 AM | 10:04 AM | 4:02 PM | 4:59 PM | 2:02 PM | 6:47 PM | 5 h 58 min | -1.0 min | First quarter 8:43 PM | 12:58 PM | |
| Dec 17 | 9:08 AM | 10:05 AM | 4:03 PM | 4:59 PM | 2:02 PM | 6:47 PM | 5 h 58 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 61% | 12:59 PM | 1:22 AM |
| Dec 18 | 9:08 AM | 10:05 AM | 4:03 PM | 5:00 PM | 2:01 PM | 6:47 PM | 5 h 58 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 71% | 1:00 PM | 2:51 AM |
| Dec 19 | 9:09 AM | 10:06 AM | 4:03 PM | 5:00 PM | 2:01 PM | 6:48 PM | 5 h 57 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 80% | 1:02 PM | 4:27 AM |
| Dec 20 | 9:10 AM | 10:07 AM | 4:03 PM | 5:00 PM | 2:01 PM | 6:48 PM | 5 h 56 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 88% | 1:08 PM | 6:10 AM |
| Dec 21 | 9:10 AM | 10:07 AM | 4:04 PM | 5:01 PM | 2:01 PM | 6:49 PM | 5 h 57 min | +1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 94% | 1:20 PM | 8:00 AM |
| Dec 22 | 9:11 AM | 10:08 AM | 4:04 PM | 5:01 PM | 2:02 PM | 6:49 PM | 5 h 56 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 98% | 1:49 PM | 9:46 AM |
| Dec 23 | 9:11 AM | 10:08 AM | 4:05 PM | 5:02 PM | 2:03 PM | 6:50 PM | 5 h 57 min | +1.0 min | Full moon 4:28 PM | 2:54 PM | 11:03 AM |
| Dec 24 | 9:11 AM | 10:08 AM | 4:06 PM | 5:03 PM | 2:04 PM | 6:50 PM | 5 h 58 min | +1.0 min | Full moon, 100% | 4:38 PM | 11:39 AM |
| Dec 25 | 9:12 AM | 10:09 AM | 4:07 PM | 5:04 PM | 2:06 PM | 6:51 PM | 5 h 58 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 97% | 6:33 PM | 11:55 AM |
| Dec 26 | 9:12 AM | 10:09 AM | 4:08 PM | 5:04 PM | 2:07 PM | 6:52 PM | 5 h 59 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 92% | 8:24 PM | 12:01 PM |
| Dec 27 | 9:12 AM | 10:09 AM | 4:09 PM | 5:05 PM | 2:09 PM | 6:53 PM | 6 h 00 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 86% | 10:08 PM | 12:05 PM |
| Dec 28 | 9:12 AM | 10:09 AM | 4:10 PM | 5:06 PM | 2:11 PM | 6:53 PM | 6 h 01 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 77% | 11:45 PM | 12:06 PM |
| Dec 29 | 9:12 AM | 10:08 AM | 4:11 PM | 5:07 PM | 2:14 PM | 6:54 PM | 6 h 03 min | +2.0 min | Waning gibbous, 68% | 12:07 PM | |
| Dec 30 | 9:12 AM | 10:08 AM | 4:12 PM | 5:08 PM | 2:16 PM | 6:55 PM | 6 h 04 min | +1.0 min | Last quarter 9:59 AM | 1:17 AM | 12:07 PM |
| Dec 31 | 9:12 AM | 10:08 AM | 4:13 PM | 5:10 PM | 2:19 PM | 6:56 PM | 6 h 05 min | +1.0 min | Last quarter, 47% | 2:48 AM | 12:08 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.