Chugach Census Area Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in December 2026
Day length goes from 6 h 06 min on December 1 to 5 h 38 min on December 31. Sunrise moves from 9:31 AM to 10:00 AM and sunset from 3:37 PM to 3:38 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 | 8:33 AM | 9:31 AM | 3:37 PM | 4:35 PM | 1:36 PM | 6:25 PM | 6 h 06 min | Last quarter, 52% | 12:06 AM | 1:34 PM | |
| Dec 2 | 8:35 AM | 9:33 AM | 3:36 PM | 4:34 PM | 1:32 PM | 6:25 PM | 6 h 03 min | -3.0 min | Last quarter, 41% | 1:41 AM | 1:32 PM |
| Dec 3 | 8:37 AM | 9:36 AM | 3:35 PM | 4:33 PM | 1:27 PM | 6:24 PM | 5 h 59 min | -4.0 min | Waning crescent, 31% | 3:13 AM | 1:31 PM |
| Dec 4 | 8:39 AM | 9:38 AM | 3:34 PM | 4:33 PM | 1:22 PM | 6:23 PM | 5 h 56 min | -3.0 min | Waning crescent, 22% | 4:45 AM | 1:29 PM |
| Dec 5 | 8:40 AM | 9:39 AM | 3:33 PM | 4:32 PM | 1:16 PM | 6:23 PM | 5 h 54 min | -2.0 min | Waning crescent, 14% | 6:19 AM | 1:29 PM |
| Dec 6 | 8:42 AM | 9:41 AM | 3:32 PM | 4:31 PM | 1:10 PM | 6:23 PM | 5 h 51 min | -3.0 min | Waning crescent, 7% | 7:55 AM | 1:30 PM |
| Dec 7 | 8:43 AM | 9:43 AM | 3:31 PM | 4:31 PM | 1:02 PM | 6:22 PM | 5 h 48 min | -3.0 min | Waning crescent, 3% | 9:33 AM | 1:35 PM |
| Dec 8 | 8:45 AM | 9:45 AM | 3:30 PM | 4:30 PM | 12:52 PM | 6:22 PM | 5 h 45 min | -3.0 min | New moon 3:52 PM | 11:03 AM | 1:51 PM |
| Dec 9 | 8:46 AM | 9:47 AM | 3:29 PM | 4:30 PM | 6:22 PM | 5 h 42 min | -3.0 min | New moon, 0% | 12:06 PM | 2:35 PM | |
| Dec 10 | 8:47 AM | 9:48 AM | 3:28 PM | 4:29 PM | 6:21 PM | 5 h 40 min | -2.0 min | Waxing crescent, 2% | 12:32 PM | 3:55 PM | |
| Dec 11 | 8:49 AM | 9:50 AM | 3:28 PM | 4:29 PM | 6:21 PM | 5 h 38 min | -2.0 min | Waxing crescent, 7% | 12:40 PM | 5:29 PM | |
| Dec 12 | 8:50 AM | 9:51 AM | 3:27 PM | 4:29 PM | 6:21 PM | 5 h 36 min | -2.0 min | Waxing crescent, 13% | 12:42 PM | 7:03 PM | |
| Dec 13 | 8:51 AM | 9:52 AM | 3:27 PM | 4:28 PM | 6:21 PM | 5 h 35 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 21% | 12:42 PM | 8:35 PM | |
| Dec 14 | 8:52 AM | 9:54 AM | 3:27 PM | 4:28 PM | 6:21 PM | 5 h 33 min | -2.0 min | Waxing crescent, 30% | 12:41 PM | 10:03 PM | |
| Dec 15 | 8:53 AM | 9:55 AM | 3:27 PM | 4:28 PM | 6:21 PM | 5 h 32 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 40% | 12:39 PM | 11:31 PM | |
| Dec 16 | 8:54 AM | 9:56 AM | 3:27 PM | 4:28 PM | 6:22 PM | 5 h 31 min | -1.0 min | First quarter 8:43 PM | 12:37 PM | ||
| Dec 17 | 8:55 AM | 9:57 AM | 3:27 PM | 4:29 PM | 6:22 PM | 5 h 30 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 61% | 12:35 PM | 12:59 AM | |
| Dec 18 | 8:56 AM | 9:58 AM | 3:27 PM | 4:29 PM | 6:22 PM | 5 h 29 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 71% | 12:33 PM | 2:31 AM | |
| Dec 19 | 8:56 AM | 9:58 AM | 3:27 PM | 4:29 PM | 6:22 PM | 5 h 29 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 80% | 12:33 PM | 4:10 AM | |
| Dec 20 | 8:57 AM | 9:59 AM | 3:27 PM | 4:30 PM | 6:23 PM | 5 h 28 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 88% | 12:34 PM | 5:58 AM | |
| Dec 21 | 8:57 AM | 10:00 AM | 3:28 PM | 4:30 PM | 6:23 PM | 5 h 28 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 94% | 12:39 PM | 7:55 AM | |
| Dec 22 | 8:58 AM | 10:00 AM | 3:28 PM | 4:31 PM | 6:24 PM | 5 h 28 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 98% | 12:58 PM | 9:51 AM | |
| Dec 23 | 8:58 AM | 10:00 AM | 3:29 PM | 4:31 PM | 6:25 PM | 5 h 29 min | +1.0 min | Full moon 4:28 PM | 2:00 PM | 11:10 AM | |
| Dec 24 | 8:59 AM | 10:01 AM | 3:30 PM | 4:32 PM | 6:25 PM | 5 h 29 min | +0.0 min | Full moon, 100% | 3:53 PM | 11:38 AM | |
| Dec 25 | 8:59 AM | 10:01 AM | 3:31 PM | 4:33 PM | 6:26 PM | 5 h 30 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 97% | 5:57 PM | 11:46 AM | |
| Dec 26 | 8:59 AM | 10:01 AM | 3:32 PM | 4:34 PM | 6:27 PM | 5 h 31 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 92% | 7:53 PM | 11:48 AM | |
| Dec 27 | 8:59 AM | 10:01 AM | 3:33 PM | 4:34 PM | 6:28 PM | 5 h 32 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 86% | 9:41 PM | 11:47 AM | |
| Dec 28 | 8:59 AM | 10:01 AM | 3:34 PM | 4:35 PM | 6:28 PM | 5 h 33 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 77% | 11:21 PM | 11:46 AM | |
| Dec 29 | 8:59 AM | 10:00 AM | 3:35 PM | 4:37 PM | 6:29 PM | 5 h 35 min | +2.0 min | Waning gibbous, 68% | 11:44 AM | ||
| Dec 30 | 8:59 AM | 10:00 AM | 3:37 PM | 4:38 PM | 6:30 PM | 5 h 37 min | +2.0 min | Last quarter 9:59 AM | 12:56 AM | 11:42 AM | |
| Dec 31 | 8:59 AM | 10:00 AM | 3:38 PM | 4:39 PM | 6:31 PM | 5 h 38 min | +1.0 min | Last quarter, 47% | 2:30 AM | 11:40 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.