Sunrise and sunset in Northwest Arctic Borough

Northwest Arctic Borough Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in December 2026

Local time (AKST)

Day length goes from 3 h 26 min on December 1 to 2 h 20 min on December 31. Sunrise moves from 11:50 AM to 12:37 PM and sunset from 3:16 PM to 2:57 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.

DateDawnSunriseSunsetDuskGolden hourFull darkDay lengthChangeMoonMoonriseMoonset
Dec 110:16 AM11:50 AM3:16 PM4:50 PM7:12 PM3 h 26 minLast quarter, 52%12:55 AM2:38 PM
Dec 210:19 AM11:54 AM3:13 PM4:48 PM7:11 PM3 h 19 min-7.0 minLast quarter, 41%2:45 AM2:23 PM
Dec 310:21 AM11:58 AM3:10 PM4:47 PM7:10 PM3 h 12 min-7.0 minWaning crescent, 31%4:32 AM2:08 PM
Dec 410:23 AM12:02 PM3:07 PM4:45 PM7:09 PM3 h 05 min-7.0 minWaning crescent, 22%6:21 AM1:50 PM
Dec 510:25 AM12:06 PM3:03 PM4:44 PM7:08 PM2 h 57 min-8.0 minWaning crescent, 14%8:20 AM1:26 PM
Dec 610:28 AM12:10 PM3:00 PM4:43 PM7:07 PM2 h 50 min-7.0 minWaning crescent, 7%11:02 AM12:22 PM
Dec 710:30 AM12:14 PM2:57 PM4:41 PM7:07 PM2 h 43 min-7.0 minWaning crescent, 3%
Dec 810:32 AM12:17 PM2:55 PM4:40 PM7:06 PM2 h 38 min-5.0 minNew moon 3:52 PM
Dec 910:33 AM12:21 PM2:52 PM4:39 PM7:06 PM2 h 31 min-7.0 minNew moon, 0%
Dec 1010:35 AM12:24 PM2:49 PM4:39 PM7:05 PM2 h 25 min-6.0 minWaxing crescent, 2%
Dec 1110:37 AM12:28 PM2:47 PM4:38 PM7:05 PM2 h 19 min-6.0 minWaxing crescent, 7%
Dec 1210:38 AM12:31 PM2:45 PM4:37 PM7:05 PM2 h 14 min-5.0 minWaxing crescent, 13%2:59 PM6:50 PM
Dec 1310:40 AM12:34 PM2:43 PM4:37 PM7:05 PM2 h 09 min-5.0 minWaxing crescent, 21%2:28 PM8:53 PM
Dec 1410:41 AM12:37 PM2:41 PM4:36 PM7:05 PM2 h 04 min-5.0 minWaxing crescent, 30%2:08 PM10:41 PM
Dec 1510:42 AM12:40 PM2:39 PM4:36 PM7:05 PM1 h 59 min-5.0 minWaxing crescent, 40%1:52 PM
Dec 1610:44 AM12:42 PM2:38 PM4:36 PM7:05 PM1 h 56 min-3.0 minFirst quarter 8:43 PM1:38 PM12:23 AM
Dec 1710:45 AM12:44 PM2:37 PM4:36 PM7:05 PM1 h 53 min-3.0 minWaxing gibbous, 61%1:23 PM2:06 AM
Dec 1810:46 AM12:46 PM2:36 PM4:36 PM7:05 PM1 h 50 min-3.0 minWaxing gibbous, 71%1:08 PM3:53 AM
Dec 1910:46 AM12:47 PM2:36 PM4:36 PM7:05 PM1 h 49 min-1.0 minWaxing gibbous, 80%12:48 PM5:52 AM
Dec 2010:47 AM12:48 PM2:36 PM4:37 PM7:06 PM1 h 48 min-1.0 minWaxing gibbous, 88%12:15 PM8:16 AM
Dec 2110:48 AM12:49 PM2:36 PM4:37 PM7:06 PM1 h 47 min-1.0 minWaxing gibbous, 94%
Dec 2210:48 AM12:49 PM2:37 PM4:38 PM7:07 PM1 h 48 min+1.0 minWaxing gibbous, 98%
Dec 2310:48 AM12:49 PM2:38 PM4:38 PM7:07 PM1 h 49 min+1.0 minFull moon 4:28 PM
Dec 2410:49 AM12:49 PM2:39 PM4:39 PM7:08 PM1 h 50 min+1.0 minFull moon, 100%
Dec 2510:49 AM12:48 PM2:41 PM4:40 PM7:09 PM1 h 53 min+3.0 minWaning gibbous, 97%5:36 PM2:11 PM
Dec 2610:49 AM12:47 PM2:43 PM4:41 PM7:10 PM1 h 56 min+3.0 minWaning gibbous, 92%8:15 PM1:32 PM
Dec 2710:48 AM12:45 PM2:45 PM4:42 PM7:11 PM2 h 00 min+4.0 minWaning gibbous, 86%10:24 PM1:11 PM
Dec 2810:48 AM12:44 PM2:48 PM4:44 PM7:12 PM2 h 04 min+4.0 minWaning gibbous, 77%12:54 PM
Dec 2910:48 AM12:42 PM2:51 PM4:45 PM7:13 PM2 h 09 min+5.0 minWaning gibbous, 68%12:20 AM12:39 PM
Dec 3010:47 AM12:40 PM2:54 PM4:46 PM7:14 PM2 h 14 min+5.0 minLast quarter 9:59 AM2:10 AM12:23 PM
Dec 3110:47 AM12:37 PM2:57 PM4:48 PM7:15 PM2 h 20 min+6.0 minLast quarter, 47%4:01 AM12:06 PM

Golden hour, blue hour and where the sun and moon rise

Golden hour is the sun between 6 degrees above the horizon and 4 degrees below it; blue hour is the sun between 4 and 6 degrees below, the definitions timeanddate.com and PhotoPills use. Directions are degrees clockwise from true north, where the sun’s upper edge and the moon’s center cross a flat horizon. A blank means the sun does not reach that height, or the moon does not rise or set, on that date.

DateBlue hour, morningGolden hour, morningGolden hour, eveningBlue hour, eveningSunrise directionSunset directionMoonrise directionMoonset direction
Dec 110:16 AM to 10:47 AM4:19 PM to 4:50 PM156° SSE204° SSW75° ENE276° W
Dec 210:19 AM to 10:50 AM4:17 PM to 4:48 PM157° SSE203° SSW92° E261° W
Dec 310:21 AM to 10:52 AM4:15 PM to 4:47 PM158° SSE202° SSW109° ESE245° WSW
Dec 410:23 AM to 10:55 AM4:13 PM to 4:45 PM159° SSE201° SSW125° SE230° SW
Dec 510:25 AM to 10:57 AM4:12 PM to 4:44 PM160° SSE200° SSW143° SE213° SSW
Dec 610:28 AM to 11:00 AM4:10 PM to 4:43 PM160° SSE199° SSW170° S187° S
Dec 710:30 AM to 11:02 AM4:09 PM to 4:41 PM161° SSE199° SSW
Dec 810:32 AM to 11:04 AM4:07 PM to 4:40 PM162° SSE198° SSW
Dec 910:33 AM to 11:07 AM4:06 PM to 4:39 PM163° SSE197° SSW
Dec 1010:35 AM to 11:09 AM4:05 PM to 4:39 PM163° SSE197° SSW
Dec 1110:37 AM to 11:10 AM4:04 PM to 4:38 PM164° SSE196° SSW
Dec 1210:38 AM to 11:12 AM4:03 PM to 4:37 PM165° SSE195° SSW156° SSE208° SSW
Dec 1310:40 AM to 11:14 AM4:03 PM to 4:37 PM165° SSE195° SSW138° SE227° SW
Dec 1410:41 AM to 11:16 AM4:02 PM to 4:36 PM166° SSE194° SSW122° ESE243° WSW
Dec 1510:42 AM to 11:17 AM4:02 PM to 4:36 PM166° SSE194° SSW108° ESE
Dec 1610:44 AM to 11:18 AM4:01 PM to 4:36 PM167° SSE193° SSW93° E259° W
Dec 1710:45 AM to 11:19 AM4:01 PM to 4:36 PM167° SSE193° SSW78° ENE275° W
Dec 1810:46 AM to 11:20 AM4:01 PM to 4:36 PM167° SSE193° SSW62° ENE291° WNW
Dec 1910:46 AM to 11:21 AM4:01 PM to 4:36 PM168° SSE193° SSW45° NE310° NW
Dec 2010:47 AM to 11:22 AM4:02 PM to 4:37 PM168° SSE192° SSW25° NNE331° NNW
Dec 2110:48 AM to 11:23 AM4:02 PM to 4:37 PM168° SSE192° SSW
Dec 2210:48 AM to 11:23 AM4:03 PM to 4:38 PM168° SSE192° SSW
Dec 2310:48 AM to 11:23 AM4:03 PM to 4:38 PM168° SSE193° SSW
Dec 2410:49 AM to 11:23 AM4:04 PM to 4:39 PM167° SSE193° SSW
Dec 2510:49 AM to 11:23 AM4:05 PM to 4:40 PM167° SSE193° SSW25° NNE339° NNW
Dec 2610:49 AM to 11:23 AM4:07 PM to 4:41 PM167° SSE193° SSW49° NE317° NW
Dec 2710:48 AM to 11:23 AM4:08 PM to 4:42 PM166° SSE194° SSW68° ENE298° WNW
Dec 2810:48 AM to 11:22 AM4:09 PM to 4:44 PM166° SSE194° SSW281° WNW
Dec 2910:48 AM to 11:22 AM4:11 PM to 4:45 PM165° SSE195° SSW86° E265° W
Dec 3010:47 AM to 11:21 AM4:13 PM to 4:46 PM165° SSE195° SSW103° ESE250° WSW
Dec 3110:47 AM to 11:20 AM4:14 PM to 4:48 PM164° SSE196° SSW121° ESE234° SW

In your calendar

Sunrise and sunset at Northwest Arctic Borough for the next twelve months as a calendar you subscribe to: each morning runs from first light to sunrise, each evening from sunset to last light, shown as free time. It keeps itself a year ahead.

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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.