Palmer Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in December 2026
Day length goes from 5 h 57 min on December 1 to 5 h 29 min on December 31. Sunrise moves from 9:47 AM to 10:15 AM and sunset from 3:44 PM to 3:44 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 | 9:47 AM | 3:44 PM | 4:44 PM | 1:31 PM | 6:36 PM | 5 h 57 min | Last quarter, 52% | 12:17 AM | 1:46 PM | |
| Dec 2 | 8:49 AM | 9:49 AM | 3:43 PM | 4:43 PM | 1:24 PM | 6:35 PM | 5 h 54 min | -3.0 min | Last quarter, 41% | 1:53 AM | 1:43 PM |
| Dec 3 | 8:51 AM | 9:51 AM | 3:42 PM | 4:42 PM | 1:16 PM | 6:34 PM | 5 h 51 min | -3.0 min | Waning crescent, 31% | 3:26 AM | 1:40 PM |
| Dec 4 | 8:52 AM | 9:53 AM | 3:40 PM | 4:41 PM | 1:04 PM | 6:34 PM | 5 h 47 min | -4.0 min | Waning crescent, 22% | 4:59 AM | 1:38 PM |
| Dec 5 | 8:54 AM | 9:55 AM | 3:39 PM | 4:40 PM | 6:33 PM | 5 h 44 min | -3.0 min | Waning crescent, 14% | 6:34 AM | 1:36 PM | |
| Dec 6 | 8:56 AM | 9:57 AM | 3:38 PM | 4:39 PM | 6:33 PM | 5 h 41 min | -3.0 min | Waning crescent, 7% | 8:12 AM | 1:36 PM | |
| Dec 7 | 8:57 AM | 9:59 AM | 3:37 PM | 4:39 PM | 6:32 PM | 5 h 38 min | -3.0 min | Waning crescent, 3% | 9:53 AM | 1:38 PM | |
| Dec 8 | 8:59 AM | 10:01 AM | 3:36 PM | 4:38 PM | 6:32 PM | 5 h 35 min | -3.0 min | New moon 3:52 PM | 11:28 AM | 1:49 PM | |
| Dec 9 | 9:00 AM | 10:02 AM | 3:35 PM | 4:38 PM | 6:32 PM | 5 h 33 min | -2.0 min | New moon, 0% | 12:33 PM | 2:32 PM | |
| Dec 10 | 9:01 AM | 10:04 AM | 3:35 PM | 4:37 PM | 6:31 PM | 5 h 31 min | -2.0 min | Waxing crescent, 2% | 12:53 PM | 3:57 PM | |
| Dec 11 | 9:03 AM | 10:05 AM | 3:34 PM | 4:37 PM | 6:31 PM | 5 h 29 min | -2.0 min | Waxing crescent, 7% | 12:57 PM | 5:35 PM | |
| Dec 12 | 9:04 AM | 10:07 AM | 3:34 PM | 4:37 PM | 6:31 PM | 5 h 27 min | -2.0 min | Waxing crescent, 13% | 12:57 PM | 7:11 PM | |
| Dec 13 | 9:05 AM | 10:08 AM | 3:33 PM | 4:36 PM | 6:31 PM | 5 h 25 min | -2.0 min | Waxing crescent, 21% | 12:56 PM | 8:44 PM | |
| Dec 14 | 9:06 AM | 10:09 AM | 3:33 PM | 4:36 PM | 6:31 PM | 5 h 24 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 30% | 12:53 PM | 10:13 PM | |
| Dec 15 | 9:07 AM | 10:11 AM | 3:33 PM | 4:36 PM | 6:31 PM | 5 h 22 min | -2.0 min | Waxing crescent, 40% | 12:51 PM | 11:42 PM | |
| Dec 16 | 9:08 AM | 10:12 AM | 3:33 PM | 4:36 PM | 6:32 PM | 5 h 21 min | -1.0 min | First quarter 8:43 PM | 12:48 PM | ||
| Dec 17 | 9:09 AM | 10:13 AM | 3:33 PM | 4:37 PM | 6:32 PM | 5 h 20 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 61% | 12:45 PM | 1:11 AM | |
| Dec 18 | 9:10 AM | 10:14 AM | 3:33 PM | 4:37 PM | 6:32 PM | 5 h 19 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 71% | 12:43 PM | 2:44 AM | |
| Dec 19 | 9:10 AM | 10:14 AM | 3:33 PM | 4:37 PM | 6:32 PM | 5 h 19 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 80% | 12:41 PM | 4:24 AM | |
| Dec 20 | 9:11 AM | 10:15 AM | 3:33 PM | 4:38 PM | 6:33 PM | 5 h 18 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 88% | 12:41 PM | 6:14 AM | |
| Dec 21 | 9:12 AM | 10:16 AM | 3:34 PM | 4:38 PM | 6:33 PM | 5 h 18 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 94% | 12:44 PM | 8:13 AM | |
| Dec 22 | 9:12 AM | 10:16 AM | 3:35 PM | 4:39 PM | 6:34 PM | 5 h 19 min | +1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 98% | 12:58 PM | 10:14 AM | |
| Dec 23 | 9:12 AM | 10:16 AM | 3:35 PM | 4:39 PM | 6:35 PM | 5 h 19 min | +0.0 min | Full moon 4:28 PM | 1:59 PM | 11:35 AM | |
| Dec 24 | 9:13 AM | 10:17 AM | 3:36 PM | 4:40 PM | 6:35 PM | 5 h 19 min | +0.0 min | Full moon, 100% | 3:58 PM | 11:57 AM | |
| Dec 25 | 9:13 AM | 10:17 AM | 3:37 PM | 4:41 PM | 6:36 PM | 5 h 20 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 97% | 6:04 PM | 12:01 PM | |
| Dec 26 | 9:13 AM | 10:17 AM | 3:38 PM | 4:42 PM | 6:37 PM | 5 h 21 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 92% | 8:03 PM | 12:02 PM | |
| Dec 27 | 9:13 AM | 10:17 AM | 3:39 PM | 4:42 PM | 6:38 PM | 5 h 22 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 86% | 9:51 PM | 12:00 PM | |
| Dec 28 | 9:13 AM | 10:16 AM | 3:40 PM | 4:43 PM | 6:38 PM | 5 h 24 min | +2.0 min | Waning gibbous, 77% | 11:32 PM | 11:58 AM | |
| Dec 29 | 9:13 AM | 10:16 AM | 3:41 PM | 4:45 PM | 6:39 PM | 5 h 25 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 68% | 11:55 AM | ||
| Dec 30 | 9:13 AM | 10:16 AM | 3:43 PM | 4:46 PM | 6:40 PM | 5 h 27 min | +2.0 min | Last quarter 9:59 AM | 1:08 AM | 11:52 AM | |
| Dec 31 | 9:13 AM | 10:15 AM | 3:44 PM | 4:47 PM | 6:41 PM | 5 h 29 min | +2.0 min | Last quarter, 47% | 2:43 AM | 11:49 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.