Sterling Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in January 2026
Day length goes from 5 h 54 min on January 1 to 7 h 52 min on January 31. Sunrise moves from 10:10 AM to 9:21 AM and sunset from 4:04 PM to 5:13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 9:12 AM | 10:10 AM | 4:04 PM | 5:02 PM | 1:53 PM | 6:52 PM | 5 h 54 min | Waxing gibbous, 96% | 12:55 PM | 10:02 AM | |
| Jan 2 | 9:11 AM | 10:10 AM | 4:05 PM | 5:03 PM | 1:57 PM | 6:53 PM | 5 h 55 min | +1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 99% | 2:07 PM | 11:10 AM |
| Jan 3 | 9:11 AM | 10:09 AM | 4:07 PM | 5:05 PM | 2:02 PM | 6:54 PM | 5 h 58 min | +3.0 min | Full moon 1:03 AM | 4:01 PM | 11:31 AM |
| Jan 4 | 9:10 AM | 10:08 AM | 4:09 PM | 5:06 PM | 2:06 PM | 6:55 PM | 6 h 01 min | +3.0 min | Waning gibbous, 99% | 5:59 PM | 11:37 AM |
| Jan 5 | 9:10 AM | 10:07 AM | 4:10 PM | 5:08 PM | 2:10 PM | 6:57 PM | 6 h 03 min | +2.0 min | Waning gibbous, 95% | 7:49 PM | 11:38 AM |
| Jan 6 | 9:09 AM | 10:06 AM | 4:12 PM | 5:09 PM | 2:15 PM | 6:58 PM | 6 h 06 min | +3.0 min | Waning gibbous, 90% | 9:29 PM | 11:38 AM |
| Jan 7 | 9:08 AM | 10:05 AM | 4:14 PM | 5:11 PM | 2:19 PM | 6:59 PM | 6 h 09 min | +3.0 min | Waning gibbous, 83% | 11:02 PM | 11:36 AM |
| Jan 8 | 9:08 AM | 10:04 AM | 4:16 PM | 5:13 PM | 2:23 PM | 7:01 PM | 6 h 12 min | +3.0 min | Waning gibbous, 74% | 11:34 AM | |
| Jan 9 | 9:07 AM | 10:03 AM | 4:18 PM | 5:14 PM | 2:27 PM | 7:02 PM | 6 h 15 min | +3.0 min | Waning gibbous, 64% | 12:30 AM | 11:32 AM |
| Jan 10 | 9:06 AM | 10:02 AM | 4:20 PM | 5:16 PM | 2:32 PM | 7:04 PM | 6 h 18 min | +3.0 min | Last quarter 6:48 AM | 1:58 AM | 11:30 AM |
| Jan 11 | 9:05 AM | 10:00 AM | 4:22 PM | 5:18 PM | 2:36 PM | 7:05 PM | 6 h 22 min | +4.0 min | Last quarter, 43% | 3:26 AM | 11:29 AM |
| Jan 12 | 9:04 AM | 9:59 AM | 4:25 PM | 5:20 PM | 2:40 PM | 7:07 PM | 6 h 26 min | +4.0 min | Waning crescent, 33% | 4:57 AM | 11:28 AM |
| Jan 13 | 9:03 AM | 9:57 AM | 4:27 PM | 5:22 PM | 2:44 PM | 7:08 PM | 6 h 30 min | +4.0 min | Waning crescent, 23% | 6:31 AM | 11:29 AM |
| Jan 14 | 9:01 AM | 9:56 AM | 4:29 PM | 5:24 PM | 2:49 PM | 7:10 PM | 6 h 33 min | +3.0 min | Waning crescent, 15% | 8:06 AM | 11:36 AM |
| Jan 15 | 9:00 AM | 9:54 AM | 4:32 PM | 5:26 PM | 2:53 PM | 7:12 PM | 6 h 38 min | +5.0 min | Waning crescent, 8% | 9:31 AM | 11:58 AM |
| Jan 16 | 8:59 AM | 9:53 AM | 4:34 PM | 5:28 PM | 2:57 PM | 7:13 PM | 6 h 41 min | +3.0 min | Waning crescent, 3% | 10:21 AM | 12:58 PM |
| Jan 17 | 8:58 AM | 9:51 AM | 4:36 PM | 5:30 PM | 3:01 PM | 7:15 PM | 6 h 45 min | +4.0 min | New moon, 1% | 10:38 AM | 2:31 PM |
| Jan 18 | 8:56 AM | 9:49 AM | 4:39 PM | 5:32 PM | 3:05 PM | 7:17 PM | 6 h 50 min | +5.0 min | New moon 10:52 AM | 10:42 AM | 4:12 PM |
| Jan 19 | 8:55 AM | 9:47 AM | 4:41 PM | 5:34 PM | 3:09 PM | 7:19 PM | 6 h 54 min | +4.0 min | Waxing crescent, 2% | 10:43 AM | 5:52 PM |
| Jan 20 | 8:53 AM | 9:45 AM | 4:44 PM | 5:36 PM | 3:13 PM | 7:21 PM | 6 h 59 min | +5.0 min | Waxing crescent, 6% | 10:43 AM | 7:30 PM |
| Jan 21 | 8:51 AM | 9:43 AM | 4:46 PM | 5:38 PM | 3:17 PM | 7:22 PM | 7 h 03 min | +4.0 min | Waxing crescent, 12% | 10:41 AM | 9:04 PM |
| Jan 22 | 8:50 AM | 9:41 AM | 4:49 PM | 5:40 PM | 3:21 PM | 7:24 PM | 7 h 08 min | +5.0 min | Waxing crescent, 19% | 10:39 AM | 10:38 PM |
| Jan 23 | 8:48 AM | 9:39 AM | 4:51 PM | 5:43 PM | 3:25 PM | 7:26 PM | 7 h 12 min | +4.0 min | Waxing crescent, 28% | 10:37 AM | |
| Jan 24 | 8:46 AM | 9:37 AM | 4:54 PM | 5:45 PM | 3:29 PM | 7:28 PM | 7 h 17 min | +5.0 min | Waxing crescent, 38% | 10:35 AM | 12:14 AM |
| Jan 25 | 8:45 AM | 9:35 AM | 4:57 PM | 5:47 PM | 3:33 PM | 7:30 PM | 7 h 22 min | +5.0 min | First quarter 7:48 PM | 10:34 AM | 1:54 AM |
| Jan 26 | 8:43 AM | 9:33 AM | 4:59 PM | 5:49 PM | 3:37 PM | 7:32 PM | 7 h 26 min | +4.0 min | First quarter, 59% | 10:34 AM | 3:41 AM |
| Jan 27 | 8:41 AM | 9:31 AM | 5:02 PM | 5:52 PM | 3:41 PM | 7:34 PM | 7 h 31 min | +5.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 70% | 10:38 AM | 5:36 AM |
| Jan 28 | 8:39 AM | 9:28 AM | 5:05 PM | 5:54 PM | 3:44 PM | 7:36 PM | 7 h 37 min | +6.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 79% | 10:50 AM | 7:32 AM |
| Jan 29 | 8:37 AM | 9:26 AM | 5:07 PM | 5:56 PM | 3:48 PM | 7:38 PM | 7 h 41 min | +4.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 87% | 11:35 AM | 9:01 AM |
| Jan 30 | 8:35 AM | 9:24 AM | 5:10 PM | 5:59 PM | 3:52 PM | 7:40 PM | 7 h 46 min | +5.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 93% | 1:15 PM | 9:37 AM |
| Jan 31 | 8:33 AM | 9:21 AM | 5:13 PM | 6:01 PM | 3:56 PM | 7:42 PM | 7 h 52 min | +6.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 97% | 3:13 PM | 9:47 AM |
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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.