Marsing Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in December 2026
Day length goes from 9 h 11 min on December 1 to 9 h 01 min on December 31. Sunrise moves from 8:01 AM to 8:20 AM and sunset from 5:12 PM to 5:21 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 | 7:29 AM | 8:01 AM | 5:12 PM | 5:44 PM | 4:26 PM | 6:54 PM | 9 h 11 min | Last quarter, 53% | 12:25 AM | 1:25 PM | |
| Dec 2 | 7:30 AM | 8:02 AM | 5:12 PM | 5:44 PM | 4:26 PM | 6:54 PM | 9 h 10 min | -1.0 min | Last quarter, 42% | 1:35 AM | 1:45 PM |
| Dec 3 | 7:31 AM | 8:03 AM | 5:11 PM | 5:44 PM | 4:26 PM | 6:54 PM | 9 h 08 min | -2.0 min | Waning crescent, 32% | 2:44 AM | 2:05 PM |
| Dec 4 | 7:32 AM | 8:04 AM | 5:11 PM | 5:43 PM | 4:25 PM | 6:54 PM | 9 h 07 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 23% | 3:51 AM | 2:26 PM |
| Dec 5 | 7:33 AM | 8:05 AM | 5:11 PM | 5:43 PM | 4:25 PM | 6:54 PM | 9 h 06 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 14% | 4:59 AM | 2:50 PM |
| Dec 6 | 7:33 AM | 8:06 AM | 5:11 PM | 5:43 PM | 4:25 PM | 6:54 PM | 9 h 05 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 8% | 6:06 AM | 3:19 PM |
| Dec 7 | 7:34 AM | 8:07 AM | 5:11 PM | 5:43 PM | 4:24 PM | 6:54 PM | 9 h 04 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 3% | 7:12 AM | 3:54 PM |
| Dec 8 | 7:35 AM | 8:08 AM | 5:11 PM | 5:43 PM | 4:24 PM | 6:54 PM | 9 h 03 min | -1.0 min | New moon 5:52 PM | 8:14 AM | 4:36 PM |
| Dec 9 | 7:36 AM | 8:09 AM | 5:11 PM | 5:43 PM | 4:24 PM | 6:54 PM | 9 h 02 min | -1.0 min | New moon, 0% | 9:09 AM | 5:27 PM |
| Dec 10 | 7:37 AM | 8:10 AM | 5:11 PM | 5:43 PM | 4:24 PM | 6:54 PM | 9 h 01 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 2% | 9:56 AM | 6:24 PM |
| Dec 11 | 7:38 AM | 8:10 AM | 5:11 PM | 5:43 PM | 4:24 PM | 6:54 PM | 9 h 01 min | +0.0 min | Waxing crescent, 6% | 10:35 AM | 7:26 PM |
| Dec 12 | 7:39 AM | 8:11 AM | 5:11 PM | 5:43 PM | 4:24 PM | 6:54 PM | 9 h 00 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 12% | 11:06 AM | 8:30 PM |
| Dec 13 | 7:39 AM | 8:12 AM | 5:11 PM | 5:44 PM | 4:24 PM | 6:55 PM | 8 h 59 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 20% | 11:32 AM | 9:35 PM |
| Dec 14 | 7:40 AM | 8:13 AM | 5:11 PM | 5:44 PM | 4:24 PM | 6:55 PM | 8 h 58 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 29% | 11:54 AM | 10:39 PM |
| Dec 15 | 7:41 AM | 8:14 AM | 5:11 PM | 5:44 PM | 4:25 PM | 6:55 PM | 8 h 57 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 39% | 12:14 PM | 11:44 PM |
| Dec 16 | 7:42 AM | 8:14 AM | 5:12 PM | 5:44 PM | 4:25 PM | 6:56 PM | 8 h 58 min | +1.0 min | First quarter 10:43 PM | 12:32 PM | |
| Dec 17 | 7:42 AM | 8:15 AM | 5:12 PM | 5:45 PM | 4:25 PM | 6:56 PM | 8 h 57 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 60% | 12:51 PM | 12:50 AM |
| Dec 18 | 7:43 AM | 8:16 AM | 5:12 PM | 5:45 PM | 4:25 PM | 6:56 PM | 8 h 56 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 70% | 1:12 PM | 1:58 AM |
| Dec 19 | 7:43 AM | 8:16 AM | 5:13 PM | 5:46 PM | 4:26 PM | 6:57 PM | 8 h 57 min | +1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 79% | 1:36 PM | 3:10 AM |
| Dec 20 | 7:44 AM | 8:17 AM | 5:13 PM | 5:46 PM | 4:26 PM | 6:57 PM | 8 h 56 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 87% | 2:06 PM | 4:26 AM |
| Dec 21 | 7:44 AM | 8:17 AM | 5:14 PM | 5:47 PM | 4:27 PM | 6:58 PM | 8 h 57 min | +1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 94% | 2:46 PM | 5:46 AM |
| Dec 22 | 7:45 AM | 8:18 AM | 5:14 PM | 5:47 PM | 4:27 PM | 6:58 PM | 8 h 56 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 98% | 3:38 PM | 7:05 AM |
| Dec 23 | 7:45 AM | 8:18 AM | 5:15 PM | 5:48 PM | 4:28 PM | 6:59 PM | 8 h 57 min | +1.0 min | Full moon 6:28 PM | 4:45 PM | 8:17 AM |
| Dec 24 | 7:46 AM | 8:19 AM | 5:15 PM | 5:48 PM | 4:28 PM | 6:59 PM | 8 h 56 min | -1.0 min | Full moon, 100% | 6:03 PM | 9:17 AM |
| Dec 25 | 7:46 AM | 8:19 AM | 5:16 PM | 5:49 PM | 4:29 PM | 7:00 PM | 8 h 57 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 97% | 7:27 PM | 10:03 AM |
| Dec 26 | 7:47 AM | 8:19 AM | 5:17 PM | 5:49 PM | 4:30 PM | 7:01 PM | 8 h 58 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 93% | 8:50 PM | 10:38 AM |
| Dec 27 | 7:47 AM | 8:20 AM | 5:17 PM | 5:50 PM | 4:31 PM | 7:01 PM | 8 h 57 min | -1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 86% | 10:09 PM | 11:06 AM |
| Dec 28 | 7:47 AM | 8:20 AM | 5:18 PM | 5:51 PM | 4:31 PM | 7:02 PM | 8 h 58 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 78% | 11:23 PM | 11:29 AM |
| Dec 29 | 7:47 AM | 8:20 AM | 5:19 PM | 5:52 PM | 4:32 PM | 7:03 PM | 8 h 59 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 69% | 11:50 AM | |
| Dec 30 | 7:48 AM | 8:20 AM | 5:20 PM | 5:52 PM | 4:33 PM | 7:03 PM | 9 h 00 min | +1.0 min | Last quarter 11:59 AM | 12:34 AM | 12:10 PM |
| Dec 31 | 7:48 AM | 8:20 AM | 5:21 PM | 5:53 PM | 4:34 PM | 7:04 PM | 9 h 01 min | +1.0 min | Last quarter, 48% | 1:43 AM | 12:31 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.