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