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