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