Vanderbilt Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in January 2026
Day length goes from 8 h 50 min on January 1 to 9 h 45 min on January 31. Sunrise moves from 8:17 AM to 8:00 AM and sunset from 5:07 PM to 5:45 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 | 7:44 AM | 8:17 AM | 5:07 PM | 5:41 PM | 4:19 PM | 6:54 PM | 8 h 50 min | Waxing gibbous, 95% | 2:56 PM | 6:48 AM | |
| Jan 2 | 7:44 AM | 8:17 AM | 5:08 PM | 5:42 PM | 4:20 PM | 6:55 PM | 8 h 51 min | +1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 99% | 4:03 PM | 7:59 AM |
| Jan 3 | 7:44 AM | 8:17 AM | 5:09 PM | 5:43 PM | 4:21 PM | 6:56 PM | 8 h 52 min | +1.0 min | Full moon 5:03 AM | 5:21 PM | 8:55 AM |
| Jan 4 | 7:44 AM | 8:17 AM | 5:10 PM | 5:44 PM | 4:22 PM | 6:57 PM | 8 h 53 min | +1.0 min | Full moon, 99% | 6:44 PM | 9:37 AM |
| Jan 5 | 7:44 AM | 8:17 AM | 5:11 PM | 5:45 PM | 4:23 PM | 6:57 PM | 8 h 54 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 96% | 8:04 PM | 10:08 AM |
| Jan 6 | 7:44 AM | 8:17 AM | 5:12 PM | 5:46 PM | 4:24 PM | 6:58 PM | 8 h 55 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 91% | 9:21 PM | 10:32 AM |
| Jan 7 | 7:43 AM | 8:17 AM | 5:13 PM | 5:47 PM | 4:26 PM | 6:59 PM | 8 h 56 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 84% | 10:32 PM | 10:52 AM |
| Jan 8 | 7:43 AM | 8:17 AM | 5:15 PM | 5:48 PM | 4:27 PM | 7:00 PM | 8 h 58 min | +2.0 min | Waning gibbous, 76% | 11:41 PM | 11:09 AM |
| Jan 9 | 7:43 AM | 8:16 AM | 5:16 PM | 5:49 PM | 4:28 PM | 7:01 PM | 9 h 00 min | +2.0 min | Waning gibbous, 66% | 11:26 AM | |
| Jan 10 | 7:43 AM | 8:16 AM | 5:17 PM | 5:50 PM | 4:29 PM | 7:02 PM | 9 h 01 min | +1.0 min | Last quarter 10:48 AM | 12:47 AM | 11:43 AM |
| Jan 11 | 7:42 AM | 8:16 AM | 5:18 PM | 5:51 PM | 4:31 PM | 7:03 PM | 9 h 02 min | +1.0 min | Last quarter, 45% | 1:54 AM | 12:01 PM |
| Jan 12 | 7:42 AM | 8:15 AM | 5:19 PM | 5:52 PM | 4:32 PM | 7:04 PM | 9 h 04 min | +2.0 min | Waning crescent, 34% | 3:00 AM | 12:24 PM |
| Jan 13 | 7:42 AM | 8:15 AM | 5:20 PM | 5:53 PM | 4:33 PM | 7:05 PM | 9 h 05 min | +1.0 min | Waning crescent, 25% | 4:06 AM | 12:51 PM |
| Jan 14 | 7:41 AM | 8:14 AM | 5:22 PM | 5:55 PM | 4:35 PM | 7:06 PM | 9 h 08 min | +3.0 min | Waning crescent, 16% | 5:11 AM | 1:25 PM |
| Jan 15 | 7:41 AM | 8:14 AM | 5:23 PM | 5:56 PM | 4:36 PM | 7:07 PM | 9 h 09 min | +1.0 min | Waning crescent, 9% | 6:13 AM | 2:09 PM |
| Jan 16 | 7:40 AM | 8:13 AM | 5:24 PM | 5:57 PM | 4:38 PM | 7:09 PM | 9 h 11 min | +2.0 min | Waning crescent, 4% | 7:07 AM | 3:02 PM |
| Jan 17 | 7:40 AM | 8:12 AM | 5:26 PM | 5:58 PM | 4:39 PM | 7:10 PM | 9 h 14 min | +3.0 min | New moon, 1% | 7:53 AM | 4:05 PM |
| Jan 18 | 7:39 AM | 8:12 AM | 5:27 PM | 5:59 PM | 4:41 PM | 7:11 PM | 9 h 15 min | +1.0 min | New moon 2:52 PM | 8:29 AM | 5:13 PM |
| Jan 19 | 7:39 AM | 8:11 AM | 5:28 PM | 6:01 PM | 4:42 PM | 7:12 PM | 9 h 17 min | +2.0 min | Waxing crescent, 1% | 8:59 AM | 6:25 PM |
| Jan 20 | 7:38 AM | 8:10 AM | 5:30 PM | 6:02 PM | 4:44 PM | 7:13 PM | 9 h 20 min | +3.0 min | Waxing crescent, 5% | 9:23 AM | 7:37 PM |
| Jan 21 | 7:37 AM | 8:10 AM | 5:31 PM | 6:03 PM | 4:45 PM | 7:14 PM | 9 h 21 min | +1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 10% | 9:43 AM | 8:49 PM |
| Jan 22 | 7:37 AM | 8:09 AM | 5:32 PM | 6:04 PM | 4:47 PM | 7:15 PM | 9 h 23 min | +2.0 min | Waxing crescent, 18% | 10:02 AM | 10:00 PM |
| Jan 23 | 7:36 AM | 8:08 AM | 5:34 PM | 6:06 PM | 4:48 PM | 7:17 PM | 9 h 26 min | +3.0 min | Waxing crescent, 27% | 10:20 AM | 11:13 PM |
| Jan 24 | 7:35 AM | 8:07 AM | 5:35 PM | 6:07 PM | 4:50 PM | 7:18 PM | 9 h 28 min | +2.0 min | Waxing crescent, 37% | 10:38 AM | |
| Jan 25 | 7:34 AM | 8:06 AM | 5:36 PM | 6:08 PM | 4:51 PM | 7:19 PM | 9 h 30 min | +2.0 min | First quarter 11:48 PM | 10:59 AM | 12:29 AM |
| Jan 26 | 7:33 AM | 8:05 AM | 5:38 PM | 6:10 PM | 4:53 PM | 7:20 PM | 9 h 33 min | +3.0 min | First quarter, 58% | 11:25 AM | 1:47 AM |
| Jan 27 | 7:32 AM | 8:04 AM | 5:39 PM | 6:11 PM | 4:55 PM | 7:21 PM | 9 h 35 min | +2.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 68% | 11:58 AM | 3:08 AM |
| Jan 28 | 7:31 AM | 8:03 AM | 5:41 PM | 6:12 PM | 4:56 PM | 7:23 PM | 9 h 38 min | +3.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 77% | 12:43 PM | 4:28 AM |
| Jan 29 | 7:30 AM | 8:02 AM | 5:42 PM | 6:14 PM | 4:58 PM | 7:24 PM | 9 h 40 min | +2.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 86% | 1:42 PM | 5:41 AM |
| Jan 30 | 7:29 AM | 8:01 AM | 5:44 PM | 6:15 PM | 4:59 PM | 7:25 PM | 9 h 43 min | +3.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 92% | 2:54 PM | 6:42 AM |
| Jan 31 | 7:28 AM | 8:00 AM | 5:45 PM | 6:16 PM | 5:01 PM | 7:26 PM | 9 h 45 min | +2.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 97% | 4:14 PM | 7:30 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.