Sunrise and sunset in Dakota County

Dakota County Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in December 2026

Local time (CST)

Day length goes from 9 h 18 min on December 1 to 9 h 08 min on December 31. Sunrise moves from 7:36 AM to 7:55 AM and sunset from 4:54 PM to 5:03 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.

DateDawnSunriseSunsetDuskGolden hourFull darkDay lengthChangeMoonMoonriseMoonset
Dec 17:05 AM7:36 AM4:54 PM5:26 PM4:10 PM6:35 PM9 h 18 minLast quarter 12:09 AM12:01 AM1:03 PM
Dec 27:06 AM7:37 AM4:54 PM5:26 PM4:10 PM6:35 PM9 h 17 min-1.0 minLast quarter, 43%1:11 AM1:23 PM
Dec 37:07 AM7:38 AM4:54 PM5:25 PM4:09 PM6:34 PM9 h 16 min-1.0 minWaning crescent, 32%2:18 AM1:44 PM
Dec 47:08 AM7:39 AM4:54 PM5:25 PM4:09 PM6:34 PM9 h 15 min-1.0 minWaning crescent, 23%3:25 AM2:06 PM
Dec 57:08 AM7:40 AM4:54 PM5:25 PM4:09 PM6:34 PM9 h 14 min-1.0 minWaning crescent, 15%4:31 AM2:31 PM
Dec 67:09 AM7:41 AM4:54 PM5:25 PM4:09 PM6:34 PM9 h 13 min-1.0 minWaning crescent, 8%5:38 AM3:00 PM
Dec 77:10 AM7:42 AM4:53 PM5:25 PM4:09 PM6:34 PM9 h 11 min-2.0 minWaning crescent, 3%6:43 AM3:36 PM
Dec 87:11 AM7:43 AM4:53 PM5:25 PM4:08 PM6:34 PM9 h 10 min-1.0 minNew moon 6:52 PM7:44 AM4:18 PM
Dec 97:12 AM7:44 AM4:53 PM5:25 PM4:08 PM6:35 PM9 h 09 min-1.0 minNew moon, 0%8:40 AM5:08 PM
Dec 107:13 AM7:45 AM4:53 PM5:25 PM4:08 PM6:35 PM9 h 08 min-1.0 minWaxing crescent, 2%9:28 AM6:05 PM
Dec 117:14 AM7:46 AM4:54 PM5:25 PM4:08 PM6:35 PM9 h 08 min+0.0 minWaxing crescent, 6%10:07 AM7:06 PM
Dec 127:14 AM7:46 AM4:54 PM5:26 PM4:08 PM6:35 PM9 h 08 min+0.0 minWaxing crescent, 12%10:40 AM8:09 PM
Dec 137:15 AM7:47 AM4:54 PM5:26 PM4:09 PM6:35 PM9 h 07 min-1.0 minWaxing crescent, 20%11:07 AM9:13 PM
Dec 147:16 AM7:48 AM4:54 PM5:26 PM4:09 PM6:36 PM9 h 06 min-1.0 minWaxing crescent, 29%11:30 AM10:16 PM
Dec 157:17 AM7:49 AM4:54 PM5:26 PM4:09 PM6:36 PM9 h 05 min-1.0 minWaxing crescent, 39%11:50 AM11:20 PM
Dec 167:17 AM7:49 AM4:55 PM5:27 PM4:09 PM6:36 PM9 h 06 min+1.0 minFirst quarter 11:43 PM12:10 PM
Dec 177:18 AM7:50 AM4:55 PM5:27 PM4:09 PM6:37 PM9 h 05 min-1.0 minFirst quarter, 60%12:30 PM12:25 AM
Dec 187:19 AM7:51 AM4:55 PM5:27 PM4:10 PM6:37 PM9 h 04 min-1.0 minWaxing gibbous, 70%12:51 PM1:32 AM
Dec 197:19 AM7:51 AM4:56 PM5:28 PM4:10 PM6:37 PM9 h 05 min+1.0 minWaxing gibbous, 79%1:16 PM2:42 AM
Dec 207:20 AM7:52 AM4:56 PM5:28 PM4:11 PM6:38 PM9 h 04 min-1.0 minWaxing gibbous, 87%1:47 PM3:57 AM
Dec 217:20 AM7:52 AM4:57 PM5:29 PM4:11 PM6:38 PM9 h 05 min+1.0 minWaxing gibbous, 93%2:27 PM5:16 AM
Dec 227:21 AM7:53 AM4:57 PM5:29 PM4:12 PM6:39 PM9 h 04 min-1.0 minWaxing gibbous, 98%3:19 PM6:35 AM
Dec 237:21 AM7:53 AM4:58 PM5:30 PM4:12 PM6:39 PM9 h 05 min+1.0 minFull moon 7:28 PM4:25 PM7:47 AM
Dec 247:22 AM7:54 AM4:58 PM5:30 PM4:13 PM6:40 PM9 h 04 min-1.0 minFull moon, 100%5:43 PM8:48 AM
Dec 257:22 AM7:54 AM4:59 PM5:31 PM4:13 PM6:41 PM9 h 05 min+1.0 minWaning gibbous, 97%7:05 PM9:36 AM
Dec 267:22 AM7:54 AM5:00 PM5:32 PM4:14 PM6:41 PM9 h 06 min+1.0 minWaning gibbous, 93%8:27 PM10:12 AM
Dec 277:23 AM7:55 AM5:00 PM5:32 PM4:15 PM6:42 PM9 h 05 min-1.0 minWaning gibbous, 86%9:45 PM10:42 AM
Dec 287:23 AM7:55 AM5:01 PM5:33 PM4:16 PM6:43 PM9 h 06 min+1.0 minWaning gibbous, 78%10:58 PM11:06 AM
Dec 297:23 AM7:55 AM5:02 PM5:34 PM4:16 PM6:43 PM9 h 07 min+1.0 minWaning gibbous, 69%11:28 AM
Dec 307:23 AM7:55 AM5:03 PM5:34 PM4:17 PM6:44 PM9 h 08 min+1.0 minLast quarter 12:59 PM12:08 AM11:49 AM
Dec 317:24 AM7:55 AM5:03 PM5:35 PM4:18 PM6:45 PM9 h 08 min+0.0 minLast quarter, 48%1:17 AM12:10 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.