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