Jackpot Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in December 2026
Day length goes from 9 h 21 min on December 1 to 9 h 10 min on December 31. Sunrise moves from 6:47 AM to 7:07 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 | 6:16 AM | 6:47 AM | 4:08 PM | 4:39 PM | 3:24 PM | 5:48 PM | 9 h 21 min | Last quarter, 52% | 12:16 PM | ||
| Dec 2 | 6:17 AM | 6:48 AM | 4:08 PM | 4:39 PM | 3:24 PM | 5:48 PM | 9 h 20 min | -1.0 min | Last quarter, 42% | 12:26 AM | 12:37 PM |
| Dec 3 | 6:18 AM | 6:49 AM | 4:08 PM | 4:39 PM | 3:24 PM | 5:47 PM | 9 h 19 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 32% | 1:34 AM | 12:58 PM |
| Dec 4 | 6:19 AM | 6:50 AM | 4:07 PM | 4:39 PM | 3:23 PM | 5:47 PM | 9 h 17 min | -2.0 min | Waning crescent, 22% | 2:40 AM | 1:20 PM |
| Dec 5 | 6:20 AM | 6:51 AM | 4:07 PM | 4:39 PM | 3:23 PM | 5:47 PM | 9 h 16 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 14% | 3:46 AM | 1:46 PM |
| Dec 6 | 6:21 AM | 6:52 AM | 4:07 PM | 4:39 PM | 3:23 PM | 5:47 PM | 9 h 15 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 8% | 4:52 AM | 2:16 PM |
| Dec 7 | 6:22 AM | 6:53 AM | 4:07 PM | 4:39 PM | 3:23 PM | 5:47 PM | 9 h 14 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 3% | 5:57 AM | 2:52 PM |
| Dec 8 | 6:23 AM | 6:54 AM | 4:07 PM | 4:39 PM | 3:23 PM | 5:48 PM | 9 h 13 min | -1.0 min | New moon 4:52 PM | 6:58 AM | 3:35 PM |
| Dec 9 | 6:23 AM | 6:55 AM | 4:07 PM | 4:39 PM | 3:23 PM | 5:48 PM | 9 h 12 min | -1.0 min | New moon, 0% | 7:53 AM | 4:25 PM |
| Dec 10 | 6:24 AM | 6:56 AM | 4:07 PM | 4:39 PM | 3:23 PM | 5:48 PM | 9 h 11 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 2% | 8:40 AM | 5:22 PM |
| Dec 11 | 6:25 AM | 6:57 AM | 4:07 PM | 4:39 PM | 3:23 PM | 5:48 PM | 9 h 10 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 6% | 9:20 AM | 6:23 PM |
| Dec 12 | 6:26 AM | 6:58 AM | 4:07 PM | 4:39 PM | 3:23 PM | 5:48 PM | 9 h 09 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 12% | 9:52 AM | 7:26 PM |
| Dec 13 | 6:27 AM | 6:58 AM | 4:08 PM | 4:39 PM | 3:23 PM | 5:48 PM | 9 h 10 min | +1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 20% | 10:19 AM | 8:30 PM |
| Dec 14 | 6:27 AM | 6:59 AM | 4:08 PM | 4:40 PM | 3:23 PM | 5:49 PM | 9 h 09 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 29% | 10:43 AM | 9:33 PM |
| Dec 15 | 6:28 AM | 7:00 AM | 4:08 PM | 4:40 PM | 3:23 PM | 5:49 PM | 9 h 08 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 39% | 11:03 AM | 10:36 PM |
| Dec 16 | 6:29 AM | 7:00 AM | 4:08 PM | 4:40 PM | 3:23 PM | 5:49 PM | 9 h 08 min | +0.0 min | First quarter 9:43 PM | 11:23 AM | 11:40 PM |
| Dec 17 | 6:29 AM | 7:01 AM | 4:09 PM | 4:41 PM | 3:24 PM | 5:50 PM | 9 h 08 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 61% | 11:43 AM | |
| Dec 18 | 6:30 AM | 7:02 AM | 4:09 PM | 4:41 PM | 3:24 PM | 5:50 PM | 9 h 07 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 71% | 12:05 PM | 12:47 AM |
| Dec 19 | 6:31 AM | 7:02 AM | 4:10 PM | 4:41 PM | 3:24 PM | 5:51 PM | 9 h 08 min | +1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 80% | 12:31 PM | 1:58 AM |
| Dec 20 | 6:31 AM | 7:03 AM | 4:10 PM | 4:42 PM | 3:25 PM | 5:51 PM | 9 h 07 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 88% | 1:02 PM | 3:13 AM |
| Dec 21 | 6:32 AM | 7:03 AM | 4:10 PM | 4:42 PM | 3:25 PM | 5:52 PM | 9 h 07 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 94% | 1:43 PM | 4:31 AM |
| Dec 22 | 6:32 AM | 7:04 AM | 4:11 PM | 4:43 PM | 3:26 PM | 5:52 PM | 9 h 07 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 98% | 2:36 PM | 5:49 AM |
| Dec 23 | 6:33 AM | 7:04 AM | 4:12 PM | 4:43 PM | 3:26 PM | 5:53 PM | 9 h 08 min | +1.0 min | Full moon 5:28 PM | 3:43 PM | 7:01 AM |
| Dec 24 | 6:33 AM | 7:05 AM | 4:12 PM | 4:44 PM | 3:27 PM | 5:53 PM | 9 h 07 min | -1.0 min | Full moon, 100% | 5:01 PM | 8:01 AM |
| Dec 25 | 6:33 AM | 7:05 AM | 4:13 PM | 4:44 PM | 3:28 PM | 5:54 PM | 9 h 08 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 97% | 6:23 PM | 8:49 AM |
| Dec 26 | 6:34 AM | 7:05 AM | 4:13 PM | 4:45 PM | 3:28 PM | 5:54 PM | 9 h 08 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 92% | 7:44 PM | 9:25 AM |
| Dec 27 | 6:34 AM | 7:06 AM | 4:14 PM | 4:46 PM | 3:29 PM | 5:55 PM | 9 h 08 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 86% | 9:01 PM | 9:55 AM |
| Dec 28 | 6:34 AM | 7:06 AM | 4:15 PM | 4:47 PM | 3:30 PM | 5:56 PM | 9 h 09 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 78% | 10:14 PM | 10:19 AM |
| Dec 29 | 6:35 AM | 7:06 AM | 4:16 PM | 4:47 PM | 3:31 PM | 5:56 PM | 9 h 10 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 68% | 11:24 PM | 10:41 AM |
| Dec 30 | 6:35 AM | 7:06 AM | 4:16 PM | 4:48 PM | 3:32 PM | 5:57 PM | 9 h 10 min | +0.0 min | Last quarter 10:59 AM | 11:03 AM | |
| Dec 31 | 6:35 AM | 7:07 AM | 4:17 PM | 4:49 PM | 3:32 PM | 5:58 PM | 9 h 10 min | +0.0 min | Last quarter, 47% | 12:32 AM | 11:25 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.