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