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