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