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