Riddle Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in January 2026
Day length goes from 9 h 05 min on January 1 to 9 h 56 min on January 31. Sunrise moves from 7:45 AM to 7:29 AM and sunset from 4:50 PM to 5:25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 7:12 AM | 7:45 AM | 4:50 PM | 5:22 PM | 4:04 PM | 6:32 PM | 9 h 05 min | Waxing gibbous, 95% | 2:48 PM | 6:20 AM | |
| Jan 2 | 7:13 AM | 7:45 AM | 4:51 PM | 5:23 PM | 4:05 PM | 6:33 PM | 9 h 06 min | +1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 99% | 3:57 PM | 7:29 AM |
| Jan 3 | 7:13 AM | 7:45 AM | 4:52 PM | 5:24 PM | 4:06 PM | 6:34 PM | 9 h 07 min | +1.0 min | Full moon 2:03 AM | 5:14 PM | 8:25 AM |
| Jan 4 | 7:13 AM | 7:45 AM | 4:53 PM | 5:25 PM | 4:07 PM | 6:35 PM | 9 h 08 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 99% | 6:35 PM | 9:08 AM |
| Jan 5 | 7:13 AM | 7:45 AM | 4:54 PM | 5:26 PM | 4:08 PM | 6:35 PM | 9 h 09 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 96% | 7:53 PM | 9:40 AM |
| Jan 6 | 7:13 AM | 7:44 AM | 4:55 PM | 5:27 PM | 4:09 PM | 6:36 PM | 9 h 11 min | +2.0 min | Waning gibbous, 90% | 9:06 PM | 10:05 AM |
| Jan 7 | 7:12 AM | 7:44 AM | 4:56 PM | 5:28 PM | 4:10 PM | 6:37 PM | 9 h 12 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 83% | 10:16 PM | 10:27 AM |
| Jan 8 | 7:12 AM | 7:44 AM | 4:57 PM | 5:29 PM | 4:12 PM | 6:38 PM | 9 h 13 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 74% | 11:22 PM | 10:46 AM |
| Jan 9 | 7:12 AM | 7:44 AM | 4:58 PM | 5:30 PM | 4:13 PM | 6:39 PM | 9 h 14 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 65% | 11:04 AM | |
| Jan 10 | 7:12 AM | 7:44 AM | 4:59 PM | 5:31 PM | 4:14 PM | 6:40 PM | 9 h 15 min | +1.0 min | Last quarter 7:48 AM | 12:26 AM | 11:23 AM |
| Jan 11 | 7:12 AM | 7:43 AM | 5:00 PM | 5:32 PM | 4:15 PM | 6:41 PM | 9 h 17 min | +2.0 min | Last quarter, 44% | 1:31 AM | 11:44 AM |
| Jan 12 | 7:11 AM | 7:43 AM | 5:01 PM | 5:33 PM | 4:17 PM | 6:42 PM | 9 h 18 min | +1.0 min | Waning crescent, 33% | 2:35 AM | 12:08 PM |
| Jan 13 | 7:11 AM | 7:43 AM | 5:02 PM | 5:34 PM | 4:18 PM | 6:43 PM | 9 h 19 min | +1.0 min | Waning crescent, 24% | 3:40 AM | 12:38 PM |
| Jan 14 | 7:11 AM | 7:42 AM | 5:03 PM | 5:35 PM | 4:19 PM | 6:44 PM | 9 h 21 min | +2.0 min | Waning crescent, 15% | 4:43 AM | 1:14 PM |
| Jan 15 | 7:10 AM | 7:42 AM | 5:05 PM | 5:36 PM | 4:20 PM | 6:45 PM | 9 h 23 min | +2.0 min | Waning crescent, 8% | 5:43 AM | 2:00 PM |
| Jan 16 | 7:10 AM | 7:41 AM | 5:06 PM | 5:37 PM | 4:22 PM | 6:46 PM | 9 h 25 min | +2.0 min | Waning crescent, 4% | 6:36 AM | 2:54 PM |
| Jan 17 | 7:09 AM | 7:41 AM | 5:07 PM | 5:38 PM | 4:23 PM | 6:47 PM | 9 h 26 min | +1.0 min | New moon, 1% | 7:22 AM | 3:56 PM |
| Jan 18 | 7:09 AM | 7:40 AM | 5:08 PM | 5:39 PM | 4:25 PM | 6:48 PM | 9 h 28 min | +2.0 min | New moon 11:52 AM | 7:59 AM | 5:04 PM |
| Jan 19 | 7:08 AM | 7:39 AM | 5:10 PM | 5:41 PM | 4:26 PM | 6:49 PM | 9 h 31 min | +3.0 min | Waxing crescent, 2% | 8:30 AM | 6:13 PM |
| Jan 20 | 7:08 AM | 7:39 AM | 5:11 PM | 5:42 PM | 4:27 PM | 6:50 PM | 9 h 32 min | +1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 5% | 8:55 AM | 7:23 PM |
| Jan 21 | 7:07 AM | 7:38 AM | 5:12 PM | 5:43 PM | 4:29 PM | 6:51 PM | 9 h 34 min | +2.0 min | Waxing crescent, 11% | 9:17 AM | 8:33 PM |
| Jan 22 | 7:06 AM | 7:37 AM | 5:13 PM | 5:44 PM | 4:30 PM | 6:52 PM | 9 h 36 min | +2.0 min | Waxing crescent, 19% | 9:37 AM | 9:43 PM |
| Jan 23 | 7:06 AM | 7:37 AM | 5:15 PM | 5:45 PM | 4:32 PM | 6:54 PM | 9 h 38 min | +2.0 min | Waxing crescent, 28% | 9:57 AM | 10:54 PM |
| Jan 24 | 7:05 AM | 7:36 AM | 5:16 PM | 5:47 PM | 4:33 PM | 6:55 PM | 9 h 40 min | +2.0 min | Waxing crescent, 38% | 10:18 AM | |
| Jan 25 | 7:04 AM | 7:35 AM | 5:17 PM | 5:48 PM | 4:35 PM | 6:56 PM | 9 h 42 min | +2.0 min | First quarter 8:48 PM | 10:42 AM | 12:08 AM |
| Jan 26 | 7:03 AM | 7:34 AM | 5:19 PM | 5:49 PM | 4:36 PM | 6:57 PM | 9 h 45 min | +3.0 min | First quarter, 59% | 11:10 AM | 1:24 AM |
| Jan 27 | 7:03 AM | 7:33 AM | 5:20 PM | 5:50 PM | 4:37 PM | 6:58 PM | 9 h 47 min | +2.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 69% | 11:47 AM | 2:43 AM |
| Jan 28 | 7:02 AM | 7:32 AM | 5:21 PM | 5:52 PM | 4:39 PM | 6:59 PM | 9 h 49 min | +2.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 78% | 12:34 PM | 4:00 AM |
| Jan 29 | 7:01 AM | 7:31 AM | 5:23 PM | 5:53 PM | 4:40 PM | 7:00 PM | 9 h 52 min | +3.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 86% | 1:35 PM | 5:12 AM |
| Jan 30 | 7:00 AM | 7:30 AM | 5:24 PM | 5:54 PM | 4:42 PM | 7:01 PM | 9 h 54 min | +2.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 93% | 2:47 PM | 6:12 AM |
| Jan 31 | 6:59 AM | 7:29 AM | 5:25 PM | 5:55 PM | 4:43 PM | 7:03 PM | 9 h 56 min | +2.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 97% | 4:06 PM | 7:00 AM |
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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.