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