Sunrise and sunset in King County

King County Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in December 2026

Local time (CST)

Day length goes from 10 h 06 min on December 1 to 9 h 58 min on December 31. Sunrise moves from 7:27 AM to 7:45 AM and sunset from 5:33 PM to 5:43 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.

DateDawnSunriseSunsetDuskGolden hourFull darkDay lengthChangeMoonMoonriseMoonset
Dec 17:00 AM7:27 AM5:33 PM6:00 PM4:55 PM7:01 PM10 h 06 minLast quarter 12:09 AM12:24 AM1:14 PM
Dec 27:01 AM7:28 AM5:33 PM6:00 PM4:55 PM7:01 PM10 h 05 min-1.0 minLast quarter, 43%1:26 AM1:41 PM
Dec 37:02 AM7:29 AM5:33 PM6:00 PM4:55 PM7:01 PM10 h 04 min-1.0 minWaning crescent, 32%2:27 AM2:08 PM
Dec 47:03 AM7:30 AM5:33 PM6:00 PM4:55 PM7:01 PM10 h 03 min-1.0 minWaning crescent, 23%3:28 AM2:36 PM
Dec 57:03 AM7:31 AM5:33 PM6:00 PM4:55 PM7:01 PM10 h 02 min-1.0 minWaning crescent, 15%4:28 AM3:07 PM
Dec 67:04 AM7:32 AM5:33 PM6:00 PM4:55 PM7:01 PM10 h 01 min-1.0 minWaning crescent, 8%5:29 AM3:41 PM
Dec 77:05 AM7:32 AM5:33 PM6:00 PM4:55 PM7:01 PM10 h 01 min+0.0 minWaning crescent, 3%6:29 AM4:21 PM
Dec 87:06 AM7:33 AM5:33 PM6:00 PM4:55 PM7:01 PM10 h 00 min-1.0 minNew moon 6:52 PM7:27 AM5:07 PM
Dec 97:06 AM7:34 AM5:33 PM6:00 PM4:55 PM7:02 PM9 h 59 min-1.0 minNew moon, 0%8:21 AM5:57 PM
Dec 107:07 AM7:35 AM5:33 PM6:01 PM4:55 PM7:02 PM9 h 58 min-1.0 minWaxing crescent, 2%9:10 AM6:52 PM
Dec 117:08 AM7:35 AM5:33 PM6:01 PM4:55 PM7:02 PM9 h 58 min+0.0 minWaxing crescent, 6%9:53 AM7:50 PM
Dec 127:09 AM7:36 AM5:33 PM6:01 PM4:56 PM7:02 PM9 h 57 min-1.0 minWaxing crescent, 12%10:30 AM8:48 PM
Dec 137:09 AM7:37 AM5:34 PM6:01 PM4:56 PM7:03 PM9 h 57 min+0.0 minWaxing crescent, 20%11:02 AM9:46 PM
Dec 147:10 AM7:38 AM5:34 PM6:02 PM4:56 PM7:03 PM9 h 56 min-1.0 minWaxing crescent, 29%11:31 AM10:43 PM
Dec 157:11 AM7:38 AM5:34 PM6:02 PM4:56 PM7:03 PM9 h 56 min+0.0 minWaxing crescent, 39%11:57 AM11:41 PM
Dec 167:11 AM7:39 AM5:35 PM6:02 PM4:57 PM7:04 PM9 h 56 min+0.0 minFirst quarter 11:43 PM12:23 PM
Dec 177:12 AM7:39 AM5:35 PM6:03 PM4:57 PM7:04 PM9 h 56 min+0.0 minFirst quarter, 60%12:48 PM12:39 AM
Dec 187:12 AM7:40 AM5:35 PM6:03 PM4:57 PM7:05 PM9 h 55 min-1.0 minWaxing gibbous, 70%1:16 PM1:40 AM
Dec 197:13 AM7:41 AM5:36 PM6:04 PM4:58 PM7:05 PM9 h 55 min+0.0 minWaxing gibbous, 79%1:48 PM2:44 AM
Dec 207:13 AM7:41 AM5:36 PM6:04 PM4:58 PM7:06 PM9 h 55 min+0.0 minWaxing gibbous, 87%2:25 PM3:52 AM
Dec 217:14 AM7:42 AM5:37 PM6:05 PM4:59 PM7:06 PM9 h 55 min+0.0 minWaxing gibbous, 93%3:11 PM5:04 AM
Dec 227:14 AM7:42 AM5:37 PM6:05 PM4:59 PM7:07 PM9 h 55 min+0.0 minWaxing gibbous, 98%4:08 PM6:18 AM
Dec 237:15 AM7:43 AM5:38 PM6:06 PM5:00 PM7:07 PM9 h 55 min+0.0 minFull moon 7:28 PM5:14 PM7:29 AM
Dec 247:15 AM7:43 AM5:38 PM6:06 PM5:00 PM7:08 PM9 h 55 min+0.0 minFull moon, 100%6:29 PM8:32 AM
Dec 257:16 AM7:43 AM5:39 PM6:07 PM5:01 PM7:08 PM9 h 56 min+1.0 minWaning gibbous, 97%7:45 PM9:24 AM
Dec 267:16 AM7:44 AM5:40 PM6:07 PM5:02 PM7:09 PM9 h 56 min+0.0 minWaning gibbous, 93%9:00 PM10:08 AM
Dec 277:17 AM7:44 AM5:40 PM6:08 PM5:02 PM7:09 PM9 h 56 min+0.0 minWaning gibbous, 86%10:10 PM10:44 AM
Dec 287:17 AM7:44 AM5:41 PM6:09 PM5:03 PM7:10 PM9 h 57 min+1.0 minWaning gibbous, 78%11:16 PM11:15 AM
Dec 297:17 AM7:45 AM5:42 PM6:09 PM5:04 PM7:11 PM9 h 57 min+0.0 minWaning gibbous, 69%11:43 AM
Dec 307:18 AM7:45 AM5:42 PM6:10 PM5:04 PM7:11 PM9 h 57 min+0.0 minLast quarter 12:59 PM12:20 AM12:11 PM
Dec 317:18 AM7:45 AM5:43 PM6:11 PM5:05 PM7:12 PM9 h 58 min+1.0 minLast quarter, 48%1:21 AM12:39 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.