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