Sunrise and sunset in Central Park

Central Park Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in December 2026

Local time (PST)

Day length goes from 8 h 48 min on December 1 to 8 h 36 min on December 31. Sunrise moves from 7:40 AM to 8:00 AM and sunset from 4:28 PM to 4:36 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 17:05 AM7:40 AM4:28 PM5:02 PM3:38 PM6:17 PM8 h 48 minLast quarter, 52%12:55 PM
Dec 27:06 AM7:41 AM4:27 PM5:02 PM3:37 PM6:17 PM8 h 46 min-2.0 minLast quarter, 42%1:04 AM1:11 PM
Dec 37:07 AM7:42 AM4:27 PM5:02 PM3:36 PM6:17 PM8 h 45 min-1.0 minWaning crescent, 32%2:16 AM1:28 PM
Dec 47:09 AM7:43 AM4:27 PM5:01 PM3:36 PM6:16 PM8 h 44 min-1.0 minWaning crescent, 22%3:27 AM1:46 PM
Dec 57:10 AM7:45 AM4:26 PM5:01 PM3:36 PM6:16 PM8 h 41 min-3.0 minWaning crescent, 14%4:37 AM2:08 PM
Dec 67:11 AM7:46 AM4:26 PM5:01 PM3:35 PM6:16 PM8 h 40 min-1.0 minWaning crescent, 8%5:48 AM2:34 PM
Dec 77:12 AM7:47 AM4:26 PM5:01 PM3:35 PM6:16 PM8 h 39 min-1.0 minWaning crescent, 3%6:56 AM3:06 PM
Dec 87:13 AM7:48 AM4:26 PM5:01 PM3:35 PM6:16 PM8 h 38 min-1.0 minNew moon 4:52 PM8:00 AM3:47 PM
Dec 97:13 AM7:49 AM4:26 PM5:01 PM3:34 PM6:16 PM8 h 37 min-1.0 minNew moon, 0%8:55 AM4:38 PM
Dec 107:14 AM7:50 AM4:26 PM5:01 PM3:34 PM6:16 PM8 h 36 min-1.0 minWaxing crescent, 2%9:41 AM5:36 PM
Dec 117:15 AM7:51 AM4:26 PM5:01 PM3:34 PM6:17 PM8 h 35 min-1.0 minWaxing crescent, 6%10:18 AM6:41 PM
Dec 127:16 AM7:51 AM4:26 PM5:01 PM3:34 PM6:17 PM8 h 35 min+0.0 minWaxing crescent, 12%10:47 AM7:47 PM
Dec 137:17 AM7:52 AM4:26 PM5:01 PM3:34 PM6:17 PM8 h 34 min-1.0 minWaxing crescent, 20%11:10 AM8:55 PM
Dec 147:18 AM7:53 AM4:26 PM5:01 PM3:34 PM6:17 PM8 h 33 min-1.0 minWaxing crescent, 29%11:29 AM10:03 PM
Dec 157:18 AM7:54 AM4:26 PM5:02 PM3:34 PM6:17 PM8 h 32 min-1.0 minWaxing crescent, 39%11:45 AM11:10 PM
Dec 167:19 AM7:55 AM4:26 PM5:02 PM3:35 PM6:18 PM8 h 31 min-1.0 minFirst quarter 9:43 PM12:01 PM
Dec 177:20 AM7:55 AM4:27 PM5:02 PM3:35 PM6:18 PM8 h 32 min+1.0 minWaxing gibbous, 61%12:17 PM12:19 AM
Dec 187:20 AM7:56 AM4:27 PM5:03 PM3:35 PM6:18 PM8 h 31 min-1.0 minWaxing gibbous, 71%12:35 PM1:30 AM
Dec 197:21 AM7:57 AM4:27 PM5:03 PM3:36 PM6:19 PM8 h 30 min-1.0 minWaxing gibbous, 80%12:56 PM2:46 AM
Dec 207:22 AM7:57 AM4:28 PM5:03 PM3:36 PM6:19 PM8 h 31 min+1.0 minWaxing gibbous, 88%1:23 PM4:06 AM
Dec 217:22 AM7:58 AM4:28 PM5:04 PM3:36 PM6:20 PM8 h 30 min-1.0 minWaxing gibbous, 94%1:59 PM5:29 AM
Dec 227:23 AM7:58 AM4:29 PM5:04 PM3:37 PM6:20 PM8 h 31 min+1.0 minWaxing gibbous, 98%2:49 PM6:51 AM
Dec 237:23 AM7:59 AM4:29 PM5:05 PM3:38 PM6:21 PM8 h 30 min-1.0 minFull moon 5:28 PM3:56 PM8:04 AM
Dec 247:23 AM7:59 AM4:30 PM5:06 PM3:38 PM6:21 PM8 h 31 min+1.0 minFull moon, 100%5:17 PM9:01 AM
Dec 257:24 AM7:59 AM4:31 PM5:06 PM3:39 PM6:22 PM8 h 32 min+1.0 minWaning gibbous, 97%6:44 PM9:44 AM
Dec 267:24 AM8:00 AM4:31 PM5:07 PM3:40 PM6:23 PM8 h 31 min-1.0 minWaning gibbous, 92%8:11 PM10:16 AM
Dec 277:24 AM8:00 AM4:32 PM5:08 PM3:40 PM6:23 PM8 h 32 min+1.0 minWaning gibbous, 86%9:33 PM10:40 AM
Dec 287:25 AM8:00 AM4:33 PM5:08 PM3:41 PM6:24 PM8 h 33 min+1.0 minWaning gibbous, 78%10:51 PM11:00 AM
Dec 297:25 AM8:00 AM4:34 PM5:09 PM3:42 PM6:25 PM8 h 34 min+1.0 minWaning gibbous, 68%11:17 AM
Dec 307:25 AM8:00 AM4:35 PM5:10 PM3:43 PM6:26 PM8 h 35 min+1.0 minLast quarter 10:59 AM12:05 AM11:34 AM
Dec 317:25 AM8:00 AM4:36 PM5:11 PM3:44 PM6:26 PM8 h 36 min+1.0 minLast quarter, 47%1:17 AM11:52 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.