Prentice Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in December 2026
Day length goes from 8 h 58 min on December 1 to 8 h 46 min on December 31. Sunrise moves from 7:21 AM to 7:41 AM and sunset from 4:19 PM to 4:27 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 | 6:48 AM | 7:21 AM | 4:19 PM | 4:53 PM | 3:31 PM | 6:05 PM | 8 h 58 min | Last quarter 12:09 AM | 12:39 PM | ||
| Dec 2 | 6:49 AM | 7:22 AM | 4:19 PM | 4:52 PM | 3:31 PM | 6:05 PM | 8 h 57 min | -1.0 min | Last quarter, 43% | 12:44 AM | 12:57 PM |
| Dec 3 | 6:50 AM | 7:23 AM | 4:18 PM | 4:52 PM | 3:30 PM | 6:05 PM | 8 h 55 min | -2.0 min | Waning crescent, 32% | 1:54 AM | 1:15 PM |
| Dec 4 | 6:51 AM | 7:24 AM | 4:18 PM | 4:52 PM | 3:30 PM | 6:05 PM | 8 h 54 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 23% | 3:04 AM | 1:34 PM |
| Dec 5 | 6:52 AM | 7:26 AM | 4:18 PM | 4:52 PM | 3:29 PM | 6:05 PM | 8 h 52 min | -2.0 min | Waning crescent, 15% | 4:13 AM | 1:56 PM |
| Dec 6 | 6:53 AM | 7:27 AM | 4:18 PM | 4:52 PM | 3:29 PM | 6:05 PM | 8 h 51 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 8% | 5:22 AM | 2:23 PM |
| Dec 7 | 6:54 AM | 7:28 AM | 4:18 PM | 4:52 PM | 3:29 PM | 6:05 PM | 8 h 50 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 3% | 6:30 AM | 2:56 PM |
| Dec 8 | 6:55 AM | 7:29 AM | 4:18 PM | 4:51 PM | 3:29 PM | 6:05 PM | 8 h 49 min | -1.0 min | New moon 6:52 PM | 7:33 AM | 3:37 PM |
| Dec 9 | 6:56 AM | 7:30 AM | 4:17 PM | 4:51 PM | 3:28 PM | 6:05 PM | 8 h 47 min | -2.0 min | New moon, 0% | 8:29 AM | 4:27 PM |
| Dec 10 | 6:56 AM | 7:30 AM | 4:17 PM | 4:51 PM | 3:28 PM | 6:05 PM | 8 h 47 min | +0.0 min | Waxing crescent, 2% | 9:16 AM | 5:24 PM |
| Dec 11 | 6:57 AM | 7:31 AM | 4:17 PM | 4:52 PM | 3:28 PM | 6:05 PM | 8 h 46 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 6% | 9:55 AM | 6:27 PM |
| Dec 12 | 6:58 AM | 7:32 AM | 4:18 PM | 4:52 PM | 3:28 PM | 6:05 PM | 8 h 46 min | +0.0 min | Waxing crescent, 12% | 10:25 AM | 7:33 PM |
| Dec 13 | 6:59 AM | 7:33 AM | 4:18 PM | 4:52 PM | 3:28 PM | 6:05 PM | 8 h 45 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 20% | 10:50 AM | 8:39 PM |
| Dec 14 | 7:00 AM | 7:34 AM | 4:18 PM | 4:52 PM | 3:28 PM | 6:06 PM | 8 h 44 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 29% | 11:10 AM | 9:45 PM |
| Dec 15 | 7:00 AM | 7:35 AM | 4:18 PM | 4:52 PM | 3:29 PM | 6:06 PM | 8 h 43 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 39% | 11:28 AM | 10:51 PM |
| Dec 16 | 7:01 AM | 7:35 AM | 4:18 PM | 4:53 PM | 3:29 PM | 6:06 PM | 8 h 43 min | +0.0 min | First quarter 11:43 PM | 11:45 AM | 11:59 PM |
| Dec 17 | 7:02 AM | 7:36 AM | 4:19 PM | 4:53 PM | 3:29 PM | 6:07 PM | 8 h 43 min | +0.0 min | First quarter, 60% | 12:02 PM | |
| Dec 18 | 7:02 AM | 7:37 AM | 4:19 PM | 4:53 PM | 3:29 PM | 6:07 PM | 8 h 42 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 70% | 12:21 PM | 1:08 AM |
| Dec 19 | 7:03 AM | 7:37 AM | 4:19 PM | 4:54 PM | 3:30 PM | 6:07 PM | 8 h 42 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 79% | 12:43 PM | 2:22 AM |
| Dec 20 | 7:04 AM | 7:38 AM | 4:20 PM | 4:54 PM | 3:30 PM | 6:08 PM | 8 h 42 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 87% | 1:11 PM | 3:40 AM |
| Dec 21 | 7:04 AM | 7:38 AM | 4:20 PM | 4:55 PM | 3:31 PM | 6:08 PM | 8 h 42 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 93% | 1:48 PM | 5:02 AM |
| Dec 22 | 7:05 AM | 7:39 AM | 4:21 PM | 4:55 PM | 3:31 PM | 6:09 PM | 8 h 42 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 98% | 2:38 PM | 6:23 AM |
| Dec 23 | 7:05 AM | 7:39 AM | 4:21 PM | 4:56 PM | 3:32 PM | 6:09 PM | 8 h 42 min | +0.0 min | Full moon 7:28 PM | 3:43 PM | 7:36 AM |
| Dec 24 | 7:05 AM | 7:40 AM | 4:22 PM | 4:56 PM | 3:32 PM | 6:10 PM | 8 h 42 min | +0.0 min | Full moon, 100% | 5:02 PM | 8:36 AM |
| Dec 25 | 7:06 AM | 7:40 AM | 4:23 PM | 4:57 PM | 3:33 PM | 6:11 PM | 8 h 43 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 97% | 6:28 PM | 9:21 AM |
| Dec 26 | 7:06 AM | 7:40 AM | 4:23 PM | 4:58 PM | 3:34 PM | 6:11 PM | 8 h 43 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 93% | 7:53 PM | 9:55 AM |
| Dec 27 | 7:06 AM | 7:41 AM | 4:24 PM | 4:58 PM | 3:35 PM | 6:12 PM | 8 h 43 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 86% | 9:14 PM | 10:21 AM |
| Dec 28 | 7:07 AM | 7:41 AM | 4:25 PM | 4:59 PM | 3:35 PM | 6:13 PM | 8 h 44 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 78% | 10:31 PM | 10:43 AM |
| Dec 29 | 7:07 AM | 7:41 AM | 4:26 PM | 5:00 PM | 3:36 PM | 6:13 PM | 8 h 45 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 69% | 11:44 PM | 11:02 AM |
| Dec 30 | 7:07 AM | 7:41 AM | 4:26 PM | 5:01 PM | 3:37 PM | 6:14 PM | 8 h 45 min | +0.0 min | Last quarter 12:59 PM | 11:20 AM | |
| Dec 31 | 7:07 AM | 7:41 AM | 4:27 PM | 5:01 PM | 3:38 PM | 6:15 PM | 8 h 46 min | +1.0 min | Last quarter, 48% | 12:55 AM | 11:39 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.