Kariega Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in December 2026
Day length goes from 14 h 13 min on December 1 to 14 h 22 min on December 31. Sunrise moves from 5:01 AM to 5:10 AM and sunset from 7:14 PM to 7:32 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 | 4:32 AM | 5:01 AM | 7:14 PM | 7:43 PM | 6:38 PM | 8:56 PM | 14 h 13 min | Last quarter 8:09 AM | 12:29 AM | 12:09 PM | |
| Dec 2 | 4:32 AM | 5:01 AM | 7:15 PM | 7:44 PM | 6:39 PM | 8:57 PM | 14 h 14 min | +1.0 min | Last quarter, 46% | 12:57 AM | 1:12 PM |
| Dec 3 | 4:32 AM | 5:01 AM | 7:16 PM | 7:45 PM | 6:40 PM | 8:58 PM | 14 h 15 min | +1.0 min | Waning crescent, 36% | 1:24 AM | 2:13 PM |
| Dec 4 | 4:32 AM | 5:01 AM | 7:17 PM | 7:46 PM | 6:40 PM | 8:59 PM | 14 h 16 min | +1.0 min | Waning crescent, 26% | 1:50 AM | 3:13 PM |
| Dec 5 | 4:32 AM | 5:01 AM | 7:18 PM | 7:46 PM | 6:41 PM | 9:00 PM | 14 h 17 min | +1.0 min | Waning crescent, 17% | 2:19 AM | 4:13 PM |
| Dec 6 | 4:32 AM | 5:01 AM | 7:18 PM | 7:47 PM | 6:42 PM | 9:01 PM | 14 h 17 min | +0.0 min | Waning crescent, 10% | 2:50 AM | 5:14 PM |
| Dec 7 | 4:32 AM | 5:01 AM | 7:19 PM | 7:48 PM | 6:43 PM | 9:02 PM | 14 h 18 min | +1.0 min | Waning crescent, 5% | 3:26 AM | 6:14 PM |
| Dec 8 | 4:32 AM | 5:01 AM | 7:20 PM | 7:49 PM | 6:44 PM | 9:03 PM | 14 h 19 min | +1.0 min | Waning crescent, 1% | 4:06 AM | 7:12 PM |
| Dec 9 | 4:32 AM | 5:01 AM | 7:21 PM | 7:50 PM | 6:44 PM | 9:04 PM | 14 h 20 min | +1.0 min | New moon 2:52 AM | 4:52 AM | 8:05 PM |
| Dec 10 | 4:32 AM | 5:01 AM | 7:22 PM | 7:51 PM | 6:45 PM | 9:05 PM | 14 h 21 min | +1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 1% | 5:44 AM | 8:53 PM |
| Dec 11 | 4:32 AM | 5:01 AM | 7:22 PM | 7:51 PM | 6:46 PM | 9:06 PM | 14 h 21 min | +0.0 min | Waxing crescent, 4% | 6:39 AM | 9:35 PM |
| Dec 12 | 4:32 AM | 5:01 AM | 7:23 PM | 7:52 PM | 6:46 PM | 9:07 PM | 14 h 22 min | +1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 10% | 7:37 AM | 10:11 PM |
| Dec 13 | 4:32 AM | 5:01 AM | 7:24 PM | 7:53 PM | 6:47 PM | 9:07 PM | 14 h 23 min | +1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 17% | 8:35 AM | 10:43 PM |
| Dec 14 | 4:33 AM | 5:02 AM | 7:24 PM | 7:53 PM | 6:48 PM | 9:08 PM | 14 h 22 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 25% | 9:33 AM | 11:11 PM |
| Dec 15 | 4:33 AM | 5:02 AM | 7:25 PM | 7:54 PM | 6:48 PM | 9:09 PM | 14 h 23 min | +1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 35% | 10:31 AM | 11:37 PM |
| Dec 16 | 4:33 AM | 5:02 AM | 7:26 PM | 7:55 PM | 6:49 PM | 9:10 PM | 14 h 24 min | +1.0 min | First quarter, 46% | 11:28 AM | |
| Dec 17 | 4:34 AM | 5:03 AM | 7:26 PM | 7:55 PM | 6:50 PM | 9:10 PM | 14 h 23 min | -1.0 min | First quarter 7:43 AM | 12:27 PM | 12:03 AM |
| Dec 18 | 4:34 AM | 5:03 AM | 7:27 PM | 7:56 PM | 6:50 PM | 9:11 PM | 14 h 24 min | +1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 67% | 1:28 PM | 12:29 AM |
| Dec 19 | 4:34 AM | 5:03 AM | 7:27 PM | 7:57 PM | 6:51 PM | 9:12 PM | 14 h 24 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 76% | 2:33 PM | 12:57 AM |
| Dec 20 | 4:35 AM | 5:04 AM | 7:28 PM | 7:57 PM | 6:51 PM | 9:12 PM | 14 h 24 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 85% | 3:42 PM | 1:29 AM |
| Dec 21 | 4:35 AM | 5:04 AM | 7:29 PM | 7:58 PM | 6:52 PM | 9:13 PM | 14 h 25 min | +1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 91% | 4:54 PM | 2:07 AM |
| Dec 22 | 4:36 AM | 5:05 AM | 7:29 PM | 7:58 PM | 6:52 PM | 9:13 PM | 14 h 24 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 96% | 6:08 PM | 2:55 AM |
| Dec 23 | 4:36 AM | 5:05 AM | 7:29 PM | 7:59 PM | 6:53 PM | 9:14 PM | 14 h 24 min | +0.0 min | Full moon, 99% | 7:18 PM | 3:52 AM |
| Dec 24 | 4:37 AM | 5:06 AM | 7:30 PM | 7:59 PM | 6:53 PM | 9:14 PM | 14 h 24 min | +0.0 min | Full moon 3:28 AM | 8:19 PM | 5:01 AM |
| Dec 25 | 4:37 AM | 5:06 AM | 7:30 PM | 7:59 PM | 6:54 PM | 9:14 PM | 14 h 24 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 98% | 9:11 PM | 6:16 AM |
| Dec 26 | 4:38 AM | 5:07 AM | 7:31 PM | 8:00 PM | 6:54 PM | 9:15 PM | 14 h 24 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 95% | 9:53 PM | 7:32 AM |
| Dec 27 | 4:39 AM | 5:08 AM | 7:31 PM | 8:00 PM | 6:54 PM | 9:15 PM | 14 h 23 min | -1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 89% | 10:28 PM | 8:46 AM |
| Dec 28 | 4:39 AM | 5:08 AM | 7:31 PM | 8:00 PM | 6:55 PM | 9:15 PM | 14 h 23 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 81% | 10:58 PM | 9:56 AM |
| Dec 29 | 4:40 AM | 5:09 AM | 7:32 PM | 8:01 PM | 6:55 PM | 9:15 PM | 14 h 23 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 72% | 11:26 PM | 11:02 AM |
| Dec 30 | 4:41 AM | 5:10 AM | 7:32 PM | 8:01 PM | 6:55 PM | 9:15 PM | 14 h 22 min | -1.0 min | Last quarter 8:59 PM | 11:53 PM | 12:05 PM |
| Dec 31 | 4:41 AM | 5:10 AM | 7:32 PM | 8:01 PM | 6:55 PM | 9:16 PM | 14 h 22 min | +0.0 min | Last quarter, 52% | 1:07 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.