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