Vredenburg Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in December 2026
Day length goes from 14 h 09 min on December 1 to 14 h 18 min on December 31. Sunrise moves from 5:33 AM to 5:42 AM and sunset from 7:42 PM to 8:00 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 | 5:04 AM | 5:33 AM | 7:42 PM | 8:10 PM | 7:06 PM | 9:21 PM | 14 h 09 min | Last quarter 8:09 AM | 12:58 AM | 12:41 PM | |
| Dec 2 | 5:04 AM | 5:32 AM | 7:43 PM | 8:11 PM | 7:07 PM | 9:22 PM | 14 h 11 min | +2.0 min | Last quarter, 46% | 1:27 AM | 1:43 PM |
| Dec 3 | 5:04 AM | 5:32 AM | 7:44 PM | 8:12 PM | 7:08 PM | 9:24 PM | 14 h 12 min | +1.0 min | Waning crescent, 36% | 1:54 AM | 2:43 PM |
| Dec 4 | 5:04 AM | 5:32 AM | 7:44 PM | 8:13 PM | 7:08 PM | 9:25 PM | 14 h 12 min | +0.0 min | Waning crescent, 26% | 2:22 AM | 3:43 PM |
| Dec 5 | 5:04 AM | 5:32 AM | 7:45 PM | 8:14 PM | 7:09 PM | 9:26 PM | 14 h 13 min | +1.0 min | Waning crescent, 17% | 2:50 AM | 4:43 PM |
| Dec 6 | 5:04 AM | 5:32 AM | 7:46 PM | 8:14 PM | 7:10 PM | 9:27 PM | 14 h 14 min | +1.0 min | Waning crescent, 10% | 3:22 AM | 5:43 PM |
| Dec 7 | 5:04 AM | 5:32 AM | 7:47 PM | 8:15 PM | 7:11 PM | 9:28 PM | 14 h 15 min | +1.0 min | Waning crescent, 5% | 3:58 AM | 6:42 PM |
| Dec 8 | 5:04 AM | 5:32 AM | 7:48 PM | 8:16 PM | 7:11 PM | 9:29 PM | 14 h 16 min | +1.0 min | Waning crescent, 1% | 4:39 AM | 7:40 PM |
| Dec 9 | 5:04 AM | 5:33 AM | 7:48 PM | 8:17 PM | 7:12 PM | 9:30 PM | 14 h 15 min | -1.0 min | New moon 2:52 AM | 5:26 AM | 8:33 PM |
| Dec 10 | 5:04 AM | 5:33 AM | 7:49 PM | 8:18 PM | 7:13 PM | 9:30 PM | 14 h 16 min | +1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 1% | 6:17 AM | 9:21 PM |
| Dec 11 | 5:04 AM | 5:33 AM | 7:50 PM | 8:18 PM | 7:14 PM | 9:31 PM | 14 h 17 min | +1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 4% | 7:13 AM | 10:03 PM |
| Dec 12 | 5:05 AM | 5:33 AM | 7:51 PM | 8:19 PM | 7:14 PM | 9:32 PM | 14 h 18 min | +1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 10% | 8:10 AM | 10:40 PM |
| Dec 13 | 5:05 AM | 5:33 AM | 7:51 PM | 8:20 PM | 7:15 PM | 9:33 PM | 14 h 18 min | +0.0 min | Waxing crescent, 17% | 9:08 AM | 11:12 PM |
| Dec 14 | 5:05 AM | 5:34 AM | 7:52 PM | 8:20 PM | 7:16 PM | 9:34 PM | 14 h 18 min | +0.0 min | Waxing crescent, 25% | 10:05 AM | 11:40 PM |
| Dec 15 | 5:05 AM | 5:34 AM | 7:53 PM | 8:21 PM | 7:16 PM | 9:35 PM | 14 h 19 min | +1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 35% | 11:02 AM | |
| Dec 16 | 5:06 AM | 5:34 AM | 7:53 PM | 8:22 PM | 7:17 PM | 9:35 PM | 14 h 19 min | +0.0 min | First quarter, 46% | 11:59 AM | 12:07 AM |
| Dec 17 | 5:06 AM | 5:35 AM | 7:54 PM | 8:22 PM | 7:17 PM | 9:36 PM | 14 h 19 min | +0.0 min | First quarter 7:43 AM | 12:58 PM | 12:33 AM |
| Dec 18 | 5:06 AM | 5:35 AM | 7:54 PM | 8:23 PM | 7:18 PM | 9:37 PM | 14 h 19 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 67% | 1:58 PM | 12:59 AM |
| Dec 19 | 5:07 AM | 5:35 AM | 7:55 PM | 8:24 PM | 7:18 PM | 9:37 PM | 14 h 20 min | +1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 76% | 3:02 PM | 1:28 AM |
| Dec 20 | 5:07 AM | 5:36 AM | 7:55 PM | 8:24 PM | 7:19 PM | 9:38 PM | 14 h 19 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 85% | 4:11 PM | 2:01 AM |
| Dec 21 | 5:08 AM | 5:36 AM | 7:56 PM | 8:25 PM | 7:20 PM | 9:38 PM | 14 h 20 min | +1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 91% | 5:23 PM | 2:40 AM |
| Dec 22 | 5:08 AM | 5:37 AM | 7:56 PM | 8:25 PM | 7:20 PM | 9:39 PM | 14 h 19 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 96% | 6:36 PM | 3:28 AM |
| Dec 23 | 5:09 AM | 5:37 AM | 7:57 PM | 8:26 PM | 7:20 PM | 9:39 PM | 14 h 20 min | +1.0 min | Full moon, 99% | 7:46 PM | 4:26 AM |
| Dec 24 | 5:09 AM | 5:38 AM | 7:57 PM | 8:26 PM | 7:21 PM | 9:39 PM | 14 h 19 min | -1.0 min | Full moon 3:28 AM | 8:48 PM | 5:35 AM |
| Dec 25 | 5:10 AM | 5:38 AM | 7:58 PM | 8:26 PM | 7:21 PM | 9:40 PM | 14 h 20 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 98% | 9:39 PM | 6:49 AM |
| Dec 26 | 5:10 AM | 5:39 AM | 7:58 PM | 8:27 PM | 7:22 PM | 9:40 PM | 14 h 19 min | -1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 95% | 10:21 PM | 8:06 AM |
| Dec 27 | 5:11 AM | 5:40 AM | 7:58 PM | 8:27 PM | 7:22 PM | 9:40 PM | 14 h 18 min | -1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 89% | 10:57 PM | 9:19 AM |
| Dec 28 | 5:12 AM | 5:40 AM | 7:59 PM | 8:27 PM | 7:22 PM | 9:41 PM | 14 h 19 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 81% | 11:28 PM | 10:28 AM |
| Dec 29 | 5:12 AM | 5:41 AM | 7:59 PM | 8:28 PM | 7:23 PM | 9:41 PM | 14 h 18 min | -1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 72% | 11:56 PM | 11:33 AM |
| Dec 30 | 5:13 AM | 5:42 AM | 7:59 PM | 8:28 PM | 7:23 PM | 9:41 PM | 14 h 17 min | -1.0 min | Last quarter 8:59 PM | 12:36 PM | |
| Dec 31 | 5:14 AM | 5:42 AM | 8:00 PM | 8:28 PM | 7:23 PM | 9:41 PM | 14 h 18 min | +1.0 min | Last quarter, 52% | 12:24 AM | 1:37 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.