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