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Rio Rancho, New Mexico, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2025

Daylight

7:10 am – 4:57 pm
9 hours, 47 minutes

Current Time: Dec 19, 2025 at 1:45:57 am
Sun Direction: 69° East
Sun Altitude: -64.9°
Sun Distance: 147.199 million km
Next Solstice: Dec 21, 2025 8:03 am (Winter)
Sunrise Today: 7:10 am 118° Southeast
Sunset Today: 4:57 pm 242° Southwest
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2025 Sun Graph for Rio Rancho

December 2025 — Sun in Rio Rancho

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2025 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Astronomical Twilight Nautical Twilight Civil Twilight Solar Noon
Dec Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Start End Start End Start End Time Mil. km
1 6:57 am (117°) 4:54 pm (243°) 9:57:11 −1:01 5:27 am 6:24 pm 5:57 am 5:53 pm 6:29 am 5:22 pm 11:55 am (32.9°) 147.504
2 6:58 am (117°) 4:54 pm (243°) 9:56:12 −0:58 5:28 am 6:24 pm 5:58 am 5:53 pm 6:30 am 5:22 pm 11:56 am (32.7°) 147.480
3 6:58 am (117°) 4:54 pm (243°) 9:55:16 −0:56 5:28 am 6:24 pm 5:59 am 5:53 pm 6:31 am 5:22 pm 11:56 am (32.6°) 147.457
4 6:59 am (117°) 4:54 pm (243°) 9:54:22 −0:53 5:29 am 6:24 pm 6:00 am 5:53 pm 6:31 am 5:22 pm 11:57 am (32.4°) 147.435
5 7:00 am (117°) 4:54 pm (243°) 9:53:31 −0:50 5:30 am 6:24 pm 6:01 am 5:53 pm 6:32 am 5:22 pm 11:57 am (32.3°) 147.413
6 7:01 am (117°) 4:54 pm (243°) 9:52:44 −0:47 5:31 am 6:24 pm 6:01 am 5:53 pm 6:33 am 5:22 pm 11:57 am (32.2°) 147.393
7 7:02 am (117°) 4:54 pm (242°) 9:51:59 −0:44 5:31 am 6:24 pm 6:02 am 5:53 pm 6:34 am 5:22 pm 11:58 am (32.1°) 147.373
8 7:03 am (118°) 4:54 pm (242°) 9:51:17 −0:42 5:32 am 6:24 pm 6:03 am 5:54 pm 6:34 am 5:22 pm 11:58 am (32.0°) 147.355
9 7:03 am (118°) 4:54 pm (242°) 9:50:38 −0:39 5:33 am 6:25 pm 6:04 am 5:54 pm 6:35 am 5:22 pm 11:59 am (31.9°) 147.337
10 7:04 am (118°) 4:54 pm (242°) 9:50:02 −0:36 5:33 am 6:25 pm 6:04 am 5:54 pm 6:36 am 5:22 pm 11:59 am (31.8°) 147.319
11 7:05 am (118°) 4:54 pm (242°) 9:49:29 −0:32 5:34 am 6:25 pm 6:05 am 5:54 pm 6:37 am 5:22 pm 12:00 pm (31.7°) 147.303
12 7:06 am (118°) 4:55 pm (242°) 9:48:59 −0:29 5:35 am 6:25 pm 6:06 am 5:54 pm 6:37 am 5:23 pm 12:00 pm (31.7°) 147.287
13 7:06 am (118°) 4:55 pm (242°) 9:48:32 −0:26 5:35 am 6:26 pm 6:06 am 5:55 pm 6:38 am 5:23 pm 12:01 pm (31.6°) 147.272
14 7:07 am (118°) 4:55 pm (242°) 9:48:08 −0:23 5:36 am 6:26 pm 6:07 am 5:55 pm 6:39 am 5:23 pm 12:01 pm (31.5°) 147.258
15 7:08 am (118°) 4:55 pm (242°) 9:47:48 −0:20 5:37 am 6:26 pm 6:08 am 5:55 pm 6:39 am 5:24 pm 12:02 pm (31.5°) 147.244
16 7:08 am (118°) 4:56 pm (242°) 9:47:31 −0:17 5:37 am 6:27 pm 6:08 am 5:56 pm 6:40 am 5:24 pm 12:02 pm (31.4°) 147.231
17 7:09 am (118°) 4:56 pm (242°) 9:47:17 −0:14 5:38 am 6:27 pm 6:09 am 5:56 pm 6:41 am 5:24 pm 12:03 pm (31.4°) 147.218
18 7:09 am (118°) 4:57 pm (242°) 9:47:06 −0:10 5:38 am 6:28 pm 6:09 am 5:57 pm 6:41 am 5:25 pm 12:03 pm (31.4°) 147.206
19 7:10 am (118°) 4:57 pm (242°) 9:46:58 −0:07 5:39 am 6:28 pm 6:10 am 5:57 pm 6:42 am 5:25 pm 12:03 pm (31.4°) 147.194
20 7:11 am (118°) 4:57 pm (242°) 9:46:54 −0:04 5:39 am 6:28 pm 6:10 am 5:58 pm 6:42 am 5:26 pm 12:04 pm (31.4°) 147.183
21 7:11 am (118°) 4:58 pm (242°) 9:46:53 −0:01 5:40 am 6:29 pm 6:11 am 5:58 pm 6:43 am 5:26 pm 12:04 pm (31.4°) 147.173
22 7:12 am (118°) 4:58 pm (242°) 9:46:55 +0:02 5:40 am 6:30 pm 6:11 am 5:59 pm 6:43 am 5:27 pm 12:05 pm (31.4°) 147.163
23 7:12 am (118°) 4:59 pm (242°) 9:47:01 +0:05 5:41 am 6:30 pm 6:12 am 5:59 pm 6:44 am 5:27 pm 12:05 pm (31.4°) 147.154
24 7:12 am (118°) 5:00 pm (242°) 9:47:09 +0:08 5:41 am 6:31 pm 6:12 am 6:00 pm 6:44 am 5:28 pm 12:06 pm (31.4°) 147.145
25 7:13 am (118°) 5:00 pm (242°) 9:47:21 +0:11 5:42 am 6:31 pm 6:13 am 6:00 pm 6:45 am 5:28 pm 12:06 pm (31.4°) 147.137
26 7:13 am (118°) 5:01 pm (242°) 9:47:37 +0:15 5:42 am 6:32 pm 6:13 am 6:01 pm 6:45 am 5:29 pm 12:07 pm (31.5°) 147.130
27 7:14 am (118°) 5:01 pm (242°) 9:47:55 +0:18 5:43 am 6:32 pm 6:14 am 6:01 pm 6:45 am 5:30 pm 12:07 pm (31.5°) 147.123
28 7:14 am (118°) 5:02 pm (242°) 9:48:17 +0:21 5:43 am 6:33 pm 6:14 am 6:02 pm 6:46 am 5:30 pm 12:08 pm (31.6°) 147.117
29 7:14 am (118°) 5:03 pm (242°) 9:48:41 +0:24 5:43 am 6:34 pm 6:14 am 6:03 pm 6:46 am 5:31 pm 12:08 pm (31.6°) 147.112
30 7:14 am (118°) 5:04 pm (242°) 9:49:09 +0:27 5:44 am 6:34 pm 6:15 am 6:03 pm 6:46 am 5:32 pm 12:09 pm (31.7°) 147.107
31 7:15 am (118°) 5:04 pm (242°) 9:49:40 +0:31 5:44 am 6:35 pm 6:15 am 6:04 pm 6:46 am 5:32 pm 12:09 pm (31.8°) 147.104
* All times are local time for Rio Rancho. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Today is highlighted.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Rio Rancho is at 8:03 am on Sunday, December 21, 2025. In terms of daylight, this day is 4 hours, 45 minutes shorter than the June solstice. In most locations north of the equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.

The earliest sunset is on December 4 or December 5.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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