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Golmud, Qinghai, China — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2026

Daylight

8:17 am – 6:32 pm
10 hours, 15 minutes

Current Time: Nov 15, 2026 at 2:12:01 am
Sun Direction: ↑ 33° Northeast
Sun Altitude: -69.2°
Sun Distance: 91.967 million mi
Next Solstice: Dec 22, 2026 4:50 am (Winter)
Sunrise Today: 8:17 am↑ 112° Southeast
Sunset Today: 6:32 pm↑ 247° West

2026 Sun Graph for Golmud

December 2026 — Sun in Golmud

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Astronomical Twilight Nautical Twilight Civil Twilight Solar Noon
Dec Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Start End Start End Start End Time Mil. mi
1 8:33 am ↑ (117°) 6:25 pm ↑ (243°) 9:52:13 −1:06 7:01 am 7:56 pm 7:32 am 7:25 pm 8:04 am 6:53 pm 1:29 pm (31.8°) 91.669
2 8:33 am ↑ (117°) 6:25 pm ↑ (243°) 9:51:08 −1:04 7:02 am 7:56 pm 7:33 am 7:25 pm 8:05 am 6:53 pm 1:29 pm (31.7°) 91.654
3 8:34 am ↑ (117°) 6:24 pm ↑ (243°) 9:50:07 −1:01 7:03 am 7:56 pm 7:34 am 7:25 pm 8:06 am 6:53 pm 1:30 pm (31.5°) 91.640
4 8:35 am ↑ (117°) 6:24 pm ↑ (243°) 9:49:09 −0:58 7:04 am 7:56 pm 7:35 am 7:25 pm 8:07 am 6:53 pm 1:30 pm (31.4°) 91.627
5 8:36 am ↑ (117°) 6:24 pm ↑ (242°) 9:48:13 −0:55 7:04 am 7:56 pm 7:36 am 7:25 pm 8:08 am 6:53 pm 1:30 pm (31.3°) 91.613
6 8:37 am ↑ (118°) 6:24 pm ↑ (242°) 9:47:20 −0:52 7:05 am 7:56 pm 7:36 am 7:25 pm 8:09 am 6:53 pm 1:31 pm (31.1°) 91.601
7 8:38 am ↑ (118°) 6:24 pm ↑ (242°) 9:46:31 −0:49 7:06 am 7:56 pm 7:37 am 7:25 pm 8:09 am 6:53 pm 1:31 pm (31.0°) 91.588
8 8:39 am ↑ (118°) 6:24 pm ↑ (242°) 9:45:44 −0:46 7:07 am 7:56 pm 7:38 am 7:25 pm 8:10 am 6:53 pm 1:32 pm (30.9°) 91.576
9 8:39 am ↑ (118°) 6:25 pm ↑ (242°) 9:45:01 −0:43 7:07 am 7:57 pm 7:39 am 7:25 pm 8:11 am 6:53 pm 1:32 pm (30.8°) 91.564
10 8:40 am ↑ (118°) 6:25 pm ↑ (242°) 9:44:21 −0:40 7:08 am 7:57 pm 7:40 am 7:25 pm 8:12 am 6:53 pm 1:33 pm (30.7°) 91.552
11 8:41 am ↑ (118°) 6:25 pm ↑ (242°) 9:43:43 −0:37 7:09 am 7:57 pm 7:40 am 7:26 pm 8:12 am 6:53 pm 1:33 pm (30.6°) 91.541
12 8:42 am ↑ (118°) 6:25 pm ↑ (242°) 9:43:10 −0:33 7:10 am 7:57 pm 7:41 am 7:26 pm 8:13 am 6:54 pm 1:33 pm (30.5°) 91.529
13 8:43 am ↑ (119°) 6:25 pm ↑ (241°) 9:42:39 −0:30 7:10 am 7:57 pm 7:42 am 7:26 pm 8:14 am 6:54 pm 1:34 pm (30.5°) 91.519
14 8:43 am ↑ (119°) 6:25 pm ↑ (241°) 9:42:11 −0:27 7:11 am 7:58 pm 7:42 am 7:26 pm 8:15 am 6:54 pm 1:34 pm (30.4°) 91.508
15 8:44 am ↑ (119°) 6:26 pm ↑ (241°) 9:41:47 −0:24 7:12 am 7:58 pm 7:43 am 7:27 pm 8:15 am 6:54 pm 1:35 pm (30.4°) 91.498
16 8:45 am ↑ (119°) 6:26 pm ↑ (241°) 9:41:27 −0:20 7:12 am 7:58 pm 7:44 am 7:27 pm 8:16 am 6:55 pm 1:35 pm (30.3°) 91.489
17 8:45 am ↑ (119°) 6:26 pm ↑ (241°) 9:41:09 −0:17 7:13 am 7:59 pm 7:44 am 7:27 pm 8:16 am 6:55 pm 1:36 pm (30.3°) 91.480
18 8:46 am ↑ (119°) 6:27 pm ↑ (241°) 9:40:55 −0:14 7:13 am 7:59 pm 7:45 am 7:28 pm 8:17 am 6:56 pm 1:36 pm (30.2°) 91.471
19 8:46 am ↑ (119°) 6:27 pm ↑ (241°) 9:40:45 −0:10 7:14 am 8:00 pm 7:45 am 7:28 pm 8:18 am 6:56 pm 1:37 pm (30.2°) 91.463
20 8:47 am ↑ (119°) 6:28 pm ↑ (241°) 9:40:37 −0:07 7:14 am 8:00 pm 7:46 am 7:29 pm 8:18 am 6:56 pm 1:37 pm (30.2°) 91.455
21 8:48 am ↑ (119°) 6:28 pm ↑ (241°) 9:40:34 −0:03 7:15 am 8:01 pm 7:46 am 7:29 pm 8:19 am 6:57 pm 1:38 pm (30.2°) 91.448
22 8:48 am ↑ (119°) 6:29 pm ↑ (241°) 9:40:33 < 1s 7:15 am 8:01 pm 7:47 am 7:30 pm 8:19 am 6:57 pm 1:38 pm (30.2°) 91.441
23 8:48 am ↑ (119°) 6:29 pm ↑ (241°) 9:40:36 +0:02 7:16 am 8:02 pm 7:47 am 7:30 pm 8:20 am 6:58 pm 1:39 pm (30.2°) 91.435
24 8:49 am ↑ (119°) 6:30 pm ↑ (241°) 9:40:42 +0:06 7:16 am 8:02 pm 7:48 am 7:31 pm 8:20 am 6:58 pm 1:39 pm (30.2°) 91.430
25 8:49 am ↑ (119°) 6:30 pm ↑ (241°) 9:40:52 +0:09 7:17 am 8:03 pm 7:48 am 7:31 pm 8:21 am 6:59 pm 1:40 pm (30.2°) 91.425
26 8:50 am ↑ (119°) 6:31 pm ↑ (241°) 9:41:05 +0:13 7:17 am 8:03 pm 7:49 am 7:32 pm 8:21 am 7:00 pm 1:40 pm (30.3°) 91.421
27 8:50 am ↑ (119°) 6:31 pm ↑ (241°) 9:41:22 +0:16 7:18 am 8:04 pm 7:49 am 7:33 pm 8:21 am 7:00 pm 1:41 pm (30.3°) 91.417
28 8:50 am ↑ (119°) 6:32 pm ↑ (241°) 9:41:42 +0:19 7:18 am 8:05 pm 7:49 am 7:33 pm 8:22 am 7:01 pm 1:41 pm (30.3°) 91.414
29 8:51 am ↑ (119°) 6:33 pm ↑ (241°) 9:42:05 +0:23 7:18 am 8:05 pm 7:50 am 7:34 pm 8:22 am 7:02 pm 1:42 pm (30.4°) 91.412
30 8:51 am ↑ (119°) 6:34 pm ↑ (241°) 9:42:32 +0:26 7:19 am 8:06 pm 7:50 am 7:34 pm 8:22 am 7:02 pm 1:42 pm (30.5°) 91.410
31 8:51 am ↑ (118°) 6:34 pm ↑ (242°) 9:43:02 +0:29 7:19 am 8:07 pm 7:50 am 7:35 pm 8:23 am 7:03 pm 1:43 pm (30.5°) 91.408
* All times are local time for Golmud. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Golmud is at 4:50 am on Tuesday, December 22, 2026. In terms of daylight, this day is 4 hours, 58 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 6.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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