Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2026

Daylight

6:38 am – 4:57 pm
10 hours, 19 minutes

Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 7:37:25 pm
Sun Direction: ↑ 270° West
Sun Altitude: -32.3°
Sun Distance: 91.990 million mi
Next Solstice: Dec 21, 2026 11:50 pm (Winter)
Sunrise Today: 6:38 am↑ 112° Southeast
Sunset Today: 4:57 pm↑ 248° West

2026 Sun Graph for Erbil

December 2026 — Sun in Erbil

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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 6:56 am ↑ (117°) 4:49 pm ↑ (243°) 9:53:08 −1:05 5:25 am 6:20 pm 5:56 am 5:49 pm 6:28 am 5:17 pm 11:52 am (32.0°) 91.666
2 6:57 am ↑ (117°) 4:49 pm ↑ (243°) 9:52:05 −1:03 5:26 am 6:20 pm 5:57 am 5:49 pm 6:28 am 5:17 pm 11:53 am (31.9°) 91.652
3 6:58 am ↑ (117°) 4:49 pm ↑ (243°) 9:51:05 −1:00 5:26 am 6:20 pm 5:57 am 5:49 pm 6:29 am 5:17 pm 11:53 am (31.7°) 91.638
4 6:58 am ↑ (117°) 4:49 pm ↑ (243°) 9:50:07 −0:57 5:27 am 6:20 pm 5:58 am 5:49 pm 6:30 am 5:17 pm 11:54 am (31.6°) 91.625
5 6:59 am ↑ (117°) 4:49 pm ↑ (242°) 9:49:12 −0:54 5:28 am 6:20 pm 5:59 am 5:49 pm 6:31 am 5:17 pm 11:54 am (31.4°) 91.612
6 7:00 am ↑ (118°) 4:49 pm ↑ (242°) 9:48:21 −0:51 5:29 am 6:20 pm 6:00 am 5:49 pm 6:32 am 5:17 pm 11:54 am (31.3°) 91.599
7 7:01 am ↑ (118°) 4:49 pm ↑ (242°) 9:47:32 −0:48 5:29 am 6:20 pm 6:01 am 5:49 pm 6:33 am 5:17 pm 11:55 am (31.2°) 91.586
8 7:02 am ↑ (118°) 4:49 pm ↑ (242°) 9:46:46 −0:45 5:30 am 6:20 pm 6:01 am 5:49 pm 6:33 am 5:17 pm 11:55 am (31.1°) 91.574
9 7:03 am ↑ (118°) 4:49 pm ↑ (242°) 9:46:04 −0:42 5:31 am 6:20 pm 6:02 am 5:49 pm 6:34 am 5:17 pm 11:56 am (31.0°) 91.562
10 7:03 am ↑ (118°) 4:49 pm ↑ (242°) 9:45:24 −0:39 5:32 am 6:21 pm 6:03 am 5:49 pm 6:35 am 5:17 pm 11:56 am (30.9°) 91.550
11 7:04 am ↑ (118°) 4:49 pm ↑ (242°) 9:44:48 −0:36 5:32 am 6:21 pm 6:04 am 5:50 pm 6:36 am 5:18 pm 11:57 am (30.8°) 91.539
12 7:05 am ↑ (118°) 4:49 pm ↑ (242°) 9:44:15 −0:33 5:33 am 6:21 pm 6:04 am 5:50 pm 6:36 am 5:18 pm 11:57 am (30.7°) 91.528
13 7:06 am ↑ (118°) 4:49 pm ↑ (242°) 9:43:45 −0:29 5:34 am 6:21 pm 6:05 am 5:50 pm 6:37 am 5:18 pm 11:58 am (30.7°) 91.517
14 7:06 am ↑ (119°) 4:50 pm ↑ (241°) 9:43:18 −0:26 5:34 am 6:22 pm 6:06 am 5:50 pm 6:38 am 5:18 pm 11:58 am (30.6°) 91.507
15 7:07 am ↑ (119°) 4:50 pm ↑ (241°) 9:42:55 −0:23 5:35 am 6:22 pm 6:06 am 5:51 pm 6:38 am 5:19 pm 11:59 am (30.6°) 91.497
16 7:08 am ↑ (119°) 4:50 pm ↑ (241°) 9:42:34 −0:20 5:36 am 6:22 pm 6:07 am 5:51 pm 6:39 am 5:19 pm 11:59 am (30.5°) 91.488
17 7:08 am ↑ (119°) 4:51 pm ↑ (241°) 9:42:18 −0:16 5:36 am 6:23 pm 6:07 am 5:51 pm 6:40 am 5:19 pm 12:00 pm (30.5°) 91.478
18 7:09 am ↑ (119°) 4:51 pm ↑ (241°) 9:42:04 −0:13 5:37 am 6:23 pm 6:08 am 5:52 pm 6:40 am 5:20 pm 12:00 pm (30.4°) 91.470
19 7:10 am ↑ (119°) 4:51 pm ↑ (241°) 9:41:54 −0:10 5:37 am 6:24 pm 6:09 am 5:52 pm 6:41 am 5:20 pm 12:00 pm (30.4°) 91.462
20 7:10 am ↑ (119°) 4:52 pm ↑ (241°) 9:41:47 −0:06 5:38 am 6:24 pm 6:09 am 5:53 pm 6:41 am 5:21 pm 12:01 pm (30.4°) 91.454
21 7:11 am ↑ (119°) 4:52 pm ↑ (241°) 9:41:44 −0:03 5:38 am 6:25 pm 6:10 am 5:53 pm 6:42 am 5:21 pm 12:01 pm (30.4°) 91.447
22 7:11 am ↑ (119°) 4:53 pm ↑ (241°) 9:41:44 < 1s 5:39 am 6:25 pm 6:10 am 5:54 pm 6:42 am 5:22 pm 12:02 pm (30.4°) 91.440
23 7:12 am ↑ (119°) 4:53 pm ↑ (241°) 9:41:48 +0:03 5:39 am 6:26 pm 6:11 am 5:54 pm 6:43 am 5:22 pm 12:02 pm (30.4°) 91.434
24 7:12 am ↑ (119°) 4:54 pm ↑ (241°) 9:41:54 +0:06 5:40 am 6:26 pm 6:11 am 5:55 pm 6:43 am 5:23 pm 12:03 pm (30.4°) 91.429
25 7:12 am ↑ (119°) 4:55 pm ↑ (241°) 9:42:05 +0:10 5:40 am 6:27 pm 6:12 am 5:55 pm 6:44 am 5:23 pm 12:03 pm (30.4°) 91.424
26 7:13 am ↑ (119°) 4:55 pm ↑ (241°) 9:42:18 +0:13 5:41 am 6:27 pm 6:12 am 5:56 pm 6:44 am 5:24 pm 12:04 pm (30.5°) 91.420
27 7:13 am ↑ (119°) 4:56 pm ↑ (241°) 9:42:35 +0:16 5:41 am 6:28 pm 6:12 am 5:57 pm 6:45 am 5:24 pm 12:04 pm (30.5°) 91.417
28 7:13 am ↑ (119°) 4:56 pm ↑ (241°) 9:42:55 +0:20 5:41 am 6:29 pm 6:13 am 5:57 pm 6:45 am 5:25 pm 12:05 pm (30.6°) 91.414
29 7:14 am ↑ (119°) 4:57 pm ↑ (241°) 9:43:19 +0:23 5:42 am 6:29 pm 6:13 am 5:58 pm 6:45 am 5:26 pm 12:05 pm (30.6°) 91.411
30 7:14 am ↑ (118°) 4:58 pm ↑ (242°) 9:43:46 +0:26 5:42 am 6:30 pm 6:13 am 5:59 pm 6:45 am 5:26 pm 12:06 pm (30.7°) 91.410
31 7:14 am ↑ (118°) 4:59 pm ↑ (242°) 9:44:16 +0:30 5:42 am 6:31 pm 6:14 am 5:59 pm 6:46 am 5:27 pm 12:06 pm (30.7°) 91.408
* All times are local time for Erbil. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Erbil is at 11:50 pm on Monday, December 21, 2026. In terms of daylight, this day is 4 hours, 56 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 5 or December 6.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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