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Jerusalem, Israel — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2026

Daylight

6:30 am – 5:15 pm
10 hours, 46 minutes

Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 9:32:19 am
Sun Direction: 140° Southeast
Sun Altitude: 31.4°
Sun Distance: 91.634 million mi
Next Equinox: Mar 20, 2026 4:46 pm (Vernal)
Sunrise Today: 6:30 am 109° East
Sunset Today: 5:15 pm 252° West

2026 Sun Graph for Jerusalem

December 2026 — Sun in Jerusalem

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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 6:21 am (115°) 4:34 pm (245°) 10:13:56 −0:54 4:54 am 6:01 pm 5:24 am 5:31 pm 5:54 am 5:01 pm 11:28 am (36.4°) 91.666
2 6:21 am (116°) 4:34 pm (244°) 10:13:03 −0:52 4:55 am 6:01 pm 5:25 am 5:31 pm 5:55 am 5:01 pm 11:28 am (36.3°) 91.652
3 6:22 am (116°) 4:34 pm (244°) 10:12:13 −0:50 4:56 am 6:01 pm 5:25 am 5:31 pm 5:56 am 5:01 pm 11:28 am (36.1°) 91.638
4 6:23 am (116°) 4:34 pm (244°) 10:11:25 −0:47 4:57 am 6:01 pm 5:26 am 5:31 pm 5:56 am 5:01 pm 11:29 am (36.0°) 91.625
5 6:24 am (116°) 4:34 pm (244°) 10:10:39 −0:45 4:57 am 6:01 pm 5:27 am 5:31 pm 5:57 am 5:01 pm 11:29 am (35.9°) 91.611
6 6:25 am (116°) 4:34 pm (244°) 10:09:56 −0:43 4:58 am 6:01 pm 5:28 am 5:31 pm 5:58 am 5:01 pm 11:30 am (35.7°) 91.598
7 6:25 am (116°) 4:35 pm (244°) 10:09:16 −0:40 4:59 am 6:01 pm 5:28 am 5:32 pm 5:59 am 5:01 pm 11:30 am (35.6°) 91.586
8 6:26 am (116°) 4:35 pm (244°) 10:08:38 −0:38 4:59 am 6:01 pm 5:29 am 5:32 pm 5:59 am 5:01 pm 11:30 am (35.5°) 91.574
9 6:27 am (117°) 4:35 pm (243°) 10:08:02 −0:35 5:00 am 6:02 pm 5:30 am 5:32 pm 6:00 am 5:02 pm 11:31 am (35.4°) 91.562
10 6:28 am (117°) 4:35 pm (243°) 10:07:29 −0:32 5:01 am 6:02 pm 5:30 am 5:32 pm 6:01 am 5:02 pm 11:31 am (35.3°) 91.550
11 6:28 am (117°) 4:35 pm (243°) 10:06:59 −0:30 5:01 am 6:02 pm 5:31 am 5:32 pm 6:01 am 5:02 pm 11:32 am (35.2°) 91.539
12 6:29 am (117°) 4:35 pm (243°) 10:06:31 −0:27 5:02 am 6:02 pm 5:32 am 5:33 pm 6:02 am 5:02 pm 11:32 am (35.2°) 91.528
13 6:30 am (117°) 4:36 pm (243°) 10:06:07 −0:24 5:03 am 6:03 pm 5:32 am 5:33 pm 6:03 am 5:03 pm 11:33 am (35.1°) 91.517
14 6:30 am (117°) 4:36 pm (243°) 10:05:44 −0:22 5:03 am 6:03 pm 5:33 am 5:33 pm 6:03 am 5:03 pm 11:33 am (35.0°) 91.507
15 6:31 am (117°) 4:36 pm (243°) 10:05:25 −0:19 5:04 am 6:03 pm 5:34 am 5:34 pm 6:04 am 5:03 pm 11:34 am (35.0°) 91.497
16 6:32 am (117°) 4:37 pm (243°) 10:05:08 −0:16 5:04 am 6:04 pm 5:34 am 5:34 pm 6:05 am 5:04 pm 11:34 am (34.9°) 91.487
17 6:32 am (117°) 4:37 pm (243°) 10:04:54 −0:13 5:05 am 6:04 pm 5:35 am 5:34 pm 6:05 am 5:04 pm 11:35 am (34.9°) 91.478
18 6:33 am (117°) 4:37 pm (243°) 10:04:43 −0:11 5:06 am 6:05 pm 5:35 am 5:35 pm 6:06 am 5:04 pm 11:35 am (34.9°) 91.470
19 6:33 am (117°) 4:38 pm (243°) 10:04:35 −0:08 5:06 am 6:05 pm 5:36 am 5:35 pm 6:06 am 5:05 pm 11:36 am (34.8°) 91.461
20 6:34 am (117°) 4:38 pm (243°) 10:04:29 −0:05 5:07 am 6:06 pm 5:36 am 5:36 pm 6:07 am 5:05 pm 11:36 am (34.8°) 91.454
21 6:34 am (117°) 4:39 pm (243°) 10:04:27 −0:02 5:07 am 6:06 pm 5:37 am 5:36 pm 6:07 am 5:06 pm 11:37 am (34.8°) 91.447
22 6:35 am (117°) 4:39 pm (243°) 10:04:27 < 1s 5:08 am 6:07 pm 5:37 am 5:37 pm 6:08 am 5:06 pm 11:37 am (34.8°) 91.440
23 6:35 am (117°) 4:40 pm (243°) 10:04:30 +0:02 5:08 am 6:07 pm 5:38 am 5:37 pm 6:08 am 5:07 pm 11:38 am (34.8°) 91.434
24 6:36 am (117°) 4:40 pm (243°) 10:04:36 +0:05 5:09 am 6:08 pm 5:38 am 5:38 pm 6:09 am 5:07 pm 11:38 am (34.8°) 91.429
25 6:36 am (117°) 4:41 pm (243°) 10:04:44 +0:08 5:09 am 6:08 pm 5:39 am 5:38 pm 6:09 am 5:08 pm 11:39 am (34.9°) 91.424
26 6:37 am (117°) 4:42 pm (243°) 10:04:55 +0:11 5:09 am 6:09 pm 5:39 am 5:39 pm 6:10 am 5:09 pm 11:39 am (34.9°) 91.420
27 6:37 am (117°) 4:42 pm (243°) 10:05:10 +0:14 5:10 am 6:09 pm 5:40 am 5:40 pm 6:10 am 5:09 pm 11:40 am (34.9°) 91.417
28 6:37 am (117°) 4:43 pm (243°) 10:05:26 +0:16 5:10 am 6:10 pm 5:40 am 5:40 pm 6:10 am 5:10 pm 11:40 am (35.0°) 91.414
29 6:38 am (117°) 4:43 pm (243°) 10:05:46 +0:19 5:11 am 6:11 pm 5:40 am 5:41 pm 6:11 am 5:10 pm 11:41 am (35.0°) 91.411
30 6:38 am (117°) 4:44 pm (243°) 10:06:09 +0:22 5:11 am 6:11 pm 5:41 am 5:41 pm 6:11 am 5:11 pm 11:41 am (35.1°) 91.409
31 6:38 am (117°) 4:45 pm (243°) 10:06:34 +0:25 5:11 am 6:12 pm 5:41 am 5:42 pm 6:11 am 5:12 pm 11:42 am (35.2°) 91.408
* All times are local time for Jerusalem. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Jerusalem is at 10:50 pm on Monday, December 21, 2026. In terms of daylight, this day is 4 hours, 9 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 3 or December 4.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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