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Rome, Italy — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2026

Daylight

7:19 am – 5:28 pm
10 hours, 9 minutes

Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 8:41:03 am
Sun Direction: 126° Southeast
Sun Altitude: 12.6°
Sun Distance: 91.634 million mi
Next Equinox: Mar 20, 2026 3:46 pm (Vernal)
Sunrise Today: 7:19 am 111° Southeast
Sunset Today: 5:28 pm 249° West

2026 Sun Graph for Rome

December 2026 — Sun in Rome

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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 7:17 am (119°) 4:39 pm (241°) 9:21:54 −1:22 5:38 am 6:19 pm 6:12 am 5:45 pm 6:46 am 5:10 pm 11:59 am (26.3°) 91.665
2 7:19 am (119°) 4:39 pm (241°) 9:20:35 −1:19 5:39 am 6:19 pm 6:13 am 5:45 pm 6:47 am 5:10 pm 11:59 am (26.1°) 91.651
3 7:20 am (120°) 4:39 pm (240°) 9:19:19 −1:15 5:40 am 6:18 pm 6:14 am 5:45 pm 6:48 am 5:10 pm 11:59 am (26.0°) 91.637
4 7:21 am (120°) 4:39 pm (240°) 9:18:07 −1:12 5:41 am 6:18 pm 6:15 am 5:45 pm 6:49 am 5:10 pm 12:00 pm (25.9°) 91.624
5 7:22 am (120°) 4:39 pm (240°) 9:16:59 −1:08 5:42 am 6:18 pm 6:15 am 5:45 pm 6:50 am 5:10 pm 12:00 pm (25.7°) 91.610
6 7:23 am (120°) 4:38 pm (240°) 9:15:54 −1:04 5:43 am 6:18 pm 6:16 am 5:45 pm 6:51 am 5:10 pm 12:01 pm (25.6°) 91.598
7 7:23 am (120°) 4:38 pm (240°) 9:14:53 −1:01 5:43 am 6:18 pm 6:17 am 5:45 pm 6:52 am 5:10 pm 12:01 pm (25.5°) 91.585
8 7:24 am (120°) 4:38 pm (240°) 9:13:56 −0:57 5:44 am 6:18 pm 6:18 am 5:45 pm 6:53 am 5:10 pm 12:01 pm (25.4°) 91.573
9 7:25 am (121°) 4:38 pm (239°) 9:13:02 −0:53 5:45 am 6:19 pm 6:19 am 5:45 pm 6:54 am 5:10 pm 12:02 pm (25.3°) 91.561
10 7:26 am (121°) 4:38 pm (239°) 9:12:13 −0:49 5:46 am 6:19 pm 6:20 am 5:45 pm 6:55 am 5:10 pm 12:02 pm (25.2°) 91.549
11 7:27 am (121°) 4:38 pm (239°) 9:11:28 −0:45 5:47 am 6:19 pm 6:20 am 5:45 pm 6:55 am 5:10 pm 12:03 pm (25.1°) 91.538
12 7:28 am (121°) 4:39 pm (239°) 9:10:46 −0:41 5:47 am 6:19 pm 6:21 am 5:45 pm 6:56 am 5:10 pm 12:03 pm (25.0°) 91.527
13 7:29 am (121°) 4:39 pm (239°) 9:10:09 −0:37 5:48 am 6:19 pm 6:22 am 5:45 pm 6:57 am 5:10 pm 12:04 pm (25.0°) 91.516
14 7:29 am (121°) 4:39 pm (239°) 9:09:35 −0:33 5:49 am 6:20 pm 6:23 am 5:46 pm 6:58 am 5:11 pm 12:04 pm (24.9°) 91.506
15 7:30 am (121°) 4:39 pm (239°) 9:09:06 −0:29 5:49 am 6:20 pm 6:23 am 5:46 pm 6:58 am 5:11 pm 12:05 pm (24.9°) 91.496
16 7:31 am (121°) 4:39 pm (239°) 9:08:41 −0:24 5:50 am 6:20 pm 6:24 am 5:46 pm 6:59 am 5:11 pm 12:05 pm (24.8°) 91.487
17 7:31 am (121°) 4:40 pm (239°) 9:08:21 −0:20 5:51 am 6:21 pm 6:25 am 5:47 pm 7:00 am 5:11 pm 12:06 pm (24.8°) 91.478
18 7:32 am (121°) 4:40 pm (239°) 9:08:04 −0:16 5:51 am 6:21 pm 6:25 am 5:47 pm 7:00 am 5:12 pm 12:06 pm (24.7°) 91.469
19 7:33 am (121°) 4:41 pm (239°) 9:07:52 −0:12 5:52 am 6:21 pm 6:26 am 5:47 pm 7:01 am 5:12 pm 12:07 pm (24.7°) 91.461
20 7:33 am (121°) 4:41 pm (239°) 9:07:44 −0:08 5:52 am 6:22 pm 6:26 am 5:48 pm 7:02 am 5:13 pm 12:07 pm (24.7°) 91.453
21 7:34 am (121°) 4:41 pm (239°) 9:07:40 −0:03 5:53 am 6:22 pm 6:27 am 5:48 pm 7:02 am 5:13 pm 12:08 pm (24.7°) 91.446
22 7:34 am (121°) 4:42 pm (239°) 9:07:40 < 1s 5:53 am 6:23 pm 6:27 am 5:49 pm 7:03 am 5:14 pm 12:08 pm (24.7°) 91.440
23 7:35 am (121°) 4:42 pm (239°) 9:07:45 +0:04 5:54 am 6:23 pm 6:28 am 5:49 pm 7:03 am 5:14 pm 12:09 pm (24.7°) 91.434
24 7:35 am (121°) 4:43 pm (239°) 9:07:54 +0:08 5:54 am 6:24 pm 6:28 am 5:50 pm 7:03 am 5:15 pm 12:09 pm (24.7°) 91.429
25 7:36 am (121°) 4:44 pm (239°) 9:08:07 +0:13 5:55 am 6:24 pm 6:29 am 5:51 pm 7:04 am 5:15 pm 12:10 pm (24.8°) 91.424
26 7:36 am (121°) 4:44 pm (239°) 9:08:24 +0:17 5:55 am 6:25 pm 6:29 am 5:51 pm 7:04 am 5:16 pm 12:10 pm (24.8°) 91.420
27 7:36 am (121°) 4:45 pm (239°) 9:08:46 +0:21 5:55 am 6:26 pm 6:29 am 5:52 pm 7:05 am 5:17 pm 12:11 pm (24.8°) 91.416
28 7:37 am (121°) 4:46 pm (239°) 9:09:12 +0:25 5:56 am 6:26 pm 6:30 am 5:52 pm 7:05 am 5:17 pm 12:11 pm (24.9°) 91.414
29 7:37 am (121°) 4:46 pm (239°) 9:09:42 +0:30 5:56 am 6:27 pm 6:30 am 5:53 pm 7:05 am 5:18 pm 12:12 pm (24.9°) 91.411
30 7:37 am (121°) 4:47 pm (239°) 9:10:16 +0:34 5:56 am 6:28 pm 6:30 am 5:54 pm 7:05 am 5:19 pm 12:12 pm (25.0°) 91.409
31 7:37 am (121°) 4:48 pm (239°) 9:10:55 +0:38 5:57 am 6:29 pm 6:31 am 5:55 pm 7:06 am 5:20 pm 12:13 pm (25.1°) 91.408
* All times are local time for Rome. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Rome is at 9:50 pm on Monday, December 21, 2026. In terms of daylight, this day is 6 hours, 6 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 8 or December 9.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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