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Tokyo, Japan — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2026

Daylight

5:41 am – 5:55 pm
12 hours, 14 minutes

Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 6:18:17 pm
Sun Direction: 275° West
Sun Altitude: -5.5°
Sun Distance: 92.647 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 21, 2026 5:24 pm (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 5:41 am 88° East
Sunset Today: 5:55 pm 272° West

2026 Sun Graph for Tokyo

December 2026 — Sun in Tokyo

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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 6:32 am (116°) 4:27 pm (243°) 9:55:54 −1:05 5:01 am 5:58 pm 5:32 am 5:27 pm 6:04 am 4:55 pm 11:30 am (32.6°) 91.670
2 6:32 am (117°) 4:27 pm (243°) 9:54:52 −1:02 5:02 am 5:58 pm 5:33 am 5:27 pm 6:04 am 4:55 pm 11:30 am (32.4°) 91.656
3 6:33 am (117°) 4:27 pm (243°) 9:53:52 −0:59 5:03 am 5:58 pm 5:34 am 5:27 pm 6:05 am 4:55 pm 11:30 am (32.3°) 91.642
4 6:34 am (117°) 4:27 pm (243°) 9:52:54 −0:57 5:04 am 5:58 pm 5:34 am 5:27 pm 6:06 am 4:55 pm 11:31 am (32.1°) 91.628
5 6:35 am (117°) 4:27 pm (243°) 9:52:00 −0:54 5:04 am 5:58 pm 5:35 am 5:27 pm 6:07 am 4:55 pm 11:31 am (32.0°) 91.615
6 6:36 am (117°) 4:27 pm (243°) 9:51:09 −0:51 5:05 am 5:58 pm 5:36 am 5:27 pm 6:08 am 4:55 pm 11:32 am (31.9°) 91.602
7 6:37 am (118°) 4:27 pm (242°) 9:50:20 −0:48 5:06 am 5:58 pm 5:37 am 5:27 pm 6:09 am 4:55 pm 11:32 am (31.7°) 91.589
8 6:38 am (118°) 4:27 pm (242°) 9:49:35 −0:45 5:07 am 5:58 pm 5:38 am 5:27 pm 6:09 am 4:55 pm 11:32 am (31.6°) 91.577
9 6:38 am (118°) 4:27 pm (242°) 9:48:52 −0:42 5:07 am 5:58 pm 5:38 am 5:27 pm 6:10 am 4:55 pm 11:33 am (31.5°) 91.565
10 6:39 am (118°) 4:27 pm (242°) 9:48:12 −0:39 5:08 am 5:59 pm 5:39 am 5:28 pm 6:11 am 4:56 pm 11:33 am (31.4°) 91.553
11 6:40 am (118°) 4:28 pm (242°) 9:47:36 −0:36 5:09 am 5:59 pm 5:40 am 5:28 pm 6:12 am 4:56 pm 11:34 am (31.3°) 91.542
12 6:41 am (118°) 4:28 pm (242°) 9:47:03 −0:33 5:09 am 5:59 pm 5:40 am 5:28 pm 6:12 am 4:56 pm 11:34 am (31.3°) 91.531
13 6:41 am (118°) 4:28 pm (242°) 9:46:32 −0:30 5:10 am 5:59 pm 5:41 am 5:28 pm 6:13 am 4:56 pm 11:35 am (31.2°) 91.520
14 6:42 am (118°) 4:28 pm (242°) 9:46:05 −0:26 5:11 am 6:00 pm 5:42 am 5:29 pm 6:14 am 4:57 pm 11:35 am (31.1°) 91.510
15 6:43 am (118°) 4:28 pm (242°) 9:45:42 −0:23 5:11 am 6:00 pm 5:42 am 5:29 pm 6:14 am 4:57 pm 11:36 am (31.1°) 91.500
16 6:43 am (118°) 4:29 pm (242°) 9:45:21 −0:20 5:12 am 6:00 pm 5:43 am 5:29 pm 6:15 am 4:57 pm 11:36 am (31.0°) 91.490
17 6:44 am (119°) 4:29 pm (241°) 9:45:04 −0:17 5:13 am 6:01 pm 5:44 am 5:30 pm 6:16 am 4:58 pm 11:37 am (31.0°) 91.481
18 6:45 am (119°) 4:30 pm (241°) 9:44:50 −0:14 5:13 am 6:01 pm 5:44 am 5:30 pm 6:16 am 4:58 pm 11:37 am (31.0°) 91.472
19 6:45 am (119°) 4:30 pm (241°) 9:44:39 −0:10 5:14 am 6:02 pm 5:45 am 5:30 pm 6:17 am 4:58 pm 11:38 am (30.9°) 91.464
20 6:46 am (119°) 4:30 pm (241°) 9:44:32 −0:07 5:14 am 6:02 pm 5:45 am 5:31 pm 6:17 am 4:59 pm 11:38 am (30.9°) 91.456
21 6:46 am (119°) 4:31 pm (241°) 9:44:27 −0:04 5:15 am 6:02 pm 5:46 am 5:31 pm 6:18 am 4:59 pm 11:39 am (30.9°) 91.449
22 6:47 am (119°) 4:31 pm (241°) 9:44:27 < 1s 5:15 am 6:03 pm 5:46 am 5:32 pm 6:18 am 5:00 pm 11:39 am (30.9°) 91.442
23 6:47 am (119°) 4:32 pm (241°) 9:44:29 +0:02 5:16 am 6:03 pm 5:47 am 5:32 pm 6:19 am 5:00 pm 11:40 am (30.9°) 91.436
24 6:48 am (119°) 4:32 pm (241°) 9:44:35 +0:05 5:16 am 6:04 pm 5:47 am 5:33 pm 6:19 am 5:01 pm 11:40 am (30.9°) 91.430
25 6:48 am (119°) 4:33 pm (241°) 9:44:44 +0:09 5:17 am 6:05 pm 5:48 am 5:33 pm 6:20 am 5:01 pm 11:41 am (30.9°) 91.426
26 6:49 am (119°) 4:34 pm (241°) 9:44:56 +0:12 5:17 am 6:05 pm 5:48 am 5:34 pm 6:20 am 5:02 pm 11:41 am (31.0°) 91.421
27 6:49 am (119°) 4:34 pm (242°) 9:45:12 +0:15 5:17 am 6:06 pm 5:49 am 5:35 pm 6:21 am 5:03 pm 11:42 am (31.0°) 91.418
28 6:49 am (118°) 4:35 pm (242°) 9:45:31 +0:18 5:18 am 6:06 pm 5:49 am 5:35 pm 6:21 am 5:03 pm 11:42 am (31.0°) 91.415
29 6:50 am (118°) 4:36 pm (242°) 9:45:53 +0:22 5:18 am 6:07 pm 5:49 am 5:36 pm 6:21 am 5:04 pm 11:43 am (31.1°) 91.412
30 6:50 am (118°) 4:36 pm (242°) 9:46:19 +0:25 5:19 am 6:08 pm 5:50 am 5:37 pm 6:22 am 5:05 pm 11:43 am (31.2°) 91.410
31 6:50 am (118°) 4:37 pm (242°) 9:46:47 +0:28 5:19 am 6:08 pm 5:50 am 5:37 pm 6:22 am 5:05 pm 11:44 am (31.2°) 91.408
* All times are local time for Tokyo. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Tokyo is at 5:50 am on Tuesday, December 22, 2026. In terms of daylight, this day is 4 hours, 50 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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