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Funchal, Madeira, Portugal — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2026

Daylight

7:08 am – 7:20 pm
12 hours, 12 minutes

Current Time: Mar 22, 2026 at 5:15:47 pm
Sun Direction: 254° West
Sun Altitude: 25.2°
Sun Distance: 92.630 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 21, 2026 9:24 am (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 7:08 am 89° East
Sunset Today: 7:20 pm 272° West

2026 Sun Graph for Funchal

December 2026 — Sun in Funchal

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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 7:51 am (116°) 6:01 pm (244°) 10:09:53 −0:56 6:24 am 7:28 pm 6:54 am 6:58 pm 7:24 am 6:28 pm 12:56 pm (35.5°) 91.664
2 7:52 am (116°) 6:01 pm (244°) 10:08:58 −0:54 6:25 am 7:28 pm 6:55 am 6:58 pm 7:25 am 6:28 pm 12:57 pm (35.4°) 91.650
3 7:53 am (116°) 6:01 pm (244°) 10:08:06 −0:51 6:26 am 7:28 pm 6:55 am 6:58 pm 7:26 am 6:28 pm 12:57 pm (35.2°) 91.636
4 7:54 am (116°) 6:01 pm (244°) 10:07:17 −0:49 6:26 am 7:28 pm 6:56 am 6:58 pm 7:27 am 6:28 pm 12:57 pm (35.1°) 91.623
5 7:54 am (116°) 6:01 pm (244°) 10:06:30 −0:46 6:27 am 7:28 pm 6:57 am 6:58 pm 7:27 am 6:28 pm 12:58 pm (35.0°) 91.609
6 7:55 am (116°) 6:01 pm (243°) 10:05:46 −0:44 6:28 am 7:28 pm 6:58 am 6:59 pm 7:28 am 6:28 pm 12:58 pm (34.8°) 91.597
7 7:56 am (117°) 6:01 pm (243°) 10:05:04 −0:41 6:28 am 7:29 pm 6:58 am 6:59 pm 7:29 am 6:28 pm 12:59 pm (34.7°) 91.584
8 7:57 am (117°) 6:01 pm (243°) 10:04:25 −0:39 6:29 am 7:29 pm 6:59 am 6:59 pm 7:30 am 6:28 pm 12:59 pm (34.6°) 91.572
9 7:58 am (117°) 6:01 pm (243°) 10:03:49 −0:36 6:30 am 7:29 pm 7:00 am 6:59 pm 7:30 am 6:28 pm 12:59 pm (34.5°) 91.560
10 7:58 am (117°) 6:01 pm (243°) 10:03:15 −0:33 6:30 am 7:29 pm 7:00 am 6:59 pm 7:31 am 6:29 pm 1:00 pm (34.4°) 91.548
11 7:59 am (117°) 6:02 pm (243°) 10:02:44 −0:30 6:31 am 7:30 pm 7:01 am 7:00 pm 7:32 am 6:29 pm 1:00 pm (34.4°) 91.537
12 8:00 am (117°) 6:02 pm (243°) 10:02:16 −0:28 6:32 am 7:30 pm 7:02 am 7:00 pm 7:33 am 6:29 pm 1:01 pm (34.3°) 91.526
13 8:00 am (117°) 6:02 pm (243°) 10:01:50 −0:25 6:32 am 7:30 pm 7:02 am 7:00 pm 7:33 am 6:29 pm 1:01 pm (34.2°) 91.515
14 8:01 am (117°) 6:02 pm (243°) 10:01:28 −0:22 6:33 am 7:30 pm 7:03 am 7:00 pm 7:34 am 6:30 pm 1:02 pm (34.1°) 91.505
15 8:02 am (117°) 6:03 pm (243°) 10:01:08 −0:19 6:34 am 7:31 pm 7:04 am 7:01 pm 7:34 am 6:30 pm 1:02 pm (34.1°) 91.495
16 8:02 am (117°) 6:03 pm (243°) 10:00:51 −0:16 6:34 am 7:31 pm 7:04 am 7:01 pm 7:35 am 6:30 pm 1:03 pm (34.0°) 91.486
17 8:03 am (117°) 6:04 pm (242°) 10:00:37 −0:13 6:35 am 7:32 pm 7:05 am 7:02 pm 7:36 am 6:31 pm 1:03 pm (34.0°) 91.477
18 8:04 am (118°) 6:04 pm (242°) 10:00:26 −0:11 6:35 am 7:32 pm 7:05 am 7:02 pm 7:36 am 6:31 pm 1:04 pm (34.0°) 91.468
19 8:04 am (118°) 6:04 pm (242°) 10:00:18 −0:08 6:36 am 7:32 pm 7:06 am 7:02 pm 7:37 am 6:32 pm 1:04 pm (34.0°) 91.460
20 8:05 am (118°) 6:05 pm (242°) 10:00:13 −0:05 6:36 am 7:33 pm 7:07 am 7:03 pm 7:37 am 6:32 pm 1:05 pm (33.9°) 91.453
21 8:05 am (118°) 6:05 pm (242°) 10:00:10 −0:02 6:37 am 7:33 pm 7:07 am 7:03 pm 7:38 am 6:33 pm 1:05 pm (33.9°) 91.446
22 8:06 am (118°) 6:06 pm (242°) 10:00:11 < 1s 6:38 am 7:34 pm 7:08 am 7:04 pm 7:38 am 6:33 pm 1:06 pm (33.9°) 91.439
23 8:06 am (118°) 6:06 pm (242°) 10:00:14 +0:03 6:38 am 7:34 pm 7:08 am 7:04 pm 7:39 am 6:34 pm 1:06 pm (33.9°) 91.433
24 8:07 am (118°) 6:07 pm (242°) 10:00:21 +0:06 6:38 am 7:35 pm 7:09 am 7:05 pm 7:39 am 6:34 pm 1:07 pm (34.0°) 91.428
25 8:07 am (118°) 6:07 pm (242°) 10:00:30 +0:09 6:39 am 7:36 pm 7:09 am 7:05 pm 7:40 am 6:35 pm 1:07 pm (34.0°) 91.424
26 8:07 am (117°) 6:08 pm (243°) 10:00:42 +0:12 6:39 am 7:36 pm 7:09 am 7:06 pm 7:40 am 6:35 pm 1:08 pm (34.0°) 91.420
27 8:08 am (117°) 6:09 pm (243°) 10:00:57 +0:15 6:40 am 7:37 pm 7:10 am 7:07 pm 7:41 am 6:36 pm 1:08 pm (34.1°) 91.416
28 8:08 am (117°) 6:09 pm (243°) 10:01:15 +0:17 6:40 am 7:37 pm 7:10 am 7:07 pm 7:41 am 6:37 pm 1:09 pm (34.1°) 91.413
29 8:08 am (117°) 6:10 pm (243°) 10:01:36 +0:20 6:40 am 7:38 pm 7:10 am 7:08 pm 7:41 am 6:37 pm 1:09 pm (34.2°) 91.411
30 8:09 am (117°) 6:11 pm (243°) 10:02:00 +0:23 6:41 am 7:39 pm 7:11 am 7:09 pm 7:42 am 6:38 pm 1:10 pm (34.2°) 91.409
31 8:09 am (117°) 6:11 pm (243°) 10:02:26 +0:26 6:41 am 7:39 pm 7:11 am 7:09 pm 7:42 am 6:39 pm 1:10 pm (34.3°) 91.408
* All times are local time for Funchal. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Funchal is at 8:50 pm on Monday, December 21, 2026. In terms of daylight, this day is 4 hours, 18 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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