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Moscow, Russia — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2026

Daylight

8:17 am – 5:09 pm
8 hours, 52 minutes

Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 10:49:08 am
Sun Direction: 152° Southeast
Sun Altitude: 14.2°
Sun Distance: 91.634 million mi
Next Equinox: Mar 20, 2026 5:46 pm (Vernal)
Sunrise Today: 8:17 am 118° Southeast
Sunset Today: 5:09 pm 242° Southwest

2026 Sun Graph for Moscow

December 2026 — Sun in Moscow

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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 8:34 am (130°) 4:02 pm (230°) 7:27:27 −2:34 6:17 am 6:19 pm 7:02 am 5:34 pm 7:49 am 4:46 pm 12:18 pm (12.5°) 91.666
2 8:36 am (130°) 4:01 pm (230°) 7:24:59 −2:28 6:18 am 6:18 pm 7:03 am 5:33 pm 7:51 am 4:46 pm 12:18 pm (12.3°) 91.652
3 8:37 am (130°) 4:00 pm (230°) 7:22:37 −2:22 6:19 am 6:18 pm 7:04 am 5:33 pm 7:52 am 4:45 pm 12:19 pm (12.2°) 91.638
4 8:39 am (131°) 3:59 pm (229°) 7:20:21 −2:15 6:21 am 6:17 pm 7:06 am 5:32 pm 7:53 am 4:45 pm 12:19 pm (12.1°) 91.625
5 8:40 am (131°) 3:59 pm (229°) 7:18:11 −2:09 6:22 am 6:17 pm 7:07 am 5:32 pm 7:55 am 4:44 pm 12:20 pm (11.9°) 91.611
6 8:42 am (131°) 3:58 pm (229°) 7:16:09 −2:02 6:23 am 6:17 pm 7:08 am 5:32 pm 7:56 am 4:44 pm 12:20 pm (11.8°) 91.599
7 8:43 am (131°) 3:57 pm (228°) 7:14:13 −1:55 6:24 am 6:16 pm 7:09 am 5:31 pm 7:57 am 4:43 pm 12:20 pm (11.7°) 91.586
8 8:45 am (132°) 3:57 pm (228°) 7:12:24 −1:48 6:25 am 6:16 pm 7:10 am 5:31 pm 7:58 am 4:43 pm 12:21 pm (11.6°) 91.574
9 8:46 am (132°) 3:57 pm (228°) 7:10:42 −1:41 6:26 am 6:16 pm 7:11 am 5:31 pm 8:00 am 4:43 pm 12:21 pm (11.5°) 91.562
10 8:47 am (132°) 3:56 pm (228°) 7:09:07 −1:34 6:27 am 6:16 pm 7:12 am 5:31 pm 8:01 am 4:42 pm 12:22 pm (11.4°) 91.550
11 8:48 am (132°) 3:56 pm (228°) 7:07:40 −1:27 6:28 am 6:16 pm 7:13 am 5:31 pm 8:02 am 4:42 pm 12:22 pm (11.3°) 91.539
12 8:49 am (132°) 3:56 pm (227°) 7:06:20 −1:19 6:29 am 6:16 pm 7:14 am 5:31 pm 8:03 am 4:42 pm 12:23 pm (11.2°) 91.528
13 8:50 am (133°) 3:56 pm (227°) 7:05:08 −1:12 6:30 am 6:16 pm 7:15 am 5:31 pm 8:04 am 4:42 pm 12:23 pm (11.2°) 91.517
14 8:52 am (133°) 3:56 pm (227°) 7:04:04 −1:04 6:31 am 6:16 pm 7:16 am 5:31 pm 8:05 am 4:42 pm 12:24 pm (11.1°) 91.507
15 8:52 am (133°) 3:56 pm (227°) 7:03:07 −0:56 6:32 am 6:16 pm 7:17 am 5:31 pm 8:06 am 4:42 pm 12:24 pm (11.1°) 91.497
16 8:53 am (133°) 3:56 pm (227°) 7:02:19 −0:48 6:32 am 6:17 pm 7:18 am 5:31 pm 8:07 am 4:42 pm 12:25 pm (11.0°) 91.487
17 8:54 am (133°) 3:56 pm (227°) 7:01:38 −0:40 6:33 am 6:17 pm 7:19 am 5:31 pm 8:07 am 4:43 pm 12:25 pm (11.0°) 91.478
18 8:55 am (133°) 3:56 pm (227°) 7:01:06 −0:32 6:34 am 6:17 pm 7:19 am 5:32 pm 8:08 am 4:43 pm 12:26 pm (10.9°) 91.470
19 8:56 am (133°) 3:56 pm (227°) 7:00:42 −0:24 6:35 am 6:17 pm 7:20 am 5:32 pm 8:09 am 4:43 pm 12:26 pm (10.9°) 91.461
20 8:56 am (133°) 3:57 pm (227°) 7:00:25 −0:16 6:35 am 6:18 pm 7:21 am 5:33 pm 8:09 am 4:44 pm 12:27 pm (10.9°) 91.454
21 8:57 am (133°) 3:57 pm (227°) 7:00:18 −0:07 6:36 am 6:18 pm 7:21 am 5:33 pm 8:10 am 4:44 pm 12:27 pm (10.9°) 91.447
22 8:57 am (133°) 3:58 pm (227°) 7:00:18 < 1s 6:36 am 6:19 pm 7:22 am 5:33 pm 8:10 am 4:45 pm 12:28 pm (10.9°) 91.440
23 8:58 am (133°) 3:58 pm (227°) 7:00:26 +0:08 6:37 am 6:19 pm 7:22 am 5:34 pm 8:11 am 4:45 pm 12:28 pm (10.9°) 91.434
24 8:58 am (133°) 3:59 pm (227°) 7:00:43 +0:16 6:37 am 6:20 pm 7:22 am 5:35 pm 8:11 am 4:46 pm 12:29 pm (10.9°) 91.429
25 8:58 am (133°) 4:00 pm (227°) 7:01:08 +0:24 6:37 am 6:21 pm 7:23 am 5:35 pm 8:12 am 4:47 pm 12:29 pm (10.9°) 91.424
26 8:59 am (133°) 4:00 pm (227°) 7:01:41 +0:32 6:38 am 6:21 pm 7:23 am 5:36 pm 8:12 am 4:47 pm 12:30 pm (11.0°) 91.420
27 8:59 am (133°) 4:01 pm (227°) 7:02:22 +0:41 6:38 am 6:22 pm 7:23 am 5:37 pm 8:12 am 4:48 pm 12:30 pm (11.0°) 91.417
28 8:59 am (133°) 4:02 pm (227°) 7:03:11 +0:49 6:38 am 6:23 pm 7:24 am 5:38 pm 8:12 am 4:49 pm 12:31 pm (11.1°) 91.414
29 8:59 am (133°) 4:03 pm (227°) 7:04:08 +0:57 6:38 am 6:24 pm 7:24 am 5:38 pm 8:12 am 4:50 pm 12:31 pm (11.1°) 91.411
30 8:59 am (133°) 4:04 pm (227°) 7:05:13 +1:04 6:39 am 6:25 pm 7:24 am 5:39 pm 8:12 am 4:51 pm 12:31 pm (11.2°) 91.409
31 8:59 am (133°) 4:05 pm (228°) 7:06:26 +1:12 6:39 am 6:25 pm 7:24 am 5:40 pm 8:12 am 4:52 pm 12:32 pm (11.2°) 91.408
* All times are local time for Moscow. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Moscow is at 11:50 pm on Monday, December 21, 2026. In terms of daylight, this day is 10 hours, 33 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 14. The latest sunrise is on December 29.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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