Flag for Syria

Ar-Raqqah, Syria — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2026

Daylight

6:58 am – 5:17 pm
10 hours, 20 minutes

Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 6:27:13 pm
Sun Direction: ↑ 258° West
Sun Altitude: -14.2°
Sun Distance: 91.991 million mi
Next Solstice: Dec 21, 2026 11:50 pm (Winter)
Sunrise Today: 6:58 am↑ 112° Southeast
Sunset Today: 5:17 pm↑ 248° West

2026 Sun Graph for Ar-Raqqah

December 2026 — Sun in Ar-Raqqah

Scroll right to see more
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 7:15 am ↑ (117°) 5:09 pm ↑ (243°) 9:54:19 −1:05 5:44 am 6:40 pm 6:15 am 6:09 pm 6:47 am 5:38 pm 12:12 pm (32.2°) 91.666
2 7:16 am ↑ (117°) 5:09 pm ↑ (243°) 9:53:16 −1:02 5:45 am 6:40 pm 6:16 am 6:09 pm 6:48 am 5:37 pm 12:13 pm (32.1°) 91.652
3 7:17 am ↑ (117°) 5:09 pm ↑ (243°) 9:52:16 −0:59 5:46 am 6:40 pm 6:17 am 6:09 pm 6:49 am 5:37 pm 12:13 pm (32.0°) 91.638
4 7:18 am ↑ (117°) 5:09 pm ↑ (243°) 9:51:19 −0:56 5:47 am 6:40 pm 6:18 am 6:09 pm 6:50 am 5:37 pm 12:14 pm (31.8°) 91.625
5 7:19 am ↑ (117°) 5:09 pm ↑ (243°) 9:50:25 −0:54 5:48 am 6:40 pm 6:19 am 6:09 pm 6:50 am 5:37 pm 12:14 pm (31.7°) 91.611
6 7:20 am ↑ (118°) 5:09 pm ↑ (242°) 9:49:34 −0:51 5:48 am 6:40 pm 6:19 am 6:09 pm 6:51 am 5:37 pm 12:14 pm (31.6°) 91.599
7 7:20 am ↑ (118°) 5:09 pm ↑ (242°) 9:48:46 −0:48 5:49 am 6:40 pm 6:20 am 6:09 pm 6:52 am 5:37 pm 12:15 pm (31.4°) 91.586
8 7:21 am ↑ (118°) 5:09 pm ↑ (242°) 9:48:01 −0:45 5:50 am 6:41 pm 6:21 am 6:10 pm 6:53 am 5:38 pm 12:15 pm (31.3°) 91.574
9 7:22 am ↑ (118°) 5:09 pm ↑ (242°) 9:47:18 −0:42 5:51 am 6:41 pm 6:22 am 6:10 pm 6:54 am 5:38 pm 12:16 pm (31.2°) 91.562
10 7:23 am ↑ (118°) 5:09 pm ↑ (242°) 9:46:39 −0:39 5:51 am 6:41 pm 6:22 am 6:10 pm 6:54 am 5:38 pm 12:16 pm (31.1°) 91.550
11 7:24 am ↑ (118°) 5:10 pm ↑ (242°) 9:46:03 −0:35 5:52 am 6:41 pm 6:23 am 6:10 pm 6:55 am 5:38 pm 12:17 pm (31.1°) 91.539
12 7:24 am ↑ (118°) 5:10 pm ↑ (242°) 9:45:31 −0:32 5:53 am 6:41 pm 6:24 am 6:10 pm 6:56 am 5:38 pm 12:17 pm (31.0°) 91.528
13 7:25 am ↑ (118°) 5:10 pm ↑ (242°) 9:45:01 −0:29 5:53 am 6:42 pm 6:25 am 6:11 pm 6:57 am 5:39 pm 12:18 pm (30.9°) 91.517
14 7:26 am ↑ (118°) 5:10 pm ↑ (242°) 9:44:35 −0:26 5:54 am 6:42 pm 6:25 am 6:11 pm 6:57 am 5:39 pm 12:18 pm (30.9°) 91.507
15 7:26 am ↑ (119°) 5:11 pm ↑ (241°) 9:44:11 −0:23 5:55 am 6:42 pm 6:26 am 6:11 pm 6:58 am 5:39 pm 12:19 pm (30.8°) 91.497
16 7:27 am ↑ (119°) 5:11 pm ↑ (241°) 9:43:52 −0:19 5:55 am 6:43 pm 6:26 am 6:12 pm 6:59 am 5:39 pm 12:19 pm (30.8°) 91.487
17 7:28 am ↑ (119°) 5:11 pm ↑ (241°) 9:43:35 −0:16 5:56 am 6:43 pm 6:27 am 6:12 pm 6:59 am 5:40 pm 12:20 pm (30.7°) 91.478
18 7:28 am ↑ (119°) 5:12 pm ↑ (241°) 9:43:22 −0:13 5:56 am 6:44 pm 6:28 am 6:12 pm 7:00 am 5:40 pm 12:20 pm (30.7°) 91.470
19 7:29 am ↑ (119°) 5:12 pm ↑ (241°) 9:43:12 −0:09 5:57 am 6:44 pm 6:28 am 6:13 pm 7:00 am 5:41 pm 12:21 pm (30.7°) 91.461
20 7:29 am ↑ (119°) 5:13 pm ↑ (241°) 9:43:05 −0:06 5:58 am 6:44 pm 6:29 am 6:13 pm 7:01 am 5:41 pm 12:21 pm (30.6°) 91.454
21 7:30 am ↑ (119°) 5:13 pm ↑ (241°) 9:43:02 −0:03 5:58 am 6:45 pm 6:29 am 6:14 pm 7:01 am 5:42 pm 12:21 pm (30.6°) 91.447
22 7:30 am ↑ (119°) 5:14 pm ↑ (241°) 9:43:02 < 1s 5:59 am 6:45 pm 6:30 am 6:14 pm 7:02 am 5:42 pm 12:22 pm (30.6°) 91.440
23 7:31 am ↑ (119°) 5:14 pm ↑ (241°) 9:43:06 +0:03 5:59 am 6:46 pm 6:30 am 6:15 pm 7:02 am 5:43 pm 12:22 pm (30.6°) 91.434
24 7:31 am ↑ (119°) 5:15 pm ↑ (241°) 9:43:12 +0:06 5:59 am 6:47 pm 6:31 am 6:15 pm 7:03 am 5:43 pm 12:23 pm (30.7°) 91.429
25 7:32 am ↑ (119°) 5:15 pm ↑ (241°) 9:43:22 +0:10 6:00 am 6:47 pm 6:31 am 6:16 pm 7:03 am 5:44 pm 12:23 pm (30.7°) 91.424
26 7:32 am ↑ (119°) 5:16 pm ↑ (241°) 9:43:36 +0:13 6:00 am 6:48 pm 6:32 am 6:16 pm 7:04 am 5:44 pm 12:24 pm (30.7°) 91.420
27 7:33 am ↑ (119°) 5:16 pm ↑ (241°) 9:43:53 +0:16 6:01 am 6:48 pm 6:32 am 6:17 pm 7:04 am 5:45 pm 12:24 pm (30.8°) 91.417
28 7:33 am ↑ (119°) 5:17 pm ↑ (241°) 9:44:13 +0:20 6:01 am 6:49 pm 6:32 am 6:18 pm 7:04 am 5:46 pm 12:25 pm (30.8°) 91.414
29 7:33 am ↑ (118°) 5:18 pm ↑ (242°) 9:44:36 +0:23 6:01 am 6:50 pm 6:33 am 6:18 pm 7:05 am 5:46 pm 12:25 pm (30.9°) 91.411
30 7:33 am ↑ (118°) 5:18 pm ↑ (242°) 9:45:03 +0:26 6:02 am 6:50 pm 6:33 am 6:19 pm 7:05 am 5:47 pm 12:26 pm (30.9°) 91.409
31 7:34 am ↑ (118°) 5:19 pm ↑ (242°) 9:45:33 +0:29 6:02 am 6:51 pm 6:33 am 6:20 pm 7:05 am 5:48 pm 12:26 pm (31.0°) 91.408
* All times are local time for Ar-Raqqah. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Ar-Raqqah is at 11:50 pm on Monday, December 21, 2026. In terms of daylight, this day is 4 hours, 53 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?

Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec