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Dover, England, United Kingdom — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2026

Daylight

7:27 am – 4:50 pm
9 hours, 24 minutes

Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 9:06:02 am
Sun Direction: 135° Southeast
Sun Altitude: 11.9°
Sun Distance: 91.635 million mi
Next Equinox: Mar 20, 2026 2:46 pm (Vernal)
Sunrise Today: 7:27 am 115° Southeast
Sunset Today: 4:50 pm 245° Southwest

2026 Sun Graph for Dover

December 2026 — Sun in Dover

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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 7:36 am (125°) 3:50 pm (235°) 8:14:42 −2:01 5:35 am 5:51 pm 6:15 am 5:11 pm 6:57 am 4:29 pm 11:43 am (17.1°) 91.665
2 7:37 am (125°) 3:50 pm (235°) 8:12:45 −1:56 5:36 am 5:50 pm 6:16 am 5:10 pm 6:58 am 4:29 pm 11:44 am (16.9°) 91.651
3 7:38 am (126°) 3:49 pm (234°) 8:10:53 −1:51 5:38 am 5:50 pm 6:18 am 5:10 pm 7:00 am 4:28 pm 11:44 am (16.8°) 91.637
4 7:40 am (126°) 3:49 pm (234°) 8:09:07 −1:46 5:39 am 5:50 pm 6:19 am 5:10 pm 7:01 am 4:28 pm 11:44 am (16.7°) 91.623
5 7:41 am (126°) 3:48 pm (234°) 8:07:25 −1:41 5:40 am 5:50 pm 6:20 am 5:10 pm 7:02 am 4:27 pm 11:45 am (16.5°) 91.610
6 7:42 am (126°) 3:48 pm (234°) 8:05:49 −1:36 5:41 am 5:49 pm 6:21 am 5:09 pm 7:03 am 4:27 pm 11:45 am (16.4°) 91.597
7 7:43 am (126°) 3:48 pm (233°) 8:04:18 −1:30 5:42 am 5:49 pm 6:22 am 5:09 pm 7:04 am 4:27 pm 11:46 am (16.3°) 91.585
8 7:45 am (127°) 3:47 pm (233°) 8:02:53 −1:25 5:43 am 5:49 pm 6:23 am 5:09 pm 7:05 am 4:27 pm 11:46 am (16.2°) 91.572
9 7:46 am (127°) 3:47 pm (233°) 8:01:34 −1:19 5:44 am 5:49 pm 6:24 am 5:09 pm 7:06 am 4:27 pm 11:47 am (16.1°) 91.561
10 7:47 am (127°) 3:47 pm (233°) 8:00:20 −1:13 5:45 am 5:49 pm 6:25 am 5:09 pm 7:07 am 4:26 pm 11:47 am (16.0°) 91.549
11 7:48 am (127°) 3:47 pm (233°) 7:59:12 −1:07 5:45 am 5:49 pm 6:26 am 5:09 pm 7:08 am 4:26 pm 11:47 am (15.9°) 91.538
12 7:49 am (127°) 3:47 pm (233°) 7:58:11 −1:01 5:46 am 5:49 pm 6:27 am 5:09 pm 7:09 am 4:26 pm 11:48 am (15.8°) 91.527
13 7:50 am (127°) 3:47 pm (232°) 7:57:15 −0:55 5:47 am 5:50 pm 6:27 am 5:09 pm 7:10 am 4:27 pm 11:48 am (15.8°) 91.516
14 7:51 am (128°) 3:47 pm (232°) 7:56:25 −0:49 5:48 am 5:50 pm 6:28 am 5:09 pm 7:11 am 4:27 pm 11:49 am (15.7°) 91.506
15 7:51 am (128°) 3:47 pm (232°) 7:55:42 −0:43 5:49 am 5:50 pm 6:29 am 5:10 pm 7:12 am 4:27 pm 11:49 am (15.7°) 91.496
16 7:52 am (128°) 3:47 pm (232°) 7:55:04 −0:37 5:49 am 5:50 pm 6:30 am 5:10 pm 7:13 am 4:27 pm 11:50 am (15.6°) 91.486
17 7:53 am (128°) 3:48 pm (232°) 7:54:33 −0:30 5:50 am 5:51 pm 6:31 am 5:10 pm 7:13 am 4:27 pm 11:50 am (15.6°) 91.477
18 7:54 am (128°) 3:48 pm (232°) 7:54:09 −0:24 5:51 am 5:51 pm 6:31 am 5:10 pm 7:14 am 4:28 pm 11:51 am (15.5°) 91.469
19 7:54 am (128°) 3:48 pm (232°) 7:53:50 −0:18 5:51 am 5:51 pm 6:32 am 5:11 pm 7:15 am 4:28 pm 11:51 am (15.5°) 91.461
20 7:55 am (128°) 3:49 pm (232°) 7:53:38 −0:11 5:52 am 5:52 pm 6:32 am 5:11 pm 7:15 am 4:28 pm 11:52 am (15.5°) 91.453
21 7:56 am (128°) 3:49 pm (232°) 7:53:33 −0:05 5:52 am 5:52 pm 6:33 am 5:12 pm 7:16 am 4:29 pm 11:52 am (15.5°) 91.446
22 7:56 am (128°) 3:50 pm (232°) 7:53:34 < 1s 5:53 am 5:53 pm 6:33 am 5:12 pm 7:16 am 4:29 pm 11:53 am (15.5°) 91.440
23 7:56 am (128°) 3:50 pm (232°) 7:53:41 +0:07 5:53 am 5:53 pm 6:34 am 5:13 pm 7:17 am 4:30 pm 11:53 am (15.5°) 91.434
24 7:57 am (128°) 3:51 pm (232°) 7:53:55 +0:13 5:54 am 5:54 pm 6:34 am 5:13 pm 7:17 am 4:31 pm 11:54 am (15.5°) 91.428
25 7:57 am (128°) 3:51 pm (232°) 7:54:15 +0:19 5:54 am 5:54 pm 6:35 am 5:14 pm 7:17 am 4:31 pm 11:54 am (15.5°) 91.424
26 7:57 am (128°) 3:52 pm (232°) 7:54:41 +0:26 5:55 am 5:55 pm 6:35 am 5:15 pm 7:18 am 4:32 pm 11:55 am (15.6°) 91.420
27 7:58 am (128°) 3:53 pm (232°) 7:55:14 +0:32 5:55 am 5:56 pm 6:35 am 5:15 pm 7:18 am 4:33 pm 11:55 am (15.6°) 91.416
28 7:58 am (128°) 3:54 pm (232°) 7:55:53 +0:38 5:55 am 5:57 pm 6:36 am 5:16 pm 7:18 am 4:33 pm 11:56 am (15.7°) 91.413
29 7:58 am (128°) 3:55 pm (232°) 7:56:38 +0:45 5:55 am 5:57 pm 6:36 am 5:17 pm 7:18 am 4:34 pm 11:56 am (15.7°) 91.411
30 7:58 am (127°) 3:56 pm (233°) 7:57:29 +0:51 5:56 am 5:58 pm 6:36 am 5:18 pm 7:18 am 4:35 pm 11:57 am (15.8°) 91.409
31 7:58 am (127°) 3:57 pm (233°) 7:58:27 +0:57 5:56 am 5:59 pm 6:36 am 5:19 pm 7:19 am 4:36 pm 11:57 am (15.9°) 91.408
* All times are local time for Dover. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Dover is at 8:50 pm on Monday, December 21, 2026. In terms of daylight, this day is 8 hours, 41 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 12. The latest sunrise is on December 30 or December 31.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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