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Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2026

Daylight

7:02 am – 6:10 pm
11 hours, 8 minutes

Current Time: Feb 5, 2026 at 5:37:23 am
Sun Direction: 99° East
Sun Altitude: -19.7°
Sun Distance: 91.645 million mi
Next Equinox: Mar 20, 2026 6:46 pm (Vernal)
Sunrise Today: 7:02 am 107° East
Sunset Today: 6:10 pm 253° West

2026 Sun Graph for Abu Dhabi

December 2026 — Sun in Abu Dhabi

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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 6:49 am (114°) 5:33 pm (246°) 10:44:11 −0:39 5:29 am 6:53 pm 5:56 am 6:26 pm 6:24 am 5:58 pm 12:11 pm (43.7°) 91.667
2 6:49 am (114°) 5:33 pm (246°) 10:43:32 −0:38 5:29 am 6:53 pm 5:57 am 6:26 pm 6:25 am 5:58 pm 12:11 pm (43.6°) 91.653
3 6:50 am (114°) 5:33 pm (246°) 10:42:56 −0:36 5:30 am 6:54 pm 5:57 am 6:26 pm 6:26 am 5:58 pm 12:12 pm (43.4°) 91.639
4 6:51 am (114°) 5:33 pm (246°) 10:42:21 −0:34 5:30 am 6:54 pm 5:58 am 6:26 pm 6:26 am 5:58 pm 12:12 pm (43.3°) 91.625
5 6:52 am (114°) 5:33 pm (246°) 10:41:48 −0:32 5:31 am 6:54 pm 5:59 am 6:26 pm 6:27 am 5:58 pm 12:13 pm (43.2°) 91.612
6 6:52 am (114°) 5:34 pm (246°) 10:41:17 −0:31 5:32 am 6:54 pm 5:59 am 6:26 pm 6:28 am 5:58 pm 12:13 pm (43.0°) 91.599
7 6:53 am (115°) 5:34 pm (245°) 10:40:48 −0:29 5:32 am 6:54 pm 6:00 am 6:27 pm 6:28 am 5:58 pm 12:13 pm (42.9°) 91.587
8 6:54 am (115°) 5:34 pm (245°) 10:40:20 −0:27 5:33 am 6:55 pm 6:01 am 6:27 pm 6:29 am 5:59 pm 12:14 pm (42.8°) 91.574
9 6:54 am (115°) 5:34 pm (245°) 10:39:55 −0:25 5:33 am 6:55 pm 6:01 am 6:27 pm 6:29 am 5:59 pm 12:14 pm (42.7°) 91.562
10 6:55 am (115°) 5:34 pm (245°) 10:39:31 −0:23 5:34 am 6:55 pm 6:02 am 6:28 pm 6:30 am 5:59 pm 12:15 pm (42.6°) 91.551
11 6:56 am (115°) 5:35 pm (245°) 10:39:09 −0:21 5:35 am 6:56 pm 6:02 am 6:28 pm 6:31 am 6:00 pm 12:15 pm (42.5°) 91.539
12 6:56 am (115°) 5:35 pm (245°) 10:38:49 −0:19 5:35 am 6:56 pm 6:03 am 6:28 pm 6:31 am 6:00 pm 12:16 pm (42.5°) 91.528
13 6:57 am (115°) 5:35 pm (245°) 10:38:31 −0:18 5:36 am 6:56 pm 6:04 am 6:29 pm 6:32 am 6:00 pm 12:16 pm (42.4°) 91.518
14 6:57 am (115°) 5:36 pm (245°) 10:38:15 −0:16 5:36 am 6:57 pm 6:04 am 6:29 pm 6:33 am 6:01 pm 12:17 pm (42.3°) 91.507
15 6:58 am (115°) 5:36 pm (245°) 10:38:01 −0:14 5:37 am 6:57 pm 6:05 am 6:29 pm 6:33 am 6:01 pm 12:17 pm (42.3°) 91.497
16 6:59 am (115°) 5:36 pm (245°) 10:37:49 −0:12 5:37 am 6:58 pm 6:05 am 6:30 pm 6:34 am 6:01 pm 12:18 pm (42.2°) 91.488
17 6:59 am (115°) 5:37 pm (245°) 10:37:39 −0:10 5:38 am 6:58 pm 6:06 am 6:30 pm 6:34 am 6:02 pm 12:18 pm (42.2°) 91.479
18 7:00 am (115°) 5:37 pm (245°) 10:37:31 −0:08 5:39 am 6:58 pm 6:06 am 6:31 pm 6:35 am 6:02 pm 12:19 pm (42.2°) 91.470
19 7:00 am (115°) 5:38 pm (245°) 10:37:25 −0:06 5:39 am 6:59 pm 6:07 am 6:31 pm 6:35 am 6:03 pm 12:19 pm (42.1°) 91.462
20 7:01 am (115°) 5:38 pm (245°) 10:37:21 −0:04 5:40 am 6:59 pm 6:08 am 6:31 pm 6:36 am 6:03 pm 12:20 pm (42.1°) 91.454
21 7:01 am (115°) 5:39 pm (245°) 10:37:19 −0:02 5:40 am 7:00 pm 6:08 am 6:32 pm 6:36 am 6:04 pm 12:20 pm (42.1°) 91.447
22 7:02 am (115°) 5:39 pm (245°) 10:37:19 < 1s 5:41 am 7:00 pm 6:09 am 6:32 pm 6:37 am 6:04 pm 12:21 pm (42.1°) 91.440
23 7:02 am (115°) 5:40 pm (245°) 10:37:21 +0:02 5:41 am 7:01 pm 6:09 am 6:33 pm 6:37 am 6:05 pm 12:21 pm (42.1°) 91.435
24 7:03 am (115°) 5:40 pm (245°) 10:37:25 +0:04 5:42 am 7:01 pm 6:10 am 6:34 pm 6:38 am 6:05 pm 12:22 pm (42.1°) 91.429
25 7:03 am (115°) 5:41 pm (245°) 10:37:31 +0:06 5:42 am 7:02 pm 6:10 am 6:34 pm 6:38 am 6:06 pm 12:22 pm (42.2°) 91.424
26 7:04 am (115°) 5:41 pm (245°) 10:37:39 +0:08 5:42 am 7:03 pm 6:10 am 6:35 pm 6:39 am 6:06 pm 12:22 pm (42.2°) 91.420
27 7:04 am (115°) 5:42 pm (245°) 10:37:49 +0:10 5:43 am 7:03 pm 6:11 am 6:35 pm 6:39 am 6:07 pm 12:23 pm (42.2°) 91.417
28 7:04 am (115°) 5:42 pm (245°) 10:38:01 +0:12 5:43 am 7:04 pm 6:11 am 6:36 pm 6:40 am 6:07 pm 12:23 pm (42.3°) 91.414
29 7:05 am (115°) 5:43 pm (245°) 10:38:15 +0:14 5:44 am 7:04 pm 6:12 am 6:36 pm 6:40 am 6:08 pm 12:24 pm (42.3°) 91.411
30 7:05 am (115°) 5:44 pm (245°) 10:38:31 +0:16 5:44 am 7:05 pm 6:12 am 6:37 pm 6:40 am 6:09 pm 12:24 pm (42.4°) 91.410
31 7:06 am (115°) 5:44 pm (245°) 10:38:49 +0:18 5:44 am 7:05 pm 6:12 am 6:38 pm 6:41 am 6:09 pm 12:25 pm (42.5°) 91.408
* All times are local time for Abu Dhabi. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Abu Dhabi is at 12:50 am on Tuesday, December 22, 2026. In terms of daylight, this day is 3 hours, 2 minutes shorter than the June solstice. In most locations north of the equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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