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Abilene, Texas, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2026

Daylight

7:38 am – 7:52 pm
12 hours, 14 minutes

Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 6:00:47 am
Sun Direction: 74° East
Sun Altitude: -21.2°
Sun Distance: 92.649 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 21, 2026 3:24 am (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 7:38 am 88° East
Sunset Today: 7:52 pm 272° West

2026 Sun Graph for Abilene

December 2026 — Sun in Abilene

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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 7:22 am (116°) 5:33 pm (244°) 10:10:35 −0:55 5:55 am 7:00 pm 6:25 am 6:30 pm 6:55 am 6:00 pm 12:28 pm (35.7°) 91.661
2 7:23 am (116°) 5:33 pm (244°) 10:09:41 −0:53 5:56 am 7:00 pm 6:26 am 6:30 pm 6:56 am 5:59 pm 12:28 pm (35.5°) 91.647
3 7:24 am (116°) 5:33 pm (244°) 10:08:51 −0:50 5:57 am 7:00 pm 6:27 am 6:30 pm 6:57 am 6:00 pm 12:28 pm (35.4°) 91.633
4 7:25 am (116°) 5:33 pm (244°) 10:08:02 −0:48 5:58 am 7:00 pm 6:27 am 6:30 pm 6:58 am 6:00 pm 12:29 pm (35.3°) 91.620
5 7:25 am (116°) 5:33 pm (244°) 10:07:16 −0:45 5:58 am 7:00 pm 6:28 am 6:30 pm 6:58 am 6:00 pm 12:29 pm (35.1°) 91.606
6 7:26 am (116°) 5:33 pm (244°) 10:06:33 −0:43 5:59 am 7:00 pm 6:29 am 6:30 pm 6:59 am 6:00 pm 12:30 pm (35.0°) 91.594
7 7:27 am (117°) 5:33 pm (243°) 10:05:52 −0:40 6:00 am 7:00 pm 6:29 am 6:30 pm 7:00 am 6:00 pm 12:30 pm (34.9°) 91.581
8 7:28 am (117°) 5:33 pm (243°) 10:05:14 −0:38 6:00 am 7:00 pm 6:30 am 6:31 pm 7:01 am 6:00 pm 12:30 pm (34.8°) 91.569
9 7:28 am (117°) 5:33 pm (243°) 10:04:38 −0:35 6:01 am 7:01 pm 6:31 am 6:31 pm 7:01 am 6:00 pm 12:31 pm (34.7°) 91.557
10 7:29 am (117°) 5:33 pm (243°) 10:04:06 −0:32 6:02 am 7:01 pm 6:32 am 6:31 pm 7:02 am 6:00 pm 12:31 pm (34.6°) 91.546
11 7:30 am (117°) 5:34 pm (243°) 10:03:36 −0:30 6:02 am 7:01 pm 6:32 am 6:31 pm 7:03 am 6:01 pm 12:32 pm (34.5°) 91.535
12 7:31 am (117°) 5:34 pm (243°) 10:03:08 −0:27 6:03 am 7:01 pm 6:33 am 6:32 pm 7:04 am 6:01 pm 12:32 pm (34.5°) 91.524
13 7:31 am (117°) 5:34 pm (243°) 10:02:44 −0:24 6:04 am 7:02 pm 6:34 am 6:32 pm 7:04 am 6:01 pm 12:33 pm (34.4°) 91.513
14 7:32 am (117°) 5:34 pm (243°) 10:02:22 −0:21 6:04 am 7:02 pm 6:34 am 6:32 pm 7:05 am 6:01 pm 12:33 pm (34.3°) 91.503
15 7:33 am (117°) 5:35 pm (243°) 10:02:03 −0:18 6:05 am 7:02 pm 6:35 am 6:33 pm 7:05 am 6:02 pm 12:34 pm (34.3°) 91.493
16 7:33 am (117°) 5:35 pm (243°) 10:01:47 −0:16 6:05 am 7:03 pm 6:35 am 6:33 pm 7:06 am 6:02 pm 12:34 pm (34.2°) 91.484
17 7:34 am (117°) 5:35 pm (243°) 10:01:34 −0:13 6:06 am 7:03 pm 6:36 am 6:33 pm 7:07 am 6:03 pm 12:35 pm (34.2°) 91.475
18 7:34 am (117°) 5:36 pm (243°) 10:01:23 −0:10 6:07 am 7:04 pm 6:37 am 6:34 pm 7:07 am 6:03 pm 12:35 pm (34.2°) 91.466
19 7:35 am (117°) 5:36 pm (242°) 10:01:16 −0:07 6:07 am 7:04 pm 6:37 am 6:34 pm 7:08 am 6:03 pm 12:36 pm (34.2°) 91.458
20 7:36 am (118°) 5:37 pm (242°) 10:01:11 −0:04 6:08 am 7:05 pm 6:38 am 6:35 pm 7:08 am 6:04 pm 12:36 pm (34.1°) 91.451
21 7:36 am (118°) 5:37 pm (242°) 10:01:10 −0:01 6:08 am 7:05 pm 6:38 am 6:35 pm 7:09 am 6:04 pm 12:37 pm (34.1°) 91.444
22 7:37 am (118°) 5:38 pm (242°) 10:01:11 +0:01 6:09 am 7:06 pm 6:39 am 6:36 pm 7:09 am 6:05 pm 12:37 pm (34.1°) 91.438
23 7:37 am (118°) 5:38 pm (242°) 10:01:15 +0:04 6:09 am 7:06 pm 6:39 am 6:36 pm 7:10 am 6:05 pm 12:38 pm (34.2°) 91.432
24 7:37 am (117°) 5:39 pm (243°) 10:01:22 +0:06 6:10 am 7:07 pm 6:40 am 6:37 pm 7:10 am 6:06 pm 12:38 pm (34.2°) 91.427
25 7:38 am (117°) 5:39 pm (243°) 10:01:32 +0:09 6:10 am 7:07 pm 6:40 am 6:37 pm 7:11 am 6:07 pm 12:39 pm (34.2°) 91.423
26 7:38 am (117°) 5:40 pm (243°) 10:01:45 +0:12 6:10 am 7:08 pm 6:40 am 6:38 pm 7:11 am 6:07 pm 12:39 pm (34.2°) 91.419
27 7:39 am (117°) 5:41 pm (243°) 10:02:00 +0:15 6:11 am 7:08 pm 6:41 am 6:38 pm 7:11 am 6:08 pm 12:40 pm (34.3°) 91.415
28 7:39 am (117°) 5:41 pm (243°) 10:02:19 +0:18 6:11 am 7:09 pm 6:41 am 6:39 pm 7:12 am 6:08 pm 12:40 pm (34.3°) 91.413
29 7:39 am (117°) 5:42 pm (243°) 10:02:40 +0:21 6:12 am 7:10 pm 6:41 am 6:40 pm 7:12 am 6:09 pm 12:41 pm (34.4°) 91.411
30 7:40 am (117°) 5:43 pm (243°) 10:03:04 +0:24 6:12 am 7:10 pm 6:42 am 6:40 pm 7:12 am 6:10 pm 12:41 pm (34.4°) 91.409
31 7:40 am (117°) 5:43 pm (243°) 10:03:31 +0:26 6:12 am 7:11 pm 6:42 am 6:41 pm 7:13 am 6:10 pm 12:42 pm (34.5°) 91.408
* All times are local time for Abilene. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Abilene is at 2:50 pm on Monday, December 21, 2026. In terms of daylight, this day is 4 hours, 16 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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