Daylight
7:23 am – 5:33 pm
10 hours, 9 minutes
| Current Time: | Feb 4, 2026 at 3:13:07 am |
|---|---|
| Sun Direction: | ↑ 66° East |
| Sun Altitude: | -46.3° |
| Sun Distance: | 91.635 million mi |
| Next Equinox: | Mar 20, 2026 9:46 am (Vernal) |
| Sunrise Today: | 7:23 am↑ 111° Southeast |
| Sunset Today: | 5:33 pm↑ 249° West |
2026 Sun Graph for Ames
December 2026 — Sun in Ames
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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 | 7:23 am ↑ (119°) | 4:43 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:20:40 | −1:21 | 5:43 am | 6:23 pm | 6:17 am | 5:49 pm | 6:51 am | 5:14 pm | 12:03 pm (26.1°) | 91.661 |
| 2 | 7:24 am ↑ (119°) | 4:43 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:19:21 | −1:18 | 5:44 am | 6:23 pm | 6:18 am | 5:49 pm | 6:52 am | 5:14 pm | 12:03 pm (26.0°) | 91.647 |
| 3 | 7:25 am ↑ (120°) | 4:43 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:18:06 | −1:14 | 5:45 am | 6:23 pm | 6:19 am | 5:49 pm | 6:53 am | 5:14 pm | 12:04 pm (25.8°) | 91.633 |
| 4 | 7:26 am ↑ (120°) | 4:43 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:16:55 | −1:11 | 5:46 am | 6:23 pm | 6:19 am | 5:49 pm | 6:54 am | 5:14 pm | 12:04 pm (25.7°) | 91.620 |
| 5 | 7:27 am ↑ (120°) | 4:42 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:15:47 | −1:07 | 5:47 am | 6:23 pm | 6:20 am | 5:49 pm | 6:55 am | 5:14 pm | 12:05 pm (25.6°) | 91.607 |
| 6 | 7:28 am ↑ (120°) | 4:42 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:14:43 | −1:04 | 5:47 am | 6:23 pm | 6:21 am | 5:49 pm | 6:56 am | 5:14 pm | 12:05 pm (25.4°) | 91.594 |
| 7 | 7:29 am ↑ (120°) | 4:42 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:13:43 | −1:00 | 5:48 am | 6:23 pm | 6:22 am | 5:49 pm | 6:57 am | 5:14 pm | 12:06 pm (25.3°) | 91.581 |
| 8 | 7:29 am ↑ (121°) | 4:42 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:12:46 | −0:56 | 5:49 am | 6:23 pm | 6:23 am | 5:49 pm | 6:58 am | 5:14 pm | 12:06 pm (25.2°) | 91.569 |
| 9 | 7:30 am ↑ (121°) | 4:42 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:11:54 | −0:52 | 5:50 am | 6:23 pm | 6:24 am | 5:49 pm | 6:59 am | 5:14 pm | 12:06 pm (25.1°) | 91.557 |
| 10 | 7:31 am ↑ (121°) | 4:42 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:11:05 | −0:48 | 5:51 am | 6:23 pm | 6:25 am | 5:49 pm | 7:00 am | 5:14 pm | 12:07 pm (25.0°) | 91.546 |
| 11 | 7:32 am ↑ (121°) | 4:42 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:10:21 | −0:44 | 5:51 am | 6:23 pm | 6:25 am | 5:49 pm | 7:00 am | 5:14 pm | 12:07 pm (25.0°) | 91.535 |
| 12 | 7:33 am ↑ (121°) | 4:43 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:09:40 | −0:40 | 5:52 am | 6:23 pm | 6:26 am | 5:49 pm | 7:01 am | 5:14 pm | 12:08 pm (24.9°) | 91.524 |
| 13 | 7:34 am ↑ (121°) | 4:43 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:09:04 | −0:36 | 5:53 am | 6:24 pm | 6:27 am | 5:50 pm | 7:02 am | 5:14 pm | 12:08 pm (24.8°) | 91.513 |
| 14 | 7:34 am ↑ (121°) | 4:43 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:08:32 | −0:32 | 5:54 am | 6:24 pm | 6:28 am | 5:50 pm | 7:03 am | 5:15 pm | 12:09 pm (24.8°) | 91.503 |
| 15 | 7:35 am ↑ (121°) | 4:43 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:08:04 | −0:28 | 5:54 am | 6:24 pm | 6:28 am | 5:50 pm | 7:03 am | 5:15 pm | 12:09 pm (24.7°) | 91.493 |
| 16 | 7:36 am ↑ (121°) | 4:44 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:07:40 | −0:23 | 5:55 am | 6:25 pm | 6:29 am | 5:50 pm | 7:04 am | 5:15 pm | 12:10 pm (24.7°) | 91.484 |
| 17 | 7:37 am ↑ (121°) | 4:44 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:07:20 | −0:19 | 5:55 am | 6:25 pm | 6:29 am | 5:51 pm | 7:05 am | 5:16 pm | 12:10 pm (24.6°) | 91.475 |
| 18 | 7:37 am ↑ (121°) | 4:44 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:07:05 | −0:15 | 5:56 am | 6:25 pm | 6:30 am | 5:51 pm | 7:05 am | 5:16 pm | 12:11 pm (24.6°) | 91.467 |
| 19 | 7:38 am ↑ (121°) | 4:45 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:06:54 | −0:11 | 5:57 am | 6:26 pm | 6:31 am | 5:52 pm | 7:06 am | 5:16 pm | 12:11 pm (24.6°) | 91.459 |
| 20 | 7:38 am ↑ (121°) | 4:45 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:06:47 | −0:06 | 5:57 am | 6:26 pm | 6:31 am | 5:52 pm | 7:06 am | 5:17 pm | 12:12 pm (24.6°) | 91.451 |
| 21 | 7:39 am ↑ (121°) | 4:46 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:06:44 | −0:02 | 5:58 am | 6:27 pm | 6:32 am | 5:53 pm | 7:07 am | 5:17 pm | 12:12 pm (24.6°) | 91.444 |
| 22 | 7:39 am ↑ (121°) | 4:46 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:06:46 | +0:01 | 5:58 am | 6:27 pm | 6:32 am | 5:53 pm | 7:08 am | 5:18 pm | 12:13 pm (24.6°) | 91.438 |
| 23 | 7:40 am ↑ (121°) | 4:47 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:06:52 | +0:05 | 5:59 am | 6:28 pm | 6:33 am | 5:54 pm | 7:08 am | 5:18 pm | 12:13 pm (24.6°) | 91.432 |
| 24 | 7:40 am ↑ (121°) | 4:47 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:07:02 | +0:10 | 5:59 am | 6:28 pm | 6:33 am | 5:54 pm | 7:08 am | 5:19 pm | 12:14 pm (24.6°) | 91.427 |
| 25 | 7:41 am ↑ (121°) | 4:48 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:07:17 | +0:14 | 5:59 am | 6:29 pm | 6:34 am | 5:55 pm | 7:09 am | 5:20 pm | 12:14 pm (24.6°) | 91.423 |
| 26 | 7:41 am ↑ (121°) | 4:48 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:07:35 | +0:18 | 6:00 am | 6:29 pm | 6:34 am | 5:55 pm | 7:09 am | 5:20 pm | 12:15 pm (24.7°) | 91.419 |
| 27 | 7:41 am ↑ (121°) | 4:49 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:07:59 | +0:23 | 6:00 am | 6:30 pm | 6:34 am | 5:56 pm | 7:09 am | 5:21 pm | 12:15 pm (24.7°) | 91.416 |
| 28 | 7:41 am ↑ (121°) | 4:50 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:08:26 | +0:27 | 6:01 am | 6:31 pm | 6:35 am | 5:57 pm | 7:10 am | 5:22 pm | 12:16 pm (24.7°) | 91.413 |
| 29 | 7:42 am ↑ (121°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:08:57 | +0:31 | 6:01 am | 6:32 pm | 6:35 am | 5:58 pm | 7:10 am | 5:22 pm | 12:16 pm (24.8°) | 91.411 |
| 30 | 7:42 am ↑ (121°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:09:33 | +0:35 | 6:01 am | 6:32 pm | 6:35 am | 5:58 pm | 7:10 am | 5:23 pm | 12:17 pm (24.9°) | 91.409 |
| 31 | 7:42 am ↑ (121°) | 4:52 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:10:13 | +0:39 | 6:01 am | 6:33 pm | 6:35 am | 5:59 pm | 7:10 am | 5:24 pm | 12:17 pm (24.9°) | 91.408 |
| * All times are local time for Ames. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in Ames is at 2:50 pm on Monday, December 21, 2026. In terms of daylight, this day is 6 hours, 8 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 8.
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