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Arcata, California, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2026

Daylight

7:11 am – 7:34 pm
12 hours, 23 minutes

Current Time: Mar 25, 2026 at 2:57:53 am
Sun Direction: 33° Northeast
Sun Altitude: -42.0°
Sun Distance: 92.700 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 21, 2026 1:24 am (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 7:11 am 87° East
Sunset Today: 7:34 pm 274° West

2026 Sun Graph for Arcata

December 2026 — Sun in Arcata

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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 7:21 am (119°) 4:49 pm (241°) 9:27:27 −1:17 5:43 am 6:26 pm 6:17 am 5:53 pm 6:51 am 5:19 pm 12:05 pm (27.3°) 91.660
2 7:22 am (119°) 4:48 pm (241°) 9:26:12 −1:14 5:44 am 6:26 pm 6:17 am 5:53 pm 6:52 am 5:19 pm 12:05 pm (27.1°) 91.646
3 7:23 am (119°) 4:48 pm (241°) 9:25:01 −1:11 5:45 am 6:26 pm 6:18 am 5:53 pm 6:53 am 5:19 pm 12:06 pm (27.0°) 91.632
4 7:24 am (119°) 4:48 pm (241°) 9:23:53 −1:07 5:46 am 6:26 pm 6:19 am 5:53 pm 6:53 am 5:19 pm 12:06 pm (26.8°) 91.619
5 7:25 am (119°) 4:48 pm (240°) 9:22:49 −1:04 5:47 am 6:26 pm 6:20 am 5:53 pm 6:54 am 5:19 pm 12:07 pm (26.7°) 91.606
6 7:26 am (120°) 4:48 pm (240°) 9:21:48 −1:00 5:48 am 6:26 pm 6:21 am 5:53 pm 6:55 am 5:19 pm 12:07 pm (26.6°) 91.593
7 7:27 am (120°) 4:48 pm (240°) 9:20:51 −0:57 5:49 am 6:26 pm 6:22 am 5:53 pm 6:56 am 5:19 pm 12:07 pm (26.5°) 91.580
8 7:28 am (120°) 4:48 pm (240°) 9:19:58 −0:53 5:49 am 6:26 pm 6:23 am 5:53 pm 6:57 am 5:19 pm 12:08 pm (26.4°) 91.568
9 7:29 am (120°) 4:48 pm (240°) 9:19:08 −0:49 5:50 am 6:26 pm 6:23 am 5:53 pm 6:58 am 5:19 pm 12:08 pm (26.3°) 91.556
10 7:30 am (120°) 4:48 pm (240°) 9:18:22 −0:45 5:51 am 6:27 pm 6:24 am 5:53 pm 6:59 am 5:19 pm 12:09 pm (26.2°) 91.545
11 7:30 am (120°) 4:48 pm (240°) 9:17:40 −0:42 5:52 am 6:27 pm 6:25 am 5:53 pm 6:59 am 5:19 pm 12:09 pm (26.1°) 91.534
12 7:31 am (120°) 4:48 pm (240°) 9:17:02 −0:38 5:52 am 6:27 pm 6:26 am 5:54 pm 7:00 am 5:19 pm 12:10 pm (26.0°) 91.523
13 7:32 am (121°) 4:48 pm (239°) 9:16:27 −0:34 5:53 am 6:27 pm 6:26 am 5:54 pm 7:01 am 5:19 pm 12:10 pm (26.0°) 91.512
14 7:33 am (121°) 4:49 pm (239°) 9:15:57 −0:30 5:54 am 6:27 pm 6:27 am 5:54 pm 7:02 am 5:20 pm 12:11 pm (25.9°) 91.502
15 7:33 am (121°) 4:49 pm (239°) 9:15:30 −0:26 5:54 am 6:28 pm 6:28 am 5:54 pm 7:02 am 5:20 pm 12:11 pm (25.9°) 91.493
16 7:34 am (121°) 4:49 pm (239°) 9:15:08 −0:22 5:55 am 6:28 pm 6:28 am 5:55 pm 7:03 am 5:20 pm 12:12 pm (25.8°) 91.483
17 7:35 am (121°) 4:49 pm (239°) 9:14:50 −0:18 5:56 am 6:29 pm 6:29 am 5:55 pm 7:04 am 5:21 pm 12:12 pm (25.8°) 91.474
18 7:35 am (121°) 4:50 pm (239°) 9:14:35 −0:14 5:56 am 6:29 pm 6:30 am 5:56 pm 7:04 am 5:21 pm 12:13 pm (25.8°) 91.466
19 7:36 am (121°) 4:50 pm (239°) 9:14:25 −0:10 5:57 am 6:29 pm 6:30 am 5:56 pm 7:05 am 5:21 pm 12:13 pm (25.7°) 91.458
20 7:36 am (121°) 4:51 pm (239°) 9:14:19 −0:06 5:57 am 6:30 pm 6:31 am 5:56 pm 7:05 am 5:22 pm 12:14 pm (25.7°) 91.451
21 7:37 am (121°) 4:51 pm (239°) 9:14:17 −0:02 5:58 am 6:30 pm 6:31 am 5:57 pm 7:06 am 5:22 pm 12:14 pm (25.7°) 91.444
22 7:37 am (121°) 4:52 pm (239°) 9:14:19 +0:01 5:58 am 6:31 pm 6:32 am 5:57 pm 7:06 am 5:23 pm 12:15 pm (25.7°) 91.437
23 7:38 am (121°) 4:52 pm (239°) 9:14:25 +0:06 5:59 am 6:31 pm 6:32 am 5:58 pm 7:07 am 5:23 pm 12:15 pm (25.7°) 91.432
24 7:38 am (121°) 4:53 pm (239°) 9:14:35 +0:10 5:59 am 6:32 pm 6:33 am 5:59 pm 7:07 am 5:24 pm 12:16 pm (25.8°) 91.427
25 7:39 am (121°) 4:53 pm (239°) 9:14:49 +0:14 6:00 am 6:33 pm 6:33 am 5:59 pm 7:08 am 5:25 pm 12:16 pm (25.8°) 91.422
26 7:39 am (121°) 4:54 pm (239°) 9:15:07 +0:18 6:00 am 6:33 pm 6:33 am 6:00 pm 7:08 am 5:25 pm 12:17 pm (25.8°) 91.419
27 7:39 am (121°) 4:55 pm (239°) 9:15:29 +0:22 6:00 am 6:34 pm 6:34 am 6:00 pm 7:08 am 5:26 pm 12:17 pm (25.9°) 91.415
28 7:40 am (121°) 4:56 pm (239°) 9:15:56 +0:26 6:01 am 6:34 pm 6:34 am 6:01 pm 7:09 am 5:27 pm 12:18 pm (25.9°) 91.413
29 7:40 am (121°) 4:56 pm (239°) 9:16:26 +0:30 6:01 am 6:35 pm 6:34 am 6:02 pm 7:09 am 5:27 pm 12:18 pm (26.0°) 91.410
30 7:40 am (120°) 4:57 pm (240°) 9:17:00 +0:34 6:01 am 6:36 pm 6:35 am 6:02 pm 7:09 am 5:28 pm 12:19 pm (26.0°) 91.409
31 7:40 am (120°) 4:58 pm (240°) 9:17:39 +0:38 6:02 am 6:37 pm 6:35 am 6:03 pm 7:09 am 5:29 pm 12:19 pm (26.1°) 91.408
* All times are local time for Arcata. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Arcata is at 12:50 pm on Monday, December 21, 2026. In terms of daylight, this day is 5 hours, 52 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 7 or December 8.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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