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Buffalo, New York, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2026

Daylight

7:09 am – 7:33 pm
12 hours, 24 minutes

Current Time: Mar 25, 2026 at 5:53:07 am
Sun Direction: 73° East
Sun Altitude: -14.7°
Sun Distance: 92.699 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 21, 2026 4:24 am (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 7:09 am 87° East
Sunset Today: 7:33 pm 274° West

2026 Sun Graph for Buffalo

December 2026 — Sun in Buffalo

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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 7:26 am (120°) 4:42 pm (240°) 9:15:30 −1:24 5:45 am 6:23 pm 6:19 am 5:49 pm 6:55 am 5:13 pm 12:04 pm (25.3°) 91.662
2 7:27 am (120°) 4:41 pm (240°) 9:14:08 −1:21 5:46 am 6:23 pm 6:20 am 5:48 pm 6:56 am 5:13 pm 12:04 pm (25.1°) 91.647
3 7:28 am (120°) 4:41 pm (240°) 9:12:51 −1:17 5:47 am 6:23 pm 6:21 am 5:48 pm 6:57 am 5:13 pm 12:05 pm (25.0°) 91.634
4 7:29 am (120°) 4:41 pm (240°) 9:11:37 −1:14 5:48 am 6:22 pm 6:22 am 5:48 pm 6:58 am 5:13 pm 12:05 pm (24.8°) 91.620
5 7:30 am (120°) 4:41 pm (239°) 9:10:26 −1:10 5:49 am 6:22 pm 6:23 am 5:48 pm 6:58 am 5:13 pm 12:06 pm (24.7°) 91.607
6 7:31 am (121°) 4:41 pm (239°) 9:09:20 −1:06 5:50 am 6:22 pm 6:24 am 5:48 pm 6:59 am 5:13 pm 12:06 pm (24.6°) 91.594
7 7:32 am (121°) 4:41 pm (239°) 9:08:17 −1:02 5:50 am 6:22 pm 6:25 am 5:48 pm 7:00 am 5:13 pm 12:07 pm (24.5°) 91.582
8 7:33 am (121°) 4:41 pm (239°) 9:07:19 −0:58 5:51 am 6:22 pm 6:26 am 5:48 pm 7:01 am 5:13 pm 12:07 pm (24.4°) 91.570
9 7:34 am (121°) 4:41 pm (239°) 9:06:24 −0:54 5:52 am 6:23 pm 6:26 am 5:48 pm 7:02 am 5:13 pm 12:07 pm (24.3°) 91.558
10 7:35 am (121°) 4:41 pm (239°) 9:05:34 −0:50 5:53 am 6:23 pm 6:27 am 5:48 pm 7:03 am 5:13 pm 12:08 pm (24.2°) 91.546
11 7:36 am (121°) 4:41 pm (239°) 9:04:48 −0:46 5:54 am 6:23 pm 6:28 am 5:48 pm 7:04 am 5:13 pm 12:08 pm (24.1°) 91.535
12 7:37 am (121°) 4:41 pm (238°) 9:04:06 −0:42 5:54 am 6:23 pm 6:29 am 5:49 pm 7:05 am 5:13 pm 12:09 pm (24.0°) 91.524
13 7:37 am (122°) 4:41 pm (238°) 9:03:28 −0:37 5:55 am 6:23 pm 6:30 am 5:49 pm 7:05 am 5:13 pm 12:09 pm (24.0°) 91.514
14 7:38 am (122°) 4:41 pm (238°) 9:02:54 −0:33 5:56 am 6:24 pm 6:30 am 5:49 pm 7:06 am 5:13 pm 12:10 pm (23.9°) 91.504
15 7:39 am (122°) 4:41 pm (238°) 9:02:25 −0:29 5:56 am 6:24 pm 6:31 am 5:49 pm 7:07 am 5:14 pm 12:10 pm (23.9°) 91.494
16 7:40 am (122°) 4:42 pm (238°) 9:02:00 −0:24 5:57 am 6:24 pm 6:32 am 5:50 pm 7:07 am 5:14 pm 12:11 pm (23.8°) 91.484
17 7:40 am (122°) 4:42 pm (238°) 9:01:39 −0:20 5:58 am 6:25 pm 6:32 am 5:50 pm 7:08 am 5:14 pm 12:11 pm (23.8°) 91.475
18 7:41 am (122°) 4:42 pm (238°) 9:01:23 −0:16 5:58 am 6:25 pm 6:33 am 5:51 pm 7:09 am 5:15 pm 12:12 pm (23.7°) 91.467
19 7:42 am (122°) 4:43 pm (238°) 9:01:12 −0:11 5:59 am 6:25 pm 6:33 am 5:51 pm 7:09 am 5:15 pm 12:12 pm (23.7°) 91.459
20 7:42 am (122°) 4:43 pm (238°) 9:01:04 −0:07 5:59 am 6:26 pm 6:34 am 5:51 pm 7:10 am 5:16 pm 12:13 pm (23.7°) 91.451
21 7:43 am (122°) 4:44 pm (238°) 9:01:01 −0:02 6:00 am 6:26 pm 6:35 am 5:52 pm 7:10 am 5:16 pm 12:13 pm (23.7°) 91.445
22 7:43 am (122°) 4:44 pm (238°) 9:01:03 +0:01 6:00 am 6:27 pm 6:35 am 5:52 pm 7:11 am 5:17 pm 12:14 pm (23.7°) 91.438
23 7:44 am (122°) 4:45 pm (238°) 9:01:09 +0:06 6:01 am 6:27 pm 6:35 am 5:53 pm 7:11 am 5:17 pm 12:14 pm (23.7°) 91.432
24 7:44 am (122°) 4:45 pm (238°) 9:01:19 +0:10 6:01 am 6:28 pm 6:36 am 5:53 pm 7:12 am 5:18 pm 12:15 pm (23.7°) 91.427
25 7:44 am (122°) 4:46 pm (238°) 9:01:34 +0:14 6:02 am 6:29 pm 6:36 am 5:54 pm 7:12 am 5:18 pm 12:15 pm (23.8°) 91.423
26 7:45 am (122°) 4:47 pm (238°) 9:01:54 +0:19 6:02 am 6:29 pm 6:37 am 5:55 pm 7:12 am 5:19 pm 12:16 pm (23.8°) 91.419
27 7:45 am (122°) 4:47 pm (238°) 9:02:17 +0:23 6:03 am 6:30 pm 6:37 am 5:55 pm 7:13 am 5:20 pm 12:16 pm (23.8°) 91.416
28 7:45 am (122°) 4:48 pm (238°) 9:02:45 +0:28 6:03 am 6:31 pm 6:37 am 5:56 pm 7:13 am 5:20 pm 12:17 pm (23.9°) 91.413
29 7:46 am (122°) 4:49 pm (238°) 9:03:18 +0:32 6:03 am 6:31 pm 6:38 am 5:57 pm 7:13 am 5:21 pm 12:17 pm (24.0°) 91.411
30 7:46 am (122°) 4:50 pm (239°) 9:03:54 +0:36 6:03 am 6:32 pm 6:38 am 5:58 pm 7:14 am 5:22 pm 12:18 pm (24.0°) 91.409
31 7:46 am (121°) 4:50 pm (239°) 9:04:35 +0:41 6:04 am 6:33 pm 6:38 am 5:58 pm 7:14 am 5:23 pm 12:18 pm (24.1°) 91.408
* All times are local time for Buffalo. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Buffalo is at 3:50 pm on Monday, December 21, 2026. In terms of daylight, this day is 6 hours, 20 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 or December 9.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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