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Defiance, Ohio, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2026

Daylight

7:24 am – 5:18 pm
9 hours, 54 minutes

Current Time: Nov 14, 2026 at 1:20:10 pm
Sun Direction: ↑ 196° South
Sun Altitude: 28.9°
Sun Distance: 91.967 million mi
Next Solstice: Dec 21, 2026 3:50 pm (Winter)
Sunrise Today: 7:24 am↑ 114° Southeast
Sunset Today: 5:18 pm↑ 246° West

2026 Sun Graph for Defiance

December 2026 — Sun in Defiance

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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 7:43 am ↑ (119°) 5:08 pm ↑ (241°) 9:25:09 −1:19 6:05 am 6:47 pm 6:38 am 6:14 pm 7:13 am 5:39 pm 12:26 pm (26.9°) 91.661
2 7:44 am ↑ (119°) 5:08 pm ↑ (241°) 9:23:53 −1:16 6:06 am 6:47 pm 6:39 am 6:13 pm 7:14 am 5:39 pm 12:26 pm (26.7°) 91.647
3 7:45 am ↑ (119°) 5:08 pm ↑ (241°) 9:22:40 −1:12 6:07 am 6:47 pm 6:40 am 6:13 pm 7:15 am 5:39 pm 12:27 pm (26.6°) 91.634
4 7:46 am ↑ (119°) 5:08 pm ↑ (240°) 9:21:31 −1:09 6:08 am 6:47 pm 6:41 am 6:13 pm 7:15 am 5:39 pm 12:27 pm (26.4°) 91.620
5 7:47 am ↑ (120°) 5:08 pm ↑ (240°) 9:20:25 −1:05 6:09 am 6:47 pm 6:42 am 6:13 pm 7:16 am 5:39 pm 12:28 pm (26.3°) 91.607
6 7:48 am ↑ (120°) 5:08 pm ↑ (240°) 9:19:22 −1:02 6:09 am 6:47 pm 6:43 am 6:13 pm 7:17 am 5:39 pm 12:28 pm (26.2°) 91.594
7 7:49 am ↑ (120°) 5:08 pm ↑ (240°) 9:18:24 −0:58 6:10 am 6:47 pm 6:44 am 6:13 pm 7:18 am 5:39 pm 12:28 pm (26.1°) 91.582
8 7:50 am ↑ (120°) 5:08 pm ↑ (240°) 9:17:29 −0:54 6:11 am 6:47 pm 6:44 am 6:13 pm 7:19 am 5:39 pm 12:29 pm (26.0°) 91.570
9 7:51 am ↑ (120°) 5:08 pm ↑ (240°) 9:16:38 −0:51 6:12 am 6:47 pm 6:45 am 6:13 pm 7:20 am 5:39 pm 12:29 pm (25.9°) 91.558
10 7:52 am ↑ (120°) 5:08 pm ↑ (240°) 9:15:51 −0:47 6:13 am 6:47 pm 6:46 am 6:13 pm 7:21 am 5:39 pm 12:30 pm (25.8°) 91.546
11 7:53 am ↑ (121°) 5:08 pm ↑ (239°) 9:15:08 −0:43 6:13 am 6:47 pm 6:47 am 6:14 pm 7:21 am 5:39 pm 12:30 pm (25.7°) 91.535
12 7:53 am ↑ (121°) 5:08 pm ↑ (239°) 9:14:28 −0:39 6:14 am 6:47 pm 6:48 am 6:14 pm 7:22 am 5:39 pm 12:31 pm (25.6°) 91.524
13 7:54 am ↑ (121°) 5:08 pm ↑ (239°) 9:13:53 −0:35 6:15 am 6:48 pm 6:48 am 6:14 pm 7:23 am 5:39 pm 12:31 pm (25.6°) 91.514
14 7:55 am ↑ (121°) 5:08 pm ↑ (239°) 9:13:22 −0:31 6:15 am 6:48 pm 6:49 am 6:14 pm 7:24 am 5:40 pm 12:32 pm (25.5°) 91.503
15 7:56 am ↑ (121°) 5:09 pm ↑ (239°) 9:12:54 −0:27 6:16 am 6:48 pm 6:50 am 6:15 pm 7:24 am 5:40 pm 12:32 pm (25.5°) 91.494
16 7:56 am ↑ (121°) 5:09 pm ↑ (239°) 9:12:31 −0:23 6:17 am 6:49 pm 6:50 am 6:15 pm 7:25 am 5:40 pm 12:33 pm (25.4°) 91.484
17 7:57 am ↑ (121°) 5:09 pm ↑ (239°) 9:12:12 −0:19 6:17 am 6:49 pm 6:51 am 6:15 pm 7:26 am 5:41 pm 12:33 pm (25.4°) 91.475
18 7:58 am ↑ (121°) 5:10 pm ↑ (239°) 9:11:57 −0:15 6:18 am 6:49 pm 6:52 am 6:16 pm 7:26 am 5:41 pm 12:34 pm (25.3°) 91.467
19 7:58 am ↑ (121°) 5:10 pm ↑ (239°) 9:11:46 −0:10 6:18 am 6:50 pm 6:52 am 6:16 pm 7:27 am 5:41 pm 12:34 pm (25.3°) 91.459
20 7:59 am ↑ (121°) 5:10 pm ↑ (239°) 9:11:39 −0:06 6:19 am 6:50 pm 6:53 am 6:17 pm 7:27 am 5:42 pm 12:35 pm (25.3°) 91.451
21 7:59 am ↑ (121°) 5:11 pm ↑ (239°) 9:11:36 −0:02 6:20 am 6:51 pm 6:53 am 6:17 pm 7:28 am 5:42 pm 12:35 pm (25.3°) 91.444
22 8:00 am ↑ (121°) 5:11 pm ↑ (239°) 9:11:38 +0:01 6:20 am 6:51 pm 6:54 am 6:18 pm 7:28 am 5:43 pm 12:36 pm (25.3°) 91.438
23 8:00 am ↑ (121°) 5:12 pm ↑ (239°) 9:11:44 +0:05 6:20 am 6:52 pm 6:54 am 6:18 pm 7:29 am 5:43 pm 12:36 pm (25.3°) 91.432
24 8:01 am ↑ (121°) 5:13 pm ↑ (239°) 9:11:54 +0:09 6:21 am 6:52 pm 6:55 am 6:19 pm 7:29 am 5:44 pm 12:37 pm (25.3°) 91.427
25 8:01 am ↑ (121°) 5:13 pm ↑ (239°) 9:12:07 +0:13 6:21 am 6:53 pm 6:55 am 6:19 pm 7:30 am 5:44 pm 12:37 pm (25.4°) 91.423
26 8:01 am ↑ (121°) 5:14 pm ↑ (239°) 9:12:26 +0:18 6:22 am 6:54 pm 6:55 am 6:20 pm 7:30 am 5:45 pm 12:38 pm (25.4°) 91.419
27 8:02 am ↑ (121°) 5:15 pm ↑ (239°) 9:12:48 +0:22 6:22 am 6:54 pm 6:56 am 6:21 pm 7:30 am 5:46 pm 12:38 pm (25.4°) 91.416
28 8:02 am ↑ (121°) 5:15 pm ↑ (239°) 9:13:14 +0:26 6:22 am 6:55 pm 6:56 am 6:21 pm 7:31 am 5:46 pm 12:39 pm (25.5°) 91.413
29 8:02 am ↑ (121°) 5:16 pm ↑ (239°) 9:13:45 +0:30 6:23 am 6:56 pm 6:56 am 6:22 pm 7:31 am 5:47 pm 12:39 pm (25.5°) 91.411
30 8:02 am ↑ (121°) 5:17 pm ↑ (239°) 9:14:19 +0:34 6:23 am 6:56 pm 6:57 am 6:23 pm 7:31 am 5:48 pm 12:40 pm (25.6°) 91.409
31 8:03 am ↑ (121°) 5:18 pm ↑ (239°) 9:14:58 +0:38 6:23 am 6:57 pm 6:57 am 6:23 pm 7:31 am 5:49 pm 12:40 pm (25.7°) 91.408
* All times are local time for Defiance. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Defiance is at 3:50 pm on Monday, December 21, 2026. In terms of daylight, this day is 5 hours, 58 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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