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

Daylight

6:41 am – 5:25 pm
10 hours, 44 minutes

Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 10:07:25 am
Sun Direction: ↑ 146° Southeast
Sun Altitude: 35.0°
Sun Distance: 91.990 million mi
Next Solstice: Dec 21, 2026 2:50 pm (Winter)
Sunrise Today: 6:41 am↑ 110° Southeast
Sunset Today: 5:25 pm↑ 250° West

2026 Sun Graph for Galveston

December 2026 — Sun in Galveston

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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 6:55 am ↑ (115°) 5:20 pm ↑ (245°) 10:24:24 −0:48 5:32 am 6:44 pm 6:00 am 6:15 pm 6:30 am 5:46 pm 12:08 pm (38.8°) 91.661
2 6:56 am ↑ (115°) 5:20 pm ↑ (245°) 10:23:37 −0:46 5:32 am 6:44 pm 6:01 am 6:15 pm 6:30 am 5:46 pm 12:08 pm (38.7°) 91.647
3 6:57 am ↑ (115°) 5:20 pm ↑ (245°) 10:22:53 −0:44 5:33 am 6:44 pm 6:02 am 6:15 pm 6:31 am 5:46 pm 12:09 pm (38.5°) 91.633
4 6:58 am ↑ (115°) 5:20 pm ↑ (245°) 10:22:10 −0:42 5:34 am 6:44 pm 6:02 am 6:15 pm 6:32 am 5:46 pm 12:09 pm (38.4°) 91.620
5 6:59 am ↑ (115°) 5:20 pm ↑ (245°) 10:21:30 −0:40 5:34 am 6:44 pm 6:03 am 6:15 pm 6:33 am 5:46 pm 12:09 pm (38.3°) 91.607
6 6:59 am ↑ (116°) 5:20 pm ↑ (244°) 10:20:52 −0:37 5:35 am 6:44 pm 6:04 am 6:16 pm 6:33 am 5:46 pm 12:10 pm (38.2°) 91.594
7 7:00 am ↑ (116°) 5:20 pm ↑ (244°) 10:20:17 −0:35 5:36 am 6:45 pm 6:05 am 6:16 pm 6:34 am 5:46 pm 12:10 pm (38.1°) 91.581
8 7:01 am ↑ (116°) 5:20 pm ↑ (244°) 10:19:43 −0:33 5:36 am 6:45 pm 6:05 am 6:16 pm 6:35 am 5:46 pm 12:11 pm (37.9°) 91.569
9 7:01 am ↑ (116°) 5:21 pm ↑ (244°) 10:19:12 −0:31 5:37 am 6:45 pm 6:06 am 6:16 pm 6:35 am 5:47 pm 12:11 pm (37.9°) 91.557
10 7:02 am ↑ (116°) 5:21 pm ↑ (244°) 10:18:43 −0:28 5:38 am 6:45 pm 6:07 am 6:16 pm 6:36 am 5:47 pm 12:12 pm (37.8°) 91.546
11 7:03 am ↑ (116°) 5:21 pm ↑ (244°) 10:18:17 −0:26 5:38 am 6:46 pm 6:07 am 6:17 pm 6:37 am 5:47 pm 12:12 pm (37.7°) 91.535
12 7:04 am ↑ (116°) 5:21 pm ↑ (244°) 10:17:53 −0:23 5:39 am 6:46 pm 6:08 am 6:17 pm 6:37 am 5:47 pm 12:13 pm (37.6°) 91.524
13 7:04 am ↑ (116°) 5:22 pm ↑ (244°) 10:17:32 −0:21 5:39 am 6:46 pm 6:08 am 6:17 pm 6:38 am 5:48 pm 12:13 pm (37.5°) 91.513
14 7:05 am ↑ (116°) 5:22 pm ↑ (244°) 10:17:13 −0:19 5:40 am 6:47 pm 6:09 am 6:18 pm 6:39 am 5:48 pm 12:13 pm (37.5°) 91.503
15 7:05 am ↑ (116°) 5:22 pm ↑ (244°) 10:16:56 −0:16 5:41 am 6:47 pm 6:10 am 6:18 pm 6:39 am 5:48 pm 12:14 pm (37.4°) 91.493
16 7:06 am ↑ (116°) 5:23 pm ↑ (243°) 10:16:42 −0:14 5:41 am 6:48 pm 6:10 am 6:19 pm 6:40 am 5:49 pm 12:14 pm (37.4°) 91.484
17 7:07 am ↑ (117°) 5:23 pm ↑ (243°) 10:16:30 −0:11 5:42 am 6:48 pm 6:11 am 6:19 pm 6:40 am 5:49 pm 12:15 pm (37.3°) 91.475
18 7:07 am ↑ (117°) 5:24 pm ↑ (243°) 10:16:21 −0:09 5:42 am 6:48 pm 6:11 am 6:19 pm 6:41 am 5:50 pm 12:15 pm (37.3°) 91.467
19 7:08 am ↑ (117°) 5:24 pm ↑ (243°) 10:16:15 −0:06 5:43 am 6:49 pm 6:12 am 6:20 pm 6:42 am 5:50 pm 12:16 pm (37.3°) 91.459
20 7:08 am ↑ (117°) 5:24 pm ↑ (243°) 10:16:11 −0:04 5:43 am 6:49 pm 6:12 am 6:20 pm 6:42 am 5:51 pm 12:16 pm (37.3°) 91.451
21 7:09 am ↑ (117°) 5:25 pm ↑ (243°) 10:16:09 −0:01 5:44 am 6:50 pm 6:13 am 6:21 pm 6:43 am 5:51 pm 12:17 pm (37.3°) 91.444
22 7:09 am ↑ (117°) 5:25 pm ↑ (243°) 10:16:10 +0:01 5:44 am 6:50 pm 6:13 am 6:21 pm 6:43 am 5:52 pm 12:17 pm (37.3°) 91.438
23 7:10 am ↑ (117°) 5:26 pm ↑ (243°) 10:16:14 +0:03 5:45 am 6:51 pm 6:14 am 6:22 pm 6:44 am 5:52 pm 12:18 pm (37.3°) 91.432
24 7:10 am ↑ (117°) 5:27 pm ↑ (243°) 10:16:20 +0:06 5:45 am 6:51 pm 6:14 am 6:22 pm 6:44 am 5:53 pm 12:18 pm (37.3°) 91.427
25 7:11 am ↑ (117°) 5:27 pm ↑ (243°) 10:16:28 +0:08 5:46 am 6:52 pm 6:15 am 6:23 pm 6:44 am 5:53 pm 12:19 pm (37.3°) 91.423
26 7:11 am ↑ (117°) 5:28 pm ↑ (244°) 10:16:40 +0:11 5:46 am 6:53 pm 6:15 am 6:23 pm 6:45 am 5:54 pm 12:19 pm (37.4°) 91.419
27 7:11 am ↑ (116°) 5:28 pm ↑ (244°) 10:16:53 +0:13 5:47 am 6:53 pm 6:16 am 6:24 pm 6:45 am 5:54 pm 12:20 pm (37.4°) 91.416
28 7:12 am ↑ (116°) 5:29 pm ↑ (244°) 10:17:09 +0:16 5:47 am 6:54 pm 6:16 am 6:25 pm 6:46 am 5:55 pm 12:20 pm (37.5°) 91.413
29 7:12 am ↑ (116°) 5:30 pm ↑ (244°) 10:17:28 +0:18 5:47 am 6:54 pm 6:16 am 6:25 pm 6:46 am 5:56 pm 12:21 pm (37.5°) 91.411
30 7:12 am ↑ (116°) 5:30 pm ↑ (244°) 10:17:49 +0:21 5:48 am 6:55 pm 6:17 am 6:26 pm 6:46 am 5:56 pm 12:21 pm (37.6°) 91.409
31 7:13 am ↑ (116°) 5:31 pm ↑ (244°) 10:18:13 +0:23 5:48 am 6:56 pm 6:17 am 6:27 pm 6:47 am 5:57 pm 12:22 pm (37.7°) 91.408
* All times are local time for Galveston. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Galveston is at 2:50 pm on Monday, December 21, 2026. In terms of daylight, this day is 3 hours, 45 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 1 or December 2.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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