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Grand Junction, Colorado, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2026

Daylight

6:55 am – 5:01 pm
10 hours, 6 minutes

Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 8:27:41 am
Sun Direction: ↑ 129° Southeast
Sun Altitude: 14.6°
Sun Distance: 91.991 million mi
Next Solstice: Dec 21, 2026 1:50 pm (Winter)
Sunrise Today: 6:55 am↑ 113° Southeast
Sunset Today: 5:01 pm↑ 247° West

2026 Sun Graph for Grand Junction

December 2026 — Sun in Grand Junction

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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 7:14 am ↑ (118°) 4:52 pm ↑ (242°) 9:37:38 −1:12 5:39 am 6:26 pm 6:11 am 5:54 pm 6:44 am 5:21 pm 12:03 pm (29.1°) 91.660
2 7:15 am ↑ (118°) 4:51 pm ↑ (242°) 9:36:29 −1:09 5:40 am 6:26 pm 6:12 am 5:54 pm 6:45 am 5:21 pm 12:03 pm (28.9°) 91.646
3 7:16 am ↑ (118°) 4:51 pm ↑ (242°) 9:35:22 −1:06 5:41 am 6:26 pm 6:13 am 5:54 pm 6:46 am 5:21 pm 12:04 pm (28.8°) 91.633
4 7:17 am ↑ (118°) 4:51 pm ↑ (241°) 9:34:19 −1:03 5:42 am 6:26 pm 6:14 am 5:54 pm 6:47 am 5:21 pm 12:04 pm (28.6°) 91.619
5 7:18 am ↑ (119°) 4:51 pm ↑ (241°) 9:33:19 −0:59 5:42 am 6:26 pm 6:15 am 5:54 pm 6:48 am 5:21 pm 12:04 pm (28.5°) 91.606
6 7:19 am ↑ (119°) 4:51 pm ↑ (241°) 9:32:22 −0:56 5:43 am 6:26 pm 6:16 am 5:54 pm 6:49 am 5:21 pm 12:05 pm (28.4°) 91.593
7 7:19 am ↑ (119°) 4:51 pm ↑ (241°) 9:31:29 −0:53 5:44 am 6:27 pm 6:16 am 5:54 pm 6:50 am 5:21 pm 12:05 pm (28.3°) 91.581
8 7:20 am ↑ (119°) 4:51 pm ↑ (241°) 9:30:39 −0:49 5:45 am 6:27 pm 6:17 am 5:54 pm 6:51 am 5:21 pm 12:06 pm (28.2°) 91.569
9 7:21 am ↑ (119°) 4:51 pm ↑ (241°) 9:29:53 −0:46 5:45 am 6:27 pm 6:18 am 5:54 pm 6:51 am 5:21 pm 12:06 pm (28.1°) 91.557
10 7:22 am ↑ (119°) 4:51 pm ↑ (241°) 9:29:10 −0:42 5:46 am 6:27 pm 6:19 am 5:55 pm 6:52 am 5:21 pm 12:07 pm (28.0°) 91.545
11 7:23 am ↑ (119°) 4:51 pm ↑ (240°) 9:28:31 −0:39 5:47 am 6:27 pm 6:19 am 5:55 pm 6:53 am 5:21 pm 12:07 pm (27.9°) 91.534
12 7:24 am ↑ (120°) 4:52 pm ↑ (240°) 9:27:55 −0:35 5:48 am 6:27 pm 6:20 am 5:55 pm 6:54 am 5:21 pm 12:08 pm (27.8°) 91.523
13 7:24 am ↑ (120°) 4:52 pm ↑ (240°) 9:27:23 −0:32 5:48 am 6:28 pm 6:21 am 5:55 pm 6:54 am 5:22 pm 12:08 pm (27.8°) 91.513
14 7:25 am ↑ (120°) 4:52 pm ↑ (240°) 9:26:54 −0:28 5:49 am 6:28 pm 6:22 am 5:55 pm 6:55 am 5:22 pm 12:09 pm (27.7°) 91.503
15 7:26 am ↑ (120°) 4:52 pm ↑ (240°) 9:26:30 −0:24 5:50 am 6:28 pm 6:22 am 5:56 pm 6:56 am 5:22 pm 12:09 pm (27.7°) 91.493
16 7:26 am ↑ (120°) 4:53 pm ↑ (240°) 9:26:09 −0:21 5:50 am 6:29 pm 6:23 am 5:56 pm 6:56 am 5:23 pm 12:10 pm (27.6°) 91.484
17 7:27 am ↑ (120°) 4:53 pm ↑ (240°) 9:25:51 −0:17 5:51 am 6:29 pm 6:23 am 5:57 pm 6:57 am 5:23 pm 12:10 pm (27.6°) 91.475
18 7:28 am ↑ (120°) 4:53 pm ↑ (240°) 9:25:38 −0:13 5:51 am 6:29 pm 6:24 am 5:57 pm 6:58 am 5:23 pm 12:11 pm (27.6°) 91.466
19 7:28 am ↑ (120°) 4:54 pm ↑ (240°) 9:25:28 −0:09 5:52 am 6:30 pm 6:25 am 5:57 pm 6:58 am 5:24 pm 12:11 pm (27.5°) 91.458
20 7:29 am ↑ (120°) 4:54 pm ↑ (240°) 9:25:22 −0:05 5:53 am 6:30 pm 6:25 am 5:58 pm 6:59 am 5:24 pm 12:11 pm (27.5°) 91.451
21 7:29 am ↑ (120°) 4:55 pm ↑ (240°) 9:25:20 −0:02 5:53 am 6:31 pm 6:26 am 5:58 pm 6:59 am 5:25 pm 12:12 pm (27.5°) 91.444
22 7:30 am ↑ (120°) 4:55 pm ↑ (240°) 9:25:22 +0:01 5:54 am 6:31 pm 6:26 am 5:59 pm 7:00 am 5:25 pm 12:12 pm (27.5°) 91.438
23 7:30 am ↑ (120°) 4:56 pm ↑ (240°) 9:25:27 +0:05 5:54 am 6:32 pm 6:27 am 5:59 pm 7:00 am 5:26 pm 12:13 pm (27.5°) 91.432
24 7:31 am ↑ (120°) 4:56 pm ↑ (240°) 9:25:37 +0:09 5:54 am 6:32 pm 6:27 am 6:00 pm 7:01 am 5:26 pm 12:13 pm (27.6°) 91.427
25 7:31 am ↑ (120°) 4:57 pm ↑ (240°) 9:25:50 +0:13 5:55 am 6:33 pm 6:27 am 6:01 pm 7:01 am 5:27 pm 12:14 pm (27.6°) 91.423
26 7:31 am ↑ (120°) 4:58 pm ↑ (240°) 9:26:06 +0:16 5:55 am 6:34 pm 6:28 am 6:01 pm 7:01 am 5:28 pm 12:14 pm (27.6°) 91.419
27 7:32 am ↑ (120°) 4:58 pm ↑ (240°) 9:26:27 +0:20 5:56 am 6:34 pm 6:28 am 6:02 pm 7:02 am 5:28 pm 12:15 pm (27.7°) 91.415
28 7:32 am ↑ (120°) 4:59 pm ↑ (240°) 9:26:51 +0:24 5:56 am 6:35 pm 6:28 am 6:02 pm 7:02 am 5:29 pm 12:15 pm (27.7°) 91.413
29 7:32 am ↑ (120°) 5:00 pm ↑ (240°) 9:27:19 +0:28 5:56 am 6:36 pm 6:29 am 6:03 pm 7:02 am 5:30 pm 12:16 pm (27.8°) 91.411
30 7:33 am ↑ (120°) 5:00 pm ↑ (240°) 9:27:51 +0:31 5:57 am 6:36 pm 6:29 am 6:04 pm 7:03 am 5:30 pm 12:16 pm (27.8°) 91.409
31 7:33 am ↑ (120°) 5:01 pm ↑ (241°) 9:28:26 +0:35 5:57 am 6:37 pm 6:29 am 6:05 pm 7:03 am 5:31 pm 12:17 pm (27.9°) 91.408
* All times are local time for Grand Junction. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Grand Junction is at 1:50 pm on Monday, December 21, 2026. In terms of daylight, this day is 5 hours, 30 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 6 or December 7.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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