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Greensboro, North Carolina, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2026

Daylight

7:17 am – 5:49 pm
10 hours, 32 minutes

Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 10:37:52 pm
Sun Direction: 301° Northwest
Sun Altitude: -57.4°
Sun Distance: 91.646 million mi
Next Equinox: Mar 20, 2026 10:46 am (Vernal)
Sunrise Today: 7:17 am 109° East
Sunset Today: 5:49 pm 251° West

2026 Sun Graph for Greensboro

December 2026 — Sun in Greensboro

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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 7:11 am (117°) 5:04 pm (243°) 9:53:22 −1:04 5:40 am 6:35 pm 6:11 am 6:04 pm 6:43 am 5:32 pm 12:08 pm (32.1°) 91.662
2 7:12 am (117°) 5:04 pm (243°) 9:52:20 −1:01 5:41 am 6:35 pm 6:12 am 6:04 pm 6:44 am 5:32 pm 12:08 pm (31.9°) 91.647
3 7:13 am (117°) 5:04 pm (243°) 9:51:21 −0:59 5:42 am 6:35 pm 6:13 am 6:04 pm 6:45 am 5:32 pm 12:09 pm (31.8°) 91.634
4 7:14 am (117°) 5:04 pm (243°) 9:50:24 −0:56 5:42 am 6:35 pm 6:14 am 6:04 pm 6:45 am 5:32 pm 12:09 pm (31.7°) 91.620
5 7:14 am (117°) 5:04 pm (242°) 9:49:31 −0:53 5:43 am 6:35 pm 6:14 am 6:04 pm 6:46 am 5:32 pm 12:09 pm (31.5°) 91.607
6 7:15 am (118°) 5:04 pm (242°) 9:48:41 −0:50 5:44 am 6:35 pm 6:15 am 6:04 pm 6:47 am 5:32 pm 12:10 pm (31.4°) 91.594
7 7:16 am (118°) 5:04 pm (242°) 9:47:53 −0:47 5:45 am 6:36 pm 6:16 am 6:04 pm 6:48 am 5:32 pm 12:10 pm (31.3°) 91.582
8 7:17 am (118°) 5:04 pm (242°) 9:47:09 −0:44 5:45 am 6:36 pm 6:17 am 6:05 pm 6:49 am 5:33 pm 12:11 pm (31.2°) 91.570
9 7:18 am (118°) 5:04 pm (242°) 9:46:27 −0:41 5:46 am 6:36 pm 6:17 am 6:05 pm 6:49 am 5:33 pm 12:11 pm (31.1°) 91.558
10 7:19 am (118°) 5:04 pm (242°) 9:45:49 −0:38 5:47 am 6:36 pm 6:18 am 6:05 pm 6:50 am 5:33 pm 12:12 pm (31.0°) 91.546
11 7:19 am (118°) 5:05 pm (242°) 9:45:14 −0:35 5:48 am 6:36 pm 6:19 am 6:05 pm 6:51 am 5:33 pm 12:12 pm (30.9°) 91.535
12 7:20 am (118°) 5:05 pm (242°) 9:44:42 −0:31 5:48 am 6:37 pm 6:19 am 6:05 pm 6:52 am 5:33 pm 12:12 pm (30.8°) 91.524
13 7:21 am (118°) 5:05 pm (242°) 9:44:13 −0:28 5:49 am 6:37 pm 6:20 am 6:06 pm 6:52 am 5:34 pm 12:13 pm (30.8°) 91.514
14 7:21 am (119°) 5:05 pm (241°) 9:43:48 −0:25 5:50 am 6:37 pm 6:21 am 6:06 pm 6:53 am 5:34 pm 12:13 pm (30.7°) 91.503
15 7:22 am (119°) 5:06 pm (241°) 9:43:26 −0:22 5:50 am 6:38 pm 6:21 am 6:06 pm 6:54 am 5:34 pm 12:14 pm (30.7°) 91.494
16 7:23 am (119°) 5:06 pm (241°) 9:43:07 −0:18 5:51 am 6:38 pm 6:22 am 6:07 pm 6:54 am 5:35 pm 12:14 pm (30.6°) 91.484
17 7:23 am (119°) 5:06 pm (241°) 9:42:51 −0:15 5:51 am 6:38 pm 6:23 am 6:07 pm 6:55 am 5:35 pm 12:15 pm (30.6°) 91.475
18 7:24 am (119°) 5:07 pm (241°) 9:42:39 −0:12 5:52 am 6:39 pm 6:23 am 6:07 pm 6:55 am 5:35 pm 12:15 pm (30.6°) 91.467
19 7:25 am (119°) 5:07 pm (241°) 9:42:30 −0:08 5:53 am 6:39 pm 6:24 am 6:08 pm 6:56 am 5:36 pm 12:16 pm (30.5°) 91.459
20 7:25 am (119°) 5:08 pm (241°) 9:42:25 −0:05 5:53 am 6:40 pm 6:24 am 6:08 pm 6:57 am 5:36 pm 12:16 pm (30.5°) 91.451
21 7:26 am (119°) 5:08 pm (241°) 9:42:23 −0:02 5:54 am 6:40 pm 6:25 am 6:09 pm 6:57 am 5:37 pm 12:17 pm (30.5°) 91.445
22 7:26 am (119°) 5:09 pm (241°) 9:42:24 +0:01 5:54 am 6:41 pm 6:25 am 6:09 pm 6:58 am 5:37 pm 12:17 pm (30.5°) 91.438
23 7:27 am (119°) 5:09 pm (241°) 9:42:28 +0:04 5:55 am 6:41 pm 6:26 am 6:10 pm 6:58 am 5:38 pm 12:18 pm (30.5°) 91.432
24 7:27 am (119°) 5:10 pm (241°) 9:42:36 +0:07 5:55 am 6:42 pm 6:26 am 6:10 pm 6:58 am 5:38 pm 12:18 pm (30.5°) 91.427
25 7:27 am (119°) 5:10 pm (241°) 9:42:48 +0:11 5:55 am 6:42 pm 6:27 am 6:11 pm 6:59 am 5:39 pm 12:19 pm (30.6°) 91.423
26 7:28 am (119°) 5:11 pm (241°) 9:43:02 +0:14 5:56 am 6:43 pm 6:27 am 6:12 pm 6:59 am 5:39 pm 12:19 pm (30.6°) 91.419
27 7:28 am (119°) 5:12 pm (241°) 9:43:20 +0:17 5:56 am 6:43 pm 6:27 am 6:12 pm 7:00 am 5:40 pm 12:20 pm (30.6°) 91.416
28 7:28 am (119°) 5:12 pm (241°) 9:43:41 +0:21 5:57 am 6:44 pm 6:28 am 6:13 pm 7:00 am 5:41 pm 12:20 pm (30.7°) 91.413
29 7:29 am (118°) 5:13 pm (242°) 9:44:06 +0:24 5:57 am 6:45 pm 6:28 am 6:14 pm 7:00 am 5:41 pm 12:21 pm (30.8°) 91.411
30 7:29 am (118°) 5:14 pm (242°) 9:44:34 +0:27 5:57 am 6:45 pm 6:28 am 6:14 pm 7:00 am 5:42 pm 12:21 pm (30.8°) 91.409
31 7:29 am (118°) 5:14 pm (242°) 9:45:05 +0:31 5:57 am 6:46 pm 6:29 am 6:15 pm 7:01 am 5:43 pm 12:22 pm (30.9°) 91.408
* All times are local time for Greensboro. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Greensboro is at 3:50 pm on Monday, December 21, 2026. In terms of daylight, this day is 4 hours, 54 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 5 or December 6.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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