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Huntsville, Alabama, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2026

Daylight

6:42 am – 5:18 pm
10 hours, 37 minutes

Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 10:27:15 pm
Sun Direction: 306° Northwest
Sun Altitude: -61.9°
Sun Distance: 91.646 million mi
Next Equinox: Mar 20, 2026 9:46 am (Vernal)
Sunrise Today: 6:42 am 109° East
Sunset Today: 5:18 pm 251° West

2026 Sun Graph for Huntsville

December 2026 — Sun in Huntsville

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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 6:35 am (116°) 4:35 pm (244°) 9:59:56 −1:01 5:06 am 6:04 pm 5:36 am 5:34 pm 6:07 am 5:02 pm 11:35 am (33.4°) 91.661
2 6:36 am (116°) 4:35 pm (243°) 9:58:57 −0:58 5:06 am 6:04 pm 5:37 am 5:34 pm 6:08 am 5:02 pm 11:35 am (33.3°) 91.647
3 6:37 am (117°) 4:35 pm (243°) 9:58:01 −0:55 5:07 am 6:04 pm 5:38 am 5:34 pm 6:09 am 5:02 pm 11:36 am (33.1°) 91.633
4 6:37 am (117°) 4:35 pm (243°) 9:57:08 −0:53 5:08 am 6:04 pm 5:38 am 5:34 pm 6:10 am 5:02 pm 11:36 am (33.0°) 91.620
5 6:38 am (117°) 4:35 pm (243°) 9:56:17 −0:50 5:09 am 6:04 pm 5:39 am 5:34 pm 6:11 am 5:02 pm 11:37 am (32.9°) 91.607
6 6:39 am (117°) 4:35 pm (243°) 9:55:30 −0:47 5:09 am 6:04 pm 5:40 am 5:34 pm 6:11 am 5:02 pm 11:37 am (32.7°) 91.594
7 6:40 am (117°) 4:35 pm (243°) 9:54:45 −0:44 5:10 am 6:05 pm 5:41 am 5:34 pm 6:12 am 5:03 pm 11:37 am (32.6°) 91.582
8 6:41 am (117°) 4:35 pm (243°) 9:54:03 −0:42 5:11 am 6:05 pm 5:41 am 5:34 pm 6:13 am 5:03 pm 11:38 am (32.5°) 91.570
9 6:42 am (118°) 4:35 pm (242°) 9:53:24 −0:39 5:12 am 6:05 pm 5:42 am 5:34 pm 6:14 am 5:03 pm 11:38 am (32.4°) 91.558
10 6:42 am (118°) 4:35 pm (242°) 9:52:47 −0:36 5:12 am 6:05 pm 5:43 am 5:34 pm 6:14 am 5:03 pm 11:39 am (32.3°) 91.546
11 6:43 am (118°) 4:35 pm (242°) 9:52:14 −0:33 5:13 am 6:05 pm 5:44 am 5:35 pm 6:15 am 5:03 pm 11:39 am (32.3°) 91.535
12 6:44 am (118°) 4:35 pm (242°) 9:51:44 −0:30 5:14 am 6:06 pm 5:44 am 5:35 pm 6:16 am 5:03 pm 11:40 am (32.2°) 91.524
13 6:44 am (118°) 4:36 pm (242°) 9:51:17 −0:27 5:14 am 6:06 pm 5:45 am 5:35 pm 6:16 am 5:04 pm 11:40 am (32.1°) 91.513
14 6:45 am (118°) 4:36 pm (242°) 9:50:53 −0:24 5:15 am 6:06 pm 5:46 am 5:36 pm 6:17 am 5:04 pm 11:41 am (32.1°) 91.503
15 6:46 am (118°) 4:36 pm (242°) 9:50:32 −0:20 5:15 am 6:07 pm 5:46 am 5:36 pm 6:18 am 5:04 pm 11:41 am (32.0°) 91.494
16 6:46 am (118°) 4:37 pm (242°) 9:50:14 −0:17 5:16 am 6:07 pm 5:47 am 5:36 pm 6:18 am 5:05 pm 11:42 am (32.0°) 91.484
17 6:47 am (118°) 4:37 pm (242°) 9:50:00 −0:14 5:17 am 6:07 pm 5:47 am 5:37 pm 6:19 am 5:05 pm 11:42 am (31.9°) 91.475
18 6:48 am (118°) 4:37 pm (242°) 9:49:48 −0:11 5:17 am 6:08 pm 5:48 am 5:37 pm 6:20 am 5:05 pm 11:43 am (31.9°) 91.467
19 6:48 am (118°) 4:38 pm (242°) 9:49:40 −0:08 5:18 am 6:08 pm 5:49 am 5:38 pm 6:20 am 5:06 pm 11:43 am (31.9°) 91.459
20 6:49 am (118°) 4:38 pm (242°) 9:49:35 −0:05 5:18 am 6:09 pm 5:49 am 5:38 pm 6:21 am 5:06 pm 11:44 am (31.9°) 91.451
21 6:49 am (118°) 4:39 pm (242°) 9:49:33 −0:01 5:19 am 6:09 pm 5:50 am 5:38 pm 6:21 am 5:07 pm 11:44 am (31.9°) 91.444
22 6:50 am (118°) 4:39 pm (242°) 9:49:34 +0:01 5:19 am 6:10 pm 5:50 am 5:39 pm 6:22 am 5:07 pm 11:45 am (31.9°) 91.438
23 6:50 am (118°) 4:40 pm (242°) 9:49:38 +0:04 5:20 am 6:10 pm 5:51 am 5:39 pm 6:22 am 5:08 pm 11:45 am (31.9°) 91.432
24 6:51 am (118°) 4:40 pm (242°) 9:49:46 +0:07 5:20 am 6:11 pm 5:51 am 5:40 pm 6:23 am 5:08 pm 11:46 am (31.9°) 91.427
25 6:51 am (118°) 4:41 pm (242°) 9:49:57 +0:10 5:21 am 6:11 pm 5:51 am 5:41 pm 6:23 am 5:09 pm 11:46 am (31.9°) 91.423
26 6:51 am (118°) 4:42 pm (242°) 9:50:11 +0:13 5:21 am 6:12 pm 5:52 am 5:41 pm 6:23 am 5:10 pm 11:47 am (31.9°) 91.419
27 6:52 am (118°) 4:42 pm (242°) 9:50:28 +0:17 5:21 am 6:13 pm 5:52 am 5:42 pm 6:24 am 5:10 pm 11:47 am (32.0°) 91.416
28 6:52 am (118°) 4:43 pm (242°) 9:50:48 +0:20 5:22 am 6:13 pm 5:53 am 5:42 pm 6:24 am 5:11 pm 11:47 am (32.0°) 91.413
29 6:52 am (118°) 4:44 pm (242°) 9:51:11 +0:23 5:22 am 6:14 pm 5:53 am 5:43 pm 6:24 am 5:12 pm 11:48 am (32.1°) 91.411
30 6:53 am (118°) 4:44 pm (242°) 9:51:38 +0:26 5:22 am 6:15 pm 5:53 am 5:44 pm 6:25 am 5:12 pm 11:48 am (32.2°) 91.409
31 6:53 am (118°) 4:45 pm (242°) 9:52:07 +0:29 5:23 am 6:15 pm 5:53 am 5:44 pm 6:25 am 5:13 pm 11:49 am (32.2°) 91.408
* All times are local time for Huntsville. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Huntsville is at 2:50 pm on Monday, December 21, 2026. In terms of daylight, this day is 4 hours, 40 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 4 or December 5.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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