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Ithaca, New York, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2026

Daylight

7:00 am – 7:24 pm
12 hours, 24 minutes

Current Time: Mar 25, 2026 at 6:17:11 am
Sun Direction: 79° East
Sun Altitude: -8.8°
Sun Distance: 92.700 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 21, 2026 4:24 am (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 7:00 am 87° East
Sunset Today: 7:24 pm 274° West

2026 Sun Graph for Ithaca

December 2026 — Sun in Ithaca

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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 7:15 am (119°) 4:34 pm (241°) 9:18:16 −1:23 5:35 am 6:14 pm 6:09 am 5:40 pm 6:44 am 5:05 pm 11:55 am (25.7°) 91.662
2 7:16 am (120°) 4:33 pm (240°) 9:16:56 −1:19 5:36 am 6:14 pm 6:10 am 5:40 pm 6:45 am 5:05 pm 11:55 am (25.6°) 91.648
3 7:17 am (120°) 4:33 pm (240°) 9:15:40 −1:16 5:37 am 6:14 pm 6:11 am 5:40 pm 6:46 am 5:05 pm 11:55 am (25.4°) 91.634
4 7:18 am (120°) 4:33 pm (240°) 9:14:27 −1:12 5:38 am 6:14 pm 6:12 am 5:40 pm 6:47 am 5:04 pm 11:56 am (25.3°) 91.620
5 7:19 am (120°) 4:33 pm (240°) 9:13:18 −1:09 5:39 am 6:13 pm 6:13 am 5:39 pm 6:48 am 5:04 pm 11:56 am (25.2°) 91.607
6 7:20 am (120°) 4:33 pm (240°) 9:12:13 −1:05 5:39 am 6:13 pm 6:13 am 5:39 pm 6:49 am 5:04 pm 11:57 am (25.0°) 91.594
7 7:21 am (121°) 4:33 pm (239°) 9:11:11 −1:01 5:40 am 6:14 pm 6:14 am 5:39 pm 6:50 am 5:04 pm 11:57 am (24.9°) 91.582
8 7:22 am (121°) 4:32 pm (239°) 9:10:14 −0:57 5:41 am 6:14 pm 6:15 am 5:40 pm 6:50 am 5:04 pm 11:57 am (24.8°) 91.570
9 7:23 am (121°) 4:32 pm (239°) 9:09:20 −0:53 5:42 am 6:14 pm 6:16 am 5:40 pm 6:51 am 5:04 pm 11:58 am (24.7°) 91.558
10 7:24 am (121°) 4:33 pm (239°) 9:08:30 −0:49 5:43 am 6:14 pm 6:17 am 5:40 pm 6:52 am 5:04 pm 11:58 am (24.6°) 91.546
11 7:25 am (121°) 4:33 pm (239°) 9:07:45 −0:45 5:43 am 6:14 pm 6:18 am 5:40 pm 6:53 am 5:04 pm 11:59 am (24.6°) 91.535
12 7:26 am (121°) 4:33 pm (239°) 9:07:04 −0:41 5:44 am 6:14 pm 6:18 am 5:40 pm 6:54 am 5:05 pm 11:59 am (24.5°) 91.524
13 7:26 am (121°) 4:33 pm (239°) 9:06:26 −0:37 5:45 am 6:14 pm 6:19 am 5:40 pm 6:55 am 5:05 pm 12:00 pm (24.4°) 91.514
14 7:27 am (121°) 4:33 pm (239°) 9:05:53 −0:32 5:46 am 6:15 pm 6:20 am 5:41 pm 6:55 am 5:05 pm 12:00 pm (24.4°) 91.504
15 7:28 am (121°) 4:33 pm (238°) 9:05:25 −0:28 5:46 am 6:15 pm 6:20 am 5:41 pm 6:56 am 5:05 pm 12:01 pm (24.3°) 91.494
16 7:29 am (122°) 4:34 pm (238°) 9:05:00 −0:24 5:47 am 6:15 pm 6:21 am 5:41 pm 6:57 am 5:06 pm 12:01 pm (24.3°) 91.484
17 7:29 am (122°) 4:34 pm (238°) 9:04:40 −0:20 5:48 am 6:16 pm 6:22 am 5:42 pm 6:57 am 5:06 pm 12:02 pm (24.2°) 91.475
18 7:30 am (122°) 4:34 pm (238°) 9:04:24 −0:15 5:48 am 6:16 pm 6:22 am 5:42 pm 6:58 am 5:06 pm 12:02 pm (24.2°) 91.467
19 7:31 am (122°) 4:35 pm (238°) 9:04:13 −0:11 5:49 am 6:17 pm 6:23 am 5:42 pm 6:59 am 5:07 pm 12:03 pm (24.2°) 91.459
20 7:31 am (122°) 4:35 pm (238°) 9:04:05 −0:07 5:49 am 6:17 pm 6:24 am 5:43 pm 6:59 am 5:07 pm 12:03 pm (24.2°) 91.451
21 7:32 am (122°) 4:36 pm (238°) 9:04:03 −0:02 5:50 am 6:18 pm 6:24 am 5:43 pm 7:00 am 5:08 pm 12:04 pm (24.2°) 91.445
22 7:32 am (122°) 4:36 pm (238°) 9:04:04 +0:01 5:50 am 6:18 pm 6:25 am 5:44 pm 7:00 am 5:08 pm 12:04 pm (24.2°) 91.438
23 7:33 am (122°) 4:37 pm (238°) 9:04:10 +0:05 5:51 am 6:19 pm 6:25 am 5:44 pm 7:01 am 5:09 pm 12:05 pm (24.2°) 91.433
24 7:33 am (122°) 4:37 pm (238°) 9:04:20 +0:10 5:51 am 6:19 pm 6:25 am 5:45 pm 7:01 am 5:09 pm 12:05 pm (24.2°) 91.427
25 7:33 am (122°) 4:38 pm (238°) 9:04:35 +0:14 5:52 am 6:20 pm 6:26 am 5:45 pm 7:01 am 5:10 pm 12:06 pm (24.2°) 91.423
26 7:34 am (122°) 4:39 pm (238°) 9:04:54 +0:18 5:52 am 6:20 pm 6:26 am 5:46 pm 7:02 am 5:11 pm 12:06 pm (24.2°) 91.419
27 7:34 am (122°) 4:39 pm (238°) 9:05:17 +0:23 5:52 am 6:21 pm 6:27 am 5:47 pm 7:02 am 5:11 pm 12:07 pm (24.3°) 91.416
28 7:34 am (121°) 4:40 pm (239°) 9:05:44 +0:27 5:53 am 6:22 pm 6:27 am 5:47 pm 7:02 am 5:12 pm 12:07 pm (24.3°) 91.413
29 7:34 am (121°) 4:41 pm (239°) 9:06:16 +0:31 5:53 am 6:22 pm 6:27 am 5:48 pm 7:03 am 5:13 pm 12:08 pm (24.4°) 91.411
30 7:35 am (121°) 4:42 pm (239°) 9:06:52 +0:36 5:53 am 6:23 pm 6:27 am 5:49 pm 7:03 am 5:13 pm 12:08 pm (24.5°) 91.409
31 7:35 am (121°) 4:42 pm (239°) 9:07:33 +0:40 5:53 am 6:24 pm 6:28 am 5:50 pm 7:03 am 5:14 pm 12:09 pm (24.5°) 91.408
* All times are local time for Ithaca. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Ithaca is at 3:50 pm on Monday, December 21, 2026. In terms of daylight, this day is 6 hours, 14 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 8 or December 9.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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