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Mason City, Iowa, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2026

Daylight

7:24 am – 5:29 pm
10 hours, 5 minutes

Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 7:05:38 pm
Sun Direction: 265° West
Sun Altitude: -17.9°
Sun Distance: 91.644 million mi
Next Equinox: Mar 20, 2026 9:46 am (Vernal)
Sunrise Today: 7:24 am 112° Southeast
Sunset Today: 5:29 pm 249° West

2026 Sun Graph for Mason City

December 2026 — Sun in Mason City

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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 7:24 am (120°) 4:38 pm (240°) 9:13:47 −1:25 5:43 am 6:20 pm 6:17 am 5:45 pm 6:53 am 5:10 pm 12:01 pm (25.0°) 91.661
2 7:25 am (120°) 4:38 pm (240°) 9:12:24 −1:22 5:44 am 6:20 pm 6:18 am 5:45 pm 6:54 am 5:10 pm 12:02 pm (24.8°) 91.647
3 7:27 am (120°) 4:38 pm (240°) 9:11:06 −1:18 5:45 am 6:19 pm 6:19 am 5:45 pm 6:55 am 5:10 pm 12:02 pm (24.7°) 91.633
4 7:28 am (120°) 4:37 pm (240°) 9:09:51 −1:14 5:46 am 6:19 pm 6:20 am 5:45 pm 6:56 am 5:09 pm 12:03 pm (24.6°) 91.620
5 7:29 am (121°) 4:37 pm (239°) 9:08:40 −1:10 5:46 am 6:19 pm 6:21 am 5:45 pm 6:56 am 5:09 pm 12:03 pm (24.4°) 91.607
6 7:30 am (121°) 4:37 pm (239°) 9:07:33 −1:07 5:47 am 6:19 pm 6:22 am 5:45 pm 6:57 am 5:09 pm 12:03 pm (24.3°) 91.594
7 7:30 am (121°) 4:37 pm (239°) 9:06:30 −1:03 5:48 am 6:19 pm 6:23 am 5:45 pm 6:58 am 5:09 pm 12:04 pm (24.2°) 91.581
8 7:31 am (121°) 4:37 pm (239°) 9:05:31 −0:59 5:49 am 6:19 pm 6:23 am 5:45 pm 6:59 am 5:09 pm 12:04 pm (24.1°) 91.569
9 7:32 am (121°) 4:37 pm (239°) 9:04:36 −0:54 5:50 am 6:20 pm 6:24 am 5:45 pm 7:00 am 5:09 pm 12:05 pm (24.0°) 91.557
10 7:33 am (121°) 4:37 pm (239°) 9:03:45 −0:50 5:51 am 6:20 pm 6:25 am 5:45 pm 7:01 am 5:09 pm 12:05 pm (23.9°) 91.546
11 7:34 am (122°) 4:37 pm (238°) 9:02:59 −0:46 5:51 am 6:20 pm 6:26 am 5:45 pm 7:02 am 5:09 pm 12:06 pm (23.8°) 91.535
12 7:35 am (122°) 4:37 pm (238°) 9:02:16 −0:42 5:52 am 6:20 pm 6:27 am 5:45 pm 7:03 am 5:10 pm 12:06 pm (23.8°) 91.524
13 7:36 am (122°) 4:37 pm (238°) 9:01:38 −0:38 5:53 am 6:20 pm 6:27 am 5:46 pm 7:03 am 5:10 pm 12:07 pm (23.7°) 91.513
14 7:36 am (122°) 4:38 pm (238°) 9:01:05 −0:33 5:54 am 6:21 pm 6:28 am 5:46 pm 7:04 am 5:10 pm 12:07 pm (23.6°) 91.503
15 7:37 am (122°) 4:38 pm (238°) 9:00:35 −0:29 5:54 am 6:21 pm 6:29 am 5:46 pm 7:05 am 5:10 pm 12:08 pm (23.6°) 91.493
16 7:38 am (122°) 4:38 pm (238°) 9:00:10 −0:25 5:55 am 6:21 pm 6:29 am 5:47 pm 7:05 am 5:11 pm 12:08 pm (23.5°) 91.484
17 7:39 am (122°) 4:38 pm (238°) 8:59:50 −0:20 5:55 am 6:22 pm 6:30 am 5:47 pm 7:06 am 5:11 pm 12:09 pm (23.5°) 91.475
18 7:39 am (122°) 4:39 pm (238°) 8:59:33 −0:16 5:56 am 6:22 pm 6:31 am 5:47 pm 7:07 am 5:11 pm 12:09 pm (23.5°) 91.467
19 7:40 am (122°) 4:39 pm (238°) 8:59:22 −0:11 5:57 am 6:22 pm 6:31 am 5:48 pm 7:07 am 5:12 pm 12:10 pm (23.5°) 91.459
20 7:40 am (122°) 4:40 pm (238°) 8:59:15 −0:07 5:57 am 6:23 pm 6:32 am 5:48 pm 7:08 am 5:12 pm 12:10 pm (23.4°) 91.451
21 7:41 am (122°) 4:40 pm (238°) 8:59:12 −0:02 5:58 am 6:23 pm 6:32 am 5:49 pm 7:08 am 5:13 pm 12:11 pm (23.4°) 91.444
22 7:41 am (122°) 4:41 pm (238°) 8:59:14 +0:01 5:58 am 6:24 pm 6:33 am 5:49 pm 7:09 am 5:13 pm 12:11 pm (23.4°) 91.438
23 7:42 am (122°) 4:41 pm (238°) 8:59:20 +0:06 5:59 am 6:24 pm 6:33 am 5:50 pm 7:09 am 5:14 pm 12:11 pm (23.5°) 91.432
24 7:42 am (122°) 4:42 pm (238°) 8:59:31 +0:10 5:59 am 6:25 pm 6:34 am 5:50 pm 7:10 am 5:14 pm 12:12 pm (23.5°) 91.427
25 7:43 am (122°) 4:42 pm (238°) 8:59:46 +0:15 6:00 am 6:26 pm 6:34 am 5:51 pm 7:10 am 5:15 pm 12:12 pm (23.5°) 91.423
26 7:43 am (122°) 4:43 pm (238°) 9:00:06 +0:19 6:00 am 6:26 pm 6:35 am 5:51 pm 7:10 am 5:16 pm 12:13 pm (23.5°) 91.419
27 7:43 am (122°) 4:44 pm (238°) 9:00:30 +0:24 6:00 am 6:27 pm 6:35 am 5:52 pm 7:11 am 5:16 pm 12:13 pm (23.6°) 91.416
28 7:44 am (122°) 4:44 pm (238°) 9:00:58 +0:28 6:01 am 6:27 pm 6:35 am 5:53 pm 7:11 am 5:17 pm 12:14 pm (23.6°) 91.413
29 7:44 am (122°) 4:45 pm (238°) 9:01:31 +0:32 6:01 am 6:28 pm 6:35 am 5:54 pm 7:11 am 5:18 pm 12:14 pm (23.7°) 91.411
30 7:44 am (122°) 4:46 pm (238°) 9:02:08 +0:37 6:01 am 6:29 pm 6:36 am 5:54 pm 7:12 am 5:18 pm 12:15 pm (23.8°) 91.409
31 7:44 am (122°) 4:47 pm (238°) 9:02:50 +0:41 6:01 am 6:30 pm 6:36 am 5:55 pm 7:12 am 5:19 pm 12:15 pm (23.8°) 91.408
* All times are local time for Mason City. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Mason City is at 2:50 pm on Monday, December 21, 2026. In terms of daylight, this day is 6 hours, 24 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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