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

Daylight

7:02 am – 5:17 pm
10 hours, 15 minutes

Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 2:48:04 am
Sun Direction: 66° East
Sun Altitude: -48.0°
Sun Distance: 91.634 million mi
Next Equinox: Mar 20, 2026 10:46 am (Vernal)
Sunrise Today: 7:02 am 111° Southeast
Sunset Today: 5:17 pm 249° West

2026 Sun Graph for New York

December 2026 — Sun in New York

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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 7:00 am (119°) 4:29 pm (241°) 9:28:33 −1:17 5:23 am 6:06 pm 5:56 am 5:33 pm 6:30 am 4:59 pm 11:45 am (27.4°) 91.662
2 7:01 am (119°) 4:29 pm (241°) 9:27:18 −1:14 5:24 am 6:06 pm 5:57 am 5:33 pm 6:31 am 4:59 pm 11:45 am (27.3°) 91.648
3 7:02 am (119°) 4:28 pm (241°) 9:26:07 −1:11 5:25 am 6:06 pm 5:58 am 5:33 pm 6:32 am 4:59 pm 11:45 am (27.2°) 91.634
4 7:03 am (119°) 4:28 pm (241°) 9:24:59 −1:07 5:25 am 6:06 pm 5:59 am 5:33 pm 6:33 am 4:59 pm 11:46 am (27.0°) 91.620
5 7:04 am (119°) 4:28 pm (241°) 9:23:55 −1:04 5:26 am 6:06 pm 5:59 am 5:33 pm 6:34 am 4:59 pm 11:46 am (26.9°) 91.607
6 7:05 am (120°) 4:28 pm (240°) 9:22:54 −1:00 5:27 am 6:06 pm 6:00 am 5:33 pm 6:34 am 4:59 pm 11:47 am (26.8°) 91.595
7 7:06 am (120°) 4:28 pm (240°) 9:21:56 −0:57 5:28 am 6:06 pm 6:01 am 5:33 pm 6:35 am 4:59 pm 11:47 am (26.7°) 91.582
8 7:07 am (120°) 4:28 pm (240°) 9:21:03 −0:53 5:29 am 6:06 pm 6:02 am 5:33 pm 6:36 am 4:59 pm 11:48 am (26.6°) 91.570
9 7:08 am (120°) 4:28 pm (240°) 9:20:13 −0:49 5:29 am 6:06 pm 6:03 am 5:33 pm 6:37 am 4:59 pm 11:48 am (26.5°) 91.558
10 7:09 am (120°) 4:28 pm (240°) 9:19:27 −0:46 5:30 am 6:06 pm 6:03 am 5:33 pm 6:38 am 4:59 pm 11:48 am (26.4°) 91.547
11 7:09 am (120°) 4:28 pm (240°) 9:18:44 −0:42 5:31 am 6:07 pm 6:04 am 5:33 pm 6:39 am 4:59 pm 11:49 am (26.3°) 91.535
12 7:10 am (120°) 4:28 pm (240°) 9:18:06 −0:38 5:32 am 6:07 pm 6:05 am 5:34 pm 6:39 am 4:59 pm 11:49 am (26.2°) 91.524
13 7:11 am (120°) 4:29 pm (240°) 9:17:31 −0:34 5:32 am 6:07 pm 6:06 am 5:34 pm 6:40 am 4:59 pm 11:50 am (26.1°) 91.514
14 7:12 am (121°) 4:29 pm (239°) 9:17:00 −0:30 5:33 am 6:07 pm 6:06 am 5:34 pm 6:41 am 5:00 pm 11:50 am (26.1°) 91.504
15 7:12 am (121°) 4:29 pm (239°) 9:16:33 −0:26 5:34 am 6:08 pm 6:07 am 5:34 pm 6:42 am 5:00 pm 11:51 am (26.0°) 91.494
16 7:13 am (121°) 4:29 pm (239°) 9:16:11 −0:22 5:34 am 6:08 pm 6:08 am 5:35 pm 6:42 am 5:00 pm 11:51 am (26.0°) 91.484
17 7:14 am (121°) 4:30 pm (239°) 9:15:52 −0:18 5:35 am 6:08 pm 6:08 am 5:35 pm 6:43 am 5:01 pm 11:52 am (26.0°) 91.476
18 7:14 am (121°) 4:30 pm (239°) 9:15:37 −0:14 5:36 am 6:09 pm 6:09 am 5:35 pm 6:43 am 5:01 pm 11:52 am (25.9°) 91.467
19 7:15 am (121°) 4:30 pm (239°) 9:15:26 −0:10 5:36 am 6:09 pm 6:10 am 5:36 pm 6:44 am 5:01 pm 11:53 am (25.9°) 91.459
20 7:16 am (121°) 4:31 pm (239°) 9:15:19 −0:06 5:37 am 6:10 pm 6:10 am 5:36 pm 6:45 am 5:02 pm 11:53 am (25.9°) 91.452
21 7:16 am (121°) 4:31 pm (239°) 9:15:17 −0:02 5:37 am 6:10 pm 6:11 am 5:37 pm 6:45 am 5:02 pm 11:54 am (25.9°) 91.445
22 7:17 am (121°) 4:32 pm (239°) 9:15:18 +0:01 5:38 am 6:11 pm 6:11 am 5:37 pm 6:46 am 5:03 pm 11:54 am (25.9°) 91.438
23 7:17 am (121°) 4:32 pm (239°) 9:15:24 +0:05 5:38 am 6:11 pm 6:12 am 5:38 pm 6:46 am 5:03 pm 11:55 am (25.9°) 91.433
24 7:17 am (121°) 4:33 pm (239°) 9:15:33 +0:09 5:39 am 6:12 pm 6:12 am 5:38 pm 6:46 am 5:04 pm 11:55 am (25.9°) 91.427
25 7:18 am (121°) 4:34 pm (239°) 9:15:47 +0:13 5:39 am 6:12 pm 6:12 am 5:39 pm 6:47 am 5:05 pm 11:56 am (25.9°) 91.423
26 7:18 am (121°) 4:34 pm (239°) 9:16:04 +0:17 5:39 am 6:13 pm 6:13 am 5:40 pm 6:47 am 5:05 pm 11:56 am (26.0°) 91.419
27 7:18 am (121°) 4:35 pm (239°) 9:16:26 +0:21 5:40 am 6:14 pm 6:13 am 5:40 pm 6:48 am 5:06 pm 11:57 am (26.0°) 91.416
28 7:19 am (121°) 4:36 pm (239°) 9:16:52 +0:25 5:40 am 6:14 pm 6:13 am 5:41 pm 6:48 am 5:07 pm 11:57 am (26.1°) 91.413
29 7:19 am (120°) 4:36 pm (240°) 9:17:21 +0:29 5:40 am 6:15 pm 6:14 am 5:42 pm 6:48 am 5:07 pm 11:58 am (26.1°) 91.411
30 7:19 am (120°) 4:37 pm (240°) 9:17:55 +0:33 5:41 am 6:16 pm 6:14 am 5:42 pm 6:48 am 5:08 pm 11:58 am (26.2°) 91.409
31 7:19 am (120°) 4:38 pm (240°) 9:18:32 +0:37 5:41 am 6:16 pm 6:14 am 5:43 pm 6:49 am 5:09 pm 11:59 am (26.3°) 91.408
* All times are local time for New York. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in New York is at 3:50 pm on Monday, December 21, 2026. In terms of daylight, this day is 5 hours, 50 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 7 or December 8.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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