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Reading, Pennsylvania, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2026

Daylight

6:58 am – 7:21 pm
12 hours, 22 minutes

Current Time: Mar 25, 2026 at 5:43:39 am
Sun Direction: 74° East
Sun Altitude: -15.0°
Sun Distance: 92.699 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 21, 2026 4:24 am (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 6:58 am 87° East
Sunset Today: 7:21 pm 273° West

2026 Sun Graph for Reading

December 2026 — Sun in Reading

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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 7:07 am (118°) 4:37 pm (242°) 9:30:41 −1:16 5:30 am 6:14 pm 6:03 am 5:41 pm 6:37 am 5:08 pm 11:52 am (27.8°) 91.662
2 7:08 am (119°) 4:37 pm (241°) 9:29:27 −1:13 5:31 am 6:14 pm 6:04 am 5:41 pm 6:38 am 5:08 pm 11:53 am (27.7°) 91.648
3 7:09 am (119°) 4:37 pm (241°) 9:28:17 −1:10 5:32 am 6:14 pm 6:05 am 5:41 pm 6:39 am 5:07 pm 11:53 am (27.5°) 91.634
4 7:10 am (119°) 4:37 pm (241°) 9:27:10 −1:06 5:33 am 6:14 pm 6:06 am 5:41 pm 6:39 am 5:07 pm 11:53 am (27.4°) 91.620
5 7:11 am (119°) 4:37 pm (241°) 9:26:07 −1:03 5:33 am 6:14 pm 6:06 am 5:41 pm 6:40 am 5:07 pm 11:54 am (27.3°) 91.607
6 7:12 am (119°) 4:37 pm (241°) 9:25:07 −0:59 5:34 am 6:14 pm 6:07 am 5:41 pm 6:41 am 5:07 pm 11:54 am (27.1°) 91.595
7 7:13 am (120°) 4:37 pm (240°) 9:24:10 −0:56 5:35 am 6:14 pm 6:08 am 5:41 pm 6:42 am 5:07 pm 11:55 am (27.0°) 91.582
8 7:13 am (120°) 4:37 pm (240°) 9:23:18 −0:52 5:36 am 6:14 pm 6:09 am 5:41 pm 6:43 am 5:07 pm 11:55 am (26.9°) 91.570
9 7:14 am (120°) 4:37 pm (240°) 9:22:29 −0:49 5:37 am 6:14 pm 6:10 am 5:41 pm 6:44 am 5:07 pm 11:56 am (26.8°) 91.558
10 7:15 am (120°) 4:37 pm (240°) 9:21:43 −0:45 5:37 am 6:15 pm 6:10 am 5:42 pm 6:45 am 5:07 pm 11:56 am (26.7°) 91.546
11 7:16 am (120°) 4:37 pm (240°) 9:21:01 −0:41 5:38 am 6:15 pm 6:11 am 5:42 pm 6:45 am 5:08 pm 11:57 am (26.7°) 91.535
12 7:17 am (120°) 4:37 pm (240°) 9:20:23 −0:37 5:39 am 6:15 pm 6:12 am 5:42 pm 6:46 am 5:08 pm 11:57 am (26.6°) 91.524
13 7:17 am (120°) 4:37 pm (240°) 9:19:49 −0:34 5:40 am 6:15 pm 6:13 am 5:42 pm 6:47 am 5:08 pm 11:57 am (26.5°) 91.514
14 7:18 am (120°) 4:38 pm (240°) 9:19:19 −0:30 5:40 am 6:16 pm 6:13 am 5:42 pm 6:48 am 5:08 pm 11:58 am (26.5°) 91.504
15 7:19 am (120°) 4:38 pm (240°) 9:18:53 −0:26 5:41 am 6:16 pm 6:14 am 5:43 pm 6:48 am 5:09 pm 11:58 am (26.4°) 91.494
16 7:20 am (120°) 4:38 pm (240°) 9:18:30 −0:22 5:41 am 6:16 pm 6:15 am 5:43 pm 6:49 am 5:09 pm 11:59 am (26.4°) 91.484
17 7:20 am (121°) 4:38 pm (239°) 9:18:12 −0:18 5:42 am 6:17 pm 6:15 am 5:43 pm 6:50 am 5:09 pm 11:59 am (26.3°) 91.475
18 7:21 am (121°) 4:39 pm (239°) 9:17:57 −0:14 5:43 am 6:17 pm 6:16 am 5:44 pm 6:50 am 5:10 pm 12:00 pm (26.3°) 91.467
19 7:21 am (121°) 4:39 pm (239°) 9:17:46 −0:10 5:43 am 6:17 pm 6:16 am 5:44 pm 6:51 am 5:10 pm 12:00 pm (26.3°) 91.459
20 7:22 am (121°) 4:40 pm (239°) 9:17:40 −0:06 5:44 am 6:18 pm 6:17 am 5:45 pm 6:51 am 5:10 pm 12:01 pm (26.3°) 91.451
21 7:23 am (121°) 4:40 pm (239°) 9:17:37 −0:02 5:44 am 6:18 pm 6:18 am 5:45 pm 6:52 am 5:11 pm 12:01 pm (26.3°) 91.445
22 7:23 am (121°) 4:41 pm (239°) 9:17:39 +0:01 5:45 am 6:19 pm 6:18 am 5:46 pm 6:52 am 5:11 pm 12:02 pm (26.3°) 91.438
23 7:23 am (121°) 4:41 pm (239°) 9:17:44 +0:05 5:45 am 6:19 pm 6:18 am 5:46 pm 6:53 am 5:12 pm 12:02 pm (26.3°) 91.433
24 7:24 am (121°) 4:42 pm (239°) 9:17:53 +0:09 5:46 am 6:20 pm 6:19 am 5:47 pm 6:53 am 5:13 pm 12:03 pm (26.3°) 91.427
25 7:24 am (121°) 4:42 pm (239°) 9:18:07 +0:13 5:46 am 6:21 pm 6:19 am 5:47 pm 6:54 am 5:13 pm 12:03 pm (26.3°) 91.423
26 7:25 am (121°) 4:43 pm (240°) 9:18:24 +0:17 5:47 am 6:21 pm 6:20 am 5:48 pm 6:54 am 5:14 pm 12:04 pm (26.3°) 91.419
27 7:25 am (120°) 4:44 pm (240°) 9:18:45 +0:21 5:47 am 6:22 pm 6:20 am 5:49 pm 6:54 am 5:14 pm 12:04 pm (26.4°) 91.416
28 7:25 am (120°) 4:44 pm (240°) 9:19:11 +0:25 5:47 am 6:22 pm 6:20 am 5:49 pm 6:55 am 5:15 pm 12:05 pm (26.4°) 91.413
29 7:26 am (120°) 4:45 pm (240°) 9:19:40 +0:29 5:48 am 6:23 pm 6:21 am 5:50 pm 6:55 am 5:16 pm 12:05 pm (26.5°) 91.411
30 7:26 am (120°) 4:46 pm (240°) 9:20:13 +0:33 5:48 am 6:24 pm 6:21 am 5:51 pm 6:55 am 5:17 pm 12:06 pm (26.6°) 91.409
31 7:26 am (120°) 4:47 pm (240°) 9:20:50 +0:36 5:48 am 6:25 pm 6:21 am 5:52 pm 6:55 am 5:17 pm 12:06 pm (26.6°) 91.408
* All times are local time for Reading. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Reading is at 3:50 pm on Monday, December 21, 2026. In terms of daylight, this day is 5 hours, 46 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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