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Reston, Virginia, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2026

Daylight

6:50 am – 4:56 pm
10 hours, 7 minutes

Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 11:02:59 am
Sun Direction: ↑ 166° South
Sun Altitude: 31.8°
Sun Distance: 91.991 million mi
Next Solstice: Dec 21, 2026 3:50 pm (Winter)
Sunrise Today: 6:50 am↑ 113° Southeast
Sunset Today: 4:56 pm↑ 247° West

2026 Sun Graph for Reston

December 2026 — Sun in Reston

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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 7:09 am ↑ (118°) 4:47 pm ↑ (242°) 9:38:20 −1:12 5:34 am 6:22 pm 6:06 am 5:50 pm 6:39 am 5:17 pm 11:58 am (29.2°) 91.662
2 7:10 am ↑ (118°) 4:47 pm ↑ (242°) 9:37:10 −1:09 5:35 am 6:22 pm 6:07 am 5:50 pm 6:40 am 5:16 pm 11:58 am (29.0°) 91.648
3 7:11 am ↑ (118°) 4:47 pm ↑ (242°) 9:36:04 −1:06 5:36 am 6:22 pm 6:08 am 5:49 pm 6:41 am 5:16 pm 11:59 am (28.9°) 91.634
4 7:12 am ↑ (118°) 4:47 pm ↑ (242°) 9:35:01 −1:03 5:37 am 6:22 pm 6:09 am 5:49 pm 6:42 am 5:16 pm 11:59 am (28.8°) 91.620
5 7:13 am ↑ (119°) 4:47 pm ↑ (241°) 9:34:01 −1:00 5:37 am 6:22 pm 6:10 am 5:49 pm 6:43 am 5:16 pm 12:00 pm (28.6°) 91.607
6 7:13 am ↑ (119°) 4:46 pm ↑ (241°) 9:33:04 −0:56 5:38 am 6:22 pm 6:10 am 5:49 pm 6:44 am 5:16 pm 12:00 pm (28.5°) 91.594
7 7:14 am ↑ (119°) 4:46 pm ↑ (241°) 9:32:11 −0:53 5:39 am 6:22 pm 6:11 am 5:50 pm 6:45 am 5:16 pm 12:00 pm (28.4°) 91.582
8 7:15 am ↑ (119°) 4:47 pm ↑ (241°) 9:31:21 −0:49 5:40 am 6:22 pm 6:12 am 5:50 pm 6:45 am 5:16 pm 12:01 pm (28.3°) 91.570
9 7:16 am ↑ (119°) 4:47 pm ↑ (241°) 9:30:34 −0:46 5:40 am 6:22 pm 6:13 am 5:50 pm 6:46 am 5:16 pm 12:01 pm (28.2°) 91.558
10 7:17 am ↑ (119°) 4:47 pm ↑ (241°) 9:29:51 −0:43 5:41 am 6:22 pm 6:14 am 5:50 pm 6:47 am 5:17 pm 12:02 pm (28.1°) 91.546
11 7:18 am ↑ (119°) 4:47 pm ↑ (241°) 9:29:12 −0:39 5:42 am 6:23 pm 6:14 am 5:50 pm 6:48 am 5:17 pm 12:02 pm (28.0°) 91.535
12 7:18 am ↑ (120°) 4:47 pm ↑ (240°) 9:28:36 −0:35 5:43 am 6:23 pm 6:15 am 5:50 pm 6:48 am 5:17 pm 12:03 pm (28.0°) 91.524
13 7:19 am ↑ (120°) 4:47 pm ↑ (240°) 9:28:04 −0:32 5:43 am 6:23 pm 6:16 am 5:51 pm 6:49 am 5:17 pm 12:03 pm (27.9°) 91.514
14 7:20 am ↑ (120°) 4:47 pm ↑ (240°) 9:27:35 −0:28 5:44 am 6:23 pm 6:16 am 5:51 pm 6:50 am 5:17 pm 12:04 pm (27.8°) 91.504
15 7:21 am ↑ (120°) 4:48 pm ↑ (240°) 9:27:10 −0:24 5:45 am 6:24 pm 6:17 am 5:51 pm 6:51 am 5:18 pm 12:04 pm (27.8°) 91.494
16 7:21 am ↑ (120°) 4:48 pm ↑ (240°) 9:26:49 −0:21 5:45 am 6:24 pm 6:18 am 5:52 pm 6:51 am 5:18 pm 12:05 pm (27.7°) 91.484
17 7:22 am ↑ (120°) 4:48 pm ↑ (240°) 9:26:31 −0:17 5:46 am 6:24 pm 6:18 am 5:52 pm 6:52 am 5:18 pm 12:05 pm (27.7°) 91.475
18 7:22 am ↑ (120°) 4:49 pm ↑ (240°) 9:26:18 −0:13 5:46 am 6:25 pm 6:19 am 5:52 pm 6:52 am 5:19 pm 12:06 pm (27.7°) 91.467
19 7:23 am ↑ (120°) 4:49 pm ↑ (240°) 9:26:08 −0:09 5:47 am 6:25 pm 6:19 am 5:53 pm 6:53 am 5:19 pm 12:06 pm (27.7°) 91.459
20 7:24 am ↑ (120°) 4:50 pm ↑ (240°) 9:26:01 −0:06 5:48 am 6:26 pm 6:20 am 5:53 pm 6:54 am 5:20 pm 12:07 pm (27.6°) 91.451
21 7:24 am ↑ (120°) 4:50 pm ↑ (240°) 9:25:59 −0:02 5:48 am 6:26 pm 6:21 am 5:54 pm 6:54 am 5:20 pm 12:07 pm (27.6°) 91.445
22 7:25 am ↑ (120°) 4:51 pm ↑ (240°) 9:26:00 +0:01 5:49 am 6:27 pm 6:21 am 5:54 pm 6:55 am 5:21 pm 12:08 pm (27.6°) 91.438
23 7:25 am ↑ (120°) 4:51 pm ↑ (240°) 9:26:05 +0:05 5:49 am 6:27 pm 6:22 am 5:55 pm 6:55 am 5:21 pm 12:08 pm (27.6°) 91.432
24 7:25 am ↑ (120°) 4:52 pm ↑ (240°) 9:26:14 +0:08 5:49 am 6:28 pm 6:22 am 5:55 pm 6:55 am 5:22 pm 12:09 pm (27.7°) 91.427
25 7:26 am ↑ (120°) 4:52 pm ↑ (240°) 9:26:27 +0:12 5:50 am 6:28 pm 6:22 am 5:56 pm 6:56 am 5:22 pm 12:09 pm (27.7°) 91.423
26 7:26 am ↑ (120°) 4:53 pm ↑ (240°) 9:26:43 +0:16 5:50 am 6:29 pm 6:23 am 5:56 pm 6:56 am 5:23 pm 12:10 pm (27.7°) 91.419
27 7:27 am ↑ (120°) 4:54 pm ↑ (240°) 9:27:03 +0:20 5:51 am 6:30 pm 6:23 am 5:57 pm 6:57 am 5:24 pm 12:10 pm (27.8°) 91.416
28 7:27 am ↑ (120°) 4:54 pm ↑ (240°) 9:27:27 +0:23 5:51 am 6:30 pm 6:23 am 5:58 pm 6:57 am 5:24 pm 12:11 pm (27.8°) 91.413
29 7:27 am ↑ (120°) 4:55 pm ↑ (240°) 9:27:55 +0:27 5:51 am 6:31 pm 6:24 am 5:58 pm 6:57 am 5:25 pm 12:11 pm (27.9°) 91.411
30 7:27 am ↑ (120°) 4:56 pm ↑ (240°) 9:28:26 +0:31 5:52 am 6:32 pm 6:24 am 5:59 pm 6:57 am 5:26 pm 12:12 pm (27.9°) 91.409
31 7:28 am ↑ (119°) 4:57 pm ↑ (241°) 9:29:01 +0:34 5:52 am 6:32 pm 6:24 am 6:00 pm 6:58 am 5:26 pm 12:12 pm (28.0°) 91.408
* All times are local time for Reston. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Reston is at 3:50 pm on Monday, December 21, 2026. In terms of daylight, this day is 5 hours, 28 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 6 or December 7.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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