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Salem, Massachusetts, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2026

Daylight

6:41 am – 6:59 pm
12 hours, 18 minutes

Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 5:28:15 am
Sun Direction: 75° East
Sun Altitude: -14.2°
Sun Distance: 92.648 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 21, 2026 4:24 am (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 6:41 am 88° East
Sunset Today: 6:59 pm 273° West

2026 Sun Graph for Salem

December 2026 — Sun in Salem

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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 6:53 am (119°) 4:11 pm (240°) 9:17:48 −1:23 5:13 am 5:51 pm 5:47 am 5:17 pm 6:22 am 4:42 pm 11:32 am (25.6°) 91.662
2 6:54 am (120°) 4:11 pm (240°) 9:16:28 −1:20 5:14 am 5:51 pm 5:48 am 5:17 pm 6:23 am 4:42 pm 11:33 am (25.5°) 91.648
3 6:55 am (120°) 4:10 pm (240°) 9:15:11 −1:16 5:15 am 5:51 pm 5:49 am 5:17 pm 6:24 am 4:42 pm 11:33 am (25.4°) 91.634
4 6:56 am (120°) 4:10 pm (240°) 9:13:58 −1:13 5:15 am 5:51 pm 5:49 am 5:17 pm 6:25 am 4:42 pm 11:33 am (25.2°) 91.621
5 6:57 am (120°) 4:10 pm (240°) 9:12:49 −1:09 5:16 am 5:51 pm 5:50 am 5:17 pm 6:26 am 4:42 pm 11:34 am (25.1°) 91.607
6 6:58 am (120°) 4:10 pm (240°) 9:11:43 −1:05 5:17 am 5:51 pm 5:51 am 5:17 pm 6:26 am 4:42 pm 11:34 am (25.0°) 91.595
7 6:59 am (121°) 4:10 pm (239°) 9:10:42 −1:01 5:18 am 5:51 pm 5:52 am 5:17 pm 6:27 am 4:42 pm 11:35 am (24.9°) 91.582
8 7:00 am (121°) 4:10 pm (239°) 9:09:44 −0:57 5:19 am 5:51 pm 5:53 am 5:17 pm 6:28 am 4:42 pm 11:35 am (24.8°) 91.570
9 7:01 am (121°) 4:10 pm (239°) 9:08:50 −0:53 5:20 am 5:51 pm 5:54 am 5:17 pm 6:29 am 4:42 pm 11:35 am (24.7°) 91.558
10 7:02 am (121°) 4:10 pm (239°) 9:08:00 −0:49 5:20 am 5:51 pm 5:55 am 5:17 pm 6:30 am 4:42 pm 11:36 am (24.6°) 91.547
11 7:03 am (121°) 4:10 pm (239°) 9:07:15 −0:45 5:21 am 5:52 pm 5:55 am 5:17 pm 6:31 am 4:42 pm 11:36 am (24.5°) 91.535
12 7:04 am (121°) 4:10 pm (239°) 9:06:33 −0:41 5:22 am 5:52 pm 5:56 am 5:17 pm 6:32 am 4:42 pm 11:37 am (24.4°) 91.524
13 7:04 am (121°) 4:10 pm (239°) 9:05:56 −0:37 5:23 am 5:52 pm 5:57 am 5:18 pm 6:32 am 4:42 pm 11:37 am (24.3°) 91.514
14 7:05 am (121°) 4:10 pm (239°) 9:05:23 −0:33 5:23 am 5:52 pm 5:58 am 5:18 pm 6:33 am 4:42 pm 11:38 am (24.3°) 91.504
15 7:06 am (122°) 4:11 pm (238°) 9:04:54 −0:28 5:24 am 5:53 pm 5:58 am 5:18 pm 6:34 am 4:43 pm 11:38 am (24.2°) 91.494
16 7:07 am (122°) 4:11 pm (238°) 9:04:29 −0:24 5:25 am 5:53 pm 5:59 am 5:19 pm 6:34 am 4:43 pm 11:39 am (24.2°) 91.485
17 7:07 am (122°) 4:11 pm (238°) 9:04:09 −0:20 5:25 am 5:53 pm 6:00 am 5:19 pm 6:35 am 4:43 pm 11:39 am (24.1°) 91.476
18 7:08 am (122°) 4:12 pm (238°) 9:03:53 −0:15 5:26 am 5:54 pm 6:00 am 5:19 pm 6:36 am 4:44 pm 11:40 am (24.1°) 91.467
19 7:08 am (122°) 4:12 pm (238°) 9:03:41 −0:11 5:26 am 5:54 pm 6:01 am 5:20 pm 6:36 am 4:44 pm 11:40 am (24.1°) 91.459
20 7:09 am (122°) 4:13 pm (238°) 9:03:34 −0:07 5:27 am 5:55 pm 6:01 am 5:20 pm 6:37 am 4:45 pm 11:41 am (24.1°) 91.452
21 7:09 am (122°) 4:13 pm (238°) 9:03:31 −0:02 5:27 am 5:55 pm 6:02 am 5:21 pm 6:37 am 4:45 pm 11:41 am (24.1°) 91.445
22 7:10 am (122°) 4:14 pm (238°) 9:03:32 +0:01 5:28 am 5:56 pm 6:02 am 5:21 pm 6:38 am 4:46 pm 11:42 am (24.1°) 91.438
23 7:10 am (122°) 4:14 pm (238°) 9:03:38 +0:05 5:28 am 5:56 pm 6:03 am 5:22 pm 6:38 am 4:46 pm 11:42 am (24.1°) 91.433
24 7:11 am (122°) 4:15 pm (238°) 9:03:48 +0:10 5:29 am 5:57 pm 6:03 am 5:22 pm 6:39 am 4:47 pm 11:43 am (24.1°) 91.427
25 7:11 am (122°) 4:15 pm (238°) 9:04:03 +0:14 5:29 am 5:57 pm 6:04 am 5:23 pm 6:39 am 4:47 pm 11:43 am (24.1°) 91.423
26 7:12 am (122°) 4:16 pm (238°) 9:04:22 +0:18 5:30 am 5:58 pm 6:04 am 5:24 pm 6:40 am 4:48 pm 11:44 am (24.2°) 91.419
27 7:12 am (122°) 4:17 pm (238°) 9:04:45 +0:23 5:30 am 5:58 pm 6:04 am 5:24 pm 6:40 am 4:49 pm 11:44 am (24.2°) 91.416
28 7:12 am (122°) 4:17 pm (239°) 9:05:13 +0:27 5:30 am 5:59 pm 6:05 am 5:25 pm 6:40 am 4:49 pm 11:45 am (24.3°) 91.413
29 7:12 am (121°) 4:18 pm (239°) 9:05:44 +0:31 5:31 am 6:00 pm 6:05 am 5:26 pm 6:40 am 4:50 pm 11:45 am (24.3°) 91.411
30 7:13 am (121°) 4:19 pm (239°) 9:06:20 +0:36 5:31 am 6:01 pm 6:05 am 5:26 pm 6:41 am 4:51 pm 11:46 am (24.4°) 91.409
31 7:13 am (121°) 4:20 pm (239°) 9:07:01 +0:40 5:31 am 6:01 pm 6:05 am 5:27 pm 6:41 am 4:52 pm 11:46 am (24.5°) 91.408
* All times are local time for Salem. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Salem is at 3:50 pm on Monday, December 21, 2026. In terms of daylight, this day is 6 hours, 15 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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