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

Daylight

6:50 am – 7:13 pm
12 hours, 24 minutes

Current Time: Mar 25, 2026 at 5:20:27 am
Sun Direction: 71° East
Sun Altitude: -16.9°
Sun Distance: 92.699 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 21, 2026 4:24 am (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 6:50 am 87° East
Sunset Today: 7:13 pm 274° West

2026 Sun Graph for Schenectady

December 2026 — Sun in Schenectady

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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 7:06 am (120°) 4:22 pm (240°) 9:15:59 −1:24 5:25 am 6:03 pm 5:59 am 5:29 pm 6:35 am 4:54 pm 11:44 am (25.3°) 91.662
2 7:07 am (120°) 4:22 pm (240°) 9:14:37 −1:21 5:26 am 6:03 pm 6:00 am 5:29 pm 6:36 am 4:54 pm 11:45 am (25.2°) 91.648
3 7:08 am (120°) 4:22 pm (240°) 9:13:20 −1:17 5:27 am 6:03 pm 6:01 am 5:29 pm 6:37 am 4:53 pm 11:45 am (25.1°) 91.634
4 7:09 am (120°) 4:21 pm (240°) 9:12:06 −1:13 5:28 am 6:03 pm 6:02 am 5:29 pm 6:38 am 4:53 pm 11:46 am (24.9°) 91.620
5 7:10 am (120°) 4:21 pm (240°) 9:10:56 −1:10 5:29 am 6:03 pm 6:03 am 5:29 pm 6:39 am 4:53 pm 11:46 am (24.8°) 91.607
6 7:11 am (121°) 4:21 pm (239°) 9:09:49 −1:06 5:30 am 6:03 pm 6:04 am 5:29 pm 6:39 am 4:53 pm 11:46 am (24.7°) 91.595
7 7:12 am (121°) 4:21 pm (239°) 9:08:47 −1:02 5:31 am 6:03 pm 6:05 am 5:29 pm 6:40 am 4:53 pm 11:47 am (24.6°) 91.582
8 7:13 am (121°) 4:21 pm (239°) 9:07:49 −0:58 5:31 am 6:03 pm 6:06 am 5:29 pm 6:41 am 4:53 pm 11:47 am (24.5°) 91.570
9 7:14 am (121°) 4:21 pm (239°) 9:06:54 −0:54 5:32 am 6:03 pm 6:07 am 5:29 pm 6:42 am 4:53 pm 11:48 am (24.4°) 91.558
10 7:15 am (121°) 4:21 pm (239°) 9:06:04 −0:50 5:33 am 6:03 pm 6:07 am 5:29 pm 6:43 am 4:53 pm 11:48 am (24.3°) 91.547
11 7:16 am (121°) 4:21 pm (239°) 9:05:18 −0:46 5:34 am 6:03 pm 6:08 am 5:29 pm 6:44 am 4:53 pm 11:49 am (24.2°) 91.535
12 7:17 am (121°) 4:21 pm (239°) 9:04:36 −0:42 5:35 am 6:03 pm 6:09 am 5:29 pm 6:45 am 4:53 pm 11:49 am (24.1°) 91.524
13 7:17 am (122°) 4:21 pm (238°) 9:03:58 −0:37 5:35 am 6:04 pm 6:10 am 5:29 pm 6:45 am 4:54 pm 11:50 am (24.0°) 91.514
14 7:18 am (122°) 4:22 pm (238°) 9:03:24 −0:33 5:36 am 6:04 pm 6:10 am 5:30 pm 6:46 am 4:54 pm 11:50 am (24.0°) 91.504
15 7:19 am (122°) 4:22 pm (238°) 9:02:55 −0:29 5:37 am 6:04 pm 6:11 am 5:30 pm 6:47 am 4:54 pm 11:50 am (23.9°) 91.494
16 7:20 am (122°) 4:22 pm (238°) 9:02:30 −0:24 5:37 am 6:05 pm 6:12 am 5:30 pm 6:47 am 4:54 pm 11:51 am (23.9°) 91.484
17 7:20 am (122°) 4:23 pm (238°) 9:02:10 −0:20 5:38 am 6:05 pm 6:12 am 5:31 pm 6:48 am 4:55 pm 11:51 am (23.9°) 91.476
18 7:21 am (122°) 4:23 pm (238°) 9:01:54 −0:16 5:38 am 6:05 pm 6:13 am 5:31 pm 6:49 am 4:55 pm 11:52 am (23.8°) 91.467
19 7:22 am (122°) 4:23 pm (238°) 9:01:42 −0:11 5:39 am 6:06 pm 6:14 am 5:31 pm 6:49 am 4:56 pm 11:52 am (23.8°) 91.459
20 7:22 am (122°) 4:24 pm (238°) 9:01:34 −0:07 5:40 am 6:06 pm 6:14 am 5:32 pm 6:50 am 4:56 pm 11:53 am (23.8°) 91.452
21 7:23 am (122°) 4:24 pm (238°) 9:01:32 −0:02 5:40 am 6:07 pm 6:15 am 5:32 pm 6:50 am 4:56 pm 11:53 am (23.8°) 91.445
22 7:23 am (122°) 4:25 pm (238°) 9:01:33 +0:01 5:41 am 6:07 pm 6:15 am 5:33 pm 6:51 am 4:57 pm 11:54 am (23.8°) 91.438
23 7:24 am (122°) 4:25 pm (238°) 9:01:39 +0:05 5:41 am 6:08 pm 6:16 am 5:33 pm 6:51 am 4:58 pm 11:54 am (23.8°) 91.433
24 7:24 am (122°) 4:26 pm (238°) 9:01:49 +0:10 5:42 am 6:08 pm 6:16 am 5:34 pm 6:52 am 4:58 pm 11:55 am (23.8°) 91.427
25 7:24 am (122°) 4:26 pm (238°) 9:02:04 +0:14 5:42 am 6:09 pm 6:16 am 5:34 pm 6:52 am 4:59 pm 11:55 am (23.8°) 91.423
26 7:25 am (122°) 4:27 pm (238°) 9:02:23 +0:19 5:42 am 6:10 pm 6:17 am 5:35 pm 6:52 am 4:59 pm 11:56 am (23.9°) 91.419
27 7:25 am (122°) 4:28 pm (238°) 9:02:47 +0:23 5:43 am 6:10 pm 6:17 am 5:36 pm 6:53 am 5:00 pm 11:56 am (23.9°) 91.416
28 7:25 am (122°) 4:29 pm (238°) 9:03:15 +0:27 5:43 am 6:11 pm 6:17 am 5:36 pm 6:53 am 5:01 pm 11:57 am (24.0°) 91.413
29 7:26 am (122°) 4:29 pm (238°) 9:03:47 +0:32 5:43 am 6:12 pm 6:18 am 5:37 pm 6:53 am 5:01 pm 11:57 am (24.0°) 91.411
30 7:26 am (121°) 4:30 pm (239°) 9:04:24 +0:36 5:44 am 6:12 pm 6:18 am 5:38 pm 6:54 am 5:02 pm 11:58 am (24.1°) 91.409
31 7:26 am (121°) 4:31 pm (239°) 9:05:04 +0:40 5:44 am 6:13 pm 6:18 am 5:39 pm 6:54 am 5:03 pm 11:58 am (24.2°) 91.408
* All times are local time for Schenectady. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Schenectady is at 3:50 pm on Monday, December 21, 2026. In terms of daylight, this day is 6 hours, 19 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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