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Takoma Park, Maryland, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2026

Daylight

7:11 am – 5:32 pm
10 hours, 21 minutes

Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 8:26:40 pm
Sun Direction: 277° West
Sun Altitude: -34.1°
Sun Distance: 91.645 million mi
Next Equinox: Mar 20, 2026 10:46 am (Vernal)
Sunrise Today: 7:11 am 110° Southeast
Sunset Today: 5:32 pm 250° West

2026 Sun Graph for Takoma Park

December 2026 — Sun in Takoma Park

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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°) 4:46 pm (242°) 9:38:14 −1:12 5:33 am 6:20 pm 6:05 am 5:48 pm 6:38 am 5:15 pm 11:57 am (29.2°) 91.662
2 7:08 am (118°) 4:45 pm (242°) 9:37:04 −1:09 5:33 am 6:20 pm 6:06 am 5:48 pm 6:39 am 5:15 pm 11:57 am (29.0°) 91.648
3 7:09 am (118°) 4:45 pm (242°) 9:35:58 −1:06 5:34 am 6:20 pm 6:07 am 5:48 pm 6:40 am 5:15 pm 11:57 am (28.9°) 91.634
4 7:10 am (118°) 4:45 pm (242°) 9:34:54 −1:03 5:35 am 6:20 pm 6:07 am 5:48 pm 6:41 am 5:15 pm 11:58 am (28.7°) 91.620
5 7:11 am (119°) 4:45 pm (241°) 9:33:54 −1:00 5:36 am 6:20 pm 6:08 am 5:48 pm 6:41 am 5:15 pm 11:58 am (28.6°) 91.607
6 7:12 am (119°) 4:45 pm (241°) 9:32:58 −0:56 5:37 am 6:20 pm 6:09 am 5:48 pm 6:42 am 5:15 pm 11:59 am (28.5°) 91.594
7 7:13 am (119°) 4:45 pm (241°) 9:32:04 −0:53 5:38 am 6:20 pm 6:10 am 5:48 pm 6:43 am 5:15 pm 11:59 am (28.4°) 91.582
8 7:14 am (119°) 4:45 pm (241°) 9:31:14 −0:49 5:38 am 6:21 pm 6:11 am 5:48 pm 6:44 am 5:15 pm 11:59 am (28.3°) 91.570
9 7:15 am (119°) 4:45 pm (241°) 9:30:28 −0:46 5:39 am 6:21 pm 6:11 am 5:48 pm 6:45 am 5:15 pm 12:00 pm (28.2°) 91.558
10 7:15 am (119°) 4:45 pm (241°) 9:29:45 −0:43 5:40 am 6:21 pm 6:12 am 5:48 pm 6:46 am 5:15 pm 12:00 pm (28.1°) 91.546
11 7:16 am (119°) 4:45 pm (241°) 9:29:05 −0:39 5:41 am 6:21 pm 6:13 am 5:49 pm 6:46 am 5:15 pm 12:01 pm (28.0°) 91.535
12 7:17 am (120°) 4:46 pm (240°) 9:28:29 −0:35 5:41 am 6:21 pm 6:14 am 5:49 pm 6:47 am 5:15 pm 12:01 pm (27.9°) 91.524
13 7:18 am (120°) 4:46 pm (240°) 9:27:57 −0:32 5:42 am 6:22 pm 6:14 am 5:49 pm 6:48 am 5:16 pm 12:02 pm (27.9°) 91.514
14 7:18 am (120°) 4:46 pm (240°) 9:27:28 −0:28 5:43 am 6:22 pm 6:15 am 5:49 pm 6:49 am 5:16 pm 12:02 pm (27.8°) 91.504
15 7:19 am (120°) 4:46 pm (240°) 9:27:03 −0:24 5:43 am 6:22 pm 6:16 am 5:50 pm 6:49 am 5:16 pm 12:03 pm (27.8°) 91.494
16 7:20 am (120°) 4:47 pm (240°) 9:26:42 −0:21 5:44 am 6:23 pm 6:16 am 5:50 pm 6:50 am 5:17 pm 12:03 pm (27.7°) 91.484
17 7:20 am (120°) 4:47 pm (240°) 9:26:24 −0:17 5:44 am 6:23 pm 6:17 am 5:50 pm 6:50 am 5:17 pm 12:04 pm (27.7°) 91.475
18 7:21 am (120°) 4:47 pm (240°) 9:26:11 −0:13 5:45 am 6:23 pm 6:18 am 5:51 pm 6:51 am 5:17 pm 12:04 pm (27.7°) 91.467
19 7:22 am (120°) 4:48 pm (240°) 9:26:01 −0:10 5:46 am 6:24 pm 6:18 am 5:51 pm 6:52 am 5:18 pm 12:05 pm (27.6°) 91.459
20 7:22 am (120°) 4:48 pm (240°) 9:25:55 −0:06 5:46 am 6:24 pm 6:19 am 5:52 pm 6:52 am 5:18 pm 12:05 pm (27.6°) 91.451
21 7:23 am (120°) 4:49 pm (240°) 9:25:52 −0:02 5:47 am 6:25 pm 6:19 am 5:52 pm 6:53 am 5:19 pm 12:06 pm (27.6°) 91.445
22 7:23 am (120°) 4:49 pm (240°) 9:25:53 +0:01 5:47 am 6:25 pm 6:20 am 5:53 pm 6:53 am 5:19 pm 12:06 pm (27.6°) 91.438
23 7:24 am (120°) 4:50 pm (240°) 9:25:58 +0:05 5:48 am 6:26 pm 6:20 am 5:53 pm 6:54 am 5:20 pm 12:07 pm (27.6°) 91.432
24 7:24 am (120°) 4:50 pm (240°) 9:26:07 +0:08 5:48 am 6:26 pm 6:21 am 5:54 pm 6:54 am 5:20 pm 12:07 pm (27.6°) 91.427
25 7:25 am (120°) 4:51 pm (240°) 9:26:20 +0:12 5:48 am 6:27 pm 6:21 am 5:54 pm 6:55 am 5:21 pm 12:08 pm (27.7°) 91.423
26 7:25 am (120°) 4:52 pm (240°) 9:26:36 +0:16 5:49 am 6:28 pm 6:21 am 5:55 pm 6:55 am 5:21 pm 12:08 pm (27.7°) 91.419
27 7:25 am (120°) 4:52 pm (240°) 9:26:57 +0:20 5:49 am 6:28 pm 6:22 am 5:56 pm 6:55 am 5:22 pm 12:09 pm (27.7°) 91.416
28 7:26 am (120°) 4:53 pm (240°) 9:27:20 +0:23 5:50 am 6:29 pm 6:22 am 5:56 pm 6:56 am 5:23 pm 12:09 pm (27.8°) 91.413
29 7:26 am (120°) 4:54 pm (240°) 9:27:48 +0:27 5:50 am 6:29 pm 6:22 am 5:57 pm 6:56 am 5:24 pm 12:10 pm (27.9°) 91.411
30 7:26 am (120°) 4:54 pm (240°) 9:28:19 +0:31 5:50 am 6:30 pm 6:23 am 5:58 pm 6:56 am 5:24 pm 12:10 pm (27.9°) 91.409
31 7:26 am (119°) 4:55 pm (241°) 9:28:54 +0:34 5:50 am 6:31 pm 6:23 am 5:58 pm 6:56 am 5:25 pm 12:11 pm (28.0°) 91.408
* All times are local time for Takoma Park. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Takoma Park 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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