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Troy, Michigan, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2026

Daylight

7:26 am – 7:50 pm
12 hours, 24 minutes

Current Time: Mar 25, 2026 at 5:56:58 am
Sun Direction: 71° East
Sun Altitude: -17.1°
Sun Distance: 92.700 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 21, 2026 4:24 am (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 7:26 am 87° East
Sunset Today: 7:50 pm 274° West

2026 Sun Graph for Troy

December 2026 — Sun in Troy

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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 7:42 am (119°) 5:00 pm (240°) 9:17:13 −1:23 6:02 am 6:40 pm 6:36 am 6:06 pm 7:11 am 5:31 pm 12:21 pm (25.5°) 91.661
2 7:44 am (120°) 4:59 pm (240°) 9:15:52 −1:20 6:03 am 6:40 pm 6:37 am 6:06 pm 7:12 am 5:31 pm 12:22 pm (25.4°) 91.647
3 7:45 am (120°) 4:59 pm (240°) 9:14:36 −1:16 6:04 am 6:40 pm 6:38 am 6:06 pm 7:13 am 5:31 pm 12:22 pm (25.3°) 91.634
4 7:46 am (120°) 4:59 pm (240°) 9:13:22 −1:13 6:05 am 6:40 pm 6:39 am 6:06 pm 7:14 am 5:31 pm 12:22 pm (25.1°) 91.620
5 7:47 am (120°) 4:59 pm (240°) 9:12:13 −1:09 6:05 am 6:40 pm 6:40 am 6:06 pm 7:15 am 5:30 pm 12:23 pm (25.0°) 91.607
6 7:48 am (120°) 4:59 pm (239°) 9:11:07 −1:05 6:06 am 6:40 pm 6:40 am 6:06 pm 7:16 am 5:30 pm 12:23 pm (24.9°) 91.594
7 7:48 am (121°) 4:59 pm (239°) 9:10:05 −1:01 6:07 am 6:40 pm 6:41 am 6:06 pm 7:17 am 5:30 pm 12:24 pm (24.8°) 91.582
8 7:49 am (121°) 4:59 pm (239°) 9:09:08 −0:57 6:08 am 6:40 pm 6:42 am 6:06 pm 7:18 am 5:30 pm 12:24 pm (24.7°) 91.570
9 7:50 am (121°) 4:59 pm (239°) 9:08:14 −0:53 6:09 am 6:40 pm 6:43 am 6:06 pm 7:18 am 5:30 pm 12:25 pm (24.6°) 91.558
10 7:51 am (121°) 4:59 pm (239°) 9:07:24 −0:49 6:10 am 6:40 pm 6:44 am 6:06 pm 7:19 am 5:31 pm 12:25 pm (24.5°) 91.546
11 7:52 am (121°) 4:59 pm (239°) 9:06:38 −0:45 6:10 am 6:40 pm 6:45 am 6:06 pm 7:20 am 5:31 pm 12:25 pm (24.4°) 91.535
12 7:53 am (121°) 4:59 pm (239°) 9:05:57 −0:41 6:11 am 6:41 pm 6:45 am 6:06 pm 7:21 am 5:31 pm 12:26 pm (24.3°) 91.524
13 7:54 am (121°) 4:59 pm (239°) 9:05:19 −0:37 6:12 am 6:41 pm 6:46 am 6:07 pm 7:22 am 5:31 pm 12:26 pm (24.2°) 91.514
14 7:54 am (121°) 4:59 pm (238°) 9:04:46 −0:33 6:12 am 6:41 pm 6:47 am 6:07 pm 7:22 am 5:31 pm 12:27 pm (24.2°) 91.503
15 7:55 am (122°) 4:59 pm (238°) 9:04:17 −0:28 6:13 am 6:41 pm 6:47 am 6:07 pm 7:23 am 5:32 pm 12:27 pm (24.1°) 91.494
16 7:56 am (122°) 5:00 pm (238°) 9:03:53 −0:24 6:14 am 6:42 pm 6:48 am 6:07 pm 7:24 am 5:32 pm 12:28 pm (24.1°) 91.484
17 7:56 am (122°) 5:00 pm (238°) 9:03:33 −0:20 6:14 am 6:42 pm 6:49 am 6:08 pm 7:24 am 5:32 pm 12:28 pm (24.1°) 91.475
18 7:57 am (122°) 5:00 pm (238°) 9:03:17 −0:15 6:15 am 6:43 pm 6:49 am 6:08 pm 7:25 am 5:33 pm 12:29 pm (24.0°) 91.467
19 7:58 am (122°) 5:01 pm (238°) 9:03:05 −0:11 6:16 am 6:43 pm 6:50 am 6:09 pm 7:26 am 5:33 pm 12:29 pm (24.0°) 91.459
20 7:58 am (122°) 5:01 pm (238°) 9:02:58 −0:07 6:16 am 6:43 pm 6:50 am 6:09 pm 7:26 am 5:33 pm 12:30 pm (24.0°) 91.451
21 7:59 am (122°) 5:02 pm (238°) 9:02:55 −0:02 6:17 am 6:44 pm 6:51 am 6:10 pm 7:27 am 5:34 pm 12:30 pm (24.0°) 91.444
22 7:59 am (122°) 5:02 pm (238°) 9:02:57 +0:01 6:17 am 6:44 pm 6:52 am 6:10 pm 7:27 am 5:34 pm 12:31 pm (24.0°) 91.438
23 8:00 am (122°) 5:03 pm (238°) 9:03:03 +0:06 6:18 am 6:45 pm 6:52 am 6:11 pm 7:28 am 5:35 pm 12:31 pm (24.0°) 91.432
24 8:00 am (122°) 5:03 pm (238°) 9:03:13 +0:10 6:18 am 6:46 pm 6:52 am 6:11 pm 7:28 am 5:36 pm 12:32 pm (24.0°) 91.427
25 8:01 am (122°) 5:04 pm (238°) 9:03:28 +0:14 6:18 am 6:46 pm 6:53 am 6:12 pm 7:28 am 5:36 pm 12:32 pm (24.0°) 91.423
26 8:01 am (122°) 5:05 pm (238°) 9:03:47 +0:19 6:19 am 6:47 pm 6:53 am 6:12 pm 7:29 am 5:37 pm 12:33 pm (24.1°) 91.419
27 8:01 am (122°) 5:05 pm (238°) 9:04:10 +0:23 6:19 am 6:47 pm 6:54 am 6:13 pm 7:29 am 5:37 pm 12:33 pm (24.1°) 91.416
28 8:01 am (122°) 5:06 pm (238°) 9:04:38 +0:27 6:20 am 6:48 pm 6:54 am 6:14 pm 7:29 am 5:38 pm 12:34 pm (24.2°) 91.413
29 8:02 am (121°) 5:07 pm (239°) 9:05:10 +0:32 6:20 am 6:49 pm 6:54 am 6:14 pm 7:30 am 5:39 pm 12:34 pm (24.2°) 91.411
30 8:02 am (121°) 5:08 pm (239°) 9:05:47 +0:36 6:20 am 6:49 pm 6:54 am 6:15 pm 7:30 am 5:40 pm 12:35 pm (24.3°) 91.409
31 8:02 am (121°) 5:08 pm (239°) 9:06:27 +0:40 6:20 am 6:50 pm 6:55 am 6:16 pm 7:30 am 5:40 pm 12:35 pm (24.4°) 91.408
* All times are local time for Troy. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Troy is at 3:50 pm on Monday, December 21, 2026. In terms of daylight, this day is 6 hours, 16 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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