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Wainwright, Alaska, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2026

Daylight

8:22 am – 9:12 pm
12 hours, 50 minutes

Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 2:31:12 am
Sun Direction: 356° North
Sun Altitude: -18.2°
Sun Distance: 92.649 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 21, 2026 12:24 am (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 8:22 am 84° East
Sunset Today: 9:12 pm 277° West

2026 Sun Graph for Wainwright

December 2026 — Sun in Wainwright

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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 Down, doesn’t rise 8:01 am 6:56 pm 9:20 am 5:37 pm 11:03 am 3:54 pm 1:29 pm (-1.6°) 91.658
2 Down, doesn’t rise 8:03 am 6:55 pm 9:23 am 5:35 pm 11:06 am 3:51 pm 1:29 pm (-1.8°) 91.644
3 Down, doesn’t rise 8:05 am 6:54 pm 9:25 am 5:34 pm 11:10 am 3:49 pm 1:30 pm (-1.9°) 91.631
4 Down, doesn’t rise 8:07 am 6:53 pm 9:27 am 5:32 pm 11:13 am 3:46 pm 1:30 pm (-2.1°) 91.617
5 Down, doesn’t rise 8:09 am 6:52 pm 9:29 am 5:31 pm 11:17 am 3:44 pm 1:30 pm (-2.3°) 91.604
6 Down, doesn’t rise 8:10 am 6:51 pm 9:32 am 5:30 pm 11:20 am 3:41 pm 1:31 pm (-2.5°) 91.592
7 Down, doesn’t rise 8:12 am 6:50 pm 9:34 am 5:28 pm 11:23 am 3:39 pm 1:31 pm (-2.8°) 91.579
8 Down, doesn’t rise 8:14 am 6:49 pm 9:35 am 5:27 pm 11:26 am 3:37 pm 1:32 pm (-3.0°) 91.567
9 Down, doesn’t rise 8:16 am 6:48 pm 9:37 am 5:27 pm 11:29 am 3:35 pm 1:32 pm (-3.2°) 91.555
10 Down, doesn’t rise 8:17 am 6:48 pm 9:39 am 5:26 pm 11:31 am 3:33 pm 1:33 pm (-3.4°) 91.544
11 Down, doesn’t rise 8:18 am 6:47 pm 9:41 am 5:25 pm 11:34 am 3:32 pm 1:33 pm (-3.5°) 91.533
12 Down, doesn’t rise 8:20 am 6:47 pm 9:42 am 5:24 pm 11:36 am 3:30 pm 1:34 pm (-3.6°) 91.522
13 Down, doesn’t rise 8:21 am 6:47 pm 9:44 am 5:24 pm 11:39 am 3:29 pm 1:34 pm (-3.7°) 91.511
14 Down, doesn’t rise 8:22 am 6:46 pm 9:45 am 5:24 pm 11:41 am 3:28 pm 1:34 pm (-3.8°) 91.501
15 Down, doesn’t rise 8:23 am 6:46 pm 9:46 am 5:23 pm 11:43 am 3:27 pm 1:35 pm (-3.8°) 91.492
16 Down, doesn’t rise 8:24 am 6:46 pm 9:47 am 5:23 pm 11:44 am 3:26 pm 1:35 pm (-3.9°) 91.482
17 Down, doesn’t rise 8:25 am 6:46 pm 9:48 am 5:23 pm 11:46 am 3:26 pm 1:36 pm (-3.9°) 91.473
18 Down, doesn’t rise 8:26 am 6:47 pm 9:49 am 5:23 pm 11:47 am 3:26 pm 1:36 pm (-4.0°) 91.465
19 Down, doesn’t rise 8:27 am 6:47 pm 9:50 am 5:24 pm 11:48 am 3:26 pm 1:37 pm (-4.0°) 91.457
20 Down, doesn’t rise 8:28 am 6:47 pm 9:51 am 5:24 pm 11:49 am 3:26 pm 1:37 pm (-4.0°) 91.450
21 Down, doesn’t rise 8:28 am 6:48 pm 9:51 am 5:24 pm 11:49 am 3:26 pm 1:38 pm (-4.0°) 91.443
22 Down, doesn’t rise 8:29 am 6:48 pm 9:52 am 5:25 pm 11:50 am 3:27 pm 1:38 pm (-4.0°) 91.437
23 Down, doesn’t rise 8:29 am 6:49 pm 9:52 am 5:26 pm 11:50 am 3:28 pm 1:39 pm (-4.0°) 91.431
24 Down, doesn’t rise 8:29 am 6:50 pm 9:52 am 5:27 pm 11:50 am 3:29 pm 1:39 pm (-4.0°) 91.426
25 Down, doesn’t rise 8:29 am 6:51 pm 9:52 am 5:27 pm 11:50 am 3:30 pm 1:40 pm (-3.9°) 91.422
26 Down, doesn’t rise 8:30 am 6:51 pm 9:52 am 5:28 pm 11:49 am 3:32 pm 1:40 pm (-3.9°) 91.418
27 Down, doesn’t rise 8:29 am 6:53 pm 9:52 am 5:30 pm 11:48 am 3:33 pm 1:41 pm (-3.8°) 91.415
28 Down, doesn’t rise 8:29 am 6:54 pm 9:52 am 5:31 pm 11:48 am 3:35 pm 1:41 pm (-3.8°) 91.412
29 Down, doesn’t rise 8:29 am 6:55 pm 9:52 am 5:32 pm 11:47 am 3:37 pm 1:42 pm (-3.7°) 91.410
30 Down, doesn’t rise 8:29 am 6:56 pm 9:51 am 5:34 pm 11:45 am 3:40 pm 1:42 pm (-3.6°) 91.409
31 Down, doesn’t rise 8:28 am 6:58 pm 9:51 am 5:35 pm 11:44 am 3:42 pm 1:43 pm (-3.5°) 91.408
* All times are local time for Wainwright. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Wainwright is at 11:50 am on Monday, December 21, 2026. In most locations north of the equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

Wainwright has polar nights in December.

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