Daylight
7:21 am – 5:08 pm
9 hours, 46 minutes
| Current Time: | Feb 11, 2026 at 7:07:44 am |
|---|---|
| Sun Direction: | ↑ 109° East |
| Sun Altitude: | -2.0° |
| Sun Distance: | 91.746 million mi |
| Next Equinox: | Mar 20, 2026 2:46 pm (Vernal) |
| Sunrise Today: | 7:21 am↑ 112° Southeast |
| Sunset Today: | 5:08 pm↑ 248° West |
2026 Sun Graph for London
December 2026 — Sun in London
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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 | 7:43 am ↑ (125°) | 3:54 pm ↑ (235°) | 8:11:15 | −2:03 | 5:42 am | 5:56 pm | 6:22 am | 5:16 pm | 7:04 am | 4:33 pm | 11:49 am (16.7°) | 91.665 |
| 2 | 7:45 am ↑ (126°) | 3:54 pm ↑ (234°) | 8:09:15 | −1:59 | 5:43 am | 5:56 pm | 6:23 am | 5:15 pm | 7:05 am | 4:33 pm | 11:49 am (16.6°) | 91.651 |
| 3 | 7:46 am ↑ (126°) | 3:53 pm ↑ (234°) | 8:07:22 | −1:53 | 5:44 am | 5:55 pm | 6:24 am | 5:15 pm | 7:07 am | 4:33 pm | 11:50 am (16.4°) | 91.637 |
| 4 | 7:47 am ↑ (126°) | 3:53 pm ↑ (234°) | 8:05:33 | −1:48 | 5:45 am | 5:55 pm | 6:25 am | 5:15 pm | 7:08 am | 4:32 pm | 11:50 am (16.3°) | 91.623 |
| 5 | 7:49 am ↑ (126°) | 3:52 pm ↑ (234°) | 8:03:49 | −1:43 | 5:46 am | 5:55 pm | 6:26 am | 5:14 pm | 7:09 am | 4:32 pm | 11:51 am (16.1°) | 91.610 |
| 6 | 7:50 am ↑ (127°) | 3:52 pm ↑ (233°) | 8:02:12 | −1:37 | 5:47 am | 5:55 pm | 6:28 am | 5:14 pm | 7:10 am | 4:32 pm | 11:51 am (16.0°) | 91.597 |
| 7 | 7:51 am ↑ (127°) | 3:52 pm ↑ (233°) | 8:00:39 | −1:32 | 5:48 am | 5:55 pm | 6:29 am | 5:14 pm | 7:11 am | 4:31 pm | 11:51 am (15.9°) | 91.585 |
| 8 | 7:52 am ↑ (127°) | 3:51 pm ↑ (233°) | 7:59:13 | −1:26 | 5:49 am | 5:54 pm | 6:30 am | 5:14 pm | 7:12 am | 4:31 pm | 11:52 am (15.8°) | 91.572 |
| 9 | 7:53 am ↑ (127°) | 3:51 pm ↑ (233°) | 7:57:52 | −1:20 | 5:50 am | 5:54 pm | 6:31 am | 5:14 pm | 7:13 am | 4:31 pm | 11:52 am (15.7°) | 91.560 |
| 10 | 7:54 am ↑ (127°) | 3:51 pm ↑ (233°) | 7:56:37 | −1:14 | 5:51 am | 5:54 pm | 6:32 am | 5:14 pm | 7:14 am | 4:31 pm | 11:53 am (15.6°) | 91.549 |
| 11 | 7:55 am ↑ (128°) | 3:51 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:55:28 | −1:09 | 5:52 am | 5:54 pm | 6:33 am | 5:14 pm | 7:15 am | 4:31 pm | 11:53 am (15.5°) | 91.538 |
| 12 | 7:56 am ↑ (128°) | 3:51 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:54:25 | −1:02 | 5:53 am | 5:55 pm | 6:33 am | 5:14 pm | 7:16 am | 4:31 pm | 11:54 am (15.5°) | 91.527 |
| 13 | 7:57 am ↑ (128°) | 3:51 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:53:28 | −0:56 | 5:54 am | 5:55 pm | 6:34 am | 5:14 pm | 7:17 am | 4:31 pm | 11:54 am (15.4°) | 91.516 |
| 14 | 7:58 am ↑ (128°) | 3:51 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:52:37 | −0:50 | 5:54 am | 5:55 pm | 6:35 am | 5:14 pm | 7:18 am | 4:31 pm | 11:55 am (15.3°) | 91.506 |
| 15 | 7:59 am ↑ (128°) | 3:51 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:51:53 | −0:44 | 5:55 am | 5:55 pm | 6:36 am | 5:14 pm | 7:19 am | 4:31 pm | 11:55 am (15.3°) | 91.496 |
| 16 | 8:00 am ↑ (128°) | 3:51 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:51:15 | −0:37 | 5:56 am | 5:55 pm | 6:37 am | 5:15 pm | 7:20 am | 4:31 pm | 11:56 am (15.2°) | 91.486 |
| 17 | 8:01 am ↑ (128°) | 3:51 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:50:44 | −0:31 | 5:56 am | 5:56 pm | 6:37 am | 5:15 pm | 7:20 am | 4:32 pm | 11:56 am (15.2°) | 91.477 |
| 18 | 8:01 am ↑ (128°) | 3:52 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:50:18 | −0:25 | 5:57 am | 5:56 pm | 6:38 am | 5:15 pm | 7:21 am | 4:32 pm | 11:57 am (15.2°) | 91.469 |
| 19 | 8:02 am ↑ (128°) | 3:52 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:50:00 | −0:18 | 5:58 am | 5:56 pm | 6:39 am | 5:16 pm | 7:22 am | 4:32 pm | 11:57 am (15.1°) | 91.461 |
| 20 | 8:03 am ↑ (128°) | 3:52 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:49:48 | −0:12 | 5:58 am | 5:57 pm | 6:39 am | 5:16 pm | 7:22 am | 4:33 pm | 11:58 am (15.1°) | 91.453 |
| 21 | 8:03 am ↑ (128°) | 3:53 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:49:42 | −0:05 | 5:59 am | 5:57 pm | 6:40 am | 5:16 pm | 7:23 am | 4:33 pm | 11:58 am (15.1°) | 91.446 |
| 22 | 8:04 am ↑ (128°) | 3:53 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:49:43 | < 1s | 5:59 am | 5:58 pm | 6:40 am | 5:17 pm | 7:23 am | 4:34 pm | 11:59 am (15.1°) | 91.440 |
| 23 | 8:04 am ↑ (128°) | 3:54 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:49:50 | +0:07 | 6:00 am | 5:58 pm | 6:41 am | 5:18 pm | 7:24 am | 4:34 pm | 11:59 am (15.1°) | 91.434 |
| 24 | 8:05 am ↑ (128°) | 3:55 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:50:04 | +0:13 | 6:00 am | 5:59 pm | 6:41 am | 5:18 pm | 7:24 am | 4:35 pm | 12:00 pm (15.1°) | 91.428 |
| 25 | 8:05 am ↑ (128°) | 3:55 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:50:25 | +0:20 | 6:01 am | 6:00 pm | 6:41 am | 5:19 pm | 7:25 am | 4:36 pm | 12:00 pm (15.2°) | 91.424 |
| 26 | 8:05 am ↑ (128°) | 3:56 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:50:52 | +0:26 | 6:01 am | 6:00 pm | 6:42 am | 5:19 pm | 7:25 am | 4:36 pm | 12:01 pm (15.2°) | 91.420 |
| 27 | 8:05 am ↑ (128°) | 3:57 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:51:25 | +0:33 | 6:01 am | 6:01 pm | 6:42 am | 5:20 pm | 7:25 am | 4:37 pm | 12:01 pm (15.2°) | 91.416 |
| 28 | 8:06 am ↑ (128°) | 3:58 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:52:05 | +0:39 | 6:02 am | 6:02 pm | 6:42 am | 5:21 pm | 7:25 am | 4:38 pm | 12:02 pm (15.3°) | 91.413 |
| 29 | 8:06 am ↑ (128°) | 3:59 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:52:51 | +0:46 | 6:02 am | 6:02 pm | 6:42 am | 5:22 pm | 7:26 am | 4:39 pm | 12:02 pm (15.3°) | 91.411 |
| 30 | 8:06 am ↑ (128°) | 3:59 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:53:43 | +0:52 | 6:02 am | 6:03 pm | 6:43 am | 5:23 pm | 7:26 am | 4:39 pm | 12:03 pm (15.4°) | 91.409 |
| 31 | 8:06 am ↑ (128°) | 4:00 pm ↑ (232°) | 7:54:42 | +0:58 | 6:02 am | 6:04 pm | 6:43 am | 5:23 pm | 7:26 am | 4:40 pm | 12:03 pm (15.5°) | 91.408 |
| * All times are local time for London. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in London is at 8:50 pm on Monday, December 21, 2026. In terms of daylight, this day is 8 hours, 49 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 12. The latest sunrise is on December 30 or December 31.
Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?
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