Daylight
6:48 am – 5:32 pm
10 hours, 44 minutes
| Current Time: | Feb 16, 2026 at 1:21:25 pm |
|---|---|
| Sun Direction: | ↑ 201° Southwest |
| Sun Altitude: | 34.7° |
| Sun Distance: | 91.845 million mi |
| Next Equinox: | Mar 20, 2026 10:46 am (Vernal) |
| Sunrise Today: | 6:48 am↑ 105° East |
| Sunset Today: | 5:32 pm↑ 255° West |
2026 Sun Graph for New York
December 2026 — Sun in New York
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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 | 7:00 am ↑ (119°) | 4:29 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:28:33 | −1:17 | 5:23 am | 6:06 pm | 5:56 am | 5:33 pm | 6:30 am | 4:59 pm | 11:45 am (27.4°) | 91.662 |
| 2 | 7:01 am ↑ (119°) | 4:29 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:27:18 | −1:14 | 5:24 am | 6:06 pm | 5:57 am | 5:33 pm | 6:31 am | 4:59 pm | 11:45 am (27.3°) | 91.648 |
| 3 | 7:02 am ↑ (119°) | 4:28 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:26:07 | −1:11 | 5:25 am | 6:06 pm | 5:58 am | 5:33 pm | 6:32 am | 4:59 pm | 11:45 am (27.2°) | 91.634 |
| 4 | 7:03 am ↑ (119°) | 4:28 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:24:59 | −1:07 | 5:25 am | 6:06 pm | 5:59 am | 5:33 pm | 6:33 am | 4:59 pm | 11:46 am (27.0°) | 91.620 |
| 5 | 7:04 am ↑ (119°) | 4:28 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:23:55 | −1:04 | 5:26 am | 6:06 pm | 5:59 am | 5:33 pm | 6:34 am | 4:59 pm | 11:46 am (26.9°) | 91.607 |
| 6 | 7:05 am ↑ (120°) | 4:28 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:22:54 | −1:00 | 5:27 am | 6:06 pm | 6:00 am | 5:33 pm | 6:34 am | 4:59 pm | 11:47 am (26.8°) | 91.595 |
| 7 | 7:06 am ↑ (120°) | 4:28 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:21:56 | −0:57 | 5:28 am | 6:06 pm | 6:01 am | 5:33 pm | 6:35 am | 4:59 pm | 11:47 am (26.7°) | 91.582 |
| 8 | 7:07 am ↑ (120°) | 4:28 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:21:03 | −0:53 | 5:29 am | 6:06 pm | 6:02 am | 5:33 pm | 6:36 am | 4:59 pm | 11:48 am (26.6°) | 91.570 |
| 9 | 7:08 am ↑ (120°) | 4:28 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:20:13 | −0:49 | 5:29 am | 6:06 pm | 6:03 am | 5:33 pm | 6:37 am | 4:59 pm | 11:48 am (26.5°) | 91.558 |
| 10 | 7:09 am ↑ (120°) | 4:28 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:19:27 | −0:46 | 5:30 am | 6:06 pm | 6:03 am | 5:33 pm | 6:38 am | 4:59 pm | 11:48 am (26.4°) | 91.547 |
| 11 | 7:09 am ↑ (120°) | 4:28 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:18:44 | −0:42 | 5:31 am | 6:07 pm | 6:04 am | 5:33 pm | 6:39 am | 4:59 pm | 11:49 am (26.3°) | 91.535 |
| 12 | 7:10 am ↑ (120°) | 4:28 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:18:06 | −0:38 | 5:32 am | 6:07 pm | 6:05 am | 5:34 pm | 6:39 am | 4:59 pm | 11:49 am (26.2°) | 91.524 |
| 13 | 7:11 am ↑ (120°) | 4:29 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:17:31 | −0:34 | 5:32 am | 6:07 pm | 6:06 am | 5:34 pm | 6:40 am | 4:59 pm | 11:50 am (26.1°) | 91.514 |
| 14 | 7:12 am ↑ (121°) | 4:29 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:17:00 | −0:30 | 5:33 am | 6:07 pm | 6:06 am | 5:34 pm | 6:41 am | 5:00 pm | 11:50 am (26.1°) | 91.504 |
| 15 | 7:12 am ↑ (121°) | 4:29 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:16:33 | −0:26 | 5:34 am | 6:08 pm | 6:07 am | 5:34 pm | 6:42 am | 5:00 pm | 11:51 am (26.0°) | 91.494 |
| 16 | 7:13 am ↑ (121°) | 4:29 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:16:11 | −0:22 | 5:34 am | 6:08 pm | 6:08 am | 5:35 pm | 6:42 am | 5:00 pm | 11:51 am (26.0°) | 91.484 |
| 17 | 7:14 am ↑ (121°) | 4:30 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:15:52 | −0:18 | 5:35 am | 6:08 pm | 6:08 am | 5:35 pm | 6:43 am | 5:01 pm | 11:52 am (26.0°) | 91.476 |
| 18 | 7:14 am ↑ (121°) | 4:30 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:15:37 | −0:14 | 5:36 am | 6:09 pm | 6:09 am | 5:35 pm | 6:43 am | 5:01 pm | 11:52 am (25.9°) | 91.467 |
| 19 | 7:15 am ↑ (121°) | 4:30 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:15:26 | −0:10 | 5:36 am | 6:09 pm | 6:10 am | 5:36 pm | 6:44 am | 5:01 pm | 11:53 am (25.9°) | 91.459 |
| 20 | 7:16 am ↑ (121°) | 4:31 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:15:19 | −0:06 | 5:37 am | 6:10 pm | 6:10 am | 5:36 pm | 6:45 am | 5:02 pm | 11:53 am (25.9°) | 91.452 |
| 21 | 7:16 am ↑ (121°) | 4:31 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:15:17 | −0:02 | 5:37 am | 6:10 pm | 6:11 am | 5:37 pm | 6:45 am | 5:02 pm | 11:54 am (25.9°) | 91.445 |
| 22 | 7:17 am ↑ (121°) | 4:32 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:15:18 | +0:01 | 5:38 am | 6:11 pm | 6:11 am | 5:37 pm | 6:46 am | 5:03 pm | 11:54 am (25.9°) | 91.438 |
| 23 | 7:17 am ↑ (121°) | 4:32 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:15:24 | +0:05 | 5:38 am | 6:11 pm | 6:12 am | 5:38 pm | 6:46 am | 5:03 pm | 11:55 am (25.9°) | 91.433 |
| 24 | 7:17 am ↑ (121°) | 4:33 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:15:33 | +0:09 | 5:39 am | 6:12 pm | 6:12 am | 5:38 pm | 6:46 am | 5:04 pm | 11:55 am (25.9°) | 91.427 |
| 25 | 7:18 am ↑ (121°) | 4:34 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:15:47 | +0:13 | 5:39 am | 6:12 pm | 6:12 am | 5:39 pm | 6:47 am | 5:05 pm | 11:56 am (25.9°) | 91.423 |
| 26 | 7:18 am ↑ (121°) | 4:34 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:16:04 | +0:17 | 5:39 am | 6:13 pm | 6:13 am | 5:40 pm | 6:47 am | 5:05 pm | 11:56 am (26.0°) | 91.419 |
| 27 | 7:18 am ↑ (121°) | 4:35 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:16:26 | +0:21 | 5:40 am | 6:14 pm | 6:13 am | 5:40 pm | 6:48 am | 5:06 pm | 11:57 am (26.0°) | 91.416 |
| 28 | 7:19 am ↑ (121°) | 4:36 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:16:52 | +0:25 | 5:40 am | 6:14 pm | 6:13 am | 5:41 pm | 6:48 am | 5:07 pm | 11:57 am (26.1°) | 91.413 |
| 29 | 7:19 am ↑ (120°) | 4:36 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:17:21 | +0:29 | 5:40 am | 6:15 pm | 6:14 am | 5:42 pm | 6:48 am | 5:07 pm | 11:58 am (26.1°) | 91.411 |
| 30 | 7:19 am ↑ (120°) | 4:37 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:17:55 | +0:33 | 5:41 am | 6:16 pm | 6:14 am | 5:42 pm | 6:48 am | 5:08 pm | 11:58 am (26.2°) | 91.409 |
| 31 | 7:19 am ↑ (120°) | 4:38 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:18:32 | +0:37 | 5:41 am | 6:16 pm | 6:14 am | 5:43 pm | 6:49 am | 5:09 pm | 11:59 am (26.3°) | 91.408 |
| * All times are local time for New York. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in New York is at 3:50 pm on Monday, December 21, 2026. In terms of daylight, this day is 5 hours, 50 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 7 or December 8.
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