Wellington sunrise and sunset in December 2026

Earliest sunrise05:41day 9

Latest sunrise05:50day 31

Earliest sunset20:37day 1

Latest sunset20:57day 31

Day length change in the month+12m 08s

Day	Dawn	Sunrise	Noon	Sunset	Dusk	Day length	vs prev. day
1 Tue	05:10	05:43	13:10	20:37	21:10	14 h 55 min	+1m 25s
2 Wed	05:09	05:42	13:10	20:38	21:11	14 h 56 min	+1m 22s
3 Thu	05:09	05:42	13:10	20:39	21:12	14 h 57 min	+1m 19s
4 Fri	05:09	05:42	13:11	20:40	21:14	14 h 59 min	+1m 15s
5 Sat	05:08	05:42	13:11	20:41	21:15	15 h	+1m 11s
6 Sun	05:08	05:41	13:12	20:42	21:16	15 h 1 min	+1m 08s
7 Mon	05:08	05:41	13:12	20:43	21:17	15 h 2 min	+1m 04s
8 Tue	05:08	05:41	13:13	20:44	21:18	15 h 3 min	+1m 00s
9 Wed	05:08	05:41	13:13	20:45	21:19	15 h 4 min	+56s
10 Thu	05:08	05:41	13:13	20:46	21:20	15 h 5 min	+52s
11 Fri	05:08	05:41	13:14	20:47	21:20	15 h 6 min	+48s
12 Sat	05:08	05:41	13:14	20:48	21:21	15 h 6 min	+44s
13 Sun	05:08	05:41	13:15	20:48	21:22	15 h 7 min	+40s
14 Mon	05:08	05:42	13:15	20:49	21:23	15 h 8 min	+36s
15 Tue	05:08	05:42	13:16	20:50	21:24	15 h 8 min	+32s
16 Wed	05:08	05:42	13:16	20:51	21:24	15 h 9 min	+27s
17 Thu	05:09	05:42	13:17	20:51	21:25	15 h 9 min	+23s
18 Fri	05:09	05:43	13:17	20:52	21:26	15 h 9 min	+19s
19 Sat	05:09	05:43	13:18	20:53	21:26	15 h 9 min	+15s
20 Sun	05:10	05:43	13:18	20:53	21:27	15 h 10 min	+10s
21 Mon	05:10	05:44	13:19	20:54	21:28	15 h 10 min	+6s
22 Tue	05:10	05:44	13:19	20:54	21:28	15 h 10 min	+2s
23 Wed	05:11	05:45	13:20	20:55	21:28	15 h 10 min	−3s
24 Thu	05:11	05:45	13:20	20:55	21:29	15 h 10 min	−7s
25 Fri	05:12	05:46	13:21	20:55	21:29	15 h 9 min	−11s
26 Sat	05:13	05:47	13:21	20:56	21:30	15 h 9 min	−16s
27 Sun	05:13	05:47	13:22	20:56	21:30	15 h 9 min	−20s
28 Mon	05:14	05:48	13:22	20:56	21:30	15 h 8 min	−24s
29 Tue	05:15	05:49	13:23	20:57	21:30	15 h 8 min	−29s
30 Wed	05:16	05:49	13:23	20:57	21:30	15 h 7 min	−33s
31 Thu	05:16	05:50	13:24	20:57	21:31	15 h 7 min	−37s

Day length on the 15th of each month (hours)

January14.8 h

February13.7 h

March12.4 h

April11.0 h

May9.8 h

June9.2 h

July9.5 h

August10.4 h

September11.8 h

October13.2 h

November14.4 h

December15.1 h

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Time zone: Pacific/Auckland · -41.287, 174.776

Values for 2026, computed with JPL DE421 and Skyfield. Sunrise/sunset use the Sun's upper limb with standard refraction (no elevation or terrain); twilight is civil (Sun 6° below the horizon). Year-to-year differences are usually within 1–2 minutes.

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In December 2026, sunrise in Wellington moves from 05:43 (1st) to 05:50 (31th) and sunset from 20:37 to 20:57; day length on the 15th is 15 h 8 min.