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Leeds, England, United Kingdom — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2026

Daylight

5:15 am – 8:33 pm
15 hours, 17 minutes

Current Time: May 9, 2025 at 4:30:39 am
Sun Direction: 51.15° NE
Sun Altitude: -6.69°
Sun Distance: 93.834 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 21, 2025 3:42 am (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 5:15 am 60° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:33 pm 300° Northwest
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2026 Sun Graph for Leeds

December 2026 — Sun in Leeds

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2026Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
17:39 am (125°)3:53 pm (235°)8:13:37−2:025:38 am5:53 pm6:18 am5:13 pm7:00 am4:31 pm11:46 am (17.0°)91.665
27:40 am (125°)3:52 pm (234°)8:11:39−1:575:39 am5:53 pm6:20 am5:13 pm7:02 am4:31 pm11:46 am (16.8°)91.651
37:42 am (126°)3:52 pm (234°)8:09:46−1:525:41 am5:53 pm6:21 am5:13 pm7:03 am4:31 pm11:47 am (16.7°)91.637
47:43 am (126°)3:51 pm (234°)8:07:59−1:475:42 am5:52 pm6:22 am5:12 pm7:04 am4:30 pm11:47 am (16.5°)91.623
57:44 am (126°)3:51 pm (234°)8:06:17−1:425:43 am5:52 pm6:23 am5:12 pm7:05 am4:30 pm11:48 am (16.4°)91.610
67:46 am (126°)3:50 pm (234°)8:04:40−1:365:44 am5:52 pm6:24 am5:12 pm7:06 am4:30 pm11:48 am (16.3°)91.597
77:47 am (127°)3:50 pm (233°)8:03:09−1:315:45 am5:52 pm6:25 am5:12 pm7:07 am4:29 pm11:49 am (16.2°)91.585
87:48 am (127°)3:50 pm (233°)8:01:43−1:255:46 am5:52 pm6:26 am5:12 pm7:09 am4:29 pm11:49 am (16.1°)91.572
97:49 am (127°)3:49 pm (233°)8:00:24−1:195:47 am5:52 pm6:27 am5:12 pm7:10 am4:29 pm11:49 am (16.0°)91.561
107:50 am (127°)3:49 pm (233°)7:59:09−1:145:48 am5:52 pm6:28 am5:11 pm7:11 am4:29 pm11:50 am (15.9°)91.549
117:51 am (127°)3:49 pm (233°)7:58:01−1:085:48 am5:52 pm6:29 am5:12 pm7:12 am4:29 pm11:50 am (15.8°)91.538
127:52 am (127°)3:49 pm (232°)7:56:59−1:025:49 am5:52 pm6:30 am5:12 pm7:12 am4:29 pm11:51 am (15.7°)91.527
137:53 am (128°)3:49 pm (232°)7:56:03−0:565:50 am5:52 pm6:31 am5:12 pm7:13 am4:29 pm11:51 am (15.6°)91.516
147:54 am (128°)3:49 pm (232°)7:55:13−0:495:51 am5:52 pm6:31 am5:12 pm7:14 am4:29 pm11:52 am (15.6°)91.506
157:55 am (128°)3:49 pm (232°)7:54:29−0:435:52 am5:53 pm6:32 am5:12 pm7:15 am4:29 pm11:52 am (15.5°)91.496
167:56 am (128°)3:50 pm (232°)7:53:52−0:375:52 am5:53 pm6:33 am5:12 pm7:16 am4:29 pm11:53 am (15.5°)91.486
177:56 am (128°)3:50 pm (232°)7:53:21−0:315:53 am5:53 pm6:34 am5:13 pm7:17 am4:30 pm11:53 am (15.4°)91.477
187:57 am (128°)3:50 pm (232°)7:52:56−0:245:54 am5:53 pm6:34 am5:13 pm7:17 am4:30 pm11:54 am (15.4°)91.469
197:58 am (128°)3:50 pm (232°)7:52:38−0:185:54 am5:54 pm6:35 am5:13 pm7:18 am4:30 pm11:54 am (15.4°)91.461
207:58 am (128°)3:51 pm (232°)7:52:26−0:115:55 am5:54 pm6:36 am5:14 pm7:18 am4:31 pm11:55 am (15.4°)91.453
217:59 am (128°)3:51 pm (232°)7:52:20−0:055:55 am5:55 pm6:36 am5:14 pm7:19 am4:31 pm11:55 am (15.4°)91.446
227:59 am (128°)3:52 pm (232°)7:52:21< 1s5:56 am5:55 pm6:37 am5:15 pm7:19 am4:32 pm11:56 am (15.4°)91.440
238:00 am (128°)3:52 pm (232°)7:52:28+0:075:56 am5:56 pm6:37 am5:15 pm7:20 am4:32 pm11:56 am (15.4°)91.434
248:00 am (128°)3:53 pm (232°)7:52:42+0:135:57 am5:56 pm6:37 am5:16 pm7:20 am4:33 pm11:57 am (15.4°)91.428
258:01 am (128°)3:54 pm (232°)7:53:02+0:205:57 am5:57 pm6:38 am5:16 pm7:21 am4:34 pm11:57 am (15.4°)91.424
268:01 am (128°)3:54 pm (232°)7:53:29+0:265:58 am5:58 pm6:38 am5:17 pm7:21 am4:34 pm11:58 am (15.5°)91.420
278:01 am (128°)3:55 pm (232°)7:54:01+0:325:58 am5:58 pm6:38 am5:18 pm7:21 am4:35 pm11:58 am (15.5°)91.416
288:01 am (128°)3:56 pm (232°)7:54:41+0:395:58 am5:59 pm6:39 am5:19 pm7:21 am4:36 pm11:59 am (15.5°)91.413
298:01 am (128°)3:57 pm (232°)7:55:26+0:455:58 am6:00 pm6:39 am5:19 pm7:22 am4:37 pm11:59 am (15.6°)91.411
308:01 am (128°)3:58 pm (232°)7:56:18+0:515:59 am6:01 pm6:39 am5:20 pm7:22 am4:38 pm12:00 pm (15.7°)91.409
318:01 am (127°)3:59 pm (233°)7:57:16+0:575:59 am6:02 pm6:39 am5:21 pm7:22 am4:38 pm12:00 pm (15.7°)91.408
* All times are local time for Leeds. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Leeds is at 8:50 pm on Monday, December 21, 2026. In terms of daylight, this day is 8 hours, 43 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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