Columbia, SC · December 2026

Columbia sunrise and sunset in December 2026

Short answer

Columbia loses 8 minutes of daylight in December 2026, from 10 h 03 min on the 1st to 9 h 56 min on the 31st. The biggest one-day change is 0.9 minutes, on December 2.
December 1
10 h 03 min
December 31
9 h 56 min

December at a glance

Columbia loses 8 minutes of daylight in December 2026, from 10 h 03 min on the 1st to 9 h 56 min on the 31st. The biggest one-day change is 0.9 minutes, on December 2.

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Each column is one day, from sunrise to sunset in local clock time (EST).

Sunrise ranges from 7:11 AM on December 1 to 7:29 AM on December 30, and sunset from 5:14 PM on December 1 to 5:25 PM on December 31. Clocks stay on EST all month.

The average December day, 9 h 56 min, is 28 minutes shorter than November's and 15 minutes shorter than January's.

December in the year

Average day length for each month of 2026 in Columbia, with December marked. The longest month on average is June and the shortest is December.

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Compared with other capitals

On December 15, Columbia gets 9 h 54 min of daylight, 9th of the 51 capitals. Honolulu has the most that day, 10 h 51 min, and Juneau the least, 6 h 25 min. Among neighboring capitals, Raleigh gets 9 h 45 min, Atlanta gets 9 h 56 min.

Every day in December 2026

DayCivil dawnSunriseSolar noonSunsetCivil duskDaylightChange
Dec 16:44 AM7:11 AM12:13 PM5:14 PM5:42 PM10 h 03 min
Dec 26:44 AM7:12 AM12:13 PM5:14 PM5:42 PM10 h 02 min-0:57
Dec 36:45 AM7:13 AM12:14 PM5:14 PM5:42 PM10 h 02 min-0:54
Dec 46:46 AM7:13 AM12:14 PM5:14 PM5:42 PM10 h 01 min-0:52
Dec 56:47 AM7:14 AM12:14 PM5:14 PM5:42 PM10 h 00 min-0:49
Dec 66:48 AM7:15 AM12:15 PM5:14 PM5:42 PM9 h 59 min-0:46
Dec 76:48 AM7:16 AM12:15 PM5:14 PM5:42 PM9 h 58 min-0:44
Dec 86:49 AM7:17 AM12:16 PM5:14 PM5:42 PM9 h 58 min-0:41
Dec 96:50 AM7:17 AM12:16 PM5:15 PM5:42 PM9 h 57 min-0:38
Dec 106:51 AM7:18 AM12:17 PM5:15 PM5:42 PM9 h 56 min-0:35
Dec 116:51 AM7:19 AM12:17 PM5:15 PM5:43 PM9 h 56 min-0:32
Dec 126:52 AM7:20 AM12:17 PM5:15 PM5:43 PM9 h 55 min-0:29
Dec 136:53 AM7:20 AM12:18 PM5:15 PM5:43 PM9 h 55 min-0:26
Dec 146:53 AM7:21 AM12:18 PM5:16 PM5:43 PM9 h 55 min-0:23
Dec 156:54 AM7:22 AM12:19 PM5:16 PM5:44 PM9 h 54 min-0:20
Dec 166:55 AM7:22 AM12:19 PM5:16 PM5:44 PM9 h 54 min-0:17
Dec 176:55 AM7:23 AM12:20 PM5:17 PM5:44 PM9 h 54 min-0:14
Dec 186:56 AM7:24 AM12:20 PM5:17 PM5:45 PM9 h 54 min-0:11
Dec 196:56 AM7:24 AM12:21 PM5:18 PM5:45 PM9 h 53 min-0:08
Dec 206:57 AM7:25 AM12:21 PM5:18 PM5:46 PM9 h 53 min-0:05
Dec 216:57 AM7:25 AM12:22 PM5:18 PM5:46 PM9 h 53 min-0:02
Dec 226:58 AM7:26 AM12:22 PM5:19 PM5:47 PM9 h 53 min+0:01
Dec 236:58 AM7:26 AM12:23 PM5:20 PM5:47 PM9 h 53 min+0:04
Dec 246:59 AM7:27 AM12:23 PM5:20 PM5:48 PM9 h 54 min+0:07
Dec 256:59 AM7:27 AM12:24 PM5:21 PM5:48 PM9 h 54 min+0:10
Dec 267:00 AM7:27 AM12:24 PM5:21 PM5:49 PM9 h 54 min+0:13
Dec 277:00 AM7:28 AM12:25 PM5:22 PM5:50 PM9 h 54 min+0:17
Dec 287:00 AM7:28 AM12:25 PM5:23 PM5:50 PM9 h 55 min+0:20
Dec 297:01 AM7:28 AM12:26 PM5:23 PM5:51 PM9 h 55 min+0:23
Dec 307:01 AM7:29 AM12:26 PM5:24 PM5:52 PM9 h 55 min+0:26
Dec 317:01 AM7:29 AM12:27 PM5:25 PM5:52 PM9 h 56 min+0:29
Local clock time (EST). Sunrise and sunset when the sun's center is 0.833° below the horizon; civil twilight at 6°.

How these times are computed

Each row runs the SunCalc solar model for the stored capitol coordinate, 34.001° N, 81.035° W, and converts the result to local clock time with the America/New_York time zone rules. Times assume a flat, open horizon at sea level. Hills, buildings and elevation shift what you see by a few minutes. The sunrise and sunset guide walks through the calculation.

Questions people ask

What time is sunrise in Columbia in December?

Between 7:11 AM (December 1) and 7:29 AM (December 30) in 2026, local time.

What time is sunset in Columbia in December?

Between 5:14 PM (December 1) and 5:25 PM (December 31) in 2026, local time.

How many hours of daylight does Columbia get in December?

9 h 56 min on average, from 10 h 03 min on December 1 to 9 h 56 min on December 31.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: computed for December 2026 at 34.001° N, 81.035° W.

  1. 01SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
  2. 02IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.