December 2026 Sunrise & Sunset Today in Birkdale, Australia 🇦🇺
Sun Phase: Daylight
Sunrise Today: 06:00 ↑ 81.3° E
Sunset Today: 17:33 ↑ 278.5° W
Day Length: 11h 33m
Sun Direction: NNE
Sun Altitude: 53.09°
Sun Distance: 150.953 million km
Next Equinox: Wednesday, September 23, 2026 (September Equinox)
When Is Sunrise & Sunset in Birkdale?
December 2026 Sunrise & Sunset Times in Birkdale
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| Day | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylight | Astronomical Twilight | Nautical Twilight | Civil Twilight | Solar Noon | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Start | End | Start | End | Start | End | Time | Sun Dist. (Mil km) | |
| 1 |
04:44
↑
115° ESE
|
18:28
↑
245° WSW
|
13h 44m | +0m 48s | 03:13 | 19:59 | 03:46 | 19:26 | 04:17 | 18:54 | 11:35 | 147.53 |
| 2 |
04:44
↑
115° ESE
|
18:28
↑
245° WSW
|
13h 44m | +0m 46s | 03:13 | 19:59 | 03:46 | 19:26 | 04:17 | 18:55 | 11:36 | 147.50 |
| 3 |
04:44
↑
116° ESE
|
18:29
↑
244° WSW
|
13h 45m | +0m 44s | 03:12 | 20:00 | 03:46 | 19:27 | 04:17 | 18:56 | 11:36 | 147.48 |
| 4 |
04:44
↑
116° ESE
|
18:30
↑
244° WSW
|
13h 46m | +0m 42s | 03:12 | 20:01 | 03:46 | 19:28 | 04:17 | 18:57 | 11:37 | 147.46 |
| 5 |
04:44
↑
116° ESE
|
18:31
↑
244° WSW
|
13h 46m | +0m 40s | 03:12 | 20:02 | 03:46 | 19:29 | 04:17 | 18:57 | 11:37 | 147.44 |
| 6 |
04:44
↑
116° ESE
|
18:31
↑
244° WSW
|
13h 47m | +0m 38s | 03:12 | 20:03 | 03:46 | 19:30 | 04:17 | 18:58 | 11:37 | 147.42 |
| 7 |
04:44
↑
116° ESE
|
18:32
↑
244° WSW
|
13h 48m | +0m 35s | 03:12 | 20:04 | 03:46 | 19:30 | 04:17 | 18:59 | 11:38 | 147.40 |
| 8 |
04:44
↑
116° ESE
|
18:33
↑
244° WSW
|
13h 48m | +0m 33s | 03:12 | 20:05 | 03:46 | 19:31 | 04:17 | 19:00 | 11:38 | 147.38 |
| 9 |
04:44
↑
116° ESE
|
18:33
↑
244° WSW
|
13h 49m | +0m 31s | 03:12 | 20:06 | 03:46 | 19:32 | 04:17 | 19:00 | 11:39 | 147.36 |
| 10 |
04:44
↑
116° ESE
|
18:34
↑
244° WSW
|
13h 49m | +0m 29s | 03:12 | 20:06 | 03:46 | 19:33 | 04:18 | 19:01 | 11:39 | 147.34 |
| 11 |
04:45
↑
116° ESE
|
18:35
↑
243° WSW
|
13h 50m | +0m 27s | 03:12 | 20:07 | 03:46 | 19:34 | 04:18 | 19:02 | 11:40 | 147.32 |
| 12 |
04:45
↑
117° ESE
|
18:35
↑
243° WSW
|
13h 50m | +0m 24s | 03:12 | 20:08 | 03:46 | 19:34 | 04:18 | 19:02 | 11:40 | 147.30 |
| 13 |
04:45
↑
117° ESE
|
18:36
↑
243° WSW
|
13h 50m | +0m 22s | 03:13 | 20:09 | 03:46 | 19:35 | 04:18 | 19:03 | 11:41 | 147.29 |
| 14 |
04:45
↑
117° ESE
|
18:37
↑
243° WSW
|
13h 51m | +0m 20s | 03:13 | 20:09 | 03:47 | 19:36 | 04:18 | 19:04 | 11:41 | 147.27 |
| 15 |
04:46
↑
117° ESE
|
18:37
↑
243° WSW
|
13h 51m | +0m 17s | 03:13 | 20:10 | 03:47 | 19:36 | 04:19 | 19:04 | 11:42 | 147.25 |
| 16 |
04:46
↑
117° ESE
|
18:38
↑
243° WSW
|
13h 51m | +0m 15s | 03:13 | 20:11 | 03:47 | 19:37 | 04:19 | 19:05 | 11:42 | 147.24 |
| 17 |
04:47
↑
117° ESE
|
18:39
↑
243° WSW
|
13h 52m | +0m 12s | 03:14 | 20:11 | 03:48 | 19:38 | 04:19 | 19:06 | 11:42 | 147.22 |
| 18 |
04:47
↑
117° ESE
|
18:39
↑
243° WSW
|
13h 52m | +0m 10s | 03:14 | 20:12 | 03:48 | 19:38 | 04:20 | 19:06 | 11:43 | 147.21 |
| 19 |
04:47
↑
117° ESE
|
18:40
↑
243° WSW
|
13h 52m | +0m 08s | 03:14 | 20:13 | 03:48 | 19:39 | 04:20 | 19:07 | 11:43 | 147.20 |
| 20 |
04:48
↑
117° ESE
|
18:40
↑
243° WSW
|
13h 52m | +0m 05s | 03:15 | 20:13 | 03:49 | 19:39 | 04:21 | 19:07 | 11:44 | 147.18 |
| 21 |
04:48
↑
117° ESE
|
18:41
↑
243° WSW
|
13h 52m | +0m 03s | 03:15 | 20:14 | 03:49 | 19:40 | 04:21 | 19:08 | 11:44 | 147.17 |
| 22 |
04:49
↑
117° ESE
|
18:41
↑
243° WSW
|
13h 52m | +0m 00s | 03:16 | 20:14 | 03:50 | 19:40 | 04:22 | 19:08 | 11:45 | 147.16 |
| 23 |
04:49
↑
117° ESE
|
18:42
↑
243° WSW
|
13h 52m | -0m 01s | 03:16 | 20:15 | 03:50 | 19:41 | 04:22 | 19:09 | 11:45 | 147.15 |
| 24 |
04:50
↑
117° ESE
|
18:42
↑
243° WSW
|
13h 52m | -0m 04s | 03:17 | 20:15 | 03:51 | 19:41 | 04:23 | 19:09 | 11:46 | 147.14 |
| 25 |
04:50
↑
117° ESE
|
18:43
↑
243° WSW
|
13h 52m | -0m 06s | 03:17 | 20:16 | 03:51 | 19:42 | 04:23 | 19:10 | 11:46 | 147.13 |
| 26 |
04:51
↑
117° ESE
|
18:43
↑
243° WSW
|
13h 52m | -0m 09s | 03:18 | 20:16 | 03:52 | 19:42 | 04:24 | 19:10 | 11:47 | 147.13 |
| 27 |
04:51
↑
117° ESE
|
18:43
↑
243° WSW
|
13h 51m | -0m 11s | 03:19 | 20:16 | 03:52 | 19:42 | 04:24 | 19:10 | 11:47 | 147.12 |
| 28 |
04:52
↑
117° ESE
|
18:44
↑
243° WSW
|
13h 51m | -0m 13s | 03:19 | 20:17 | 03:53 | 19:43 | 04:25 | 19:11 | 11:48 | 147.12 |
| 29 |
04:53
↑
117° ESE
|
18:44
↑
243° WSW
|
13h 51m | -0m 16s | 03:20 | 20:17 | 03:54 | 19:43 | 04:26 | 19:11 | 11:48 | 147.11 |
| 30 |
04:53
↑
117° ESE
|
18:44
↑
243° WSW
|
13h 51m | -0m 18s | 03:21 | 20:17 | 03:54 | 19:43 | 04:26 | 19:11 | 11:49 | 147.11 |
| 31 |
04:54
↑
117° ESE
|
18:45
↑
243° WSW
|
13h 50m | -0m 21s | 03:21 | 20:17 | 03:55 | 19:44 | 04:27 | 19:12 | 11:49 | 147.11 |
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All times are in local time for Birkdale. Daylight Saving Time (DST) is not currently in effect. Calculations account for atmospheric refraction and are based on the Gregorian calendar. Today's date is in the table. |
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In Birkdale, the earliest sunrise of December is on December 01 to 10 and the latest sunset of December is on December 31.
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Is the Day Getting Longer or Shorter in Birkdale?
Days in Birkdale are currently getting longer by about 1m 33s each day, roughly 11 minutes more daylight per week.
Golden Hour & Blue Hour in Birkdale Today
| Morning | Evening | |
|---|---|---|
| Blue hour | 05:35-05:44 | 17:48-17:57 |
| Golden hour | 05:44-06:29 | 17:03-17:48 |
Birkdale's Longest and Shortest Days
| Event | Date | Daylight |
|---|---|---|
| Longest day | December 21, 2026 | -11h 52m |
| Shortest day | June 22, 2026 | -14h 23m |
| Earliest sunrise | November 25, 2026 | 04:44 |
| Latest sunset | January 6, 2027 | 18:46 |
Qibla Direction & Distance to Mecca From Birkdale
The same solar geometry that fixes sunrise and sunset in Birkdale also fixes the Qibla: face 280deg (W) and the Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,317 km ahead. Check the Qibla direction from Birkdale on a live compass.
Understanding Twilight & the Golden Hour
After the sun drops below the horizon, the sky does not turn dark all at once. Civil twilight is the brightest stage, when there is still enough natural light for most outdoor activities. Nautical twilight follows, when the sea horizon becomes hard to make out. Astronomical twilight is the darkest stage, after which the sky is fully dark and the faintest stars appear. The same three stages occur in reverse before sunrise, as dawn.
In Birkdale today, the morning golden hour runs 05:44-06:29 and the evening golden hour 17:03-17:48, with the cooler blue hour around 05:35-05:44 and 17:48-17:57. These warm and cool light windows drift through the year as the sun's path changes.
Frequently Asked Questions about Sun in Birkdale
What time is sunrise in Birkdale today?
Sunrise in Birkdale today is at 06:00 local time.
What time is sunset in Birkdale today?
The sun sets over Birkdale today at 17:33 local time.
What time is solar noon in Birkdale today?
Solar noon in Birkdale — when the sun is at its highest point in the sky — is at 11:46 local time today.
When does civil twilight begin and end in Birkdale?
In Birkdale today: civil twilight begins at 05:36 (before sunrise) and ends at 17:57 (after sunset). Civil twilight is the brightest of the three twilight phases.
When does nautical twilight occur in Birkdale?
Nautical twilight in Birkdale today runs from 05:09 in the morning to 18:24 in the evening — the period when the horizon is still visible to sailors but stars are out.
When is the sky fully dark in Birkdale for stargazing?
Astronomical twilight in Birkdale ends at 18:51 in the evening and resumes at 04:42 in the morning — between those times the sky is fully dark, ideal for observing faint stars and deep-sky objects.
Where on the horizon does the sun rise and set in Birkdale?
Today in Birkdale, the sun rises at an azimuth of 81° and sets at 278° (measured clockwise from due north). The exact angle shifts slightly each day with the seasons.
