December 2026 Sunrise & Sunset Today in Kawaguchi, Japan 🇯🇵
Sun Phase: Civil Twilight
Sunrise Today: 05:13 ↑ 79.5° E
Sunset Today: 18:07 ↑ 280.3° W
Day Length: 12h 53m
Sun Direction: WNW
Sun Altitude: -3.28°
Sun Distance: 150.941 million km
Next Equinox: Wednesday, September 23, 2026 (September Equinox)
When Is Sunrise & Sunset in Kawaguchi?
December 2026 Sunrise & Sunset Times in Kawaguchi
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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 |
06:32
↑
117° ESE
|
16:27
↑
243° WSW
|
9h 54m | -1m 05s | 05:01 | 17:58 | 05:32 | 17:27 | 06:03 | 16:55 | 11:29 | 147.53 |
| 2 |
06:33
↑
117° ESE
|
16:27
↑
243° WSW
|
9h 53m | -1m 03s | 05:02 | 17:58 | 05:33 | 17:27 | 06:04 | 16:55 | 11:30 | 147.50 |
| 3 |
06:34
↑
117° ESE
|
16:27
↑
243° WSW
|
9h 52m | -1m 00s | 05:03 | 17:58 | 05:34 | 17:27 | 06:05 | 16:55 | 11:30 | 147.48 |
| 4 |
06:35
↑
117° ESE
|
16:27
↑
243° WSW
|
9h 51m | -0m 57s | 05:04 | 17:58 | 05:34 | 17:27 | 06:06 | 16:55 | 11:31 | 147.46 |
| 5 |
06:36
↑
117° ESE
|
16:26
↑
243° WSW
|
9h 50m | -0m 54s | 05:04 | 17:58 | 05:35 | 17:27 | 06:07 | 16:55 | 11:31 | 147.44 |
| 6 |
06:36
↑
118° ESE
|
16:26
↑
242° WSW
|
9h 50m | -0m 51s | 05:05 | 17:58 | 05:36 | 17:27 | 06:08 | 16:55 | 11:31 | 147.42 |
| 7 |
06:37
↑
118° ESE
|
16:26
↑
242° WSW
|
9h 49m | -0m 48s | 05:06 | 17:58 | 05:37 | 17:27 | 06:08 | 16:55 | 11:32 | 147.40 |
| 8 |
06:38
↑
118° ESE
|
16:27
↑
242° WSW
|
9h 48m | -0m 45s | 05:07 | 17:58 | 05:38 | 17:27 | 06:09 | 16:55 | 11:32 | 147.38 |
| 9 |
06:39
↑
118° ESE
|
16:27
↑
242° WSW
|
9h 47m | -0m 42s | 05:07 | 17:58 | 05:38 | 17:27 | 06:10 | 16:56 | 11:33 | 147.36 |
| 10 |
06:40
↑
118° ESE
|
16:27
↑
242° WSW
|
9h 47m | -0m 39s | 05:08 | 17:58 | 05:39 | 17:27 | 06:11 | 16:56 | 11:33 | 147.34 |
| 11 |
06:40
↑
118° ESE
|
16:27
↑
242° WSW
|
9h 46m | -0m 36s | 05:09 | 17:59 | 05:40 | 17:28 | 06:12 | 16:56 | 11:34 | 147.32 |
| 12 |
06:41
↑
118° ESE
|
16:27
↑
242° WSW
|
9h 45m | -0m 33s | 05:09 | 17:59 | 05:40 | 17:28 | 06:12 | 16:56 | 11:34 | 147.30 |
| 13 |
06:42
↑
118° ESE
|
16:27
↑
242° WSW
|
9h 45m | -0m 30s | 05:10 | 17:59 | 05:41 | 17:28 | 06:13 | 16:56 | 11:35 | 147.29 |
| 14 |
06:43
↑
118° ESE
|
16:28
↑
242° WSW
|
9h 44m | -0m 27s | 05:11 | 17:59 | 05:42 | 17:28 | 06:14 | 16:57 | 11:35 | 147.27 |
| 15 |
06:43
↑
118° ESE
|
16:28
↑
242° WSW
|
9h 44m | -0m 23s | 05:11 | 18:00 | 05:42 | 17:29 | 06:14 | 16:57 | 11:36 | 147.25 |
| 16 |
06:44
↑
118° ESE
|
16:28
↑
241° WSW
|
9h 44m | -0m 20s | 05:12 | 18:00 | 05:43 | 17:29 | 06:15 | 16:57 | 11:36 | 147.24 |
| 17 |
06:45
↑
119° ESE
|
16:29
↑
241° WSW
|
9h 43m | -0m 17s | 05:13 | 18:01 | 05:44 | 17:29 | 06:16 | 16:58 | 11:37 | 147.22 |
| 18 |
06:45
↑
119° ESE
|
16:29
↑
241° WSW
|
9h 43m | -0m 14s | 05:13 | 18:01 | 05:44 | 17:30 | 06:16 | 16:58 | 11:37 | 147.21 |
| 19 |
06:46
↑
119° ESE
|
16:29
↑
241° WSW
|
9h 43m | -0m 10s | 05:14 | 18:01 | 05:45 | 17:30 | 06:17 | 16:58 | 11:38 | 147.20 |
| 20 |
06:46
↑
119° ESE
|
16:30
↑
241° WSW
|
9h 43m | -0m 07s | 05:14 | 18:02 | 05:45 | 17:31 | 06:17 | 16:59 | 11:38 | 147.18 |
| 21 |
06:47
↑
119° ESE
|
16:30
↑
241° WSW
|
9h 43m | -0m 04s | 05:15 | 18:02 | 05:46 | 17:31 | 06:18 | 16:59 | 11:38 | 147.17 |
| 22 |
06:47
↑
119° ESE
|
16:31
↑
241° WSW
|
9h 43m | -0m 00s | 05:15 | 18:03 | 05:46 | 17:32 | 06:18 | 17:00 | 11:39 | 147.16 |
| 23 |
06:48
↑
119° ESE
|
16:31
↑
241° WSW
|
9h 43m | +0m 02s | 05:16 | 18:03 | 05:47 | 17:32 | 06:19 | 17:00 | 11:39 | 147.15 |
| 24 |
06:48
↑
119° ESE
|
16:32
↑
241° WSW
|
9h 43m | +0m 05s | 05:16 | 18:04 | 05:47 | 17:33 | 06:19 | 17:01 | 11:40 | 147.14 |
| 25 |
06:49
↑
119° ESE
|
16:32
↑
241° WSW
|
9h 43m | +0m 09s | 05:17 | 18:04 | 05:48 | 17:33 | 06:20 | 17:01 | 11:40 | 147.13 |
| 26 |
06:49
↑
119° ESE
|
16:33
↑
241° WSW
|
9h 43m | +0m 12s | 05:17 | 18:05 | 05:48 | 17:34 | 06:20 | 17:02 | 11:41 | 147.13 |
| 27 |
06:50
↑
119° ESE
|
16:34
↑
241° WSW
|
9h 44m | +0m 15s | 05:17 | 18:06 | 05:49 | 17:34 | 06:20 | 17:03 | 11:41 | 147.12 |
| 28 |
06:50
↑
118° ESE
|
16:34
↑
242° WSW
|
9h 44m | +0m 19s | 05:18 | 18:06 | 05:49 | 17:35 | 06:21 | 17:03 | 11:42 | 147.12 |
| 29 |
06:50
↑
118° ESE
|
16:35
↑
242° WSW
|
9h 44m | +0m 22s | 05:18 | 18:07 | 05:49 | 17:36 | 06:21 | 17:04 | 11:42 | 147.11 |
| 30 |
06:50
↑
118° ESE
|
16:36
↑
242° WSW
|
9h 45m | +0m 25s | 05:19 | 18:08 | 05:50 | 17:36 | 06:21 | 17:05 | 11:43 | 147.11 |
| 31 |
06:51
↑
118° ESE
|
16:36
↑
242° WSW
|
9h 45m | +0m 28s | 05:19 | 18:08 | 05:50 | 17:37 | 06:22 | 17:05 | 11:43 | 147.11 |
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All times are in local time for Kawaguchi. 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 Kawaguchi, the earliest sunrise of December is on December 01 and the latest sunset of December is on December 30 or December 31.
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Is the Day Getting Longer or Shorter in Kawaguchi?
Days in Kawaguchi are currently getting shorter by about 2m 10s each day, roughly 15 minutes less daylight per week.
Golden Hour & Blue Hour in Kawaguchi Today
| Morning | Evening | |
|---|---|---|
| Blue hour | 04:47-04:57 | 18:24-18:34 |
| Golden hour | 04:57-05:47 | 17:34-18:24 |
Kawaguchi's Longest and Shortest Days
| Event | Date | Daylight |
|---|---|---|
| Longest day | June 22, 2026 | -10h 34m |
| Shortest day | December 21, 2026 | -15h 42m |
| Earliest sunrise | June 11, 2026 | 04:24 |
| Latest sunset | June 26, 2026 | 19:01 |
Qibla Direction & Distance to Mecca From Kawaguchi
The same solar geometry that fixes sunrise and sunset in Kawaguchi also fixes the Qibla: face 293deg (WNW) and the Kaaba in Mecca lies about 9,471 km ahead. Check the Qibla direction from Kawaguchi 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.
Photographers in Kawaguchi get the golden hour at 04:57-05:47 in the morning and 17:34-18:24 in the evening today; the bluish blue hour falls near 04:47-04:57 and 18:24-18:34. Both windows move across the seasons.
Frequently Asked Questions about Sun in Kawaguchi
What time is sunrise in Kawaguchi today?
Today Kawaguchi has sunrise at 05:13 local time.
What time is sunset in Kawaguchi today?
Today Kawaguchi has sunset at 18:07 local time.
What time is solar noon in Kawaguchi today?
Solar noon in Kawaguchi — when the sun is at its highest point in the sky — is at 11:41 local time today.
When does civil twilight begin and end in Kawaguchi?
In Kawaguchi today: civil twilight begins at 04:47 (before sunrise) and ends at 18:34 (after sunset). Civil twilight is the brightest of the three twilight phases.
When does nautical twilight occur in Kawaguchi?
Nautical twilight in Kawaguchi today runs from 04:16 in the morning to 19:04 in the evening — the period when the horizon is still visible to sailors but stars are out.
When is the sky fully dark in Kawaguchi for stargazing?
Astronomical twilight in Kawaguchi ends at 19:36 in the evening and resumes at 03:44 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 Kawaguchi?
Today in Kawaguchi, the sun rises at an azimuth of 79° and sets at 280° (measured clockwise from due north). The exact angle shifts slightly each day with the seasons.
