December 2026 Sunrise & Sunset Times in Kobe, Japan 🇯🇵
Sun: Daylight
Sunrise Today: 07:05 ↑ 114.5° ESE
Sunset Today: 17:14 ↑ 245.6° WSW
Day Length: 10h 09m
Sun Direction: SSE
Sun Altitude: 30.98°
Sun Distance: 147.198 million km
Next Equinox: Friday, 20 March 2026 (March Equinox)
December 2026 Sunrise & Sunset Times in Kobe
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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 |
06:47
↑
116° ESE
|
16:48
↑
244° WSW
|
10h 00m | -1m 02s | 05:18 | 18:17 | 05:48 | 17:47 | 06:19 | 17:16 | 11:48 | 147.53 |
| 2 |
06:48
↑
116° ESE
|
16:48
↑
244° WSW
|
9h 59m | -1m 00s | 05:19 | 18:17 | 05:49 | 17:47 | 06:20 | 17:16 | 11:48 | 147.51 |
| 3 |
06:49
↑
117° ESE
|
16:47
↑
243° WSW
|
9h 58m | -0m 57s | 05:19 | 18:17 | 05:50 | 17:47 | 06:21 | 17:16 | 11:48 | 147.48 |
| 4 |
06:50
↑
117° ESE
|
16:47
↑
243° WSW
|
9h 57m | -0m 54s | 05:20 | 18:17 | 05:51 | 17:47 | 06:22 | 17:16 | 11:49 | 147.46 |
| 5 |
06:51
↑
117° ESE
|
16:47
↑
243° WSW
|
9h 56m | -0m 52s | 05:21 | 18:17 | 05:51 | 17:47 | 06:23 | 17:16 | 11:49 | 147.44 |
| 6 |
06:52
↑
117° ESE
|
16:47
↑
243° WSW
|
9h 55m | -0m 49s | 05:22 | 18:17 | 05:52 | 17:47 | 06:23 | 17:16 | 11:50 | 147.42 |
| 7 |
06:53
↑
117° ESE
|
16:47
↑
243° WSW
|
9h 54m | -0m 46s | 05:22 | 18:18 | 05:53 | 17:47 | 06:24 | 17:16 | 11:50 | 147.40 |
| 8 |
06:53
↑
117° ESE
|
16:48
↑
243° WSW
|
9h 54m | -0m 43s | 05:23 | 18:18 | 05:54 | 17:47 | 06:25 | 17:16 | 11:50 | 147.38 |
| 9 |
06:54
↑
118° ESE
|
16:48
↑
242° WSW
|
9h 53m | -0m 40s | 05:24 | 18:18 | 05:54 | 17:47 | 06:26 | 17:16 | 11:51 | 147.36 |
| 10 |
06:55
↑
118° ESE
|
16:48
↑
242° WSW
|
9h 52m | -0m 37s | 05:25 | 18:18 | 05:55 | 17:47 | 06:26 | 17:16 | 11:51 | 147.34 |
| 11 |
06:56
↑
118° ESE
|
16:48
↑
242° WSW
|
9h 52m | -0m 35s | 05:25 | 18:18 | 05:56 | 17:48 | 06:27 | 17:16 | 11:52 | 147.32 |
| 12 |
06:56
↑
118° ESE
|
16:48
↑
242° WSW
|
9h 51m | -0m 32s | 05:26 | 18:19 | 05:57 | 17:48 | 06:28 | 17:17 | 11:52 | 147.30 |
| 13 |
06:57
↑
118° ESE
|
16:48
↑
242° WSW
|
9h 51m | -0m 28s | 05:27 | 18:19 | 05:57 | 17:48 | 06:29 | 17:17 | 11:53 | 147.29 |
| 14 |
06:58
↑
118° ESE
|
16:49
↑
242° WSW
|
9h 50m | -0m 25s | 05:27 | 18:19 | 05:58 | 17:49 | 06:29 | 17:17 | 11:53 | 147.27 |
| 15 |
06:58
↑
118° ESE
|
16:49
↑
242° WSW
|
9h 50m | -0m 22s | 05:28 | 18:20 | 05:59 | 17:49 | 06:30 | 17:17 | 11:54 | 147.25 |
| 16 |
06:59
↑
118° ESE
|
16:49
↑
242° WSW
|
9h 50m | -0m 19s | 05:28 | 18:20 | 05:59 | 17:49 | 06:31 | 17:18 | 11:54 | 147.24 |
| 17 |
07:00
↑
118° ESE
|
16:50
↑
242° WSW
|
9h 49m | -0m 16s | 05:29 | 18:20 | 06:00 | 17:50 | 06:31 | 17:18 | 11:55 | 147.22 |
| 18 |
07:00
↑
118° ESE
|
16:50
↑
242° WSW
|
9h 49m | -0m 13s | 05:30 | 18:21 | 06:00 | 17:50 | 06:32 | 17:19 | 11:55 | 147.21 |
| 19 |
07:01
↑
118° ESE
|
16:50
↑
242° WSW
|
9h 49m | -0m 10s | 05:30 | 18:21 | 06:01 | 17:50 | 06:32 | 17:19 | 11:56 | 147.20 |
| 20 |
07:01
↑
118° ESE
|
16:51
↑
242° WSW
|
9h 49m | -0m 07s | 05:31 | 18:22 | 06:01 | 17:51 | 06:33 | 17:19 | 11:56 | 147.18 |
| 21 |
07:02
↑
118° ESE
|
16:51
↑
242° WSW
|
9h 49m | -0m 03s | 05:31 | 18:22 | 06:02 | 17:51 | 06:33 | 17:20 | 11:57 | 147.17 |
| 22 |
07:03
↑
118° ESE
|
16:52
↑
242° WSW
|
9h 49m | -0m 00s | 05:32 | 18:23 | 06:03 | 17:52 | 06:34 | 17:20 | 11:57 | 147.16 |
| 23 |
07:03
↑
118° ESE
|
16:52
↑
242° WSW
|
9h 49m | +0m 02s | 05:32 | 18:23 | 06:03 | 17:52 | 06:34 | 17:21 | 11:58 | 147.15 |
| 24 |
07:03
↑
118° ESE
|
16:53
↑
242° WSW
|
9h 49m | +0m 05s | 05:33 | 18:24 | 06:03 | 17:53 | 06:35 | 17:21 | 11:58 | 147.14 |
| 25 |
07:04
↑
118° ESE
|
16:53
↑
242° WSW
|
9h 49m | +0m 08s | 05:33 | 18:24 | 06:04 | 17:53 | 06:35 | 17:22 | 11:59 | 147.13 |
| 26 |
07:04
↑
118° ESE
|
16:54
↑
242° WSW
|
9h 49m | +0m 11s | 05:34 | 18:25 | 06:04 | 17:54 | 06:36 | 17:23 | 11:59 | 147.13 |
| 27 |
07:05
↑
118° ESE
|
16:55
↑
242° WSW
|
9h 49m | +0m 15s | 05:34 | 18:25 | 06:05 | 17:55 | 06:36 | 17:23 | 12:00 | 147.12 |
| 28 |
07:05
↑
118° ESE
|
16:55
↑
242° WSW
|
9h 50m | +0m 18s | 05:34 | 18:26 | 06:05 | 17:55 | 06:36 | 17:24 | 12:00 | 147.12 |
| 29 |
07:05
↑
118° ESE
|
16:56
↑
242° WSW
|
9h 50m | +0m 21s | 05:35 | 18:27 | 06:05 | 17:56 | 06:37 | 17:25 | 12:01 | 147.11 |
| 30 |
07:06
↑
118° ESE
|
16:57
↑
242° WSW
|
9h 51m | +0m 24s | 05:35 | 18:27 | 06:06 | 17:57 | 06:37 | 17:25 | 12:01 | 147.11 |
| 31 |
07:06
↑
118° ESE
|
16:57
↑
242° WSW
|
9h 51m | +0m 27s | 05:35 | 18:28 | 06:06 | 17:57 | 06:37 | 17:26 | 12:02 | 147.11 |
|
All times are in local time for Kobe. Daylight Saving Time (DST) is not currently in effect. Today's date is in the table. |
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In Kobe, the earliest sunrise of December is on December 01 or the latest sunset of December is on December 30 or December 31.
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