December 2026

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 Last qtr
11. 2 35%
12. 3 25%
13. 4 17%
14. 5 10%
15. 6 5%
16. 7 2%
17. 8 New
18. 9 1%
19. 10 3%
20. 11 6%
21. 12 12%
22. 13 18%
23. 14 26%
24. 15 35%
25. 16 45%
26. 17 First qtr
27. 18 65%
28. 19 75%
29. 20 84%
30. 21 92%
31. 22 97%
32. 23 Full
33. 24 99%
34. 25 96%
35. 26 90%
36. 27 82%
37. 28 72%
38. 29 62%
39. 30 Last qtr
40. 31 41%

• Moon phase
• Perigee or apogee
• Eclipse
• Planets
• Equinox or solstice

Events in December 2026

1. Tue, Dec 11:09 AM

   Last Quarter

   Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.

2. Tue, Dec 87:52 PM

   New Moon

   The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.

3. Fri, Dec 11

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.

4. Thu, Dec 1712:43 AM

   First Quarter

   Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.

5. Thu, Dec 1712:35 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

6. Thu, Dec 178:11 PM

   Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered

   All within 6.4° of each other in the sky.

7. Mon, Dec 213:50 PM

   December solstice

   The shortest day in the northern hemisphere and the longest in the southern.

8. Wed, Dec 238:28 PM

   Full Moon Cold MoonSupermoon

   The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

9. Thu, Dec 24

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,600 km.

10. Sun, Dec 2711:38 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

11. Mon, Dec 289:13 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

12. Wed, Dec 302:00 PM

    Last Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.

Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.