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Anchorage sky calendar · December 2026

Full moon: Wed, Dec 23. New moon: Tue, Dec 8. Sunrise moves from 9:45 AM to 10:14 AM, sunset from 3:51 PM to 3:51 PM. 2 sky events this month (below). Times are local (AKST).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Tue, Dec 19:45 AM3:51 PM12:21 AM1:48 PMWaning crescent · 43%
Wed, Dec 29:48 AM3:49 PM1:56 AM1:46 PMWaning crescent · 33%
Thu, Dec 39:50 AM3:48 PM3:28 AM1:45 PMWaning crescent · 24%
Fri, Dec 49:52 AM3:47 PM5:00 AM1:43 PMWaning crescent · 16%
Sat, Dec 59:54 AM3:46 PM6:34 AM1:43 PMWaning crescent · 9%
Sun, Dec 69:56 AM3:45 PM8:11 AM1:43 PMWaning crescent · 5%
Mon, Dec 79:57 AM3:44 PM9:48 AM1:48 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Tue, Dec 89:59 AM3:43 PM11:19 AM2:03 PMNew moon · 0%
Wed, Dec 910:01 AM3:42 PM12:22 PM2:48 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Thu, Dec 1010:02 AM3:42 PM12:46 PM4:09 PMWaxing crescent · 3%
Fri, Dec 1110:04 AM3:41 PM12:53 PM5:44 PMWaxing crescent · 7%
Sat, Dec 1210:05 AM3:40 PM12:55 PM7:18 PMWaxing crescent · 13%
Sun, Dec 1310:07 AM3:40 PM12:55 PM8:49 PMWaxing crescent · 20%
Mon, Dec 1410:08 AM3:40 PM12:54 PM10:18 PMWaxing crescent · 28%
Tue, Dec 1510:09 AM3:40 PM12:52 PM11:45 PMWaxing crescent · 37%
Wed, Dec 1610:10 AM3:40 PM12:50 PM—First quarter · 46%
Thu, Dec 1710:11 AM3:40 PM12:49 PM1:14 AMWaxing gibbous · 57%
Fri, Dec 1810:12 AM3:40 PM12:47 PM2:46 AMWaxing gibbous · 67%
Sat, Dec 1910:13 AM3:40 PM12:46 PM4:25 AMWaxing gibbous · 77%
Sun, Dec 2010:13 AM3:40 PM12:47 PM6:13 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Mon, Dec 2110:14 AM3:41 PM12:52 PM8:10 AMWaxing gibbous · 93%
Tue, Dec 2210:14 AM3:41 PM1:11 PM10:07 AMWaxing gibbous · 98%
Wed, Dec 2310:15 AM3:42 PM2:15 PM11:26 AMFull moon · 100%
Thu, Dec 2410:15 AM3:43 PM4:09 PM11:52 AMWaning gibbous · 99%
Fri, Dec 2510:15 AM3:44 PM6:13 PM11:59 AMWaning gibbous · 95%
Sat, Dec 2610:15 AM3:45 PM8:10 PM12:01 PMWaning gibbous · 89%
Sun, Dec 2710:15 AM3:46 PM9:57 PM12:00 PMWaning gibbous · 80%
Mon, Dec 2810:15 AM3:47 PM11:36 PM11:59 AMWaning gibbous · 70%
Tue, Dec 2910:15 AM3:48 PM—11:57 AMWaning gibbous · 60%
Wed, Dec 3010:14 AM3:50 PM1:11 AM11:56 AMLast quarter · 49%
Thu, Dec 3110:14 AM3:51 PM2:44 AM11:54 AMWaning crescent · 39%

Sky events this month

  • Sun, Dec 13Geminids meteor shower peakUp to about 150 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · the Moon stays out of the way
  • Wed, Dec 23 4:28 PMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter

Month by month

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).