Athens sky calendar · December 2026
Full moon: Thu, Dec 24. New moon: Wed, Dec 9. Sunrise moves from 7:22 AM to 7:40 AM, sunset from 5:05 PM to 5:15 PM. 2 sky events this month (below). Times are local (GMT+2).
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 1 | 7:22 AM | 5:05 PM | — | 12:51 PM | Last quarter · 48% |
| Wed, Dec 2 | 7:22 AM | 5:05 PM | 12:48 AM | 1:15 PM | Waning crescent · 38% |
| Thu, Dec 3 | 7:23 AM | 5:05 PM | 1:52 AM | 1:39 PM | Waning crescent · 28% |
| Fri, Dec 4 | 7:24 AM | 5:05 PM | 2:55 AM | 2:04 PM | Waning crescent · 19% |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 7:25 AM | 5:05 PM | 3:59 AM | 2:31 PM | Waning crescent · 12% |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 7:26 AM | 5:05 PM | 5:02 AM | 3:02 PM | Waning crescent · 7% |
| Mon, Dec 7 | 7:27 AM | 5:05 PM | 6:05 AM | 3:37 PM | Waning crescent · 3% |
| Tue, Dec 8 | 7:28 AM | 5:05 PM | 7:05 AM | 4:19 PM | Waning crescent · 1% |
| Wed, Dec 9 | 7:29 AM | 5:05 PM | 8:02 AM | 5:07 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Thu, Dec 10 | 7:29 AM | 5:05 PM | 8:53 AM | 6:02 PM | Waxing crescent · 2% |
| Fri, Dec 11 | 7:30 AM | 5:05 PM | 9:36 AM | 7:00 PM | Waxing crescent · 5% |
| Sat, Dec 12 | 7:31 AM | 5:05 PM | 10:13 AM | 8:00 PM | Waxing crescent · 10% |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 7:32 AM | 5:06 PM | 10:45 AM | 9:01 PM | Waxing crescent · 16% |
| Mon, Dec 14 | 7:32 AM | 5:06 PM | 11:12 AM | 10:01 PM | Waxing crescent · 24% |
| Tue, Dec 15 | 7:33 AM | 5:06 PM | 11:36 AM | 11:01 PM | Waxing crescent · 32% |
| Wed, Dec 16 | 7:34 AM | 5:06 PM | 11:59 AM | — | Waxing crescent · 42% |
| Thu, Dec 17 | 7:34 AM | 5:07 PM | 12:22 PM | 12:02 AM | First quarter · 52% |
| Fri, Dec 18 | 7:35 AM | 5:07 PM | 12:46 PM | 1:05 AM | Waxing gibbous · 62% |
| Sat, Dec 19 | 7:36 AM | 5:08 PM | 1:13 PM | 2:10 AM | Waxing gibbous · 72% |
| Sun, Dec 20 | 7:36 AM | 5:08 PM | 1:46 PM | 3:20 AM | Waxing gibbous · 82% |
| Mon, Dec 21 | 7:37 AM | 5:08 PM | 2:25 PM | 4:34 AM | Waxing gibbous · 90% |
| Tue, Dec 22 | 7:37 AM | 5:09 PM | 3:16 PM | 5:50 AM | Waxing gibbous · 96% |
| Wed, Dec 23 | 7:38 AM | 5:10 PM | 4:19 PM | 7:04 AM | Waxing gibbous · 99% |
| Thu, Dec 24 | 7:38 AM | 5:10 PM | 5:32 PM | 8:10 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Fri, Dec 25 | 7:39 AM | 5:11 PM | 6:51 PM | 9:04 AM | Waning gibbous · 97% |
| Sat, Dec 26 | 7:39 AM | 5:11 PM | 8:10 PM | 9:47 AM | Waning gibbous · 92% |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 7:39 AM | 5:12 PM | 9:25 PM | 10:22 AM | Waning gibbous · 84% |
| Mon, Dec 28 | 7:40 AM | 5:13 PM | 10:36 PM | 10:52 AM | Waning gibbous · 75% |
| Tue, Dec 29 | 7:40 AM | 5:13 PM | 11:43 PM | 11:18 AM | Waning gibbous · 65% |
| Wed, Dec 30 | 7:40 AM | 5:14 PM | — | 11:43 AM | Last quarter · 54% |
| Thu, Dec 31 | 7:40 AM | 5:15 PM | 12:48 AM | 12:07 PM | Waning crescent · 44% |
Sky events this month
- Mon, Dec 14Geminids meteor shower peakUp to about 150 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · the Moon stays out of the way
- Thu, Dec 24 3:28 AMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
Month by month
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).