Atlanta sky calendar · December 2026
Full moon: Wed, Dec 23. New moon: Tue, Dec 8. Sunrise moves from 7:24 AM to 7:42 AM, sunset from 5:28 PM to 5:39 PM. 2 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EST).
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 1 | 7:24 AM | 5:28 PM | 12:17 AM | 1:09 PM | Last quarter · 45% |
| Wed, Dec 2 | 7:25 AM | 5:28 PM | 1:20 AM | 1:36 PM | Waning crescent · 35% |
| Thu, Dec 3 | 7:25 AM | 5:28 PM | 2:21 AM | 2:03 PM | Waning crescent · 25% |
| Fri, Dec 4 | 7:26 AM | 5:28 PM | 3:21 AM | 2:31 PM | Waning crescent · 17% |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 7:27 AM | 5:28 PM | 4:22 AM | 3:01 PM | Waning crescent · 10% |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 7:28 AM | 5:28 PM | 5:22 AM | 3:36 PM | Waning crescent · 5% |
| Mon, Dec 7 | 7:29 AM | 5:28 PM | 6:22 AM | 4:15 PM | Waning crescent · 2% |
| Tue, Dec 8 | 7:29 AM | 5:28 PM | 7:21 AM | 5:00 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Wed, Dec 9 | 7:30 AM | 5:29 PM | 8:15 AM | 5:51 PM | Waxing crescent · 1% |
| Thu, Dec 10 | 7:31 AM | 5:29 PM | 9:04 AM | 6:46 PM | Waxing crescent · 3% |
| Fri, Dec 11 | 7:32 AM | 5:29 PM | 9:47 AM | 7:43 PM | Waxing crescent · 6% |
| Sat, Dec 12 | 7:32 AM | 5:29 PM | 10:24 AM | 8:41 PM | Waxing crescent · 12% |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 7:33 AM | 5:29 PM | 10:57 AM | 9:39 PM | Waxing crescent · 18% |
| Mon, Dec 14 | 7:34 AM | 5:30 PM | 11:25 AM | 10:37 PM | Waxing crescent · 26% |
| Tue, Dec 15 | 7:34 AM | 5:30 PM | 11:52 AM | 11:34 PM | Waxing crescent · 35% |
| Wed, Dec 16 | 7:35 AM | 5:30 PM | 12:17 PM | — | Waxing crescent · 45% |
| Thu, Dec 17 | 7:36 AM | 5:31 PM | 12:43 PM | 12:33 AM | First quarter · 55% |
| Fri, Dec 18 | 7:36 AM | 5:31 PM | 1:11 PM | 1:33 AM | Waxing gibbous · 65% |
| Sat, Dec 19 | 7:37 AM | 5:32 PM | 1:42 PM | 2:37 AM | Waxing gibbous · 75% |
| Sun, Dec 20 | 7:37 AM | 5:32 PM | 2:19 PM | 3:45 AM | Waxing gibbous · 84% |
| Mon, Dec 21 | 7:38 AM | 5:33 PM | 3:05 PM | 4:57 AM | Waxing gibbous · 92% |
| Tue, Dec 22 | 7:38 AM | 5:33 PM | 4:01 PM | 6:11 AM | Waxing gibbous · 97% |
| Wed, Dec 23 | 7:39 AM | 5:34 PM | 5:07 PM | 7:22 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Thu, Dec 24 | 7:39 AM | 5:34 PM | 6:22 PM | 8:25 AM | Waning gibbous · 99% |
| Fri, Dec 25 | 7:40 AM | 5:35 PM | 7:39 PM | 9:19 AM | Waning gibbous · 96% |
| Sat, Dec 26 | 7:40 AM | 5:35 PM | 8:53 PM | 10:02 AM | Waning gibbous · 90% |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 7:40 AM | 5:36 PM | 10:04 PM | 10:38 AM | Waning gibbous · 82% |
| Mon, Dec 28 | 7:41 AM | 5:37 PM | 11:10 PM | 11:10 AM | Waning gibbous · 72% |
| Tue, Dec 29 | 7:41 AM | 5:37 PM | — | 11:38 AM | Waning gibbous · 62% |
| Wed, Dec 30 | 7:41 AM | 5:38 PM | 12:13 AM | 12:06 PM | Last quarter · 51% |
| Thu, Dec 31 | 7:42 AM | 5:39 PM | 1:15 AM | 12:34 PM | Waning crescent · 41% |
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 8:28 PMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
Month by month
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).