Auckland sky calendar · December 2026
Full moon: Thu, Dec 24. New moon: Wed, Dec 9. Sunrise moves from 5:55 AM to 6:04 AM, sunset from 8:24 PM to 8:43 PM. 2 sky events this month (below). Times are local (GMT+13).
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 1 | 5:55 AM | 8:24 PM | 1:22 AM | 12:42 PM | Last quarter · 53% |
| Wed, Dec 2 | 5:55 AM | 8:25 PM | 1:49 AM | 1:48 PM | Waning crescent · 43% |
| Thu, Dec 3 | 5:55 AM | 8:26 PM | 2:14 AM | 2:51 PM | Waning crescent · 32% |
| Fri, Dec 4 | 5:54 AM | 8:27 PM | 2:39 AM | 3:54 PM | Waning crescent · 23% |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 5:54 AM | 8:28 PM | 3:05 AM | 4:56 PM | Waning crescent · 15% |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 5:54 AM | 8:28 PM | 3:33 AM | 5:59 PM | Waning crescent · 9% |
| Mon, Dec 7 | 5:54 AM | 8:29 PM | 4:04 AM | 7:01 PM | Waning crescent · 4% |
| Tue, Dec 8 | 5:54 AM | 8:30 PM | 4:41 AM | 8:01 PM | Waning crescent · 1% |
| Wed, Dec 9 | 5:54 AM | 8:31 PM | 5:24 AM | 8:57 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Thu, Dec 10 | 5:54 AM | 8:32 PM | 6:13 AM | 9:47 PM | Waxing crescent · 1% |
| Fri, Dec 11 | 5:55 AM | 8:33 PM | 7:07 AM | 10:30 PM | Waxing crescent · 3% |
| Sat, Dec 12 | 5:55 AM | 8:33 PM | 8:05 AM | 11:07 PM | Waxing crescent · 8% |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 5:55 AM | 8:34 PM | 9:05 AM | 11:39 PM | Waxing crescent · 13% |
| Mon, Dec 14 | 5:55 AM | 8:35 PM | 10:05 AM | — | Waxing crescent · 20% |
| Tue, Dec 15 | 5:55 AM | 8:36 PM | 11:04 AM | 12:07 AM | Waxing crescent · 28% |
| Wed, Dec 16 | 5:56 AM | 8:36 PM | 12:04 PM | 12:32 AM | Waxing crescent · 37% |
| Thu, Dec 17 | 5:56 AM | 8:37 PM | 1:04 PM | 12:55 AM | First quarter · 47% |
| Fri, Dec 18 | 5:56 AM | 8:37 PM | 2:06 PM | 1:19 AM | Waxing gibbous · 58% |
| Sat, Dec 19 | 5:57 AM | 8:38 PM | 3:11 PM | 1:44 AM | Waxing gibbous · 68% |
| Sun, Dec 20 | 5:57 AM | 8:39 PM | 4:21 PM | 2:12 AM | Waxing gibbous · 78% |
| Mon, Dec 21 | 5:57 AM | 8:39 PM | 5:34 PM | 2:45 AM | Waxing gibbous · 86% |
| Tue, Dec 22 | 5:58 AM | 8:40 PM | 6:50 PM | 3:26 AM | Waxing gibbous · 93% |
| Wed, Dec 23 | 5:58 AM | 8:40 PM | 8:04 PM | 4:18 AM | Waxing gibbous · 98% |
| Thu, Dec 24 | 5:59 AM | 8:40 PM | 9:09 PM | 5:22 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Fri, Dec 25 | 6:00 AM | 8:41 PM | 10:02 PM | 6:36 AM | Waning gibbous · 99% |
| Sat, Dec 26 | 6:00 AM | 8:41 PM | 10:46 PM | 7:55 AM | Waning gibbous · 95% |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 6:01 AM | 8:42 PM | 11:21 PM | 9:12 AM | Waning gibbous · 88% |
| Mon, Dec 28 | 6:01 AM | 8:42 PM | 11:50 PM | 10:26 AM | Waning gibbous · 79% |
| Tue, Dec 29 | 6:02 AM | 8:42 PM | — | 11:36 AM | Waning gibbous · 69% |
| Wed, Dec 30 | 6:03 AM | 8:42 PM | 12:17 AM | 12:42 PM | Waning gibbous · 59% |
| Thu, Dec 31 | 6:04 AM | 8:43 PM | 12:42 AM | 1:46 PM | Last quarter · 48% |
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 2:28 PMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
Month by month
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).