Baltimore sky calendar · December 2026
Full moon: Wed, Dec 23. New moon: Tue, Dec 8. Sunrise moves from 7:07 AM to 7:26 AM, sunset from 4:43 PM to 4:53 PM. 2 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EST).
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 1 | 7:07 AM | 4:43 PM | — | 12:40 PM | Last quarter · 45% |
| Wed, Dec 2 | 7:08 AM | 4:43 PM | 12:47 AM | 1:03 PM | Waning crescent · 35% |
| Thu, Dec 3 | 7:09 AM | 4:43 PM | 1:52 AM | 1:26 PM | Waning crescent · 25% |
| Fri, Dec 4 | 7:10 AM | 4:43 PM | 2:56 AM | 1:50 PM | Waning crescent · 17% |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 7:10 AM | 4:43 PM | 4:00 AM | 2:17 PM | Waning crescent · 10% |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 7:11 AM | 4:43 PM | 5:04 AM | 2:48 PM | Waning crescent · 5% |
| Mon, Dec 7 | 7:12 AM | 4:43 PM | 6:08 AM | 3:25 PM | Waning crescent · 2% |
| Tue, Dec 8 | 7:13 AM | 4:43 PM | 7:08 AM | 4:08 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Wed, Dec 9 | 7:14 AM | 4:43 PM | 8:03 AM | 4:58 PM | Waxing crescent · 1% |
| Thu, Dec 10 | 7:15 AM | 4:43 PM | 8:52 AM | 5:54 PM | Waxing crescent · 3% |
| Fri, Dec 11 | 7:16 AM | 4:43 PM | 9:33 AM | 6:54 PM | Waxing crescent · 6% |
| Sat, Dec 12 | 7:16 AM | 4:43 PM | 10:08 AM | 7:55 PM | Waxing crescent · 12% |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 7:17 AM | 4:43 PM | 10:37 AM | 8:56 PM | Waxing crescent · 18% |
| Mon, Dec 14 | 7:18 AM | 4:43 PM | 11:02 AM | 9:57 PM | Waxing crescent · 26% |
| Tue, Dec 15 | 7:19 AM | 4:44 PM | 11:25 AM | 10:59 PM | Waxing crescent · 35% |
| Wed, Dec 16 | 7:19 AM | 4:44 PM | 11:47 AM | — | Waxing crescent · 45% |
| Thu, Dec 17 | 7:20 AM | 4:44 PM | 12:10 PM | 12:01 AM | First quarter · 55% |
| Fri, Dec 18 | 7:20 AM | 4:45 PM | 12:33 PM | 1:05 AM | Waxing gibbous · 65% |
| Sat, Dec 19 | 7:21 AM | 4:45 PM | 1:01 PM | 2:13 AM | Waxing gibbous · 75% |
| Sun, Dec 20 | 7:22 AM | 4:46 PM | 1:34 PM | 3:25 AM | Waxing gibbous · 84% |
| Mon, Dec 21 | 7:22 AM | 4:46 PM | 2:15 PM | 4:41 AM | Waxing gibbous · 92% |
| Tue, Dec 22 | 7:23 AM | 4:47 PM | 3:08 PM | 5:57 AM | Waxing gibbous · 97% |
| Wed, Dec 23 | 7:23 AM | 4:47 PM | 4:15 PM | 7:10 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Thu, Dec 24 | 7:23 AM | 4:48 PM | 5:31 PM | 8:12 AM | Waning gibbous · 99% |
| Fri, Dec 25 | 7:24 AM | 4:48 PM | 6:51 PM | 9:03 AM | Waning gibbous · 96% |
| Sat, Dec 26 | 7:24 AM | 4:49 PM | 8:10 PM | 9:42 AM | Waning gibbous · 90% |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 7:25 AM | 4:50 PM | 9:25 PM | 10:14 AM | Waning gibbous · 82% |
| Mon, Dec 28 | 7:25 AM | 4:50 PM | 10:36 PM | 10:42 AM | Waning gibbous · 72% |
| Tue, Dec 29 | 7:25 AM | 4:51 PM | 11:43 PM | 11:06 AM | Waning gibbous · 62% |
| Wed, Dec 30 | 7:25 AM | 4:52 PM | — | 11:30 AM | Last quarter · 51% |
| Thu, Dec 31 | 7:26 AM | 4:53 PM | 12:49 AM | 11:54 AM | 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).