Bengaluru sky calendar · December 2026
Full moon: Thu, Dec 24. New moon: Wed, Dec 9. Sunrise moves from 6:25 AM to 6:41 AM, sunset from 5:51 PM to 6:03 PM. 3 sky events this month (below). Times are local (GMT+5:30).
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
Monday, December 14
Waxing crescent
23% lit
Chance of a good view92% · Good
moonlight only (no cloud forecast) · Moon 23% lit
Up to about 150 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · the Moon stays out of the way
- Sunrise
- 6:32 AM
- Sunset
- 5:55 PM
- Moonrise
- 10:26 AM
- Moonset
- 10:18 PM
Dot: chance of a good view (green good, yellow fair, red poor)
Sunrise, sunset and moonrise table
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 1 | 6:25 AM | 5:51 PM | — | 12:26 PM | Last quarter · 50% |
| Wed, Dec 2 | 6:26 AM | 5:51 PM | 12:40 AM | 1:05 PM | Waning crescent · 39% |
| Thu, Dec 3 | 6:26 AM | 5:51 PM | 1:31 AM | 1:43 PM | Waning crescent · 29% |
| Fri, Dec 4 | 6:27 AM | 5:51 PM | 2:20 AM | 2:21 PM | Waning crescent · 21% |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 6:28 AM | 5:52 PM | 3:09 AM | 3:01 PM | Waning crescent · 13% |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 6:28 AM | 5:52 PM | 4:00 AM | 3:42 PM | Waning crescent · 7% |
| Mon, Dec 7 | 6:29 AM | 5:52 PM | 4:52 AM | 4:27 PM | Waning crescent · 3% |
| Tue, Dec 8 | 6:29 AM | 5:53 PM | 5:45 AM | 5:15 PM | Waning crescent · 1% |
| Wed, Dec 9 | 6:30 AM | 5:53 PM | 6:38 AM | 6:05 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Thu, Dec 10 | 6:30 AM | 5:53 PM | 7:29 AM | 6:57 PM | Waxing crescent · 1% |
| Fri, Dec 11 | 6:31 AM | 5:54 PM | 8:18 AM | 7:49 PM | Waxing crescent · 5% |
| Sat, Dec 12 | 6:31 AM | 5:54 PM | 9:04 AM | 8:40 PM | Waxing crescent · 9% |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 6:32 AM | 5:54 PM | 9:46 AM | 9:30 PM | Waxing crescent · 15% |
| Mon, Dec 14 | 6:32 AM | 5:55 PM | 10:26 AM | 10:18 PM | Waxing crescent · 23% |
| Tue, Dec 15 | 6:33 AM | 5:55 PM | 11:03 AM | 11:05 PM | Waxing crescent · 31% |
| Wed, Dec 16 | 6:34 AM | 5:56 PM | 11:39 AM | 11:52 PM | Waxing crescent · 40% |
| Thu, Dec 17 | 6:34 AM | 5:56 PM | 12:15 PM | — | First quarter · 50% |
| Fri, Dec 18 | 6:35 AM | 5:57 PM | 12:53 PM | 12:40 AM | Waxing gibbous · 61% |
| Sat, Dec 19 | 6:35 AM | 5:57 PM | 1:34 PM | 1:31 AM | Waxing gibbous · 71% |
| Sun, Dec 20 | 6:36 AM | 5:58 PM | 2:19 PM | 2:25 AM | Waxing gibbous · 80% |
| Mon, Dec 21 | 6:36 AM | 5:58 PM | 3:10 PM | 3:25 AM | Waxing gibbous · 89% |
| Tue, Dec 22 | 6:37 AM | 5:59 PM | 4:09 PM | 4:29 AM | Waxing gibbous · 95% |
| Wed, Dec 23 | 6:37 AM | 5:59 PM | 5:15 PM | 5:37 AM | Waxing gibbous · 99% |
| Thu, Dec 24 | 6:38 AM | 6:00 PM | 6:24 PM | 6:45 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Fri, Dec 25 | 6:38 AM | 6:00 PM | 7:32 PM | 7:48 AM | Waning gibbous · 98% |
| Sat, Dec 26 | 6:39 AM | 6:01 PM | 8:37 PM | 8:46 AM | Waning gibbous · 93% |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 6:39 AM | 6:01 PM | 9:37 PM | 9:37 AM | Waning gibbous · 85% |
| Mon, Dec 28 | 6:39 AM | 6:02 PM | 10:33 PM | 10:22 AM | Waning gibbous · 76% |
| Tue, Dec 29 | 6:40 AM | 6:02 PM | 11:26 PM | 11:03 AM | Waning gibbous · 66% |
| Wed, Dec 30 | 6:40 AM | 6:03 PM | — | 11:42 AM | Waning gibbous · 56% |
| Thu, Dec 31 | 6:41 AM | 6:03 PM | 12:16 AM | 12:21 PM | Last quarter · 45% |
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 6:58 AMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
- Sun, Dec 27 9:56 PMThe Moon and Jupiter side by side1.4° apart, before dawn
Month by month
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).