Buffalo sky calendar · December 2026
Full moon: Wed, Dec 23. New moon: Tue, Dec 8. Sunrise moves from 7:26 AM to 7:46 AM, sunset from 4:42 PM to 4:50 PM. 2 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EST).
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 1 | 7:26 AM | 4:42 PM | — | 12:51 PM | Last quarter · 45% |
| Wed, Dec 2 | 7:27 AM | 4:41 PM | 12:56 AM | 1:11 PM | Waning crescent · 35% |
| Thu, Dec 3 | 7:28 AM | 4:41 PM | 2:04 AM | 1:32 PM | Waning crescent · 25% |
| Fri, Dec 4 | 7:29 AM | 4:41 PM | 3:11 AM | 1:53 PM | Waning crescent · 17% |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 7:30 AM | 4:41 PM | 4:18 AM | 2:17 PM | Waning crescent · 10% |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 7:31 AM | 4:41 PM | 5:25 AM | 2:46 PM | Waning crescent · 5% |
| Mon, Dec 7 | 7:32 AM | 4:41 PM | 6:30 AM | 3:21 PM | Waning crescent · 2% |
| Tue, Dec 8 | 7:33 AM | 4:41 PM | 7:32 AM | 4:02 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Wed, Dec 9 | 7:34 AM | 4:41 PM | 8:28 AM | 4:52 PM | Waxing crescent · 1% |
| Thu, Dec 10 | 7:35 AM | 4:41 PM | 9:16 AM | 5:49 PM | Waxing crescent · 3% |
| Fri, Dec 11 | 7:36 AM | 4:41 PM | 9:56 AM | 6:50 PM | Waxing crescent · 6% |
| Sat, Dec 12 | 7:37 AM | 4:41 PM | 10:28 AM | 7:54 PM | Waxing crescent · 12% |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 7:37 AM | 4:41 PM | 10:55 AM | 8:58 PM | Waxing crescent · 18% |
| Mon, Dec 14 | 7:38 AM | 4:41 PM | 11:18 AM | 10:02 PM | Waxing crescent · 26% |
| Tue, Dec 15 | 7:39 AM | 4:41 PM | 11:38 AM | 11:05 PM | Waxing crescent · 35% |
| Wed, Dec 16 | 7:40 AM | 4:42 PM | 11:58 AM | — | Waxing crescent · 45% |
| Thu, Dec 17 | 7:40 AM | 4:42 PM | 12:17 PM | 12:10 AM | First quarter · 55% |
| Fri, Dec 18 | 7:41 AM | 4:42 PM | 12:38 PM | 1:18 AM | Waxing gibbous · 65% |
| Sat, Dec 19 | 7:42 AM | 4:43 PM | 1:03 PM | 2:28 AM | Waxing gibbous · 75% |
| Sun, Dec 20 | 7:42 AM | 4:43 PM | 1:33 PM | 3:43 AM | Waxing gibbous · 84% |
| Mon, Dec 21 | 7:43 AM | 4:44 PM | 2:12 PM | 5:02 AM | Waxing gibbous · 92% |
| Tue, Dec 22 | 7:43 AM | 4:44 PM | 3:03 PM | 6:22 AM | Waxing gibbous · 97% |
| Wed, Dec 23 | 7:44 AM | 4:45 PM | 4:09 PM | 7:35 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Thu, Dec 24 | 7:44 AM | 4:45 PM | 5:26 PM | 8:36 AM | Waning gibbous · 99% |
| Fri, Dec 25 | 7:44 AM | 4:46 PM | 6:50 PM | 9:24 AM | Waning gibbous · 96% |
| Sat, Dec 26 | 7:45 AM | 4:47 PM | 8:12 PM | 10:00 AM | Waning gibbous · 90% |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 7:45 AM | 4:47 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:29 AM | Waning gibbous · 82% |
| Mon, Dec 28 | 7:45 AM | 4:48 PM | 10:44 PM | 10:54 AM | Waning gibbous · 72% |
| Tue, Dec 29 | 7:46 AM | 4:49 PM | 11:54 PM | 11:15 AM | Waning gibbous · 62% |
| Wed, Dec 30 | 7:46 AM | 4:50 PM | — | 11:36 AM | Last quarter · 51% |
| Thu, Dec 31 | 7:46 AM | 4:50 PM | 1:03 AM | 11:58 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).