Carmel, IN sky calendar · December 2026
Full moon: Wed, Dec 23. New moon: Tue, Dec 8. Sunrise moves from 7:47 AM to 8:06 AM, sunset from 5:19 PM to 5:29 PM. 2 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EST).
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 1 | 7:47 AM | 5:19 PM | 12:19 AM | 1:19 PM | Last quarter · 45% |
| Wed, Dec 2 | 7:48 AM | 5:19 PM | 1:27 AM | 1:42 PM | Waning crescent · 35% |
| Thu, Dec 3 | 7:49 AM | 5:19 PM | 2:32 AM | 2:04 PM | Waning crescent · 25% |
| Fri, Dec 4 | 7:50 AM | 5:19 PM | 3:37 AM | 2:28 PM | Waning crescent · 17% |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 7:51 AM | 5:19 PM | 4:42 AM | 2:55 PM | Waning crescent · 10% |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 7:51 AM | 5:19 PM | 5:46 AM | 3:25 PM | Waning crescent · 5% |
| Mon, Dec 7 | 7:52 AM | 5:19 PM | 6:50 AM | 4:02 PM | Waning crescent · 2% |
| Tue, Dec 8 | 7:53 AM | 5:19 PM | 7:50 AM | 4:45 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Wed, Dec 9 | 7:54 AM | 5:19 PM | 8:45 AM | 5:35 PM | Waxing crescent · 1% |
| Thu, Dec 10 | 7:55 AM | 5:19 PM | 9:34 AM | 6:31 PM | Waxing crescent · 3% |
| Fri, Dec 11 | 7:56 AM | 5:19 PM | 10:15 AM | 7:31 PM | Waxing crescent · 6% |
| Sat, Dec 12 | 7:57 AM | 5:19 PM | 10:49 AM | 8:33 PM | Waxing crescent · 12% |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 7:57 AM | 5:19 PM | 11:17 AM | 9:35 PM | Waxing crescent · 18% |
| Mon, Dec 14 | 7:58 AM | 5:20 PM | 11:42 AM | 10:36 PM | Waxing crescent · 26% |
| Tue, Dec 15 | 7:59 AM | 5:20 PM | 12:05 PM | 11:38 PM | Waxing crescent · 35% |
| Wed, Dec 16 | 7:59 AM | 5:20 PM | 12:26 PM | — | Waxing crescent · 45% |
| Thu, Dec 17 | 8:00 AM | 5:21 PM | 12:48 PM | 12:41 AM | First quarter · 55% |
| Fri, Dec 18 | 8:01 AM | 5:21 PM | 1:11 PM | 1:45 AM | Waxing gibbous · 65% |
| Sat, Dec 19 | 8:01 AM | 5:21 PM | 1:38 PM | 2:54 AM | Waxing gibbous · 75% |
| Sun, Dec 20 | 8:02 AM | 5:22 PM | 2:11 PM | 4:06 AM | Waxing gibbous · 84% |
| Mon, Dec 21 | 8:02 AM | 5:22 PM | 2:52 PM | 5:23 AM | Waxing gibbous · 92% |
| Tue, Dec 22 | 8:03 AM | 5:23 PM | 3:46 PM | 6:40 AM | Waxing gibbous · 97% |
| Wed, Dec 23 | 8:03 AM | 5:23 PM | 4:52 PM | 7:53 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Thu, Dec 24 | 8:04 AM | 5:24 PM | 6:09 PM | 8:54 AM | Waning gibbous · 99% |
| Fri, Dec 25 | 8:04 AM | 5:24 PM | 7:29 PM | 9:44 AM | Waning gibbous · 96% |
| Sat, Dec 26 | 8:04 AM | 5:25 PM | 8:49 PM | 10:23 AM | Waning gibbous · 90% |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 8:05 AM | 5:26 PM | 10:04 PM | 10:54 AM | Waning gibbous · 82% |
| Mon, Dec 28 | 8:05 AM | 5:27 PM | 11:15 PM | 11:21 AM | Waning gibbous · 72% |
| Tue, Dec 29 | 8:05 AM | 5:27 PM | — | 11:45 AM | Waning gibbous · 62% |
| Wed, Dec 30 | 8:06 AM | 5:28 PM | 12:23 AM | 12:08 PM | Last quarter · 51% |
| Thu, Dec 31 | 8:06 AM | 5:29 PM | 1:29 AM | 12:32 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).