Chennai sky calendar · December 2026
Full moon: Thu, Dec 24. New moon: Wed, Dec 9. Sunrise moves from 6:15 AM to 6:30 AM, sunset from 5:40 PM to 5:52 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
- 6:22 AM
- Sunset
- 5:44 PM
- Moonrise
- 10:15 AM
- Moonset
- 10:07 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 | 6:15 AM | 5:40 PM | — | 12:15 PM | Last quarter · 50% |
| Wed, Dec 2 | 6:15 AM | 5:40 PM | 12:29 AM | 12:54 PM | Waning crescent · 39% |
| Thu, Dec 3 | 6:16 AM | 5:40 PM | 1:20 AM | 1:32 PM | Waning crescent · 29% |
| Fri, Dec 4 | 6:16 AM | 5:40 PM | 2:09 AM | 2:10 PM | Waning crescent · 21% |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 6:17 AM | 5:41 PM | 2:59 AM | 2:50 PM | Waning crescent · 13% |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 6:18 AM | 5:41 PM | 3:49 AM | 3:31 PM | Waning crescent · 7% |
| Mon, Dec 7 | 6:18 AM | 5:41 PM | 4:41 AM | 4:16 PM | Waning crescent · 3% |
| Tue, Dec 8 | 6:19 AM | 5:42 PM | 5:34 AM | 5:04 PM | Waning crescent · 1% |
| Wed, Dec 9 | 6:19 AM | 5:42 PM | 6:27 AM | 5:54 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Thu, Dec 10 | 6:20 AM | 5:42 PM | 7:18 AM | 6:46 PM | Waxing crescent · 1% |
| Fri, Dec 11 | 6:20 AM | 5:43 PM | 8:07 AM | 7:38 PM | Waxing crescent · 5% |
| Sat, Dec 12 | 6:21 AM | 5:43 PM | 8:53 AM | 8:29 PM | Waxing crescent · 9% |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 6:21 AM | 5:44 PM | 9:36 AM | 9:19 PM | Waxing crescent · 15% |
| Mon, Dec 14 | 6:22 AM | 5:44 PM | 10:15 AM | 10:07 PM | Waxing crescent · 23% |
| Tue, Dec 15 | 6:22 AM | 5:44 PM | 10:52 AM | 10:54 PM | Waxing crescent · 31% |
| Wed, Dec 16 | 6:23 AM | 5:45 PM | 11:28 AM | 11:41 PM | Waxing crescent · 40% |
| Thu, Dec 17 | 6:24 AM | 5:45 PM | 12:04 PM | — | First quarter · 50% |
| Fri, Dec 18 | 6:24 AM | 5:46 PM | 12:42 PM | 12:29 AM | Waxing gibbous · 61% |
| Sat, Dec 19 | 6:25 AM | 5:46 PM | 1:22 PM | 1:20 AM | Waxing gibbous · 71% |
| Sun, Dec 20 | 6:25 AM | 5:47 PM | 2:08 PM | 2:14 AM | Waxing gibbous · 80% |
| Mon, Dec 21 | 6:26 AM | 5:47 PM | 2:59 PM | 3:14 AM | Waxing gibbous · 89% |
| Tue, Dec 22 | 6:26 AM | 5:48 PM | 3:58 PM | 4:18 AM | Waxing gibbous · 95% |
| Wed, Dec 23 | 6:27 AM | 5:48 PM | 5:03 PM | 5:26 AM | Waxing gibbous · 99% |
| Thu, Dec 24 | 6:27 AM | 5:49 PM | 6:12 PM | 6:34 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Fri, Dec 25 | 6:28 AM | 5:49 PM | 7:21 PM | 7:38 AM | Waning gibbous · 98% |
| Sat, Dec 26 | 6:28 AM | 5:50 PM | 8:26 PM | 8:35 AM | Waning gibbous · 93% |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 6:28 AM | 5:50 PM | 9:26 PM | 9:26 AM | Waning gibbous · 85% |
| Mon, Dec 28 | 6:29 AM | 5:51 PM | 10:22 PM | 10:11 AM | Waning gibbous · 76% |
| Tue, Dec 29 | 6:29 AM | 5:51 PM | 11:14 PM | 10:52 AM | Waning gibbous · 66% |
| Wed, Dec 30 | 6:30 AM | 5:52 PM | — | 11:31 AM | Waning gibbous · 56% |
| Thu, Dec 31 | 6:30 AM | 5:52 PM | 12:05 AM | 12:10 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).