Chicago sky calendar · December 2026
Full moon: Wed, Dec 23. New moon: Tue, Dec 8. Sunrise moves from 6:58 AM to 7:18 AM, sunset from 4:20 PM to 4:29 PM. 2 sky events this month (below). Times are local (CST).
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 1 | 6:58 AM | 4:20 PM | — | 12:26 PM | Last quarter · 45% |
| Wed, Dec 2 | 6:59 AM | 4:20 PM | 12:33 AM | 12:47 PM | Waning crescent · 34% |
| Thu, Dec 3 | 7:00 AM | 4:19 PM | 1:40 AM | 1:08 PM | Waning crescent · 25% |
| Fri, Dec 4 | 7:01 AM | 4:19 PM | 2:46 AM | 1:31 PM | Waning crescent · 17% |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 7:02 AM | 4:19 PM | 3:52 AM | 1:56 PM | Waning crescent · 10% |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 7:03 AM | 4:19 PM | 4:58 AM | 2:25 PM | Waning crescent · 5% |
| Mon, Dec 7 | 7:04 AM | 4:19 PM | 6:03 AM | 3:01 PM | Waning crescent · 2% |
| Tue, Dec 8 | 7:05 AM | 4:19 PM | 7:04 AM | 3:43 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Wed, Dec 9 | 7:06 AM | 4:19 PM | 8:00 AM | 4:33 PM | Waxing crescent · 1% |
| Thu, Dec 10 | 7:07 AM | 4:19 PM | 8:48 AM | 5:29 PM | Waxing crescent · 3% |
| Fri, Dec 11 | 7:08 AM | 4:19 PM | 9:28 AM | 6:30 PM | Waxing crescent · 7% |
| Sat, Dec 12 | 7:08 AM | 4:19 PM | 10:01 AM | 7:33 PM | Waxing crescent · 12% |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 7:09 AM | 4:19 PM | 10:28 AM | 8:37 PM | Waxing crescent · 19% |
| Mon, Dec 14 | 7:10 AM | 4:20 PM | 10:52 AM | 9:40 PM | Waxing crescent · 27% |
| Tue, Dec 15 | 7:11 AM | 4:20 PM | 11:13 AM | 10:43 PM | Waxing crescent · 36% |
| Wed, Dec 16 | 7:11 AM | 4:20 PM | 11:33 AM | 11:47 PM | First quarter · 45% |
| Thu, Dec 17 | 7:12 AM | 4:20 PM | 11:53 AM | — | Waxing gibbous · 55% |
| Fri, Dec 18 | 7:13 AM | 4:21 PM | 12:15 PM | 12:53 AM | Waxing gibbous · 66% |
| Sat, Dec 19 | 7:13 AM | 4:21 PM | 12:41 PM | 2:03 AM | Waxing gibbous · 76% |
| Sun, Dec 20 | 7:14 AM | 4:22 PM | 1:12 PM | 3:18 AM | Waxing gibbous · 85% |
| Mon, Dec 21 | 7:14 AM | 4:22 PM | 1:52 PM | 4:36 AM | Waxing gibbous · 92% |
| Tue, Dec 22 | 7:15 AM | 4:23 PM | 2:44 PM | 5:54 AM | Waxing gibbous · 97% |
| Wed, Dec 23 | 7:15 AM | 4:23 PM | 3:50 PM | 7:07 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Thu, Dec 24 | 7:16 AM | 4:24 PM | 5:07 PM | 8:08 AM | Waning gibbous · 99% |
| Fri, Dec 25 | 7:16 AM | 4:24 PM | 6:30 PM | 8:56 AM | Waning gibbous · 96% |
| Sat, Dec 26 | 7:16 AM | 4:25 PM | 7:51 PM | 9:34 AM | Waning gibbous · 89% |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 7:17 AM | 4:26 PM | 9:08 PM | 10:03 AM | Waning gibbous · 81% |
| Mon, Dec 28 | 7:17 AM | 4:26 PM | 10:21 PM | 10:28 AM | Waning gibbous · 72% |
| Tue, Dec 29 | 7:17 AM | 4:27 PM | 11:30 PM | 10:51 AM | Waning gibbous · 61% |
| Wed, Dec 30 | 7:17 AM | 4:28 PM | — | 11:12 AM | Last quarter · 51% |
| Thu, Dec 31 | 7:18 AM | 4:29 PM | 12:38 AM | 11:35 AM | Waning crescent · 40% |
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 7:28 PMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
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Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).