Columbus, Ohio sky calendar · December 2026
Full moon: Wed, Dec 23. New moon: Tue, Dec 8. Sunrise moves from 7:34 AM to 7:53 AM, sunset from 5:07 PM to 5:16 PM. 2 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EST).
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 1 | 7:34 AM | 5:07 PM | 12:06 AM | 1:06 PM | Last quarter · 45% |
| Wed, Dec 2 | 7:35 AM | 5:07 PM | 1:14 AM | 1:29 PM | Waning crescent · 35% |
| Thu, Dec 3 | 7:36 AM | 5:06 PM | 2:19 AM | 1:51 PM | Waning crescent · 25% |
| Fri, Dec 4 | 7:37 AM | 5:06 PM | 3:24 AM | 2:15 PM | Waning crescent · 17% |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 7:38 AM | 5:06 PM | 4:28 AM | 2:42 PM | Waning crescent · 10% |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 7:39 AM | 5:06 PM | 5:33 AM | 3:12 PM | Waning crescent · 5% |
| Mon, Dec 7 | 7:40 AM | 5:06 PM | 6:37 AM | 3:49 PM | Waning crescent · 2% |
| Tue, Dec 8 | 7:41 AM | 5:06 PM | 7:37 AM | 4:32 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Wed, Dec 9 | 7:41 AM | 5:06 PM | 8:32 AM | 5:22 PM | Waxing crescent · 1% |
| Thu, Dec 10 | 7:42 AM | 5:06 PM | 9:21 AM | 6:18 PM | Waxing crescent · 3% |
| Fri, Dec 11 | 7:43 AM | 5:06 PM | 10:02 AM | 7:18 PM | Waxing crescent · 6% |
| Sat, Dec 12 | 7:44 AM | 5:07 PM | 10:36 AM | 8:20 PM | Waxing crescent · 12% |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 7:45 AM | 5:07 PM | 11:04 AM | 9:21 PM | Waxing crescent · 18% |
| Mon, Dec 14 | 7:45 AM | 5:07 PM | 11:29 AM | 10:23 PM | Waxing crescent · 26% |
| Tue, Dec 15 | 7:46 AM | 5:07 PM | 11:52 AM | 11:25 PM | Waxing crescent · 35% |
| Wed, Dec 16 | 7:47 AM | 5:08 PM | 12:14 PM | — | Waxing crescent · 45% |
| Thu, Dec 17 | 7:47 AM | 5:08 PM | 12:35 PM | 12:27 AM | First quarter · 55% |
| Fri, Dec 18 | 7:48 AM | 5:08 PM | 12:59 PM | 1:32 AM | Waxing gibbous · 65% |
| Sat, Dec 19 | 7:49 AM | 5:09 PM | 1:25 PM | 2:40 AM | Waxing gibbous · 75% |
| Sun, Dec 20 | 7:49 AM | 5:09 PM | 1:58 PM | 3:53 AM | Waxing gibbous · 84% |
| Mon, Dec 21 | 7:50 AM | 5:10 PM | 2:39 PM | 5:10 AM | Waxing gibbous · 92% |
| Tue, Dec 22 | 7:50 AM | 5:10 PM | 3:32 PM | 6:27 AM | Waxing gibbous · 97% |
| Wed, Dec 23 | 7:51 AM | 5:11 PM | 4:39 PM | 7:39 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Thu, Dec 24 | 7:51 AM | 5:11 PM | 5:55 PM | 8:41 AM | Waning gibbous · 99% |
| Fri, Dec 25 | 7:51 AM | 5:12 PM | 7:16 PM | 9:31 AM | Waning gibbous · 96% |
| Sat, Dec 26 | 7:52 AM | 5:13 PM | 8:36 PM | 10:10 AM | Waning gibbous · 90% |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 7:52 AM | 5:13 PM | 9:51 PM | 10:41 AM | Waning gibbous · 82% |
| Mon, Dec 28 | 7:52 AM | 5:14 PM | 11:02 PM | 11:08 AM | Waning gibbous · 72% |
| Tue, Dec 29 | 7:53 AM | 5:15 PM | — | 11:32 AM | Waning gibbous · 62% |
| Wed, Dec 30 | 7:53 AM | 5:15 PM | 12:10 AM | 11:55 AM | Last quarter · 51% |
| Thu, Dec 31 | 7:53 AM | 5:16 PM | 1:16 AM | 12:19 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).