Dayton, OH sky calendar · December 2026
Full moon: Wed, Dec 23. New moon: Tue, Dec 8. Sunrise moves from 7:38 AM to 7:57 AM, sunset from 5:12 PM to 5:22 PM. 2 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EST).
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 1 | 7:38 AM | 5:12 PM | 12:11 AM | 1:11 PM | Last quarter · 45% |
| Wed, Dec 2 | 7:39 AM | 5:12 PM | 1:19 AM | 1:34 PM | Waning crescent · 35% |
| Thu, Dec 3 | 7:40 AM | 5:12 PM | 2:24 AM | 1:56 PM | Waning crescent · 25% |
| Fri, Dec 4 | 7:41 AM | 5:12 PM | 3:29 AM | 2:20 PM | Waning crescent · 17% |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 7:42 AM | 5:12 PM | 4:33 AM | 2:47 PM | Waning crescent · 10% |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 7:43 AM | 5:11 PM | 5:37 AM | 3:18 PM | Waning crescent · 5% |
| Mon, Dec 7 | 7:44 AM | 5:11 PM | 6:41 AM | 3:54 PM | Waning crescent · 2% |
| Tue, Dec 8 | 7:45 AM | 5:11 PM | 7:41 AM | 4:38 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Wed, Dec 9 | 7:46 AM | 5:12 PM | 8:37 AM | 5:28 PM | Waxing crescent · 1% |
| Thu, Dec 10 | 7:47 AM | 5:12 PM | 9:25 AM | 6:24 PM | Waxing crescent · 3% |
| Fri, Dec 11 | 7:47 AM | 5:12 PM | 10:06 AM | 7:23 PM | Waxing crescent · 6% |
| Sat, Dec 12 | 7:48 AM | 5:12 PM | 10:40 AM | 8:25 PM | Waxing crescent · 12% |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 7:49 AM | 5:12 PM | 11:09 AM | 9:27 PM | Waxing crescent · 18% |
| Mon, Dec 14 | 7:50 AM | 5:12 PM | 11:34 AM | 10:28 PM | Waxing crescent · 26% |
| Tue, Dec 15 | 7:50 AM | 5:13 PM | 11:57 AM | 11:30 PM | Waxing crescent · 35% |
| Wed, Dec 16 | 7:51 AM | 5:13 PM | 12:18 PM | — | Waxing crescent · 45% |
| Thu, Dec 17 | 7:52 AM | 5:13 PM | 12:40 PM | 12:32 AM | First quarter · 55% |
| Fri, Dec 18 | 7:52 AM | 5:14 PM | 1:04 PM | 1:37 AM | Waxing gibbous · 65% |
| Sat, Dec 19 | 7:53 AM | 5:14 PM | 1:31 PM | 2:45 AM | Waxing gibbous · 75% |
| Sun, Dec 20 | 7:53 AM | 5:15 PM | 2:03 PM | 3:58 AM | Waxing gibbous · 84% |
| Mon, Dec 21 | 7:54 AM | 5:15 PM | 2:45 PM | 5:14 AM | Waxing gibbous · 92% |
| Tue, Dec 22 | 7:54 AM | 5:16 PM | 3:38 PM | 6:31 AM | Waxing gibbous · 97% |
| Wed, Dec 23 | 7:55 AM | 5:16 PM | 4:44 PM | 7:44 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Thu, Dec 24 | 7:55 AM | 5:17 PM | 6:01 PM | 8:46 AM | Waning gibbous · 99% |
| Fri, Dec 25 | 7:56 AM | 5:17 PM | 7:22 PM | 9:35 AM | Waning gibbous · 96% |
| Sat, Dec 26 | 7:56 AM | 5:18 PM | 8:41 PM | 10:14 AM | Waning gibbous · 90% |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 7:56 AM | 5:19 PM | 9:56 PM | 10:46 AM | Waning gibbous · 82% |
| Mon, Dec 28 | 7:57 AM | 5:19 PM | 11:07 PM | 11:13 AM | Waning gibbous · 72% |
| Tue, Dec 29 | 7:57 AM | 5:20 PM | — | 11:37 AM | Waning gibbous · 62% |
| Wed, Dec 30 | 7:57 AM | 5:21 PM | 12:15 AM | 12:00 PM | Last quarter · 51% |
| Thu, Dec 31 | 7:57 AM | 5:22 PM | 1:21 AM | 12:24 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).