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Edinburgh sky calendar · December 2026

Full moon: Thu, Dec 24. New moon: Wed, Dec 9. Sunrise moves from 8:19 AM to 8:43 AM, sunset from 3:43 PM to 3:47 PM. 2 sky events this month (below). Times are local (GMT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Tue, Dec 18:19 AM3:43 PM—12:55 PMLast quarter · 47%
Wed, Dec 28:20 AM3:43 PM12:34 AM1:02 PMWaning crescent · 37%
Thu, Dec 38:22 AM3:42 PM1:57 AM1:08 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Fri, Dec 48:23 AM3:41 PM3:19 AM1:16 PMWaning crescent · 19%
Sat, Dec 58:25 AM3:40 PM4:41 AM1:25 PMWaning crescent · 12%
Sun, Dec 68:26 AM3:40 PM6:04 AM1:38 PMWaning crescent · 6%
Mon, Dec 78:28 AM3:39 PM7:25 AM1:56 PMWaning crescent · 2%
Tue, Dec 88:29 AM3:39 PM8:41 AM2:25 PMWaning crescent · 0%
Wed, Dec 98:31 AM3:38 PM9:44 AM3:08 PMNew moon · 0%
Thu, Dec 108:32 AM3:38 PM10:31 AM4:07 PMWaxing crescent · 2%
Fri, Dec 118:33 AM3:38 PM11:02 AM5:19 PMWaxing crescent · 5%
Sat, Dec 128:34 AM3:38 PM11:22 AM6:37 PMWaxing crescent · 10%
Sun, Dec 138:35 AM3:38 PM11:36 AM7:56 PMWaxing crescent · 17%
Mon, Dec 148:36 AM3:38 PM11:45 AM9:15 PMWaxing crescent · 24%
Tue, Dec 158:37 AM3:38 PM11:53 AM10:33 PMWaxing crescent · 33%
Wed, Dec 168:38 AM3:38 PM11:59 AM11:52 PMWaxing crescent · 43%
Thu, Dec 178:39 AM3:38 PM12:05 PM—First quarter · 53%
Fri, Dec 188:40 AM3:38 PM12:12 PM1:13 AMWaxing gibbous · 63%
Sat, Dec 198:40 AM3:38 PM12:21 PM2:39 AMWaxing gibbous · 73%
Sun, Dec 208:41 AM3:39 PM12:33 PM4:10 AMWaxing gibbous · 82%
Mon, Dec 218:42 AM3:39 PM12:53 PM5:47 AMWaxing gibbous · 90%
Tue, Dec 228:42 AM3:40 PM1:25 PM7:24 AMWaxing gibbous · 96%
Wed, Dec 238:42 AM3:40 PM2:21 PM8:47 AMWaxing gibbous · 99%
Thu, Dec 248:43 AM3:41 PM3:45 PM9:45 AMFull moon · 100%
Fri, Dec 258:43 AM3:42 PM5:25 PM10:20 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Sat, Dec 268:43 AM3:42 PM7:07 PM10:40 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Sun, Dec 278:43 AM3:43 PM8:44 PM10:53 AMWaning gibbous · 83%
Mon, Dec 288:44 AM3:44 PM10:16 PM11:03 AMWaning gibbous · 74%
Tue, Dec 298:44 AM3:45 PM11:42 PM11:10 AMWaning gibbous · 64%
Wed, Dec 308:44 AM3:46 PM—11:17 AMLast quarter · 53%
Thu, Dec 318:43 AM3:47 PM1:06 AM11:24 AMWaning crescent · 43%

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 1:28 AMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter

Month by month

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).