Fairbanks sky calendar · December 2026
Full moon: Wed, Dec 23. New moon: Tue, Dec 8. Sunrise moves from 10:19 AM to 10:55 AM, sunset from 2:59 PM to 2:53 PM. 2 sky events this month (below). Times are local (AKST).
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 1 | 10:19 AM | 2:59 PM | 12:04 AM | 1:43 PM | Waning crescent · 43% |
| Wed, Dec 2 | 10:22 AM | 2:57 PM | 1:47 AM | 1:33 PM | Waning crescent · 33% |
| Thu, Dec 3 | 10:25 AM | 2:55 PM | 3:28 AM | 1:24 PM | Waning crescent · 24% |
| Fri, Dec 4 | 10:28 AM | 2:53 PM | 5:09 AM | 1:13 PM | Waning crescent · 16% |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 10:31 AM | 2:51 PM | 6:57 AM | 1:00 PM | Waning crescent · 9% |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 10:33 AM | 2:50 PM | 8:56 AM | 12:39 PM | Waning crescent · 5% |
| Mon, Dec 7 | 10:36 AM | 2:48 PM | — | — | Waning crescent · 1% |
| Tue, Dec 8 | 10:38 AM | 2:46 PM | — | — | New moon · 0% |
| Wed, Dec 9 | 10:40 AM | 2:45 PM | — | — | Waxing crescent · 1% |
| Thu, Dec 10 | 10:43 AM | 2:44 PM | — | — | Waxing crescent · 3% |
| Fri, Dec 11 | 10:45 AM | 2:43 PM | 2:01 PM | 4:19 PM | Waxing crescent · 7% |
| Sat, Dec 12 | 10:47 AM | 2:42 PM | 1:29 PM | 6:27 PM | Waxing crescent · 13% |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 10:49 AM | 2:41 PM | 1:14 PM | 8:15 PM | Waxing crescent · 20% |
| Mon, Dec 14 | 10:50 AM | 2:40 PM | 1:02 PM | 9:54 PM | Waxing crescent · 28% |
| Tue, Dec 15 | 10:52 AM | 2:39 PM | 12:52 PM | 11:30 PM | Waxing crescent · 37% |
| Wed, Dec 16 | 10:53 AM | 2:39 PM | 12:43 PM | — | First quarter · 46% |
| Thu, Dec 17 | 10:54 AM | 2:39 PM | 12:34 PM | 1:07 AM | Waxing gibbous · 57% |
| Fri, Dec 18 | 10:56 AM | 2:39 PM | 12:25 PM | 2:48 AM | Waxing gibbous · 67% |
| Sat, Dec 19 | 10:57 AM | 2:39 PM | 12:13 PM | 4:38 AM | Waxing gibbous · 77% |
| Sun, Dec 20 | 10:57 AM | 2:39 PM | 11:57 AM | 6:43 AM | Waxing gibbous · 86% |
| Mon, Dec 21 | 10:58 AM | 2:39 PM | 11:19 AM | 9:24 AM | Waxing gibbous · 93% |
| Tue, Dec 22 | 10:58 AM | 2:40 PM | — | — | Waxing gibbous · 98% |
| Wed, Dec 23 | 10:59 AM | 2:41 PM | — | — | Full moon · 100% |
| Thu, Dec 24 | 10:59 AM | 2:42 PM | — | — | Waning gibbous · 99% |
| Fri, Dec 25 | 10:58 AM | 2:43 PM | 5:19 PM | 12:37 PM | Waning gibbous · 95% |
| Sat, Dec 26 | 10:58 AM | 2:44 PM | 7:36 PM | 12:18 PM | Waning gibbous · 89% |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 10:58 AM | 2:46 PM | 9:35 PM | 12:06 PM | Waning gibbous · 80% |
| Mon, Dec 28 | 10:57 AM | 2:47 PM | 11:25 PM | 11:56 AM | Waning gibbous · 70% |
| Tue, Dec 29 | 10:57 AM | 2:49 PM | — | 11:47 AM | Waning gibbous · 60% |
| Wed, Dec 30 | 10:56 AM | 2:51 PM | 1:08 AM | 11:37 AM | Last quarter · 49% |
| Thu, Dec 31 | 10:55 AM | 2:53 PM | 2:51 AM | 11:27 AM | Waning crescent · 39% |
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 4:28 PMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
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Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).