Helsinki sky calendar · December 2026
Full moon: Thu, Dec 24. New moon: Wed, Dec 9. Sunrise moves from 8:56 AM to 9:24 AM, sunset from 3:21 PM to 3:22 PM. 2 sky events this month (below). Times are local (GMT+2).
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 1 | 8:56 AM | 3:21 PM | — | 1:08 PM | Last quarter · 48% |
| Wed, Dec 2 | 8:58 AM | 3:20 PM | 12:32 AM | 1:08 PM | Waning crescent · 38% |
| Thu, Dec 3 | 9:00 AM | 3:19 PM | 2:02 AM | 1:08 PM | Waning crescent · 28% |
| Fri, Dec 4 | 9:02 AM | 3:18 PM | 3:32 AM | 1:09 PM | Waning crescent · 19% |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 9:04 AM | 3:17 PM | 5:02 AM | 1:10 PM | Waning crescent · 12% |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 9:05 AM | 3:16 PM | 6:35 AM | 1:13 PM | Waning crescent · 7% |
| Mon, Dec 7 | 9:07 AM | 3:15 PM | 8:08 AM | 1:20 PM | Waning crescent · 3% |
| Tue, Dec 8 | 9:09 AM | 3:14 PM | 9:37 AM | 1:35 PM | Waning crescent · 1% |
| Wed, Dec 9 | 9:10 AM | 3:13 PM | 10:50 AM | 2:08 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Thu, Dec 10 | 9:12 AM | 3:13 PM | 11:35 AM | 3:11 PM | Waxing crescent · 2% |
| Fri, Dec 11 | 9:13 AM | 3:12 PM | 11:55 AM | 4:34 PM | Waxing crescent · 5% |
| Sat, Dec 12 | 9:15 AM | 3:12 PM | 12:04 PM | 6:04 PM | Waxing crescent · 10% |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 9:16 AM | 3:12 PM | 12:08 PM | 7:33 PM | Waxing crescent · 16% |
| Mon, Dec 14 | 9:17 AM | 3:11 PM | 12:10 PM | 9:01 PM | Waxing crescent · 24% |
| Tue, Dec 15 | 9:18 AM | 3:11 PM | 12:10 PM | 10:26 PM | Waxing crescent · 32% |
| Wed, Dec 16 | 9:19 AM | 3:11 PM | 12:11 PM | 11:52 PM | Waxing crescent · 42% |
| Thu, Dec 17 | 9:20 AM | 3:11 PM | 12:11 PM | — | First quarter · 52% |
| Fri, Dec 18 | 9:21 AM | 3:11 PM | 12:11 PM | 1:20 AM | Waxing gibbous · 62% |
| Sat, Dec 19 | 9:22 AM | 3:12 PM | 12:12 PM | 2:53 AM | Waxing gibbous · 72% |
| Sun, Dec 20 | 9:23 AM | 3:12 PM | 12:15 PM | 4:33 AM | Waxing gibbous · 82% |
| Mon, Dec 21 | 9:23 AM | 3:12 PM | 12:22 PM | 6:22 AM | Waxing gibbous · 90% |
| Tue, Dec 22 | 9:24 AM | 3:13 PM | 12:38 PM | 8:14 AM | Waxing gibbous · 96% |
| Wed, Dec 23 | 9:24 AM | 3:13 PM | 1:22 PM | 9:51 AM | Waxing gibbous · 99% |
| Thu, Dec 24 | 9:25 AM | 3:14 PM | 2:51 PM | 10:44 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Fri, Dec 25 | 9:25 AM | 3:15 PM | 4:46 PM | 11:05 AM | Waning gibbous · 97% |
| Sat, Dec 26 | 9:25 AM | 3:16 PM | 6:42 PM | 11:13 AM | Waning gibbous · 92% |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 9:25 AM | 3:17 PM | 8:31 PM | 11:16 AM | Waning gibbous · 84% |
| Mon, Dec 28 | 9:25 AM | 3:18 PM | 10:11 PM | 11:18 AM | Waning gibbous · 75% |
| Tue, Dec 29 | 9:25 AM | 3:19 PM | 11:45 PM | 11:18 AM | Waning gibbous · 65% |
| Wed, Dec 30 | 9:24 AM | 3:20 PM | — | 11:19 AM | Last quarter · 54% |
| Thu, Dec 31 | 9:24 AM | 3:22 PM | 1:17 AM | 11:19 AM | Waning crescent · 44% |
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 3:28 AMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
Month by month
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).