Henderson sky calendar · December 2026
Full moon: Wed, Dec 23. New moon: Tue, Dec 8. Sunrise moves from 6:32 AM to 6:50 AM, sunset from 4:25 PM to 4:35 PM. 2 sky events this month (below). Times are local (PST).
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 1 | 6:32 AM | 4:25 PM | — | 12:15 PM | Waning crescent · 44% |
| Wed, Dec 2 | 6:33 AM | 4:25 PM | 12:27 AM | 12:40 PM | Waning crescent · 34% |
| Thu, Dec 3 | 6:34 AM | 4:25 PM | 1:30 AM | 1:05 PM | Waning crescent · 24% |
| Fri, Dec 4 | 6:34 AM | 4:25 PM | 2:32 AM | 1:32 PM | Waning crescent · 16% |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 6:35 AM | 4:25 PM | 3:34 AM | 2:02 PM | Waning crescent · 10% |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 6:36 AM | 4:25 PM | 4:36 AM | 2:35 PM | Waning crescent · 5% |
| Mon, Dec 7 | 6:37 AM | 4:25 PM | 5:37 AM | 3:14 PM | Waning crescent · 2% |
| Tue, Dec 8 | 6:38 AM | 4:25 PM | 6:36 AM | 3:59 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Wed, Dec 9 | 6:39 AM | 4:25 PM | 7:30 AM | 4:50 PM | Waxing crescent · 1% |
| Thu, Dec 10 | 6:39 AM | 4:25 PM | 8:18 AM | 5:45 PM | Waxing crescent · 3% |
| Fri, Dec 11 | 6:40 AM | 4:25 PM | 9:00 AM | 6:44 PM | Waxing crescent · 7% |
| Sat, Dec 12 | 6:41 AM | 4:26 PM | 9:35 AM | 7:43 PM | Waxing crescent · 12% |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 6:42 AM | 4:26 PM | 10:06 AM | 8:43 PM | Waxing crescent · 19% |
| Mon, Dec 14 | 6:42 AM | 4:26 PM | 10:33 AM | 9:41 PM | Waxing crescent · 27% |
| Tue, Dec 15 | 6:43 AM | 4:26 PM | 10:58 AM | 10:40 PM | Waxing crescent · 36% |
| Wed, Dec 16 | 6:44 AM | 4:27 PM | 11:22 AM | 11:40 PM | First quarter · 46% |
| Thu, Dec 17 | 6:44 AM | 4:27 PM | 11:47 AM | — | Waxing gibbous · 56% |
| Fri, Dec 18 | 6:45 AM | 4:28 PM | 12:13 PM | 12:43 AM | Waxing gibbous · 66% |
| Sat, Dec 19 | 6:45 AM | 4:28 PM | 12:44 PM | 1:48 AM | Waxing gibbous · 76% |
| Sun, Dec 20 | 6:46 AM | 4:28 PM | 1:20 PM | 2:58 AM | Waxing gibbous · 85% |
| Mon, Dec 21 | 6:46 AM | 4:29 PM | 2:05 PM | 4:12 AM | Waxing gibbous · 93% |
| Tue, Dec 22 | 6:47 AM | 4:29 PM | 3:01 PM | 5:27 AM | Waxing gibbous · 98% |
| Wed, Dec 23 | 6:47 AM | 4:30 PM | 4:08 PM | 6:38 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Thu, Dec 24 | 6:48 AM | 4:31 PM | 5:24 PM | 7:40 AM | Waning gibbous · 99% |
| Fri, Dec 25 | 6:48 AM | 4:31 PM | 6:42 PM | 8:31 AM | Waning gibbous · 95% |
| Sat, Dec 26 | 6:49 AM | 4:32 PM | 7:58 PM | 9:12 AM | Waning gibbous · 89% |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 6:49 AM | 4:32 PM | 9:09 PM | 9:46 AM | Waning gibbous · 80% |
| Mon, Dec 28 | 6:49 AM | 4:33 PM | 10:17 PM | 10:16 AM | Waning gibbous · 71% |
| Tue, Dec 29 | 6:49 AM | 4:34 PM | 11:22 PM | 10:43 AM | Waning gibbous · 60% |
| Wed, Dec 30 | 6:50 AM | 4:35 PM | — | 11:09 AM | Last quarter · 50% |
| Thu, Dec 31 | 6:50 AM | 4:35 PM | 12:25 AM | 11:35 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 5:28 PMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
Month by month
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).