Houston sky calendar · December 2026
Full moon: Wed, Dec 23. New moon: Tue, Dec 8. Sunrise moves from 6:59 AM to 7:16 AM, sunset from 5:21 PM to 5:32 PM. 2 sky events this month (below). Times are local (CST).
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 1 | 6:59 AM | 5:21 PM | 12:06 AM | 12:52 PM | Last quarter · 45% |
| Wed, Dec 2 | 7:00 AM | 5:21 PM | 1:06 AM | 1:22 PM | Waning crescent · 34% |
| Thu, Dec 3 | 7:00 AM | 5:21 PM | 2:04 AM | 1:51 PM | Waning crescent · 25% |
| Fri, Dec 4 | 7:01 AM | 5:21 PM | 3:02 AM | 2:22 PM | Waning crescent · 17% |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 7:02 AM | 5:21 PM | 4:00 AM | 2:54 PM | Waning crescent · 10% |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 7:03 AM | 5:21 PM | 4:59 AM | 3:31 PM | Waning crescent · 5% |
| Mon, Dec 7 | 7:03 AM | 5:22 PM | 5:57 AM | 4:12 PM | Waning crescent · 2% |
| Tue, Dec 8 | 7:04 AM | 5:22 PM | 6:54 AM | 4:58 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Wed, Dec 9 | 7:05 AM | 5:22 PM | 7:48 AM | 5:49 PM | Waxing crescent · 1% |
| Thu, Dec 10 | 7:05 AM | 5:22 PM | 8:37 AM | 6:43 PM | Waxing crescent · 3% |
| Fri, Dec 11 | 7:06 AM | 5:22 PM | 9:21 AM | 7:39 PM | Waxing crescent · 7% |
| Sat, Dec 12 | 7:07 AM | 5:23 PM | 10:00 AM | 8:36 PM | Waxing crescent · 12% |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 7:08 AM | 5:23 PM | 10:34 AM | 9:32 PM | Waxing crescent · 19% |
| Mon, Dec 14 | 7:08 AM | 5:23 PM | 11:05 AM | 10:27 PM | Waxing crescent · 27% |
| Tue, Dec 15 | 7:09 AM | 5:24 PM | 11:33 AM | 11:22 PM | Waxing crescent · 36% |
| Wed, Dec 16 | 7:09 AM | 5:24 PM | 12:01 PM | — | First quarter · 45% |
| Thu, Dec 17 | 7:10 AM | 5:24 PM | 12:30 PM | 12:18 AM | Waxing gibbous · 55% |
| Fri, Dec 18 | 7:11 AM | 5:25 PM | 1:00 PM | 1:16 AM | Waxing gibbous · 66% |
| Sat, Dec 19 | 7:11 AM | 5:25 PM | 1:34 PM | 2:17 AM | Waxing gibbous · 76% |
| Sun, Dec 20 | 7:12 AM | 5:26 PM | 2:13 PM | 3:23 AM | Waxing gibbous · 85% |
| Mon, Dec 21 | 7:12 AM | 5:26 PM | 3:01 PM | 4:33 AM | Waxing gibbous · 92% |
| Tue, Dec 22 | 7:13 AM | 5:27 PM | 3:59 PM | 5:45 AM | Waxing gibbous · 97% |
| Wed, Dec 23 | 7:13 AM | 5:27 PM | 5:06 PM | 6:55 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Thu, Dec 24 | 7:14 AM | 5:28 PM | 6:20 PM | 7:59 AM | Waning gibbous · 99% |
| Fri, Dec 25 | 7:14 AM | 5:28 PM | 7:34 PM | 8:54 AM | Waning gibbous · 96% |
| Sat, Dec 26 | 7:14 AM | 5:29 PM | 8:46 PM | 9:40 AM | Waning gibbous · 89% |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 7:15 AM | 5:30 PM | 9:53 PM | 10:18 AM | Waning gibbous · 81% |
| Mon, Dec 28 | 7:15 AM | 5:30 PM | 10:57 PM | 10:52 AM | Waning gibbous · 72% |
| Tue, Dec 29 | 7:15 AM | 5:31 PM | 11:57 PM | 11:23 AM | Waning gibbous · 61% |
| Wed, Dec 30 | 7:16 AM | 5:32 PM | — | 11:53 AM | Last quarter · 51% |
| Thu, Dec 31 | 7:16 AM | 5:32 PM | 12:56 AM | 12:23 PM | Waning crescent · 40% |
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 7:28 PMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
Month by month
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).