Huntsville, AL sky calendar · December 2026
Full moon: Wed, Dec 23. New moon: Tue, Dec 8. Sunrise moves from 6:35 AM to 6:53 AM, sunset from 4:35 PM to 4:45 PM. 2 sky events this month (below). Times are local (CST).
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 1 | 6:35 AM | 4:35 PM | — | 12:19 PM | Last quarter · 45% |
| Wed, Dec 2 | 6:36 AM | 4:35 PM | 12:29 AM | 12:45 PM | Waning crescent · 34% |
| Thu, Dec 3 | 6:37 AM | 4:35 PM | 1:31 AM | 1:11 PM | Waning crescent · 25% |
| Fri, Dec 4 | 6:38 AM | 4:35 PM | 2:32 AM | 1:39 PM | Waning crescent · 17% |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 6:39 AM | 4:35 PM | 3:33 AM | 2:09 PM | Waning crescent · 10% |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 6:39 AM | 4:35 PM | 4:34 AM | 2:43 PM | Waning crescent · 5% |
| Mon, Dec 7 | 6:40 AM | 4:35 PM | 5:35 AM | 3:22 PM | Waning crescent · 2% |
| Tue, Dec 8 | 6:41 AM | 4:35 PM | 6:33 AM | 4:06 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Wed, Dec 9 | 6:42 AM | 4:35 PM | 7:28 AM | 4:57 PM | Waxing crescent · 1% |
| Thu, Dec 10 | 6:43 AM | 4:36 PM | 8:17 AM | 5:52 PM | Waxing crescent · 3% |
| Fri, Dec 11 | 6:43 AM | 4:36 PM | 8:59 AM | 6:50 PM | Waxing crescent · 7% |
| Sat, Dec 12 | 6:44 AM | 4:36 PM | 9:36 AM | 7:49 PM | Waxing crescent · 12% |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 6:45 AM | 4:36 PM | 10:08 AM | 8:47 PM | Waxing crescent · 19% |
| Mon, Dec 14 | 6:45 AM | 4:36 PM | 10:36 AM | 9:45 PM | Waxing crescent · 27% |
| Tue, Dec 15 | 6:46 AM | 4:37 PM | 11:02 AM | 10:43 PM | Waxing crescent · 36% |
| Wed, Dec 16 | 6:47 AM | 4:37 PM | 11:27 AM | 11:42 PM | First quarter · 45% |
| Thu, Dec 17 | 6:47 AM | 4:37 PM | 11:52 AM | — | Waxing gibbous · 55% |
| Fri, Dec 18 | 6:48 AM | 4:38 PM | 12:19 PM | 12:43 AM | Waxing gibbous · 66% |
| Sat, Dec 19 | 6:48 AM | 4:38 PM | 12:50 PM | 1:48 AM | Waxing gibbous · 76% |
| Sun, Dec 20 | 6:49 AM | 4:39 PM | 1:27 PM | 2:56 AM | Waxing gibbous · 85% |
| Mon, Dec 21 | 6:50 AM | 4:39 PM | 2:11 PM | 4:09 AM | Waxing gibbous · 92% |
| Tue, Dec 22 | 6:50 AM | 4:40 PM | 3:07 PM | 5:24 AM | Waxing gibbous · 97% |
| Wed, Dec 23 | 6:50 AM | 4:40 PM | 4:14 PM | 6:35 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Thu, Dec 24 | 6:51 AM | 4:41 PM | 5:29 PM | 7:38 AM | Waning gibbous · 99% |
| Fri, Dec 25 | 6:51 AM | 4:41 PM | 6:46 PM | 8:31 AM | Waning gibbous · 96% |
| Sat, Dec 26 | 6:52 AM | 4:42 PM | 8:01 PM | 9:13 AM | Waning gibbous · 89% |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 6:52 AM | 4:43 PM | 9:12 PM | 9:49 AM | Waning gibbous · 81% |
| Mon, Dec 28 | 6:52 AM | 4:43 PM | 10:19 PM | 10:20 AM | Waning gibbous · 72% |
| Tue, Dec 29 | 6:53 AM | 4:44 PM | 11:23 PM | 10:47 AM | Waning gibbous · 61% |
| Wed, Dec 30 | 6:53 AM | 4:45 PM | — | 11:14 AM | Last quarter · 51% |
| Thu, Dec 31 | 6:53 AM | 4:45 PM | 12:25 AM | 11:42 AM | 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).