Istanbul sky calendar · December 2026
Full moon: Thu, Dec 24. New moon: Wed, Dec 9. Sunrise moves from 8:09 AM to 8:28 AM, sunset from 5:36 PM to 5:45 PM. 2 sky events this month (below). Times are local (GMT+3).
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 1 | 8:09 AM | 5:36 PM | 12:15 AM | 1:32 PM | Last quarter · 49% |
| Wed, Dec 2 | 8:10 AM | 5:36 PM | 1:25 AM | 1:54 PM | Waning crescent · 38% |
| Thu, Dec 3 | 8:11 AM | 5:36 PM | 2:32 AM | 2:16 PM | Waning crescent · 28% |
| Fri, Dec 4 | 8:12 AM | 5:35 PM | 3:37 AM | 2:38 PM | Waning crescent · 20% |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 8:13 AM | 5:35 PM | 4:43 AM | 3:03 PM | Waning crescent · 12% |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 8:14 AM | 5:35 PM | 5:48 AM | 3:31 PM | Waning crescent · 7% |
| Mon, Dec 7 | 8:15 AM | 5:35 PM | 6:53 AM | 4:05 PM | Waning crescent · 3% |
| Tue, Dec 8 | 8:16 AM | 5:35 PM | 7:55 AM | 4:46 PM | Waning crescent · 1% |
| Wed, Dec 9 | 8:17 AM | 5:35 PM | 8:53 AM | 5:33 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Thu, Dec 10 | 8:17 AM | 5:35 PM | 9:43 AM | 6:28 PM | Waxing crescent · 2% |
| Fri, Dec 11 | 8:18 AM | 5:35 PM | 10:26 AM | 7:27 PM | Waxing crescent · 5% |
| Sat, Dec 12 | 8:19 AM | 5:35 PM | 11:01 AM | 8:29 PM | Waxing crescent · 10% |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 8:20 AM | 5:36 PM | 11:31 AM | 9:32 PM | Waxing crescent · 16% |
| Mon, Dec 14 | 8:21 AM | 5:36 PM | 11:56 AM | 10:34 PM | Waxing crescent · 23% |
| Tue, Dec 15 | 8:21 AM | 5:36 PM | 12:19 PM | 11:37 PM | Waxing crescent · 32% |
| Wed, Dec 16 | 8:22 AM | 5:36 PM | 12:40 PM | — | Waxing crescent · 42% |
| Thu, Dec 17 | 8:23 AM | 5:37 PM | 1:00 PM | 12:40 AM | First quarter · 52% |
| Fri, Dec 18 | 8:23 AM | 5:37 PM | 1:22 PM | 1:45 AM | Waxing gibbous · 62% |
| Sat, Dec 19 | 8:24 AM | 5:38 PM | 1:47 PM | 2:52 AM | Waxing gibbous · 72% |
| Sun, Dec 20 | 8:25 AM | 5:38 PM | 2:17 PM | 4:05 AM | Waxing gibbous · 81% |
| Mon, Dec 21 | 8:25 AM | 5:38 PM | 2:54 PM | 5:21 AM | Waxing gibbous · 89% |
| Tue, Dec 22 | 8:26 AM | 5:39 PM | 3:43 PM | 6:39 AM | Waxing gibbous · 96% |
| Wed, Dec 23 | 8:26 AM | 5:39 PM | 4:45 PM | 7:54 AM | Waxing gibbous · 99% |
| Thu, Dec 24 | 8:26 AM | 5:40 PM | 5:59 PM | 9:00 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Fri, Dec 25 | 8:27 AM | 5:41 PM | 7:20 PM | 9:53 AM | Waning gibbous · 97% |
| Sat, Dec 26 | 8:27 AM | 5:41 PM | 8:41 PM | 10:34 AM | Waning gibbous · 92% |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 8:28 AM | 5:42 PM | 9:59 PM | 11:06 AM | Waning gibbous · 85% |
| Mon, Dec 28 | 8:28 AM | 5:43 PM | 11:12 PM | 11:33 AM | Waning gibbous · 75% |
| Tue, Dec 29 | 8:28 AM | 5:43 PM | — | 11:57 AM | Waning gibbous · 65% |
| Wed, Dec 30 | 8:28 AM | 5:44 PM | 12:22 AM | 12:20 PM | Last quarter · 55% |
| Thu, Dec 31 | 8:28 AM | 5:45 PM | 1:29 AM | 12:42 PM | 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 4:28 AMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
Month by month
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).