Joliet, IL sky calendar · December 2026
Full moon: Wed, Dec 23. New moon: Tue, Dec 8. Sunrise moves from 6:59 AM to 7:18 AM, sunset from 4:23 PM to 4:32 PM. 2 sky events this month (below). Times are local (CST).
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 1 | 6:59 AM | 4:23 PM | — | 12:28 PM | Last quarter · 45% |
| Wed, Dec 2 | 7:00 AM | 4:23 PM | 12:35 AM | 12:49 PM | Waning crescent · 34% |
| Thu, Dec 3 | 7:01 AM | 4:22 PM | 1:42 AM | 1:11 PM | Waning crescent · 25% |
| Fri, Dec 4 | 7:02 AM | 4:22 PM | 2:48 AM | 1:33 PM | Waning crescent · 17% |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 7:03 AM | 4:22 PM | 3:54 AM | 1:59 PM | Waning crescent · 10% |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 7:04 AM | 4:22 PM | 4:59 AM | 2:29 PM | Waning crescent · 5% |
| Mon, Dec 7 | 7:05 AM | 4:22 PM | 6:04 AM | 3:04 PM | Waning crescent · 2% |
| Tue, Dec 8 | 7:06 AM | 4:22 PM | 7:05 AM | 3:47 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Wed, Dec 9 | 7:07 AM | 4:22 PM | 8:00 AM | 4:37 PM | Waxing crescent · 1% |
| Thu, Dec 10 | 7:08 AM | 4:22 PM | 8:48 AM | 5:33 PM | Waxing crescent · 3% |
| Fri, Dec 11 | 7:09 AM | 4:22 PM | 9:28 AM | 6:34 PM | Waxing crescent · 7% |
| Sat, Dec 12 | 7:09 AM | 4:22 PM | 10:02 AM | 7:37 PM | Waxing crescent · 12% |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 7:10 AM | 4:23 PM | 10:29 AM | 8:40 PM | Waxing crescent · 19% |
| Mon, Dec 14 | 7:11 AM | 4:23 PM | 10:53 AM | 9:42 PM | Waxing crescent · 27% |
| Tue, Dec 15 | 7:12 AM | 4:23 PM | 11:14 AM | 10:45 PM | Waxing crescent · 36% |
| Wed, Dec 16 | 7:12 AM | 4:23 PM | 11:35 AM | 11:49 PM | First quarter · 45% |
| Thu, Dec 17 | 7:13 AM | 4:24 PM | 11:55 AM | — | Waxing gibbous · 55% |
| Fri, Dec 18 | 7:14 AM | 4:24 PM | 12:18 PM | 12:55 AM | Waxing gibbous · 66% |
| Sat, Dec 19 | 7:14 AM | 4:24 PM | 12:43 PM | 2:05 AM | Waxing gibbous · 76% |
| Sun, Dec 20 | 7:15 AM | 4:25 PM | 1:15 PM | 3:19 AM | Waxing gibbous · 85% |
| Mon, Dec 21 | 7:15 AM | 4:25 PM | 1:55 PM | 4:37 AM | Waxing gibbous · 92% |
| Tue, Dec 22 | 7:16 AM | 4:26 PM | 2:47 PM | 5:55 AM | Waxing gibbous · 97% |
| Wed, Dec 23 | 7:16 AM | 4:26 PM | 3:54 PM | 7:08 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Thu, Dec 24 | 7:17 AM | 4:27 PM | 5:11 PM | 8:09 AM | Waning gibbous · 99% |
| Fri, Dec 25 | 7:17 AM | 4:28 PM | 6:33 PM | 8:57 AM | Waning gibbous · 96% |
| Sat, Dec 26 | 7:17 AM | 4:28 PM | 7:54 PM | 9:35 AM | Waning gibbous · 89% |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 7:18 AM | 4:29 PM | 9:11 PM | 10:05 AM | Waning gibbous · 81% |
| Mon, Dec 28 | 7:18 AM | 4:30 PM | 10:23 PM | 10:30 AM | Waning gibbous · 72% |
| Tue, Dec 29 | 7:18 AM | 4:30 PM | 11:32 PM | 10:53 AM | Waning gibbous · 61% |
| Wed, Dec 30 | 7:18 AM | 4:31 PM | — | 11:15 AM | Last quarter · 51% |
| Thu, Dec 31 | 7:18 AM | 4:32 PM | 12:40 AM | 11:37 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).