Kansas City sky calendar · December 2026
Full moon: Wed, Dec 23. New moon: Tue, Dec 8. Sunrise moves from 7:18 AM to 7:37 AM, sunset from 4:56 PM to 5:05 PM. 2 sky events this month (below). Times are local (CST).
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 1 | 7:18 AM | 4:56 PM | — | 12:53 PM | Last quarter · 45% |
| Wed, Dec 2 | 7:19 AM | 4:55 PM | 1:02 AM | 1:16 PM | Waning crescent · 34% |
| Thu, Dec 3 | 7:20 AM | 4:55 PM | 2:07 AM | 1:39 PM | Waning crescent · 25% |
| Fri, Dec 4 | 7:21 AM | 4:55 PM | 3:11 AM | 2:04 PM | Waning crescent · 17% |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 7:22 AM | 4:55 PM | 4:15 AM | 2:31 PM | Waning crescent · 10% |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 7:23 AM | 4:55 PM | 5:19 AM | 3:03 PM | Waning crescent · 5% |
| Mon, Dec 7 | 7:24 AM | 4:55 PM | 6:22 AM | 3:40 PM | Waning crescent · 2% |
| Tue, Dec 8 | 7:24 AM | 4:55 PM | 7:22 AM | 4:23 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Wed, Dec 9 | 7:25 AM | 4:55 PM | 8:17 AM | 5:13 PM | Waxing crescent · 1% |
| Thu, Dec 10 | 7:26 AM | 4:55 PM | 9:05 AM | 6:09 PM | Waxing crescent · 3% |
| Fri, Dec 11 | 7:27 AM | 4:55 PM | 9:46 AM | 7:09 PM | Waxing crescent · 7% |
| Sat, Dec 12 | 7:28 AM | 4:55 PM | 10:20 AM | 8:10 PM | Waxing crescent · 12% |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 7:28 AM | 4:56 PM | 10:50 AM | 9:12 PM | Waxing crescent · 19% |
| Mon, Dec 14 | 7:29 AM | 4:56 PM | 11:15 AM | 10:13 PM | Waxing crescent · 27% |
| Tue, Dec 15 | 7:30 AM | 4:56 PM | 11:38 AM | 11:14 PM | Waxing crescent · 36% |
| Wed, Dec 16 | 7:31 AM | 4:57 PM | 12:00 PM | — | First quarter · 45% |
| Thu, Dec 17 | 7:31 AM | 4:57 PM | 12:23 PM | 12:16 AM | Waxing gibbous · 55% |
| Fri, Dec 18 | 7:32 AM | 4:57 PM | 12:47 PM | 1:20 AM | Waxing gibbous · 66% |
| Sat, Dec 19 | 7:32 AM | 4:58 PM | 1:14 PM | 2:28 AM | Waxing gibbous · 76% |
| Sun, Dec 20 | 7:33 AM | 4:58 PM | 1:48 PM | 3:40 AM | Waxing gibbous · 85% |
| Mon, Dec 21 | 7:33 AM | 4:59 PM | 2:30 PM | 4:56 AM | Waxing gibbous · 92% |
| Tue, Dec 22 | 7:34 AM | 4:59 PM | 3:24 PM | 6:12 AM | Waxing gibbous · 97% |
| Wed, Dec 23 | 7:34 AM | 5:00 PM | 4:31 PM | 7:24 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Thu, Dec 24 | 7:35 AM | 5:00 PM | 5:47 PM | 8:26 AM | Waning gibbous · 99% |
| Fri, Dec 25 | 7:35 AM | 5:01 PM | 7:07 PM | 9:16 AM | Waning gibbous · 96% |
| Sat, Dec 26 | 7:36 AM | 5:01 PM | 8:26 PM | 9:55 AM | Waning gibbous · 89% |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 7:36 AM | 5:02 PM | 9:41 PM | 10:27 AM | Waning gibbous · 81% |
| Mon, Dec 28 | 7:36 AM | 5:03 PM | 10:51 PM | 10:55 AM | Waning gibbous · 72% |
| Tue, Dec 29 | 7:36 AM | 5:04 PM | 11:58 PM | 11:19 AM | Waning gibbous · 61% |
| Wed, Dec 30 | 7:37 AM | 5:04 PM | — | 11:43 AM | Last quarter · 51% |
| Thu, Dec 31 | 7:37 AM | 5:05 PM | 1:03 AM | 12:07 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).