Lafayette, LA sky calendar · December 2026
Full moon: Wed, Dec 23. New moon: Tue, Dec 8. Sunrise moves from 6:46 AM to 7:04 AM, sunset from 5:07 PM to 5:18 PM. 2 sky events this month (below). Times are local (CST).
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 1 | 6:46 AM | 5:07 PM | — | 12:39 PM | Last quarter · 45% |
| Wed, Dec 2 | 6:47 AM | 5:07 PM | 12:52 AM | 1:08 PM | Waning crescent · 34% |
| Thu, Dec 3 | 6:48 AM | 5:07 PM | 1:51 AM | 1:37 PM | Waning crescent · 25% |
| Fri, Dec 4 | 6:49 AM | 5:07 PM | 2:49 AM | 2:07 PM | Waning crescent · 17% |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 6:49 AM | 5:07 PM | 3:47 AM | 2:40 PM | Waning crescent · 10% |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 6:50 AM | 5:07 PM | 4:46 AM | 3:16 PM | Waning crescent · 5% |
| Mon, Dec 7 | 6:51 AM | 5:07 PM | 5:44 AM | 3:57 PM | Waning crescent · 2% |
| Tue, Dec 8 | 6:52 AM | 5:07 PM | 6:42 AM | 4:43 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Wed, Dec 9 | 6:52 AM | 5:08 PM | 7:35 AM | 5:34 PM | Waxing crescent · 1% |
| Thu, Dec 10 | 6:53 AM | 5:08 PM | 8:25 AM | 6:28 PM | Waxing crescent · 3% |
| Fri, Dec 11 | 6:54 AM | 5:08 PM | 9:09 AM | 7:24 PM | Waxing crescent · 7% |
| Sat, Dec 12 | 6:55 AM | 5:08 PM | 9:47 AM | 8:21 PM | Waxing crescent · 12% |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 6:55 AM | 5:09 PM | 10:21 AM | 9:17 PM | Waxing crescent · 19% |
| Mon, Dec 14 | 6:56 AM | 5:09 PM | 10:52 AM | 10:13 PM | Waxing crescent · 27% |
| Tue, Dec 15 | 6:56 AM | 5:09 PM | 11:20 AM | 11:08 PM | Waxing crescent · 36% |
| Wed, Dec 16 | 6:57 AM | 5:10 PM | 11:48 AM | — | First quarter · 45% |
| Thu, Dec 17 | 6:58 AM | 5:10 PM | 12:16 PM | 12:04 AM | Waxing gibbous · 55% |
| Fri, Dec 18 | 6:58 AM | 5:10 PM | 12:46 PM | 1:03 AM | Waxing gibbous · 66% |
| Sat, Dec 19 | 6:59 AM | 5:11 PM | 1:19 PM | 2:04 AM | Waxing gibbous · 76% |
| Sun, Dec 20 | 6:59 AM | 5:11 PM | 1:59 PM | 3:10 AM | Waxing gibbous · 85% |
| Mon, Dec 21 | 7:00 AM | 5:12 PM | 2:46 PM | 4:20 AM | Waxing gibbous · 92% |
| Tue, Dec 22 | 7:00 AM | 5:12 PM | 3:44 PM | 5:32 AM | Waxing gibbous · 97% |
| Wed, Dec 23 | 7:01 AM | 5:13 PM | 4:51 PM | 6:43 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Thu, Dec 24 | 7:01 AM | 5:13 PM | 6:04 PM | 7:47 AM | Waning gibbous · 99% |
| Fri, Dec 25 | 7:02 AM | 5:14 PM | 7:19 PM | 8:41 AM | Waning gibbous · 96% |
| Sat, Dec 26 | 7:02 AM | 5:15 PM | 8:31 PM | 9:27 AM | Waning gibbous · 89% |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 7:02 AM | 5:15 PM | 9:39 PM | 10:05 AM | Waning gibbous · 81% |
| Mon, Dec 28 | 7:03 AM | 5:16 PM | 10:43 PM | 10:39 AM | Waning gibbous · 72% |
| Tue, Dec 29 | 7:03 AM | 5:16 PM | 11:44 PM | 11:09 AM | Waning gibbous · 61% |
| Wed, Dec 30 | 7:03 AM | 5:17 PM | — | 11:39 AM | Last quarter · 51% |
| Thu, Dec 31 | 7:04 AM | 5:18 PM | 12:43 AM | 12:09 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).