Lansing, MI sky calendar · December 2026
Full moon: Wed, Dec 23. New moon: Tue, Dec 8. Sunrise moves from 7:48 AM to 8:08 AM, sunset from 5:05 PM to 5:14 PM. 2 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EST).
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 1 | 7:48 AM | 5:05 PM | 12:10 AM | 1:14 PM | Last quarter · 45% |
| Wed, Dec 2 | 7:49 AM | 5:05 PM | 1:20 AM | 1:34 PM | Waning crescent · 35% |
| Thu, Dec 3 | 7:51 AM | 5:04 PM | 2:28 AM | 1:55 PM | Waning crescent · 25% |
| Fri, Dec 4 | 7:52 AM | 5:04 PM | 3:35 AM | 2:17 PM | Waning crescent · 17% |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 7:53 AM | 5:04 PM | 4:41 AM | 2:41 PM | Waning crescent · 10% |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 7:54 AM | 5:04 PM | 5:48 AM | 3:10 PM | Waning crescent · 5% |
| Mon, Dec 7 | 7:54 AM | 5:04 PM | 6:53 AM | 3:45 PM | Waning crescent · 2% |
| Tue, Dec 8 | 7:55 AM | 5:04 PM | 7:55 AM | 4:27 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Wed, Dec 9 | 7:56 AM | 5:04 PM | 8:51 AM | 5:16 PM | Waxing crescent · 1% |
| Thu, Dec 10 | 7:57 AM | 5:04 PM | 9:39 AM | 6:13 PM | Waxing crescent · 3% |
| Fri, Dec 11 | 7:58 AM | 5:04 PM | 10:18 AM | 7:14 PM | Waxing crescent · 6% |
| Sat, Dec 12 | 7:59 AM | 5:04 PM | 10:51 AM | 8:18 PM | Waxing crescent · 12% |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 8:00 AM | 5:04 PM | 11:18 AM | 9:22 PM | Waxing crescent · 18% |
| Mon, Dec 14 | 8:00 AM | 5:04 PM | 11:41 AM | 10:26 PM | Waxing crescent · 26% |
| Tue, Dec 15 | 8:01 AM | 5:05 PM | 12:01 PM | 11:29 PM | Waxing crescent · 35% |
| Wed, Dec 16 | 8:02 AM | 5:05 PM | 12:21 PM | — | Waxing crescent · 45% |
| Thu, Dec 17 | 8:03 AM | 5:05 PM | 12:40 PM | 12:34 AM | First quarter · 55% |
| Fri, Dec 18 | 8:03 AM | 5:06 PM | 1:02 PM | 1:41 AM | Waxing gibbous · 65% |
| Sat, Dec 19 | 8:04 AM | 5:06 PM | 1:26 PM | 2:52 AM | Waxing gibbous · 75% |
| Sun, Dec 20 | 8:04 AM | 5:07 PM | 1:57 PM | 4:07 AM | Waxing gibbous · 84% |
| Mon, Dec 21 | 8:05 AM | 5:07 PM | 2:36 PM | 5:26 AM | Waxing gibbous · 92% |
| Tue, Dec 22 | 8:05 AM | 5:08 PM | 3:27 PM | 6:45 AM | Waxing gibbous · 97% |
| Wed, Dec 23 | 8:06 AM | 5:08 PM | 4:33 PM | 7:58 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Thu, Dec 24 | 8:06 AM | 5:09 PM | 5:51 PM | 8:59 AM | Waning gibbous · 99% |
| Fri, Dec 25 | 8:07 AM | 5:09 PM | 7:14 PM | 9:47 AM | Waning gibbous · 96% |
| Sat, Dec 26 | 8:07 AM | 5:10 PM | 8:36 PM | 10:23 AM | Waning gibbous · 90% |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 8:07 AM | 5:11 PM | 9:54 PM | 10:52 AM | Waning gibbous · 82% |
| Mon, Dec 28 | 8:07 AM | 5:11 PM | 11:08 PM | 11:17 AM | Waning gibbous · 72% |
| Tue, Dec 29 | 8:08 AM | 5:12 PM | — | 11:38 AM | Waning gibbous · 62% |
| Wed, Dec 30 | 8:08 AM | 5:13 PM | 12:18 AM | 11:59 AM | Last quarter · 51% |
| Thu, Dec 31 | 8:08 AM | 5:14 PM | 1:26 AM | 12:21 PM | Waning crescent · 41% |
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 8:28 PMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
Month by month
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).