Lincoln sky calendar · December 2026
Full moon: Wed, Dec 23. New moon: Tue, Dec 8. Sunrise moves from 7:31 AM to 7:50 AM, sunset from 4:59 PM to 5:08 PM. 2 sky events this month (below). Times are local (CST).
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 1 | 7:31 AM | 4:59 PM | 12:03 AM | 1:02 PM | Last quarter · 45% |
| Wed, Dec 2 | 7:32 AM | 4:59 PM | 1:11 AM | 1:24 PM | Waning crescent · 34% |
| Thu, Dec 3 | 7:33 AM | 4:59 PM | 2:17 AM | 1:46 PM | Waning crescent · 25% |
| Fri, Dec 4 | 7:34 AM | 4:59 PM | 3:22 AM | 2:09 PM | Waning crescent · 17% |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 7:35 AM | 4:58 PM | 4:27 AM | 2:35 PM | Waning crescent · 10% |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 7:36 AM | 4:58 PM | 5:33 AM | 3:06 PM | Waning crescent · 5% |
| Mon, Dec 7 | 7:37 AM | 4:58 PM | 6:37 AM | 3:42 PM | Waning crescent · 2% |
| Tue, Dec 8 | 7:38 AM | 4:58 PM | 7:37 AM | 4:25 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Wed, Dec 9 | 7:39 AM | 4:58 PM | 8:33 AM | 5:15 PM | Waxing crescent · 1% |
| Thu, Dec 10 | 7:40 AM | 4:58 PM | 9:20 AM | 6:12 PM | Waxing crescent · 3% |
| Fri, Dec 11 | 7:40 AM | 4:59 PM | 10:01 AM | 7:12 PM | Waxing crescent · 7% |
| Sat, Dec 12 | 7:41 AM | 4:59 PM | 10:34 AM | 8:14 PM | Waxing crescent · 12% |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 7:42 AM | 4:59 PM | 11:02 AM | 9:17 PM | Waxing crescent · 19% |
| Mon, Dec 14 | 7:43 AM | 4:59 PM | 11:26 AM | 10:19 PM | Waxing crescent · 27% |
| Tue, Dec 15 | 7:43 AM | 4:59 PM | 11:48 AM | 11:21 PM | Waxing crescent · 36% |
| Wed, Dec 16 | 7:44 AM | 5:00 PM | 12:09 PM | — | First quarter · 45% |
| Thu, Dec 17 | 7:45 AM | 5:00 PM | 12:30 PM | 12:25 AM | Waxing gibbous · 55% |
| Fri, Dec 18 | 7:45 AM | 5:00 PM | 12:53 PM | 1:30 AM | Waxing gibbous · 66% |
| Sat, Dec 19 | 7:46 AM | 5:01 PM | 1:20 PM | 2:39 AM | Waxing gibbous · 76% |
| Sun, Dec 20 | 7:46 AM | 5:01 PM | 1:52 PM | 3:53 AM | Waxing gibbous · 85% |
| Mon, Dec 21 | 7:47 AM | 5:02 PM | 2:33 PM | 5:10 AM | Waxing gibbous · 92% |
| Tue, Dec 22 | 7:47 AM | 5:02 PM | 3:26 PM | 6:28 AM | Waxing gibbous · 97% |
| Wed, Dec 23 | 7:48 AM | 5:03 PM | 4:33 PM | 7:40 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Thu, Dec 24 | 7:48 AM | 5:03 PM | 5:50 PM | 8:41 AM | Waning gibbous · 99% |
| Fri, Dec 25 | 7:49 AM | 5:04 PM | 7:11 PM | 9:30 AM | Waning gibbous · 96% |
| Sat, Dec 26 | 7:49 AM | 5:05 PM | 8:31 PM | 10:08 AM | Waning gibbous · 89% |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 7:49 AM | 5:05 PM | 9:47 PM | 10:38 AM | Waning gibbous · 81% |
| Mon, Dec 28 | 7:50 AM | 5:06 PM | 10:59 PM | 11:04 AM | Waning gibbous · 72% |
| Tue, Dec 29 | 7:50 AM | 5:07 PM | — | 11:28 AM | Waning gibbous · 61% |
| Wed, Dec 30 | 7:50 AM | 5:08 PM | 12:08 AM | 11:50 AM | Last quarter · 51% |
| Thu, Dec 31 | 7:50 AM | 5:08 PM | 1:14 AM | 12:13 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).