Melbourne sky calendar · December 2026
Full moon: Thu, Dec 24. New moon: Wed, Dec 9. Sunrise moves from 5:52 AM to 6:00 AM, sunset from 8:26 PM to 8:45 PM. 2 sky events this month (below). Times are local (GMT+11).
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 1 | 5:52 AM | 8:26 PM | 1:25 AM | 12:46 PM | Last quarter · 52% |
| Wed, Dec 2 | 5:51 AM | 8:27 PM | 1:51 AM | 1:52 PM | Waning crescent · 42% |
| Thu, Dec 3 | 5:51 AM | 8:28 PM | 2:16 AM | 2:56 PM | Waning crescent · 32% |
| Fri, Dec 4 | 5:51 AM | 8:29 PM | 2:40 AM | 3:59 PM | Waning crescent · 22% |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 5:51 AM | 8:30 PM | 3:05 AM | 5:02 PM | Waning crescent · 15% |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 5:51 AM | 8:31 PM | 3:32 AM | 6:05 PM | Waning crescent · 8% |
| Mon, Dec 7 | 5:51 AM | 8:31 PM | 4:04 AM | 7:08 PM | Waning crescent · 4% |
| Tue, Dec 8 | 5:51 AM | 8:32 PM | 4:40 AM | 8:08 PM | Waning crescent · 1% |
| Wed, Dec 9 | 5:51 AM | 8:33 PM | 5:23 AM | 9:04 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Thu, Dec 10 | 5:51 AM | 8:34 PM | 6:13 AM | 9:53 PM | Waxing crescent · 1% |
| Fri, Dec 11 | 5:51 AM | 8:35 PM | 7:08 AM | 10:36 PM | Waxing crescent · 4% |
| Sat, Dec 12 | 5:51 AM | 8:35 PM | 8:06 AM | 11:12 PM | Waxing crescent · 8% |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 5:51 AM | 8:36 PM | 9:07 AM | 11:43 PM | Waxing crescent · 14% |
| Mon, Dec 14 | 5:51 AM | 8:37 PM | 10:07 AM | — | Waxing crescent · 21% |
| Tue, Dec 15 | 5:52 AM | 8:38 PM | 11:07 AM | 12:10 AM | Waxing crescent · 29% |
| Wed, Dec 16 | 5:52 AM | 8:38 PM | 12:07 PM | 12:34 AM | Waxing crescent · 38% |
| Thu, Dec 17 | 5:52 AM | 8:39 PM | 1:08 PM | 12:57 AM | First quarter · 48% |
| Fri, Dec 18 | 5:53 AM | 8:40 PM | 2:11 PM | 1:20 AM | Waxing gibbous · 58% |
| Sat, Dec 19 | 5:53 AM | 8:40 PM | 3:18 PM | 1:44 AM | Waxing gibbous · 69% |
| Sun, Dec 20 | 5:53 AM | 8:41 PM | 4:28 PM | 2:12 AM | Waxing gibbous · 78% |
| Mon, Dec 21 | 5:54 AM | 8:41 PM | 5:43 PM | 2:45 AM | Waxing gibbous · 87% |
| Tue, Dec 22 | 5:54 AM | 8:42 PM | 6:59 PM | 3:26 AM | Waxing gibbous · 94% |
| Wed, Dec 23 | 5:55 AM | 8:42 PM | 8:12 PM | 4:19 AM | Waxing gibbous · 98% |
| Thu, Dec 24 | 5:55 AM | 8:43 PM | 9:16 PM | 5:23 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Fri, Dec 25 | 5:56 AM | 8:43 PM | 10:08 PM | 6:38 AM | Waning gibbous · 98% |
| Sat, Dec 26 | 5:57 AM | 8:43 PM | 10:50 PM | 7:58 AM | Waning gibbous · 94% |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 5:57 AM | 8:44 PM | 11:24 PM | 9:16 AM | Waning gibbous · 87% |
| Mon, Dec 28 | 5:58 AM | 8:44 PM | 11:53 PM | 10:30 AM | Waning gibbous · 79% |
| Tue, Dec 29 | 5:59 AM | 8:44 PM | — | 11:40 AM | Waning gibbous · 69% |
| Wed, Dec 30 | 5:59 AM | 8:45 PM | 12:18 AM | 12:47 PM | Waning gibbous · 58% |
| Thu, Dec 31 | 6:00 AM | 8:45 PM | 12:43 AM | 1:52 PM | Last quarter · 48% |
Sky events this month
- Mon, Dec 14Geminids meteor shower peakUp to about 150 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · the Moon stays out of the way
- Thu, Dec 24 12:28 PMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
Month by month
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).