Memphis sky calendar · December 2026
Full moon: Wed, Dec 23. New moon: Tue, Dec 8. Sunrise moves from 6:50 AM to 7:08 AM, sunset from 4:48 PM to 4:58 PM. 2 sky events this month (below). Times are local (CST).
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 1 | 6:50 AM | 4:48 PM | — | 12:33 PM | Last quarter · 45% |
| Wed, Dec 2 | 6:51 AM | 4:48 PM | 12:43 AM | 12:59 PM | Waning crescent · 34% |
| Thu, Dec 3 | 6:51 AM | 4:47 PM | 1:45 AM | 1:25 PM | Waning crescent · 25% |
| Fri, Dec 4 | 6:52 AM | 4:47 PM | 2:47 AM | 1:52 PM | Waning crescent · 17% |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 6:53 AM | 4:47 PM | 3:48 AM | 2:22 PM | Waning crescent · 10% |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 6:54 AM | 4:47 PM | 4:49 AM | 2:55 PM | Waning crescent · 5% |
| Mon, Dec 7 | 6:55 AM | 4:47 PM | 5:50 AM | 3:34 PM | Waning crescent · 2% |
| Tue, Dec 8 | 6:56 AM | 4:48 PM | 6:49 AM | 4:19 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Wed, Dec 9 | 6:56 AM | 4:48 PM | 7:43 AM | 5:09 PM | Waxing crescent · 1% |
| Thu, Dec 10 | 6:57 AM | 4:48 PM | 8:32 AM | 6:05 PM | Waxing crescent · 3% |
| Fri, Dec 11 | 6:58 AM | 4:48 PM | 9:15 AM | 7:02 PM | Waxing crescent · 7% |
| Sat, Dec 12 | 6:59 AM | 4:48 PM | 9:51 AM | 8:01 PM | Waxing crescent · 12% |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 6:59 AM | 4:48 PM | 10:23 AM | 9:00 PM | Waxing crescent · 19% |
| Mon, Dec 14 | 7:00 AM | 4:49 PM | 10:51 AM | 9:59 PM | Waxing crescent · 27% |
| Tue, Dec 15 | 7:01 AM | 4:49 PM | 11:16 AM | 10:57 PM | Waxing crescent · 36% |
| Wed, Dec 16 | 7:01 AM | 4:49 PM | 11:41 AM | 11:56 PM | First quarter · 45% |
| Thu, Dec 17 | 7:02 AM | 4:50 PM | 12:06 PM | — | Waxing gibbous · 55% |
| Fri, Dec 18 | 7:03 AM | 4:50 PM | 12:33 PM | 12:58 AM | Waxing gibbous · 66% |
| Sat, Dec 19 | 7:03 AM | 4:51 PM | 1:03 PM | 2:03 AM | Waxing gibbous · 76% |
| Sun, Dec 20 | 7:04 AM | 4:51 PM | 1:39 PM | 3:12 AM | Waxing gibbous · 85% |
| Mon, Dec 21 | 7:04 AM | 4:52 PM | 2:24 PM | 4:25 AM | Waxing gibbous · 92% |
| Tue, Dec 22 | 7:05 AM | 4:52 PM | 3:20 PM | 5:39 AM | Waxing gibbous · 97% |
| Wed, Dec 23 | 7:05 AM | 4:53 PM | 4:26 PM | 6:51 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Thu, Dec 24 | 7:06 AM | 4:53 PM | 5:41 PM | 7:54 AM | Waning gibbous · 99% |
| Fri, Dec 25 | 7:06 AM | 4:54 PM | 6:59 PM | 8:46 AM | Waning gibbous · 96% |
| Sat, Dec 26 | 7:06 AM | 4:54 PM | 8:14 PM | 9:28 AM | Waning gibbous · 89% |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 7:07 AM | 4:55 PM | 9:26 PM | 10:03 AM | Waning gibbous · 81% |
| Mon, Dec 28 | 7:07 AM | 4:56 PM | 10:33 PM | 10:34 AM | Waning gibbous · 72% |
| Tue, Dec 29 | 7:07 AM | 4:56 PM | 11:37 PM | 11:01 AM | Waning gibbous · 61% |
| Wed, Dec 30 | 7:08 AM | 4:57 PM | — | 11:28 AM | Last quarter · 51% |
| Thu, Dec 31 | 7:08 AM | 4:58 PM | 12:40 AM | 11:55 AM | 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).