Mesquite, TX sky calendar · December 2026
Full moon: Wed, Dec 23. New moon: Tue, Dec 8. Sunrise moves from 7:10 AM to 7:28 AM, sunset from 5:19 PM to 5:30 PM. 2 sky events this month (below). Times are local (CST).
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 1 | 7:10 AM | 5:19 PM | 12:09 AM | 12:58 PM | Last quarter · 45% |
| Wed, Dec 2 | 7:11 AM | 5:19 PM | 1:11 AM | 1:26 PM | Waning crescent · 34% |
| Thu, Dec 3 | 7:12 AM | 5:19 PM | 2:11 AM | 1:54 PM | Waning crescent · 25% |
| Fri, Dec 4 | 7:13 AM | 5:19 PM | 3:11 AM | 2:22 PM | Waning crescent · 17% |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 7:14 AM | 5:19 PM | 4:11 AM | 2:53 PM | Waning crescent · 10% |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 7:14 AM | 5:19 PM | 5:11 AM | 3:28 PM | Waning crescent · 5% |
| Mon, Dec 7 | 7:15 AM | 5:20 PM | 6:10 AM | 4:08 PM | Waning crescent · 2% |
| Tue, Dec 8 | 7:16 AM | 5:20 PM | 7:08 AM | 4:54 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Wed, Dec 9 | 7:17 AM | 5:20 PM | 8:02 AM | 5:44 PM | Waxing crescent · 1% |
| Thu, Dec 10 | 7:17 AM | 5:20 PM | 8:51 AM | 6:39 PM | Waxing crescent · 3% |
| Fri, Dec 11 | 7:18 AM | 5:20 PM | 9:34 AM | 7:36 PM | Waxing crescent · 7% |
| Sat, Dec 12 | 7:19 AM | 5:20 PM | 10:12 AM | 8:34 PM | Waxing crescent · 12% |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 7:19 AM | 5:21 PM | 10:45 AM | 9:32 PM | Waxing crescent · 19% |
| Mon, Dec 14 | 7:20 AM | 5:21 PM | 11:14 AM | 10:29 PM | Waxing crescent · 27% |
| Tue, Dec 15 | 7:21 AM | 5:21 PM | 11:41 AM | 11:26 PM | Waxing crescent · 36% |
| Wed, Dec 16 | 7:21 AM | 5:22 PM | 12:07 PM | — | First quarter · 45% |
| Thu, Dec 17 | 7:22 AM | 5:22 PM | 12:33 PM | 12:23 AM | Waxing gibbous · 55% |
| Fri, Dec 18 | 7:23 AM | 5:22 PM | 1:02 PM | 1:23 AM | Waxing gibbous · 66% |
| Sat, Dec 19 | 7:23 AM | 5:23 PM | 1:34 PM | 2:26 AM | Waxing gibbous · 76% |
| Sun, Dec 20 | 7:24 AM | 5:23 PM | 2:12 PM | 3:34 AM | Waxing gibbous · 85% |
| Mon, Dec 21 | 7:24 AM | 5:24 PM | 2:58 PM | 4:46 AM | Waxing gibbous · 92% |
| Tue, Dec 22 | 7:25 AM | 5:24 PM | 3:55 PM | 5:59 AM | Waxing gibbous · 97% |
| Wed, Dec 23 | 7:25 AM | 5:25 PM | 5:02 PM | 7:10 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Thu, Dec 24 | 7:26 AM | 5:25 PM | 6:16 PM | 8:13 AM | Waning gibbous · 99% |
| Fri, Dec 25 | 7:26 AM | 5:26 PM | 7:32 PM | 9:06 AM | Waning gibbous · 96% |
| Sat, Dec 26 | 7:26 AM | 5:27 PM | 8:46 PM | 9:50 AM | Waning gibbous · 89% |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 7:27 AM | 5:27 PM | 9:56 PM | 10:27 AM | Waning gibbous · 81% |
| Mon, Dec 28 | 7:27 AM | 5:28 PM | 11:01 PM | 10:59 AM | Waning gibbous · 72% |
| Tue, Dec 29 | 7:27 AM | 5:29 PM | — | 11:28 AM | Waning gibbous · 61% |
| Wed, Dec 30 | 7:28 AM | 5:29 PM | 12:04 AM | 11:56 AM | Last quarter · 51% |
| Thu, Dec 31 | 7:28 AM | 5:30 PM | 1:05 AM | 12:25 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).