Milwaukee sky calendar · December 2026
Full moon: Wed, Dec 23. New moon: Tue, Dec 8. Sunrise moves from 7:03 AM to 7:22 AM, sunset from 4:17 PM to 4:26 PM. 2 sky events this month (below). Times are local (CST).
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 1 | 7:03 AM | 4:17 PM | — | 12:27 PM | Last quarter · 45% |
| Wed, Dec 2 | 7:04 AM | 4:17 PM | 12:34 AM | 12:48 PM | Waning crescent · 34% |
| Thu, Dec 3 | 7:05 AM | 4:17 PM | 1:42 AM | 1:08 PM | Waning crescent · 25% |
| Fri, Dec 4 | 7:06 AM | 4:17 PM | 2:49 AM | 1:30 PM | Waning crescent · 17% |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 7:07 AM | 4:16 PM | 3:56 AM | 1:54 PM | Waning crescent · 10% |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 7:08 AM | 4:16 PM | 5:03 AM | 2:22 PM | Waning crescent · 5% |
| Mon, Dec 7 | 7:09 AM | 4:16 PM | 6:09 AM | 2:57 PM | Waning crescent · 2% |
| Tue, Dec 8 | 7:10 AM | 4:16 PM | 7:10 AM | 3:39 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Wed, Dec 9 | 7:11 AM | 4:16 PM | 8:06 AM | 4:29 PM | Waxing crescent · 1% |
| Thu, Dec 10 | 7:12 AM | 4:16 PM | 8:54 AM | 5:26 PM | Waxing crescent · 3% |
| Fri, Dec 11 | 7:13 AM | 4:16 PM | 9:33 AM | 6:27 PM | Waxing crescent · 7% |
| Sat, Dec 12 | 7:13 AM | 4:16 PM | 10:06 AM | 7:31 PM | Waxing crescent · 12% |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 7:14 AM | 4:17 PM | 10:32 AM | 8:35 PM | Waxing crescent · 19% |
| Mon, Dec 14 | 7:15 AM | 4:17 PM | 10:55 AM | 9:39 PM | Waxing crescent · 27% |
| Tue, Dec 15 | 7:16 AM | 4:17 PM | 11:15 AM | 10:43 PM | Waxing crescent · 36% |
| Wed, Dec 16 | 7:16 AM | 4:17 PM | 11:34 AM | 11:48 PM | First quarter · 45% |
| Thu, Dec 17 | 7:17 AM | 4:18 PM | 11:54 AM | — | Waxing gibbous · 55% |
| Fri, Dec 18 | 7:18 AM | 4:18 PM | 12:15 PM | 12:55 AM | Waxing gibbous · 66% |
| Sat, Dec 19 | 7:18 AM | 4:18 PM | 12:39 PM | 2:06 AM | Waxing gibbous · 76% |
| Sun, Dec 20 | 7:19 AM | 4:19 PM | 1:09 PM | 3:22 AM | Waxing gibbous · 85% |
| Mon, Dec 21 | 7:19 AM | 4:19 PM | 1:48 PM | 4:41 AM | Waxing gibbous · 92% |
| Tue, Dec 22 | 7:20 AM | 4:20 PM | 2:40 PM | 6:00 AM | Waxing gibbous · 97% |
| Wed, Dec 23 | 7:20 AM | 4:20 PM | 3:46 PM | 7:13 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Thu, Dec 24 | 7:21 AM | 4:21 PM | 5:04 PM | 8:14 AM | Waning gibbous · 99% |
| Fri, Dec 25 | 7:21 AM | 4:22 PM | 6:27 PM | 9:02 AM | Waning gibbous · 96% |
| Sat, Dec 26 | 7:21 AM | 4:22 PM | 7:49 PM | 9:38 AM | Waning gibbous · 89% |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 7:22 AM | 4:23 PM | 9:08 PM | 10:06 AM | Waning gibbous · 81% |
| Mon, Dec 28 | 7:22 AM | 4:24 PM | 10:22 PM | 10:30 AM | Waning gibbous · 72% |
| Tue, Dec 29 | 7:22 AM | 4:24 PM | 11:32 PM | 10:52 AM | Waning gibbous · 61% |
| Wed, Dec 30 | 7:22 AM | 4:25 PM | — | 11:13 AM | Last quarter · 51% |
| Thu, Dec 31 | 7:22 AM | 4:26 PM | 12:41 AM | 11:34 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).