New Haven, CT sky calendar · December 2026
Full moon: Wed, Dec 23. New moon: Tue, Dec 8. Sunrise moves from 6:58 AM to 7:17 AM, sunset from 4:23 PM to 4:32 PM. 2 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EST).
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 1 | 6:58 AM | 4:23 PM | — | 12:26 PM | Last quarter · 45% |
| Wed, Dec 2 | 6:59 AM | 4:22 PM | 12:31 AM | 12:47 PM | Waning crescent · 35% |
| Thu, Dec 3 | 7:00 AM | 4:22 PM | 1:38 AM | 1:09 PM | Waning crescent · 25% |
| Fri, Dec 4 | 7:01 AM | 4:22 PM | 2:44 AM | 1:32 PM | Waning crescent · 17% |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 7:02 AM | 4:22 PM | 3:49 AM | 1:57 PM | Waning crescent · 10% |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 7:03 AM | 4:22 PM | 4:55 AM | 2:27 PM | Waning crescent · 5% |
| Mon, Dec 7 | 7:03 AM | 4:22 PM | 5:59 AM | 3:02 PM | Waning crescent · 2% |
| Tue, Dec 8 | 7:04 AM | 4:22 PM | 7:01 AM | 3:45 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Wed, Dec 9 | 7:05 AM | 4:22 PM | 7:56 AM | 4:34 PM | Waxing crescent · 1% |
| Thu, Dec 10 | 7:06 AM | 4:22 PM | 8:45 AM | 5:31 PM | Waxing crescent · 3% |
| Fri, Dec 11 | 7:07 AM | 4:22 PM | 9:25 AM | 6:31 PM | Waxing crescent · 6% |
| Sat, Dec 12 | 7:08 AM | 4:22 PM | 9:59 AM | 7:34 PM | Waxing crescent · 12% |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 7:09 AM | 4:22 PM | 10:27 AM | 8:36 PM | Waxing crescent · 18% |
| Mon, Dec 14 | 7:09 AM | 4:23 PM | 10:51 AM | 9:39 PM | Waxing crescent · 26% |
| Tue, Dec 15 | 7:10 AM | 4:23 PM | 11:12 AM | 10:42 PM | Waxing crescent · 35% |
| Wed, Dec 16 | 7:11 AM | 4:23 PM | 11:33 AM | 11:45 PM | Waxing crescent · 45% |
| Thu, Dec 17 | 7:11 AM | 4:23 PM | 11:54 AM | — | First quarter · 55% |
| Fri, Dec 18 | 7:12 AM | 4:24 PM | 12:16 PM | 12:51 AM | Waxing gibbous · 65% |
| Sat, Dec 19 | 7:13 AM | 4:24 PM | 12:42 PM | 2:00 AM | Waxing gibbous · 75% |
| Sun, Dec 20 | 7:13 AM | 4:25 PM | 1:13 PM | 3:14 AM | Waxing gibbous · 84% |
| Mon, Dec 21 | 7:14 AM | 4:25 PM | 1:53 PM | 4:32 AM | Waxing gibbous · 92% |
| Tue, Dec 22 | 7:14 AM | 4:26 PM | 2:45 PM | 5:50 AM | Waxing gibbous · 97% |
| Wed, Dec 23 | 7:15 AM | 4:26 PM | 3:51 PM | 7:03 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Thu, Dec 24 | 7:15 AM | 4:27 PM | 5:08 PM | 8:05 AM | Waning gibbous · 99% |
| Fri, Dec 25 | 7:15 AM | 4:27 PM | 6:29 PM | 8:54 AM | Waning gibbous · 96% |
| Sat, Dec 26 | 7:16 AM | 4:28 PM | 7:50 PM | 9:32 AM | Waning gibbous · 90% |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 7:16 AM | 4:29 PM | 9:07 PM | 10:02 AM | Waning gibbous · 82% |
| Mon, Dec 28 | 7:16 AM | 4:29 PM | 10:19 PM | 10:28 AM | Waning gibbous · 72% |
| Tue, Dec 29 | 7:17 AM | 4:30 PM | 11:28 PM | 10:51 AM | Waning gibbous · 62% |
| Wed, Dec 30 | 7:17 AM | 4:31 PM | — | 11:13 AM | Last quarter · 51% |
| Thu, Dec 31 | 7:17 AM | 4:32 PM | 12:36 AM | 11:36 AM | Waning crescent · 41% |
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 8:28 PMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
Month by month
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).