New Orleans sky calendar · December 2026
Full moon: Wed, Dec 23. New moon: Tue, Dec 8. Sunrise moves from 6:38 AM to 6:55 AM, sunset from 5:00 PM to 5:11 PM. 2 sky events this month (below). Times are local (CST).
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 1 | 6:38 AM | 5:00 PM | — | 12:31 PM | Last quarter · 45% |
| Wed, Dec 2 | 6:39 AM | 5:00 PM | 12:44 AM | 1:00 PM | Waning crescent · 34% |
| Thu, Dec 3 | 6:40 AM | 5:00 PM | 1:42 AM | 1:29 PM | Waning crescent · 25% |
| Fri, Dec 4 | 6:40 AM | 5:00 PM | 2:40 AM | 2:00 PM | Waning crescent · 17% |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 6:41 AM | 5:00 PM | 3:39 AM | 2:32 PM | Waning crescent · 10% |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 6:42 AM | 5:00 PM | 4:37 AM | 3:09 PM | Waning crescent · 5% |
| Mon, Dec 7 | 6:43 AM | 5:00 PM | 5:36 AM | 3:50 PM | Waning crescent · 2% |
| Tue, Dec 8 | 6:43 AM | 5:00 PM | 6:33 AM | 4:36 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Wed, Dec 9 | 6:44 AM | 5:00 PM | 7:27 AM | 5:26 PM | Waxing crescent · 1% |
| Thu, Dec 10 | 6:45 AM | 5:01 PM | 8:16 AM | 6:21 PM | Waxing crescent · 3% |
| Fri, Dec 11 | 6:45 AM | 5:01 PM | 9:00 AM | 7:17 PM | Waxing crescent · 7% |
| Sat, Dec 12 | 6:46 AM | 5:01 PM | 9:39 AM | 8:13 PM | Waxing crescent · 12% |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 6:47 AM | 5:01 PM | 10:13 AM | 9:09 PM | Waxing crescent · 19% |
| Mon, Dec 14 | 6:47 AM | 5:02 PM | 10:43 AM | 10:05 PM | Waxing crescent · 27% |
| Tue, Dec 15 | 6:48 AM | 5:02 PM | 11:12 AM | 11:00 PM | Waxing crescent · 36% |
| Wed, Dec 16 | 6:49 AM | 5:02 PM | 11:40 AM | 11:56 PM | First quarter · 45% |
| Thu, Dec 17 | 6:49 AM | 5:03 PM | 12:08 PM | — | Waxing gibbous · 55% |
| Fri, Dec 18 | 6:50 AM | 5:03 PM | 12:38 PM | 12:54 AM | Waxing gibbous · 66% |
| Sat, Dec 19 | 6:50 AM | 5:04 PM | 1:12 PM | 1:56 AM | Waxing gibbous · 76% |
| Sun, Dec 20 | 6:51 AM | 5:04 PM | 1:51 PM | 3:01 AM | Waxing gibbous · 85% |
| Mon, Dec 21 | 6:51 AM | 5:05 PM | 2:39 PM | 4:11 AM | Waxing gibbous · 92% |
| Tue, Dec 22 | 6:52 AM | 5:05 PM | 3:36 PM | 5:23 AM | Waxing gibbous · 97% |
| Wed, Dec 23 | 6:52 AM | 5:06 PM | 4:43 PM | 6:34 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Thu, Dec 24 | 6:53 AM | 5:06 PM | 5:57 PM | 7:38 AM | Waning gibbous · 99% |
| Fri, Dec 25 | 6:53 AM | 5:07 PM | 7:11 PM | 8:33 AM | Waning gibbous · 96% |
| Sat, Dec 26 | 6:54 AM | 5:07 PM | 8:23 PM | 9:18 AM | Waning gibbous · 89% |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 6:54 AM | 5:08 PM | 9:31 PM | 9:57 AM | Waning gibbous · 81% |
| Mon, Dec 28 | 6:54 AM | 5:09 PM | 10:35 PM | 10:31 AM | Waning gibbous · 72% |
| Tue, Dec 29 | 6:55 AM | 5:09 PM | 11:35 PM | 11:02 AM | Waning gibbous · 61% |
| Wed, Dec 30 | 6:55 AM | 5:10 PM | — | 11:31 AM | Last quarter · 51% |
| Thu, Dec 31 | 6:55 AM | 5:11 PM | 12:35 AM | 12:02 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).