Rio de Janeiro sky calendar · December 2026
Full moon: Wed, Dec 23. New moon: Tue, Dec 8. Sunrise moves from 4:58 AM to 5:10 AM, sunset from 6:24 PM to 6:41 PM. 2 sky events this month (below). Times are local (GMT-3).
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 1 | 4:58 AM | 6:24 PM | 12:00 AM | 12:00 PM | Last quarter · 46% |
| Wed, Dec 2 | 4:58 AM | 6:25 PM | 12:34 AM | 12:56 PM | Waning crescent · 36% |
| Thu, Dec 3 | 4:58 AM | 6:26 PM | 1:07 AM | 1:50 PM | Waning crescent · 26% |
| Fri, Dec 4 | 4:59 AM | 6:27 PM | 1:41 AM | 2:44 PM | Waning crescent · 18% |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 4:59 AM | 6:27 PM | 2:15 AM | 3:39 PM | Waning crescent · 11% |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 4:59 AM | 6:28 PM | 2:52 AM | 4:35 PM | Waning crescent · 6% |
| Mon, Dec 7 | 4:59 AM | 6:29 PM | 3:33 AM | 5:30 PM | Waning crescent · 2% |
| Tue, Dec 8 | 4:59 AM | 6:29 PM | 4:18 AM | 6:25 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Wed, Dec 9 | 4:59 AM | 6:30 PM | 5:07 AM | 7:17 PM | Waxing crescent · 0% |
| Thu, Dec 10 | 5:00 AM | 6:30 PM | 5:59 AM | 8:06 PM | Waxing crescent · 2% |
| Fri, Dec 11 | 5:00 AM | 6:31 PM | 6:53 AM | 8:50 PM | Waxing crescent · 6% |
| Sat, Dec 12 | 5:00 AM | 6:32 PM | 7:47 AM | 9:29 PM | Waxing crescent · 11% |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 5:01 AM | 6:32 PM | 8:40 AM | 10:05 PM | Waxing crescent · 18% |
| Mon, Dec 14 | 5:01 AM | 6:33 PM | 9:33 AM | 10:38 PM | Waxing crescent · 26% |
| Tue, Dec 15 | 5:01 AM | 6:34 PM | 10:24 AM | 11:10 PM | Waxing crescent · 34% |
| Wed, Dec 16 | 5:02 AM | 6:34 PM | 11:16 AM | 11:41 PM | Waxing crescent · 44% |
| Thu, Dec 17 | 5:02 AM | 6:35 PM | 12:09 PM | — | First quarter · 54% |
| Fri, Dec 18 | 5:03 AM | 6:35 PM | 1:04 PM | 12:14 AM | Waxing gibbous · 64% |
| Sat, Dec 19 | 5:03 AM | 6:36 PM | 2:03 PM | 12:49 AM | Waxing gibbous · 74% |
| Sun, Dec 20 | 5:03 AM | 6:36 PM | 3:06 PM | 1:28 AM | Waxing gibbous · 83% |
| Mon, Dec 21 | 5:04 AM | 6:37 PM | 4:14 PM | 2:14 AM | Waxing gibbous · 91% |
| Tue, Dec 22 | 5:04 AM | 6:37 PM | 5:25 PM | 3:08 AM | Waxing gibbous · 97% |
| Wed, Dec 23 | 5:05 AM | 6:38 PM | 6:33 PM | 4:11 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Thu, Dec 24 | 5:06 AM | 6:38 PM | 7:35 PM | 5:20 AM | Waning gibbous · 99% |
| Fri, Dec 25 | 5:06 AM | 6:39 PM | 8:30 PM | 6:32 AM | Waning gibbous · 96% |
| Sat, Dec 26 | 5:07 AM | 6:39 PM | 9:17 PM | 7:42 AM | Waning gibbous · 90% |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 5:07 AM | 6:39 PM | 9:57 PM | 8:49 AM | Waning gibbous · 82% |
| Mon, Dec 28 | 5:08 AM | 6:40 PM | 10:34 PM | 9:50 AM | Waning gibbous · 73% |
| Tue, Dec 29 | 5:08 AM | 6:40 PM | 11:08 PM | 10:49 AM | Waning gibbous · 62% |
| Wed, Dec 30 | 5:09 AM | 6:40 PM | 11:42 PM | 11:45 AM | Last quarter · 52% |
| Thu, Dec 31 | 5:10 AM | 6:41 PM | — | 12:40 PM | Waning crescent · 42% |
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 10:28 PMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
Month by month
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).