Rio Rancho, NM sky calendar · December 2026
Full moon: Wed, Dec 23. New moon: Tue, Dec 8. Sunrise moves from 6:57 AM to 7:15 AM, sunset from 4:54 PM to 5:04 PM. 2 sky events this month (below). Times are local (MST).
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 1 | 6:57 AM | 4:54 PM | — | 12:41 PM | Waning crescent · 44% |
| Wed, Dec 2 | 6:58 AM | 4:54 PM | 12:53 AM | 1:07 PM | Waning crescent · 34% |
| Thu, Dec 3 | 6:58 AM | 4:54 PM | 1:55 AM | 1:32 PM | Waning crescent · 25% |
| Fri, Dec 4 | 6:59 AM | 4:54 PM | 2:56 AM | 2:00 PM | Waning crescent · 16% |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 7:00 AM | 4:54 PM | 3:58 AM | 2:29 PM | Waning crescent · 10% |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 7:01 AM | 4:54 PM | 4:59 AM | 3:03 PM | Waning crescent · 5% |
| Mon, Dec 7 | 7:02 AM | 4:54 PM | 6:00 AM | 3:42 PM | Waning crescent · 2% |
| Tue, Dec 8 | 7:03 AM | 4:54 PM | 6:59 AM | 4:27 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Wed, Dec 9 | 7:03 AM | 4:54 PM | 7:53 AM | 5:18 PM | Waxing crescent · 1% |
| Thu, Dec 10 | 7:04 AM | 4:54 PM | 8:41 AM | 6:13 PM | Waxing crescent · 3% |
| Fri, Dec 11 | 7:05 AM | 4:54 PM | 9:23 AM | 7:11 PM | Waxing crescent · 7% |
| Sat, Dec 12 | 7:06 AM | 4:54 PM | 10:00 AM | 8:10 PM | Waxing crescent · 12% |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 7:06 AM | 4:55 PM | 10:31 AM | 9:09 PM | Waxing crescent · 19% |
| Mon, Dec 14 | 7:07 AM | 4:55 PM | 10:59 AM | 10:08 PM | Waxing crescent · 27% |
| Tue, Dec 15 | 7:08 AM | 4:55 PM | 11:24 AM | 11:06 PM | Waxing crescent · 36% |
| Wed, Dec 16 | 7:08 AM | 4:56 PM | 11:49 AM | — | First quarter · 46% |
| Thu, Dec 17 | 7:09 AM | 4:56 PM | 12:14 PM | 12:06 AM | Waxing gibbous · 56% |
| Fri, Dec 18 | 7:10 AM | 4:56 PM | 12:40 PM | 1:07 AM | Waxing gibbous · 66% |
| Sat, Dec 19 | 7:10 AM | 4:57 PM | 1:11 PM | 2:12 AM | Waxing gibbous · 76% |
| Sun, Dec 20 | 7:11 AM | 4:57 PM | 1:47 PM | 3:22 AM | Waxing gibbous · 85% |
| Mon, Dec 21 | 7:11 AM | 4:58 PM | 2:33 PM | 4:35 AM | Waxing gibbous · 92% |
| Tue, Dec 22 | 7:12 AM | 4:58 PM | 3:29 PM | 5:50 AM | Waxing gibbous · 97% |
| Wed, Dec 23 | 7:12 AM | 4:59 PM | 4:36 PM | 7:01 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Thu, Dec 24 | 7:13 AM | 4:59 PM | 5:51 PM | 8:03 AM | Waning gibbous · 99% |
| Fri, Dec 25 | 7:13 AM | 5:00 PM | 7:09 PM | 8:55 AM | Waning gibbous · 95% |
| Sat, Dec 26 | 7:13 AM | 5:01 PM | 8:24 PM | 9:37 AM | Waning gibbous · 89% |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 7:14 AM | 5:01 PM | 9:35 PM | 10:12 AM | Waning gibbous · 81% |
| Mon, Dec 28 | 7:14 AM | 5:02 PM | 10:43 PM | 10:42 AM | Waning gibbous · 71% |
| Tue, Dec 29 | 7:14 AM | 5:03 PM | 11:47 PM | 11:09 AM | Waning gibbous · 61% |
| Wed, Dec 30 | 7:15 AM | 5:03 PM | — | 11:35 AM | Last quarter · 50% |
| Thu, Dec 31 | 7:15 AM | 5:04 PM | 12:50 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 6:28 PMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
Month by month
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).