Rochester, New York sky calendar · December 2026
Full moon: Wed, Dec 23. New moon: Tue, Dec 8. Sunrise moves from 7:22 AM to 7:42 AM, sunset from 4:36 PM to 4:45 PM. 2 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EST).
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 1 | 7:22 AM | 4:36 PM | — | 12:46 PM | Last quarter · 45% |
| Wed, Dec 2 | 7:23 AM | 4:36 PM | 12:51 AM | 1:06 PM | Waning crescent · 35% |
| Thu, Dec 3 | 7:24 AM | 4:35 PM | 1:59 AM | 1:26 PM | Waning crescent · 25% |
| Fri, Dec 4 | 7:25 AM | 4:35 PM | 3:06 AM | 1:48 PM | Waning crescent · 17% |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 7:26 AM | 4:35 PM | 4:13 AM | 2:12 PM | Waning crescent · 10% |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 7:27 AM | 4:35 PM | 5:20 AM | 2:40 PM | Waning crescent · 5% |
| Mon, Dec 7 | 7:28 AM | 4:35 PM | 6:26 AM | 3:14 PM | Waning crescent · 2% |
| Tue, Dec 8 | 7:29 AM | 4:35 PM | 7:28 AM | 3:56 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Wed, Dec 9 | 7:30 AM | 4:35 PM | 8:24 AM | 4:46 PM | Waxing crescent · 1% |
| Thu, Dec 10 | 7:31 AM | 4:35 PM | 9:12 AM | 5:42 PM | Waxing crescent · 3% |
| Fri, Dec 11 | 7:32 AM | 4:35 PM | 9:52 AM | 6:44 PM | Waxing crescent · 6% |
| Sat, Dec 12 | 7:33 AM | 4:35 PM | 10:24 AM | 7:47 PM | Waxing crescent · 12% |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 7:33 AM | 4:35 PM | 10:51 AM | 8:52 PM | Waxing crescent · 18% |
| Mon, Dec 14 | 7:34 AM | 4:35 PM | 11:13 AM | 9:56 PM | Waxing crescent · 26% |
| Tue, Dec 15 | 7:35 AM | 4:35 PM | 11:34 AM | 11:00 PM | Waxing crescent · 35% |
| Wed, Dec 16 | 7:36 AM | 4:36 PM | 11:53 AM | — | Waxing crescent · 45% |
| Thu, Dec 17 | 7:36 AM | 4:36 PM | 12:12 PM | 12:05 AM | First quarter · 55% |
| Fri, Dec 18 | 7:37 AM | 4:36 PM | 12:33 PM | 1:12 AM | Waxing gibbous · 65% |
| Sat, Dec 19 | 7:37 AM | 4:37 PM | 12:57 PM | 2:23 AM | Waxing gibbous · 75% |
| Sun, Dec 20 | 7:38 AM | 4:37 PM | 1:27 PM | 3:39 AM | Waxing gibbous · 84% |
| Mon, Dec 21 | 7:39 AM | 4:38 PM | 2:05 PM | 4:58 AM | Waxing gibbous · 92% |
| Tue, Dec 22 | 7:39 AM | 4:38 PM | 2:56 PM | 6:18 AM | Waxing gibbous · 97% |
| Wed, Dec 23 | 7:39 AM | 4:39 PM | 4:02 PM | 7:31 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Thu, Dec 24 | 7:40 AM | 4:39 PM | 5:20 PM | 8:32 AM | Waning gibbous · 99% |
| Fri, Dec 25 | 7:40 AM | 4:40 PM | 6:43 PM | 9:20 AM | Waning gibbous · 96% |
| Sat, Dec 26 | 7:41 AM | 4:41 PM | 8:06 PM | 9:56 AM | Waning gibbous · 90% |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 7:41 AM | 4:41 PM | 9:24 PM | 10:25 AM | Waning gibbous · 82% |
| Mon, Dec 28 | 7:41 AM | 4:42 PM | 10:38 PM | 10:49 AM | Waning gibbous · 72% |
| Tue, Dec 29 | 7:41 AM | 4:43 PM | 11:49 PM | 11:10 AM | Waning gibbous · 62% |
| Wed, Dec 30 | 7:42 AM | 4:44 PM | — | 11:31 AM | Last quarter · 51% |
| Thu, Dec 31 | 7:42 AM | 4:45 PM | 12:58 AM | 11:52 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).