Salem, OR sky calendar · December 2026
Full moon: Wed, Dec 23. New moon: Tue, Dec 8. Sunrise moves from 8:30 AM to 8:50 AM, sunset from 5:32 PM to 5:40 PM. 2 sky events this month (below). Times are local (MST).
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 1 | 8:30 AM | 5:32 PM | 12:49 AM | 1:51 PM | Waning crescent · 44% |
| Wed, Dec 2 | 8:31 AM | 5:31 PM | 2:01 AM | 2:09 PM | Waning crescent · 34% |
| Thu, Dec 3 | 8:32 AM | 5:31 PM | 3:11 AM | 2:28 PM | Waning crescent · 25% |
| Fri, Dec 4 | 8:33 AM | 5:31 PM | 4:20 AM | 2:48 PM | Waning crescent · 16% |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 8:34 AM | 5:31 PM | 5:28 AM | 3:11 PM | Waning crescent · 10% |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 8:35 AM | 5:30 PM | 6:37 AM | 3:39 PM | Waning crescent · 5% |
| Mon, Dec 7 | 8:36 AM | 5:30 PM | 7:43 AM | 4:13 PM | Waning crescent · 2% |
| Tue, Dec 8 | 8:37 AM | 5:30 PM | 8:46 AM | 4:55 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Wed, Dec 9 | 8:38 AM | 5:30 PM | 9:41 AM | 5:45 PM | Waxing crescent · 1% |
| Thu, Dec 10 | 8:39 AM | 5:30 PM | 10:27 AM | 6:43 PM | Waxing crescent · 3% |
| Fri, Dec 11 | 8:40 AM | 5:30 PM | 11:05 AM | 7:46 PM | Waxing crescent · 7% |
| Sat, Dec 12 | 8:40 AM | 5:30 PM | 11:35 AM | 8:52 PM | Waxing crescent · 12% |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 8:41 AM | 5:30 PM | 12:00 PM | 9:57 PM | Waxing crescent · 19% |
| Mon, Dec 14 | 8:42 AM | 5:31 PM | 12:21 PM | 11:03 PM | Waxing crescent · 27% |
| Tue, Dec 15 | 8:43 AM | 5:31 PM | 12:39 PM | — | Waxing crescent · 36% |
| Wed, Dec 16 | 8:44 AM | 5:31 PM | 12:57 PM | 12:09 AM | First quarter · 46% |
| Thu, Dec 17 | 8:44 AM | 5:31 PM | 1:15 PM | 1:15 AM | Waxing gibbous · 56% |
| Fri, Dec 18 | 8:45 AM | 5:32 PM | 1:35 PM | 2:25 AM | Waxing gibbous · 66% |
| Sat, Dec 19 | 8:45 AM | 5:32 PM | 1:58 PM | 3:38 AM | Waxing gibbous · 76% |
| Sun, Dec 20 | 8:46 AM | 5:33 PM | 2:27 PM | 4:56 AM | Waxing gibbous · 85% |
| Mon, Dec 21 | 8:47 AM | 5:33 PM | 3:05 PM | 6:17 AM | Waxing gibbous · 92% |
| Tue, Dec 22 | 8:47 AM | 5:34 PM | 3:57 PM | 7:37 AM | Waxing gibbous · 97% |
| Wed, Dec 23 | 8:47 AM | 5:34 PM | 5:04 PM | 8:50 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Thu, Dec 24 | 8:48 AM | 5:35 PM | 6:24 PM | 9:48 AM | Waning gibbous · 99% |
| Fri, Dec 25 | 8:48 AM | 5:35 PM | 7:50 PM | 10:33 AM | Waning gibbous · 95% |
| Sat, Dec 26 | 8:49 AM | 5:36 PM | 9:13 PM | 11:06 AM | Waning gibbous · 89% |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 8:49 AM | 5:37 PM | 10:33 PM | 11:32 AM | Waning gibbous · 81% |
| Mon, Dec 28 | 8:49 AM | 5:38 PM | 11:48 PM | 11:54 AM | Waning gibbous · 71% |
| Tue, Dec 29 | 8:49 AM | 5:38 PM | — | 12:14 PM | Waning gibbous · 61% |
| Wed, Dec 30 | 8:49 AM | 5:39 PM | 1:01 AM | 12:33 PM | Last quarter · 50% |
| Thu, Dec 31 | 8:50 AM | 5:40 PM | 2:11 AM | 12:53 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).