Salt Lake City sky calendar · December 2026
Full moon: Wed, Dec 23. New moon: Tue, Dec 8. Sunrise moves from 7:32 AM to 7:51 AM, sunset from 5:00 PM to 5:09 PM. 2 sky events this month (below). Times are local (MST).
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 1 | 7:32 AM | 5:00 PM | 12:06 AM | 1:04 PM | Waning crescent · 44% |
| Wed, Dec 2 | 7:33 AM | 5:00 PM | 1:14 AM | 1:26 PM | Waning crescent · 34% |
| Thu, Dec 3 | 7:34 AM | 5:00 PM | 2:21 AM | 1:48 PM | Waning crescent · 25% |
| Fri, Dec 4 | 7:35 AM | 5:00 PM | 3:26 AM | 2:11 PM | Waning crescent · 16% |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 7:36 AM | 4:59 PM | 4:31 AM | 2:38 PM | Waning crescent · 10% |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 7:37 AM | 4:59 PM | 5:36 AM | 3:08 PM | Waning crescent · 5% |
| Mon, Dec 7 | 7:38 AM | 4:59 PM | 6:40 AM | 3:45 PM | Waning crescent · 2% |
| Tue, Dec 8 | 7:39 AM | 4:59 PM | 7:41 AM | 4:28 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Wed, Dec 9 | 7:40 AM | 4:59 PM | 8:35 AM | 5:18 PM | Waxing crescent · 1% |
| Thu, Dec 10 | 7:40 AM | 4:59 PM | 9:23 AM | 6:15 PM | Waxing crescent · 3% |
| Fri, Dec 11 | 7:41 AM | 5:00 PM | 10:03 AM | 7:16 PM | Waxing crescent · 7% |
| Sat, Dec 12 | 7:42 AM | 5:00 PM | 10:36 AM | 8:18 PM | Waxing crescent · 12% |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 7:43 AM | 5:00 PM | 11:04 AM | 9:20 PM | Waxing crescent · 19% |
| Mon, Dec 14 | 7:43 AM | 5:00 PM | 11:28 AM | 10:22 PM | Waxing crescent · 27% |
| Tue, Dec 15 | 7:44 AM | 5:00 PM | 11:50 AM | 11:25 PM | Waxing crescent · 36% |
| Wed, Dec 16 | 7:45 AM | 5:01 PM | 12:11 PM | — | First quarter · 46% |
| Thu, Dec 17 | 7:46 AM | 5:01 PM | 12:32 PM | 12:28 AM | Waxing gibbous · 56% |
| Fri, Dec 18 | 7:46 AM | 5:01 PM | 12:55 PM | 1:34 AM | Waxing gibbous · 66% |
| Sat, Dec 19 | 7:47 AM | 5:02 PM | 1:22 PM | 2:43 AM | Waxing gibbous · 76% |
| Sun, Dec 20 | 7:47 AM | 5:02 PM | 1:54 PM | 3:57 AM | Waxing gibbous · 85% |
| Mon, Dec 21 | 7:48 AM | 5:03 PM | 2:36 PM | 5:14 AM | Waxing gibbous · 92% |
| Tue, Dec 22 | 7:48 AM | 5:03 PM | 3:30 PM | 6:32 AM | Waxing gibbous · 97% |
| Wed, Dec 23 | 7:49 AM | 5:04 PM | 4:37 PM | 7:44 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Thu, Dec 24 | 7:49 AM | 5:04 PM | 5:54 PM | 8:44 AM | Waning gibbous · 99% |
| Fri, Dec 25 | 7:50 AM | 5:05 PM | 7:16 PM | 9:33 AM | Waning gibbous · 95% |
| Sat, Dec 26 | 7:50 AM | 5:06 PM | 8:36 PM | 10:10 AM | Waning gibbous · 89% |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 7:50 AM | 5:06 PM | 9:51 PM | 10:40 AM | Waning gibbous · 81% |
| Mon, Dec 28 | 7:50 AM | 5:07 PM | 11:03 PM | 11:06 AM | Waning gibbous · 71% |
| Tue, Dec 29 | 7:51 AM | 5:08 PM | — | 11:29 AM | Waning gibbous · 61% |
| Wed, Dec 30 | 7:51 AM | 5:09 PM | 12:11 AM | 11:52 AM | Last quarter · 50% |
| Thu, Dec 31 | 7:51 AM | 5:09 PM | 1:18 AM | 12:15 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).