Shanghai sky calendar · December 2026
Full moon: Thu, Dec 24. New moon: Wed, Dec 9. Sunrise moves from 6:34 AM to 6:52 AM, sunset from 4:51 PM to 5:01 PM. 2 sky events this month (below). Times are local (GMT+8).
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 1 | 6:34 AM | 4:51 PM | — | 12:08 PM | Last quarter · 51% |
| Wed, Dec 2 | 6:35 AM | 4:51 PM | 12:02 AM | 12:37 PM | Waning crescent · 40% |
| Thu, Dec 3 | 6:36 AM | 4:51 PM | 1:02 AM | 1:05 PM | Waning crescent · 30% |
| Fri, Dec 4 | 6:37 AM | 4:51 PM | 2:01 AM | 1:34 PM | Waning crescent · 21% |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 6:37 AM | 4:51 PM | 3:00 AM | 2:05 PM | Waning crescent · 14% |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 6:38 AM | 4:51 PM | 3:59 AM | 2:38 PM | Waning crescent · 8% |
| Mon, Dec 7 | 6:39 AM | 4:51 PM | 4:58 AM | 3:15 PM | Waning crescent · 3% |
| Tue, Dec 8 | 6:40 AM | 4:51 PM | 5:57 AM | 3:58 PM | Waning crescent · 1% |
| Wed, Dec 9 | 6:40 AM | 4:51 PM | 6:53 AM | 4:46 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Thu, Dec 10 | 6:41 AM | 4:51 PM | 7:45 AM | 5:38 PM | Waxing crescent · 1% |
| Fri, Dec 11 | 6:42 AM | 4:52 PM | 8:32 AM | 6:34 PM | Waxing crescent · 4% |
| Sat, Dec 12 | 6:43 AM | 4:52 PM | 9:14 AM | 7:31 PM | Waxing crescent · 9% |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 6:43 AM | 4:52 PM | 9:50 AM | 8:28 PM | Waxing crescent · 15% |
| Mon, Dec 14 | 6:44 AM | 4:52 PM | 10:22 AM | 9:24 PM | Waxing crescent · 22% |
| Tue, Dec 15 | 6:45 AM | 4:53 PM | 10:51 AM | 10:20 PM | Waxing crescent · 30% |
| Wed, Dec 16 | 6:45 AM | 4:53 PM | 11:18 AM | 11:17 PM | Waxing crescent · 39% |
| Thu, Dec 17 | 6:46 AM | 4:53 PM | 11:45 AM | — | First quarter · 49% |
| Fri, Dec 18 | 6:46 AM | 4:54 PM | 12:13 PM | 12:14 AM | Waxing gibbous · 60% |
| Sat, Dec 19 | 6:47 AM | 4:54 PM | 12:44 PM | 1:14 AM | Waxing gibbous · 70% |
| Sun, Dec 20 | 6:47 AM | 4:55 PM | 1:19 PM | 2:18 AM | Waxing gibbous · 79% |
| Mon, Dec 21 | 6:48 AM | 4:55 PM | 2:01 PM | 3:26 AM | Waxing gibbous · 88% |
| Tue, Dec 22 | 6:48 AM | 4:56 PM | 2:52 PM | 4:38 AM | Waxing gibbous · 94% |
| Wed, Dec 23 | 6:49 AM | 4:56 PM | 3:53 PM | 5:51 AM | Waxing gibbous · 99% |
| Thu, Dec 24 | 6:49 AM | 4:57 PM | 5:03 PM | 6:59 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Fri, Dec 25 | 6:50 AM | 4:57 PM | 6:18 PM | 7:59 AM | Waning gibbous · 98% |
| Sat, Dec 26 | 6:50 AM | 4:58 PM | 7:33 PM | 8:49 AM | Waning gibbous · 93% |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 6:51 AM | 4:58 PM | 8:44 PM | 9:31 AM | Waning gibbous · 86% |
| Mon, Dec 28 | 6:51 AM | 4:59 PM | 9:51 PM | 10:06 AM | Waning gibbous · 77% |
| Tue, Dec 29 | 6:51 AM | 5:00 PM | 10:54 PM | 10:38 AM | Waning gibbous · 67% |
| Wed, Dec 30 | 6:52 AM | 5:00 PM | 11:55 PM | 11:07 AM | Waning gibbous · 57% |
| Thu, Dec 31 | 6:52 AM | 5:01 PM | — | 11:36 AM | Last quarter · 46% |
Sky events this month
- Mon, Dec 14Geminids meteor shower peakUp to about 150 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · the Moon stays out of the way
- Thu, Dec 24 9:28 AMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
Month by month
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).