South Bend, IN sky calendar · December 2026
Full moon: Wed, Dec 23. New moon: Tue, Dec 8. Sunrise moves from 7:52 AM to 8:11 AM, sunset from 5:15 PM to 5:24 PM. 2 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EST).
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 1 | 7:52 AM | 5:15 PM | 12:18 AM | 1:20 PM | Last quarter · 45% |
| Wed, Dec 2 | 7:53 AM | 5:15 PM | 1:27 AM | 1:42 PM | Waning crescent · 35% |
| Thu, Dec 3 | 7:54 AM | 5:14 PM | 2:34 AM | 2:03 PM | Waning crescent · 25% |
| Fri, Dec 4 | 7:55 AM | 5:14 PM | 3:40 AM | 2:25 PM | Waning crescent · 17% |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 7:56 AM | 5:14 PM | 4:46 AM | 2:51 PM | Waning crescent · 10% |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 7:57 AM | 5:14 PM | 5:52 AM | 3:20 PM | Waning crescent · 5% |
| Mon, Dec 7 | 7:58 AM | 5:14 PM | 6:56 AM | 3:56 PM | Waning crescent · 2% |
| Tue, Dec 8 | 7:59 AM | 5:14 PM | 7:58 AM | 4:38 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Wed, Dec 9 | 8:00 AM | 5:14 PM | 8:53 AM | 5:28 PM | Waxing crescent · 1% |
| Thu, Dec 10 | 8:01 AM | 5:14 PM | 9:41 AM | 6:25 PM | Waxing crescent · 3% |
| Fri, Dec 11 | 8:02 AM | 5:14 PM | 10:21 AM | 7:25 PM | Waxing crescent · 6% |
| Sat, Dec 12 | 8:02 AM | 5:14 PM | 10:54 AM | 8:28 PM | Waxing crescent · 12% |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 8:03 AM | 5:15 PM | 11:22 AM | 9:31 PM | Waxing crescent · 18% |
| Mon, Dec 14 | 8:04 AM | 5:15 PM | 11:46 AM | 10:34 PM | Waxing crescent · 26% |
| Tue, Dec 15 | 8:05 AM | 5:15 PM | 12:07 PM | 11:37 PM | Waxing crescent · 35% |
| Wed, Dec 16 | 8:05 AM | 5:15 PM | 12:27 PM | — | Waxing crescent · 45% |
| Thu, Dec 17 | 8:06 AM | 5:16 PM | 12:48 PM | 12:41 AM | First quarter · 55% |
| Fri, Dec 18 | 8:07 AM | 5:16 PM | 1:10 PM | 1:47 AM | Waxing gibbous · 65% |
| Sat, Dec 19 | 8:07 AM | 5:16 PM | 1:35 PM | 2:57 AM | Waxing gibbous · 75% |
| Sun, Dec 20 | 8:08 AM | 5:17 PM | 2:07 PM | 4:11 AM | Waxing gibbous · 84% |
| Mon, Dec 21 | 8:08 AM | 5:17 PM | 2:47 PM | 5:29 AM | Waxing gibbous · 92% |
| Tue, Dec 22 | 8:09 AM | 5:18 PM | 3:39 PM | 6:48 AM | Waxing gibbous · 97% |
| Wed, Dec 23 | 8:09 AM | 5:18 PM | 4:45 PM | 8:00 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Thu, Dec 24 | 8:10 AM | 5:19 PM | 6:03 PM | 9:02 AM | Waning gibbous · 99% |
| Fri, Dec 25 | 8:10 AM | 5:20 PM | 7:25 PM | 9:50 AM | Waning gibbous · 96% |
| Sat, Dec 26 | 8:10 AM | 5:20 PM | 8:46 PM | 10:28 AM | Waning gibbous · 90% |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 8:11 AM | 5:21 PM | 10:03 PM | 10:57 AM | Waning gibbous · 82% |
| Mon, Dec 28 | 8:11 AM | 5:22 PM | 11:15 PM | 11:23 AM | Waning gibbous · 72% |
| Tue, Dec 29 | 8:11 AM | 5:22 PM | — | 11:45 AM | Waning gibbous · 62% |
| Wed, Dec 30 | 8:11 AM | 5:23 PM | 12:25 AM | 12:07 PM | Last quarter · 51% |
| Thu, Dec 31 | 8:11 AM | 5:24 PM | 1:32 AM | 12:30 PM | 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).