Sterling Heights, MI sky calendar · December 2026
Full moon: Wed, Dec 23. New moon: Tue, Dec 8. Sunrise moves from 7:42 AM to 8:01 AM, sunset from 4:59 PM to 5:08 PM. 2 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EST).
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 1 | 7:42 AM | 4:59 PM | 12:04 AM | 1:07 PM | Last quarter · 45% |
| Wed, Dec 2 | 7:43 AM | 4:59 PM | 1:13 AM | 1:28 PM | Waning crescent · 35% |
| Thu, Dec 3 | 7:44 AM | 4:59 PM | 2:21 AM | 1:49 PM | Waning crescent · 25% |
| Fri, Dec 4 | 7:45 AM | 4:59 PM | 3:28 AM | 2:11 PM | Waning crescent · 17% |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 7:46 AM | 4:58 PM | 4:35 AM | 2:35 PM | Waning crescent · 10% |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 7:47 AM | 4:58 PM | 5:41 AM | 3:04 PM | Waning crescent · 5% |
| Mon, Dec 7 | 7:48 AM | 4:58 PM | 6:46 AM | 3:39 PM | Waning crescent · 2% |
| Tue, Dec 8 | 7:49 AM | 4:58 PM | 7:48 AM | 4:21 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Wed, Dec 9 | 7:50 AM | 4:58 PM | 8:44 AM | 5:11 PM | Waxing crescent · 1% |
| Thu, Dec 10 | 7:51 AM | 4:58 PM | 9:32 AM | 6:07 PM | Waxing crescent · 3% |
| Fri, Dec 11 | 7:51 AM | 4:58 PM | 10:12 AM | 7:09 PM | Waxing crescent · 6% |
| Sat, Dec 12 | 7:52 AM | 4:58 PM | 10:44 AM | 8:12 PM | Waxing crescent · 12% |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 7:53 AM | 4:59 PM | 11:11 AM | 9:16 PM | Waxing crescent · 18% |
| Mon, Dec 14 | 7:54 AM | 4:59 PM | 11:34 AM | 10:19 PM | Waxing crescent · 26% |
| Tue, Dec 15 | 7:55 AM | 4:59 PM | 11:55 AM | 11:23 PM | Waxing crescent · 35% |
| Wed, Dec 16 | 7:55 AM | 4:59 PM | 12:14 PM | — | Waxing crescent · 45% |
| Thu, Dec 17 | 7:56 AM | 5:00 PM | 12:34 PM | 12:28 AM | First quarter · 55% |
| Fri, Dec 18 | 7:57 AM | 5:00 PM | 12:56 PM | 1:35 AM | Waxing gibbous · 65% |
| Sat, Dec 19 | 7:57 AM | 5:00 PM | 1:20 PM | 2:45 AM | Waxing gibbous · 75% |
| Sun, Dec 20 | 7:58 AM | 5:01 PM | 1:51 PM | 4:00 AM | Waxing gibbous · 84% |
| Mon, Dec 21 | 7:58 AM | 5:01 PM | 2:30 PM | 5:19 AM | Waxing gibbous · 92% |
| Tue, Dec 22 | 7:59 AM | 5:02 PM | 3:22 PM | 6:38 AM | Waxing gibbous · 97% |
| Wed, Dec 23 | 7:59 AM | 5:02 PM | 4:27 PM | 7:51 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Thu, Dec 24 | 8:00 AM | 5:03 PM | 5:45 PM | 8:52 AM | Waning gibbous · 99% |
| Fri, Dec 25 | 8:00 AM | 5:04 PM | 7:08 PM | 9:40 AM | Waning gibbous · 96% |
| Sat, Dec 26 | 8:00 AM | 5:04 PM | 8:30 PM | 10:17 AM | Waning gibbous · 90% |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 8:01 AM | 5:05 PM | 9:48 PM | 10:46 AM | Waning gibbous · 82% |
| Mon, Dec 28 | 8:01 AM | 5:06 PM | 11:01 PM | 11:10 AM | Waning gibbous · 72% |
| Tue, Dec 29 | 8:01 AM | 5:06 PM | — | 11:32 AM | Waning gibbous · 62% |
| Wed, Dec 30 | 8:01 AM | 5:07 PM | 12:11 AM | 11:53 AM | Last quarter · 51% |
| Thu, Dec 31 | 8:01 AM | 5:08 PM | 1:20 AM | 12:15 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).