Sydney sky calendar · December 2026
Full moon: Thu, Dec 24. New moon: Wed, Dec 9. Sunrise moves from 5:37 AM to 5:46 AM, sunset from 7:50 PM to 8:09 PM. 2 sky events this month (below). Times are local (GMT+11).
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 1 | 5:37 AM | 7:50 PM | 12:55 AM | 12:23 PM | Last quarter · 52% |
| Wed, Dec 2 | 5:37 AM | 7:51 PM | 1:24 AM | 1:27 PM | Waning crescent · 42% |
| Thu, Dec 3 | 5:37 AM | 7:52 PM | 1:51 AM | 2:28 PM | Waning crescent · 32% |
| Fri, Dec 4 | 5:37 AM | 7:53 PM | 2:17 AM | 3:29 PM | Waning crescent · 22% |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 5:36 AM | 7:54 PM | 2:45 AM | 4:29 PM | Waning crescent · 15% |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 5:36 AM | 7:55 PM | 3:15 AM | 5:30 PM | Waning crescent · 8% |
| Mon, Dec 7 | 5:36 AM | 7:56 PM | 3:49 AM | 6:30 PM | Waning crescent · 4% |
| Tue, Dec 8 | 5:37 AM | 7:56 PM | 4:27 AM | 7:29 PM | Waning crescent · 1% |
| Wed, Dec 9 | 5:37 AM | 7:57 PM | 5:11 AM | 8:24 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Thu, Dec 10 | 5:37 AM | 7:58 PM | 6:01 AM | 9:14 PM | Waxing crescent · 1% |
| Fri, Dec 11 | 5:37 AM | 7:59 PM | 6:55 AM | 9:58 PM | Waxing crescent · 4% |
| Sat, Dec 12 | 5:37 AM | 7:59 PM | 7:52 AM | 10:36 PM | Waxing crescent · 8% |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 5:37 AM | 8:00 PM | 8:51 AM | 11:09 PM | Waxing crescent · 14% |
| Mon, Dec 14 | 5:38 AM | 8:01 PM | 9:49 AM | 11:38 PM | Waxing crescent · 21% |
| Tue, Dec 15 | 5:38 AM | 8:01 PM | 10:47 AM | — | Waxing crescent · 29% |
| Wed, Dec 16 | 5:38 AM | 8:02 PM | 11:44 AM | 12:05 AM | Waxing crescent · 38% |
| Thu, Dec 17 | 5:38 AM | 8:03 PM | 12:42 PM | 12:30 AM | First quarter · 48% |
| Fri, Dec 18 | 5:39 AM | 8:03 PM | 1:43 PM | 12:56 AM | Waxing gibbous · 58% |
| Sat, Dec 19 | 5:39 AM | 8:04 PM | 2:46 PM | 1:23 AM | Waxing gibbous · 69% |
| Sun, Dec 20 | 5:40 AM | 8:04 PM | 3:53 PM | 1:53 AM | Waxing gibbous · 78% |
| Mon, Dec 21 | 5:40 AM | 8:05 PM | 5:05 PM | 2:29 AM | Waxing gibbous · 87% |
| Tue, Dec 22 | 5:41 AM | 8:05 PM | 6:20 PM | 3:13 AM | Waxing gibbous · 94% |
| Wed, Dec 23 | 5:41 AM | 8:06 PM | 7:32 PM | 4:06 AM | Waxing gibbous · 98% |
| Thu, Dec 24 | 5:42 AM | 8:06 PM | 8:36 PM | 5:12 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Fri, Dec 25 | 5:42 AM | 8:07 PM | 9:31 PM | 6:25 AM | Waning gibbous · 98% |
| Sat, Dec 26 | 5:43 AM | 8:07 PM | 10:16 PM | 7:42 AM | Waning gibbous · 94% |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 5:43 AM | 8:07 PM | 10:53 PM | 8:58 AM | Waning gibbous · 87% |
| Mon, Dec 28 | 5:44 AM | 8:08 PM | 11:24 PM | 10:09 AM | Waning gibbous · 79% |
| Tue, Dec 29 | 5:45 AM | 8:08 PM | 11:53 PM | 11:16 AM | Waning gibbous · 69% |
| Wed, Dec 30 | 5:45 AM | 8:08 PM | — | 12:20 PM | Waning gibbous · 58% |
| Thu, Dec 31 | 5:46 AM | 8:09 PM | 12:20 AM | 1:22 PM | Last quarter · 48% |
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 12:28 PMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
Month by month
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).