Tacoma, WA sky calendar · December 2026
Full moon: Wed, Dec 23. New moon: Tue, Dec 8. Sunrise moves from 7:35 AM to 7:56 AM, sunset from 4:21 PM to 4:29 PM. 2 sky events this month (below). Times are local (PST).
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 1 | 7:35 AM | 4:21 PM | — | 12:49 PM | Waning crescent · 44% |
| Wed, Dec 2 | 7:37 AM | 4:21 PM | 12:59 AM | 1:06 PM | Waning crescent · 34% |
| Thu, Dec 3 | 7:38 AM | 4:20 PM | 2:11 AM | 1:23 PM | Waning crescent · 24% |
| Fri, Dec 4 | 7:39 AM | 4:20 PM | 3:22 AM | 1:41 PM | Waning crescent · 16% |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 7:40 AM | 4:20 PM | 4:33 AM | 2:02 PM | Waning crescent · 10% |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 7:41 AM | 4:20 PM | 5:43 AM | 2:27 PM | Waning crescent · 5% |
| Mon, Dec 7 | 7:42 AM | 4:19 PM | 6:52 AM | 3:00 PM | Waning crescent · 2% |
| Tue, Dec 8 | 7:43 AM | 4:19 PM | 7:55 AM | 3:40 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Wed, Dec 9 | 7:44 AM | 4:19 PM | 8:51 AM | 4:31 PM | Waxing crescent · 1% |
| Thu, Dec 10 | 7:45 AM | 4:19 PM | 9:37 AM | 5:29 PM | Waxing crescent · 3% |
| Fri, Dec 11 | 7:46 AM | 4:19 PM | 10:13 AM | 6:34 PM | Waxing crescent · 7% |
| Sat, Dec 12 | 7:47 AM | 4:19 PM | 10:42 AM | 7:41 PM | Waxing crescent · 12% |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 7:48 AM | 4:19 PM | 11:04 AM | 8:49 PM | Waxing crescent · 19% |
| Mon, Dec 14 | 7:49 AM | 4:19 PM | 11:23 AM | 9:57 PM | Waxing crescent · 27% |
| Tue, Dec 15 | 7:50 AM | 4:20 PM | 11:40 AM | 11:04 PM | Waxing crescent · 36% |
| Wed, Dec 16 | 7:50 AM | 4:20 PM | 11:55 AM | — | First quarter · 46% |
| Thu, Dec 17 | 7:51 AM | 4:20 PM | 12:11 PM | 12:13 AM | Waxing gibbous · 56% |
| Fri, Dec 18 | 7:52 AM | 4:21 PM | 12:29 PM | 1:25 AM | Waxing gibbous · 66% |
| Sat, Dec 19 | 7:52 AM | 4:21 PM | 12:50 PM | 2:41 AM | Waxing gibbous · 76% |
| Sun, Dec 20 | 7:53 AM | 4:21 PM | 1:16 PM | 4:01 AM | Waxing gibbous · 85% |
| Mon, Dec 21 | 7:53 AM | 4:22 PM | 1:52 PM | 5:25 AM | Waxing gibbous · 93% |
| Tue, Dec 22 | 7:54 AM | 4:22 PM | 2:43 PM | 6:47 AM | Waxing gibbous · 98% |
| Wed, Dec 23 | 7:54 AM | 4:23 PM | 3:50 PM | 8:00 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Thu, Dec 24 | 7:55 AM | 4:24 PM | 5:11 PM | 8:57 AM | Waning gibbous · 99% |
| Fri, Dec 25 | 7:55 AM | 4:24 PM | 6:39 PM | 9:40 AM | Waning gibbous · 95% |
| Sat, Dec 26 | 7:55 AM | 4:25 PM | 8:05 PM | 10:11 AM | Waning gibbous · 89% |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 7:56 AM | 4:26 PM | 9:28 PM | 10:34 AM | Waning gibbous · 80% |
| Mon, Dec 28 | 7:56 AM | 4:26 PM | 10:45 PM | 10:54 AM | Waning gibbous · 71% |
| Tue, Dec 29 | 7:56 AM | 4:27 PM | — | 11:11 AM | Waning gibbous · 60% |
| Wed, Dec 30 | 7:56 AM | 4:28 PM | 12:00 AM | 11:28 AM | Last quarter · 50% |
| Thu, Dec 31 | 7:56 AM | 4:29 PM | 1:12 AM | 11:46 AM | Waning crescent · 39% |
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 5:28 PMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
Month by month
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).