Virginia Beach sky calendar · December 2026
Full moon: Wed, Dec 23. New moon: Tue, Dec 8. Sunrise moves from 6:58 AM to 7:16 AM, sunset from 4:47 PM to 4:57 PM. 2 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EST).
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 1 | 6:58 AM | 4:47 PM | — | 12:36 PM | Last quarter · 45% |
| Wed, Dec 2 | 6:59 AM | 4:47 PM | 12:44 AM | 1:01 PM | Waning crescent · 35% |
| Thu, Dec 3 | 6:59 AM | 4:47 PM | 1:48 AM | 1:26 PM | Waning crescent · 25% |
| Fri, Dec 4 | 7:00 AM | 4:47 PM | 2:50 AM | 1:52 PM | Waning crescent · 17% |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 7:01 AM | 4:47 PM | 3:53 AM | 2:20 PM | Waning crescent · 10% |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 7:02 AM | 4:47 PM | 4:55 AM | 2:53 PM | Waning crescent · 5% |
| Mon, Dec 7 | 7:03 AM | 4:47 PM | 5:57 AM | 3:31 PM | Waning crescent · 2% |
| Tue, Dec 8 | 7:04 AM | 4:47 PM | 6:56 AM | 4:15 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Wed, Dec 9 | 7:05 AM | 4:47 PM | 7:51 AM | 5:05 PM | Waxing crescent · 1% |
| Thu, Dec 10 | 7:05 AM | 4:47 PM | 8:40 AM | 6:00 PM | Waxing crescent · 3% |
| Fri, Dec 11 | 7:06 AM | 4:47 PM | 9:22 AM | 6:59 PM | Waxing crescent · 6% |
| Sat, Dec 12 | 7:07 AM | 4:47 PM | 9:58 AM | 7:59 PM | Waxing crescent · 12% |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 7:08 AM | 4:48 PM | 10:29 AM | 8:59 PM | Waxing crescent · 18% |
| Mon, Dec 14 | 7:08 AM | 4:48 PM | 10:56 AM | 9:58 PM | Waxing crescent · 26% |
| Tue, Dec 15 | 7:09 AM | 4:48 PM | 11:20 AM | 10:58 PM | Waxing crescent · 35% |
| Wed, Dec 16 | 7:10 AM | 4:49 PM | 11:44 AM | 11:58 PM | Waxing crescent · 45% |
| Thu, Dec 17 | 7:10 AM | 4:49 PM | 12:08 PM | — | First quarter · 55% |
| Fri, Dec 18 | 7:11 AM | 4:49 PM | 12:34 PM | 1:00 AM | Waxing gibbous · 65% |
| Sat, Dec 19 | 7:11 AM | 4:50 PM | 1:03 PM | 2:06 AM | Waxing gibbous · 75% |
| Sun, Dec 20 | 7:12 AM | 4:50 PM | 1:37 PM | 3:16 AM | Waxing gibbous · 84% |
| Mon, Dec 21 | 7:13 AM | 4:51 PM | 2:21 PM | 4:30 AM | Waxing gibbous · 92% |
| Tue, Dec 22 | 7:13 AM | 4:51 PM | 3:15 PM | 5:46 AM | Waxing gibbous · 97% |
| Wed, Dec 23 | 7:13 AM | 4:52 PM | 4:21 PM | 6:58 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Thu, Dec 24 | 7:14 AM | 4:52 PM | 5:37 PM | 8:01 AM | Waning gibbous · 99% |
| Fri, Dec 25 | 7:14 AM | 4:53 PM | 6:55 PM | 8:53 AM | Waning gibbous · 96% |
| Sat, Dec 26 | 7:15 AM | 4:53 PM | 8:12 PM | 9:34 AM | Waning gibbous · 90% |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 7:15 AM | 4:54 PM | 9:25 PM | 10:08 AM | Waning gibbous · 82% |
| Mon, Dec 28 | 7:15 AM | 4:55 PM | 10:34 PM | 10:37 AM | Waning gibbous · 72% |
| Tue, Dec 29 | 7:16 AM | 4:55 PM | 11:39 PM | 11:04 AM | Waning gibbous · 62% |
| Wed, Dec 30 | 7:16 AM | 4:56 PM | — | 11:29 AM | Last quarter · 51% |
| Thu, Dec 31 | 7:16 AM | 4:57 PM | 12:43 AM | 11:55 AM | 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).