Washington, D.C. sky calendar · December 2026
Full moon: Wed, Dec 23. New moon: Tue, Dec 8. Sunrise moves from 7:07 AM to 7:26 AM, sunset from 4:46 PM to 4:55 PM. 2 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EST).
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 1 | 7:07 AM | 4:46 PM | — | 12:41 PM | Last quarter · 45% |
| Wed, Dec 2 | 7:08 AM | 4:46 PM | 12:49 AM | 1:05 PM | Waning crescent · 35% |
| Thu, Dec 3 | 7:09 AM | 4:46 PM | 1:53 AM | 1:28 PM | Waning crescent · 25% |
| Fri, Dec 4 | 7:10 AM | 4:45 PM | 2:57 AM | 1:53 PM | Waning crescent · 17% |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 7:11 AM | 4:45 PM | 4:01 AM | 2:20 PM | Waning crescent · 10% |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 7:12 AM | 4:45 PM | 5:05 AM | 2:51 PM | Waning crescent · 5% |
| Mon, Dec 7 | 7:13 AM | 4:45 PM | 6:08 AM | 3:28 PM | Waning crescent · 2% |
| Tue, Dec 8 | 7:14 AM | 4:45 PM | 7:08 AM | 4:11 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Wed, Dec 9 | 7:15 AM | 4:45 PM | 8:03 AM | 5:01 PM | Waxing crescent · 1% |
| Thu, Dec 10 | 7:15 AM | 4:46 PM | 8:52 AM | 5:57 PM | Waxing crescent · 3% |
| Fri, Dec 11 | 7:16 AM | 4:46 PM | 9:33 AM | 6:57 PM | Waxing crescent · 6% |
| Sat, Dec 12 | 7:17 AM | 4:46 PM | 10:08 AM | 7:58 PM | Waxing crescent · 12% |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 7:18 AM | 4:46 PM | 10:38 AM | 8:59 PM | Waxing crescent · 18% |
| Mon, Dec 14 | 7:18 AM | 4:46 PM | 11:03 AM | 10:00 PM | Waxing crescent · 26% |
| Tue, Dec 15 | 7:19 AM | 4:47 PM | 11:27 AM | 11:01 PM | Waxing crescent · 35% |
| Wed, Dec 16 | 7:20 AM | 4:47 PM | 11:49 AM | — | Waxing crescent · 45% |
| Thu, Dec 17 | 7:20 AM | 4:47 PM | 12:11 PM | 12:02 AM | First quarter · 55% |
| Fri, Dec 18 | 7:21 AM | 4:48 PM | 12:36 PM | 1:06 AM | Waxing gibbous · 65% |
| Sat, Dec 19 | 7:22 AM | 4:48 PM | 1:03 PM | 2:14 AM | Waxing gibbous · 75% |
| Sun, Dec 20 | 7:22 AM | 4:49 PM | 1:36 PM | 3:25 AM | Waxing gibbous · 84% |
| Mon, Dec 21 | 7:23 AM | 4:49 PM | 2:18 PM | 4:41 AM | Waxing gibbous · 92% |
| Tue, Dec 22 | 7:23 AM | 4:50 PM | 3:12 PM | 5:58 AM | Waxing gibbous · 97% |
| Wed, Dec 23 | 7:24 AM | 4:50 PM | 4:18 PM | 7:10 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Thu, Dec 24 | 7:24 AM | 4:51 PM | 5:34 PM | 8:13 AM | Waning gibbous · 99% |
| Fri, Dec 25 | 7:24 AM | 4:51 PM | 6:54 PM | 9:03 AM | Waning gibbous · 96% |
| Sat, Dec 26 | 7:25 AM | 4:52 PM | 8:13 PM | 9:43 AM | Waning gibbous · 90% |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 7:25 AM | 4:53 PM | 9:27 PM | 10:15 AM | Waning gibbous · 82% |
| Mon, Dec 28 | 7:25 AM | 4:53 PM | 10:37 PM | 10:43 AM | Waning gibbous · 72% |
| Tue, Dec 29 | 7:26 AM | 4:54 PM | 11:45 PM | 11:08 AM | Waning gibbous · 62% |
| Wed, Dec 30 | 7:26 AM | 4:55 PM | — | 11:32 AM | Last quarter · 51% |
| Thu, Dec 31 | 7:26 AM | 4:55 PM | 12:50 AM | 11:56 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).