West Palm Beach, FL sky calendar · December 2026
Full moon: Wed, Dec 23. New moon: Tue, Dec 8. Sunrise moves from 6:52 AM to 7:08 AM, sunset from 5:27 PM to 5:38 PM. 2 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EST).
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 1 | 6:52 AM | 5:27 PM | 12:04 AM | 12:49 PM | Last quarter · 45% |
| Wed, Dec 2 | 6:52 AM | 5:27 PM | 1:03 AM | 1:20 PM | Waning crescent · 35% |
| Thu, Dec 3 | 6:53 AM | 5:27 PM | 1:59 AM | 1:51 PM | Waning crescent · 25% |
| Fri, Dec 4 | 6:54 AM | 5:27 PM | 2:56 AM | 2:23 PM | Waning crescent · 17% |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 6:54 AM | 5:27 PM | 3:52 AM | 2:57 PM | Waning crescent · 10% |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 6:55 AM | 5:27 PM | 4:49 AM | 3:35 PM | Waning crescent · 5% |
| Mon, Dec 7 | 6:56 AM | 5:27 PM | 5:46 AM | 4:17 PM | Waning crescent · 2% |
| Tue, Dec 8 | 6:57 AM | 5:27 PM | 6:42 AM | 5:04 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Wed, Dec 9 | 6:57 AM | 5:28 PM | 7:36 AM | 5:54 PM | Waxing crescent · 1% |
| Thu, Dec 10 | 6:58 AM | 5:28 PM | 8:26 AM | 6:48 PM | Waxing crescent · 3% |
| Fri, Dec 11 | 6:59 AM | 5:28 PM | 9:11 AM | 7:43 PM | Waxing crescent · 6% |
| Sat, Dec 12 | 6:59 AM | 5:28 PM | 9:51 AM | 8:39 PM | Waxing crescent · 12% |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 7:00 AM | 5:29 PM | 10:26 AM | 9:33 PM | Waxing crescent · 18% |
| Mon, Dec 14 | 7:00 AM | 5:29 PM | 10:59 AM | 10:27 PM | Waxing crescent · 26% |
| Tue, Dec 15 | 7:01 AM | 5:29 PM | 11:29 AM | 11:20 PM | Waxing crescent · 35% |
| Wed, Dec 16 | 7:02 AM | 5:30 PM | 11:58 AM | — | Waxing crescent · 45% |
| Thu, Dec 17 | 7:02 AM | 5:30 PM | 12:28 PM | 12:15 AM | First quarter · 55% |
| Fri, Dec 18 | 7:03 AM | 5:31 PM | 1:00 PM | 1:11 AM | Waxing gibbous · 65% |
| Sat, Dec 19 | 7:03 AM | 5:31 PM | 1:36 PM | 2:10 AM | Waxing gibbous · 75% |
| Sun, Dec 20 | 7:04 AM | 5:31 PM | 2:17 PM | 3:14 AM | Waxing gibbous · 84% |
| Mon, Dec 21 | 7:04 AM | 5:32 PM | 3:06 PM | 4:22 AM | Waxing gibbous · 92% |
| Tue, Dec 22 | 7:05 AM | 5:32 PM | 4:04 PM | 5:33 AM | Waxing gibbous · 97% |
| Wed, Dec 23 | 7:05 AM | 5:33 PM | 5:11 PM | 6:43 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Thu, Dec 24 | 7:06 AM | 5:34 PM | 6:23 PM | 7:47 AM | Waning gibbous · 99% |
| Fri, Dec 25 | 7:06 AM | 5:34 PM | 7:37 PM | 8:44 AM | Waning gibbous · 96% |
| Sat, Dec 26 | 7:07 AM | 5:35 PM | 8:47 PM | 9:32 AM | Waning gibbous · 90% |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 7:07 AM | 5:35 PM | 9:52 PM | 10:12 AM | Waning gibbous · 82% |
| Mon, Dec 28 | 7:07 AM | 5:36 PM | 10:54 PM | 10:48 AM | Waning gibbous · 72% |
| Tue, Dec 29 | 7:08 AM | 5:37 PM | 11:53 PM | 11:21 AM | Waning gibbous · 62% |
| Wed, Dec 30 | 7:08 AM | 5:37 PM | — | 11:53 AM | Last quarter · 51% |
| Thu, Dec 31 | 7:08 AM | 5:38 PM | 12:50 AM | 12:25 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).