Wichita sky calendar · December 2026
Full moon: Wed, Dec 23. New moon: Tue, Dec 8. Sunrise moves from 7:25 AM to 7:44 AM, sunset from 5:10 PM to 5:20 PM. 2 sky events this month (below). Times are local (CST).
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 1 | 7:25 AM | 5:10 PM | 12:08 AM | 1:03 PM | Last quarter · 45% |
| Wed, Dec 2 | 7:26 AM | 5:10 PM | 1:14 AM | 1:28 PM | Waning crescent · 34% |
| Thu, Dec 3 | 7:27 AM | 5:10 PM | 2:17 AM | 1:52 PM | Waning crescent · 25% |
| Fri, Dec 4 | 7:28 AM | 5:10 PM | 3:20 AM | 2:18 PM | Waning crescent · 17% |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 7:29 AM | 5:10 PM | 4:23 AM | 2:46 PM | Waning crescent · 10% |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 7:30 AM | 5:10 PM | 5:26 AM | 3:18 PM | Waning crescent · 5% |
| Mon, Dec 7 | 7:31 AM | 5:10 PM | 6:29 AM | 3:56 PM | Waning crescent · 2% |
| Tue, Dec 8 | 7:32 AM | 5:10 PM | 7:28 AM | 4:40 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Wed, Dec 9 | 7:32 AM | 5:10 PM | 8:23 AM | 5:30 PM | Waxing crescent · 1% |
| Thu, Dec 10 | 7:33 AM | 5:10 PM | 9:11 AM | 6:26 PM | Waxing crescent · 3% |
| Fri, Dec 11 | 7:34 AM | 5:10 PM | 9:53 AM | 7:25 PM | Waxing crescent · 7% |
| Sat, Dec 12 | 7:35 AM | 5:11 PM | 10:28 AM | 8:25 PM | Waxing crescent · 12% |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 7:35 AM | 5:11 PM | 10:58 AM | 9:26 PM | Waxing crescent · 19% |
| Mon, Dec 14 | 7:36 AM | 5:11 PM | 11:24 AM | 10:26 PM | Waxing crescent · 27% |
| Tue, Dec 15 | 7:37 AM | 5:11 PM | 11:48 AM | 11:26 PM | Waxing crescent · 36% |
| Wed, Dec 16 | 7:37 AM | 5:12 PM | 12:11 PM | — | First quarter · 45% |
| Thu, Dec 17 | 7:38 AM | 5:12 PM | 12:35 PM | 12:27 AM | Waxing gibbous · 55% |
| Fri, Dec 18 | 7:39 AM | 5:12 PM | 1:00 PM | 1:30 AM | Waxing gibbous · 66% |
| Sat, Dec 19 | 7:39 AM | 5:13 PM | 1:28 PM | 2:37 AM | Waxing gibbous · 76% |
| Sun, Dec 20 | 7:40 AM | 5:13 PM | 2:03 PM | 3:48 AM | Waxing gibbous · 85% |
| Mon, Dec 21 | 7:40 AM | 5:14 PM | 2:46 PM | 5:03 AM | Waxing gibbous · 92% |
| Tue, Dec 22 | 7:41 AM | 5:14 PM | 3:41 PM | 6:19 AM | Waxing gibbous · 97% |
| Wed, Dec 23 | 7:41 AM | 5:15 PM | 4:48 PM | 7:30 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Thu, Dec 24 | 7:42 AM | 5:15 PM | 6:04 PM | 8:33 AM | Waning gibbous · 99% |
| Fri, Dec 25 | 7:42 AM | 5:16 PM | 7:23 PM | 9:23 AM | Waning gibbous · 96% |
| Sat, Dec 26 | 7:43 AM | 5:17 PM | 8:40 PM | 10:04 AM | Waning gibbous · 89% |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 7:43 AM | 5:17 PM | 9:54 PM | 10:37 AM | Waning gibbous · 81% |
| Mon, Dec 28 | 7:43 AM | 5:18 PM | 11:03 PM | 11:05 AM | Waning gibbous · 72% |
| Tue, Dec 29 | 7:43 AM | 5:19 PM | — | 11:31 AM | Waning gibbous · 61% |
| Wed, Dec 30 | 7:44 AM | 5:19 PM | 12:09 AM | 11:55 AM | Last quarter · 51% |
| Thu, Dec 31 | 7:44 AM | 5:20 PM | 1:13 AM | 12:21 PM | Waning crescent · 40% |
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 7:28 PMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
Month by month
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).