Wilmington, NC sky calendar · December 2026
Full moon: Wed, Dec 23. New moon: Tue, Dec 8. Sunrise moves from 6:59 AM to 7:17 AM, sunset from 5:01 PM to 5:12 PM. 2 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EST).
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 1 | 6:59 AM | 5:01 PM | — | 12:43 PM | Last quarter · 45% |
| Wed, Dec 2 | 7:00 AM | 5:01 PM | 12:53 AM | 1:09 PM | Waning crescent · 35% |
| Thu, Dec 3 | 7:01 AM | 5:01 PM | 1:54 AM | 1:36 PM | Waning crescent · 25% |
| Fri, Dec 4 | 7:01 AM | 5:01 PM | 2:55 AM | 2:04 PM | Waning crescent · 17% |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 7:02 AM | 5:01 PM | 3:55 AM | 2:34 PM | Waning crescent · 10% |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 7:03 AM | 5:01 PM | 4:56 AM | 3:08 PM | Waning crescent · 5% |
| Mon, Dec 7 | 7:04 AM | 5:01 PM | 5:57 AM | 3:47 PM | Waning crescent · 2% |
| Tue, Dec 8 | 7:05 AM | 5:01 PM | 6:55 AM | 4:32 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Wed, Dec 9 | 7:05 AM | 5:01 PM | 7:50 AM | 5:22 PM | Waxing crescent · 1% |
| Thu, Dec 10 | 7:06 AM | 5:02 PM | 8:39 AM | 6:17 PM | Waxing crescent · 3% |
| Fri, Dec 11 | 7:07 AM | 5:02 PM | 9:22 AM | 7:15 PM | Waxing crescent · 6% |
| Sat, Dec 12 | 7:08 AM | 5:02 PM | 9:59 AM | 8:13 PM | Waxing crescent · 12% |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 7:08 AM | 5:02 PM | 10:31 AM | 9:11 PM | Waxing crescent · 18% |
| Mon, Dec 14 | 7:09 AM | 5:03 PM | 11:00 AM | 10:09 PM | Waxing crescent · 26% |
| Tue, Dec 15 | 7:10 AM | 5:03 PM | 11:26 AM | 11:07 PM | Waxing crescent · 35% |
| Wed, Dec 16 | 7:10 AM | 5:03 PM | 11:51 AM | — | Waxing crescent · 45% |
| Thu, Dec 17 | 7:11 AM | 5:04 PM | 12:17 PM | 12:06 AM | First quarter · 55% |
| Fri, Dec 18 | 7:11 AM | 5:04 PM | 12:44 PM | 1:06 AM | Waxing gibbous · 65% |
| Sat, Dec 19 | 7:12 AM | 5:04 PM | 1:15 PM | 2:10 AM | Waxing gibbous · 75% |
| Sun, Dec 20 | 7:13 AM | 5:05 PM | 1:52 PM | 3:19 AM | Waxing gibbous · 84% |
| Mon, Dec 21 | 7:13 AM | 5:05 PM | 2:37 PM | 4:31 AM | Waxing gibbous · 92% |
| Tue, Dec 22 | 7:14 AM | 5:06 PM | 3:32 PM | 5:45 AM | Waxing gibbous · 97% |
| Wed, Dec 23 | 7:14 AM | 5:06 PM | 4:39 PM | 6:56 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Thu, Dec 24 | 7:14 AM | 5:07 PM | 5:53 PM | 8:00 AM | Waning gibbous · 99% |
| Fri, Dec 25 | 7:15 AM | 5:08 PM | 7:10 PM | 8:53 AM | Waning gibbous · 96% |
| Sat, Dec 26 | 7:15 AM | 5:08 PM | 8:25 PM | 9:36 AM | Waning gibbous · 90% |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 7:16 AM | 5:09 PM | 9:36 PM | 10:12 AM | Waning gibbous · 82% |
| Mon, Dec 28 | 7:16 AM | 5:09 PM | 10:43 PM | 10:43 AM | Waning gibbous · 72% |
| Tue, Dec 29 | 7:16 AM | 5:10 PM | 11:46 PM | 11:12 AM | Waning gibbous · 62% |
| Wed, Dec 30 | 7:17 AM | 5:11 PM | — | 11:39 AM | Last quarter · 51% |
| Thu, Dec 31 | 7:17 AM | 5:12 PM | 12:48 AM | 12:06 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).