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Rio Rancho, New Mexico, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2026

Moon: 45.2%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 25, 2026 at 2:51:18 am
Moon Direction: 310° Northwest
Moon Altitude: -6.0°
Moon Distance: 230,089 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 8:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 5:51 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 11:45 am
Location of Rio Rancho Location

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Rio Rancho, December 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 12:40 pm (274°) - 6:20 am (59.4°) 235,671 46.9%
2 12:53 am (90°) 1:06 pm (267°) - 7:04 am (53.0°) 238,800 36.1%
3 1:55 am (97°) 1:32 pm (259°) - 7:48 am (46.8°) 241,702 26.2%
4 2:56 am (105°) 2:00 pm (252°) - 8:32 am (41.1°) 244,290 17.6%
5 3:57 am (111°) 2:29 pm (246°) - 9:17 am (36.0°) 246,539 10.5%
6 4:59 am (117°) 3:03 pm (241°) - 10:04 am (31.8°) 248,441 5.2%
7 6:00 am (121°) 3:42 pm (238°) - 10:53 am (28.7°) 250,003 1.7%
8 6:58 am (124°) 4:27 pm (236°) - 11:44 am (26.9°) 251,217 0.2%
9 7:53 am (125°) 5:18 pm (235°) - 12:35 pm (26.4°) 252,063 0.7%
10 8:41 am (124°) 6:13 pm (237°) - 1:26 pm (27.3°) 252,494 3.0%
11 9:23 am (121°) 7:11 pm (240°) - 2:15 pm (29.5°) 252,448 7.2%
12 9:59 am (117°) 8:10 pm (245°) - 3:02 pm (32.9°) 251,851 12.9%
13 10:31 am (112°) 9:09 pm (250°) - 3:47 pm (37.2°) 250,635 20.1%
14 10:58 am (106°) 10:08 pm (257°) - 4:29 pm (42.2°) 248,751 28.5%
15 11:24 am (100°) 11:06 pm (264°) - 5:11 pm (47.8°) 246,192 38.0%
16 11:48 am (92°) - - 5:53 pm (53.7°) 243,004 48.1%
17 - 12:06 am (271°) 12:14 pm (85°) 6:36 pm (59.9°) 239,303 58.6%
18 - 1:07 am (279°) 12:40 pm (78°) 7:21 pm (66.1°) 235,282 69.2%
19 - 2:12 am (286°) 1:11 pm (71°) 8:11 pm (71.8°) 231,228 79.1%
20 - 3:21 am (293°) 1:47 pm (64°) 9:06 pm (76.8°) 227,473 87.9%
21 - 4:35 am (299°) 2:33 pm (59°) 10:08 pm (80.5°) 224,401 94.7%
22 - 5:49 am (303°) 3:29 pm (56°) 11:14 pm (82.2°) 222,365 98.9%
23 - 7:00 am (304°) 4:36 pm (56°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 8:03 am (303°) 5:51 pm (59°) 12:22 am (81.6°) 221,615 99.8%
25 - 8:55 am (298°) 7:09 pm (64°) 1:27 am (78.7°) 222,231 97.4%
26 - 9:37 am (292°) 8:24 pm (71°) 2:28 am (74.0°) 224,111 91.9%
27 - 10:11 am (285°) 9:35 pm (79°) 3:23 am (68.2°) 227,007 84.0%
28 - 10:41 am (277°) 10:43 pm (87°) 4:14 am (61.7°) 230,555 74.4%
29 - 11:09 am (269°) 11:47 pm (95°) 5:00 am (55.0°) 234,422 63.8%
30 - 11:35 am (261°) - 5:45 am (48.6°) 238,273 52.9%
31 12:49 am (103°) 12:02 pm (254°) - 6:30 am (42.6°) 241,869 42.2%
* All times are local time for Rio Rancho. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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