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Palmer Station, Antarctica — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2026

Moon: 88.4%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 11:21:59 pm
Moon Direction: 71° East
Moon Altitude: 7.8°
Moon Distance: 240,191 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 9:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 8:37 am
Next Moonset: Tomorrow, 10:40 am

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Palmer Station, December 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 2:17 am (73°) 12:55 pm (281°) - 7:24 am (18.5°) 235,291 48.2%
2 2:08 am (87°) 2:37 pm (265°) - 8:08 am (24.9°) 238,439 37.3%
3 1:59 am (101°) 4:17 pm (250°) - 8:52 am (31.1°) 241,374 27.3%
4 1:49 am (115°) 6:00 pm (235°) - 9:36 am (36.9°) 244,001 18.5%
5 1:38 am (129°) 7:48 pm (220°) - 10:21 am (42.1°) 246,292 11.3%
6 1:25 am (144°) 9:51 pm (202°) - 11:08 am (46.4°) 248,234 5.7%
7 1:01 am (160°) - - 11:56 am (49.7°) 249,836 2.0%
8 - Up, doesn’t set - 12:47 pm (51.7°) 251,092 0.3%
9 - Up, doesn’t set - 1:39 pm (52.3°) 251,983 0.5%
10 - Up, doesn’t set - 2:30 pm (51.5°) 252,467 2.7%
11 - Up, doesn’t set - 3:19 pm (49.4°) 252,481 6.6%
12 - 2:08 am (201°) 5:29 am (156°) 4:06 pm (46.2°) 251,953 12.2%
13 - 1:46 am (217°) 7:26 am (140°) 4:51 pm (42.0°) 250,813 19.2%
14 - 1:33 am (231°) 9:10 am (125°) 5:34 pm (37.1°) 249,010 27.5%
15 - 1:22 am (244°) 10:48 am (111°) 6:16 pm (31.5°) 246,529 36.8%
16 - 1:13 am (257°) 12:23 pm (96°) 6:57 pm (25.6°) 243,412 46.9%
17 - 1:04 am (271°) 2:01 pm (82°) 7:40 pm (19.5°) 239,761 57.4%
18 - 12:55 am (285°) 3:44 pm (66°) 8:25 pm (13.4°) 235,767 67.9%
19 - 12:45 am (300°) 5:38 pm (50°) 9:14 pm (7.6°) 231,698 78.0%
20 - 12:32 am (315°) 7:51 pm (31°) 10:09 pm (2.7°) 227,890 87.0%
21 - 12:12 am (333°) - 11:10 pm (-0.6°) 224,716 94.0%
22 - - - Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
23 - Down, doesn’t rise - 12:15 am (-2.6°) 222,542 98.5%
24 - Down, doesn’t rise - 1:23 am (-2.1°) 221,632 99.9%
25 1:46 am (9°) 3:25 am (348°) - 2:29 am (0.2°) 222,089 97.9%
26 1:01 am (33°) 6:19 am (322°) - 3:31 am (4.2°) 223,831 92.7%
27 12:43 am (51°) 8:31 am (304°) - 4:27 am (9.9°) 226,624 85.0%
28 12:32 am (67°) 10:28 am (286°) - 5:17 am (16.2°) 230,111 75.6%
29 12:21 am (82°) 12:15 pm (270°) - 6:05 am (22.8°) 233,959 65.0%
30 12:12 am (97°) 1:58 pm (255°) - 6:50 am (29.3°) 237,826 54.1%
31 12:03 am (111°) 3:41 pm (239°) 11:52 pm (126°) 7:34 am (35.3°) 241,464 43.4%
* All times are local time for Palmer Station. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. Below horizon is marked in red.

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