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South Pole, Antarctica — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2026

Moon: 88.6%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 5, 2026 at 2:37:41 pm
Moon Direction: ↑ 16° North
Moon Altitude: -0.6°
Moon Distance: 240,090 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 18, 2026, 1:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 4, 2026, 12:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 4:16 pm
Location of South Pole Location

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for South Pole, December 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - Down, doesn’t rise - 6:59 pm (-7.9°) 234,716 50.2%
2 10:44 pm ↑ (316°) - - 7:44 pm (-0.8°) 237,892 39.2%
3 - Up, doesn’t set - 8:28 pm (4.8°) 240,873 29.0%
4 - Up, doesn’t set - 9:12 pm (10.6°) 243,557 20.0%
5 - Up, doesn’t set - 9:56 pm (15.8°) 245,909 12.4%
6 - Up, doesn’t set - 10:43 pm (20.3°) 247,913 6.6%
7 - Up, doesn’t set - 11:31 pm (23.7°) 249,576 2.5%
8 - - - Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
9 - Up, doesn’t set - 12:22 am (26.0°) 250,894 0.5%
10 - Up, doesn’t set - 1:13 am (26.8°) 251,853 0.4%
11 - Up, doesn’t set - 2:04 am (26.3°) 252,413 2.2%
12 - Up, doesn’t set - 2:54 am (24.5°) 252,516 5.8%
13 - Up, doesn’t set - 3:42 am (21.4°) 252,090 11.1%
14 - Up, doesn’t set - 4:27 am (17.4°) 251,063 17.9%
15 - Up, doesn’t set - 5:10 am (12.6°) 249,381 25.9%
16 - Up, doesn’t set - 5:52 am (7.3°) 247,019 35.1%
17 - 3:25 pm ↑ (231°) - 6:34 am (1.7°) 244,010 45.0%
18 - Down, doesn’t rise - 7:16 am (-4.7°) 240,441 55.5%
19 - Down, doesn’t rise - 8:01 am (-10.8°) 236,493 66.1%
20 - Down, doesn’t rise - 8:49 am (-16.7°) 232,412 76.3%
21 - Down, doesn’t rise - 9:43 am (-21.9°) 228,534 85.5%
22 - Down, doesn’t rise - 10:42 am (-25.9°) 225,216 92.9%
23 - Down, doesn’t rise - 11:47 am (-28.2°) 222,842 97.9%
24 - Down, doesn’t rise - 12:55 pm (-28.3°) 221,694 99.9%
25 - Down, doesn’t rise - 2:02 pm (-26.1°) 221,910 98.5%
26 - Down, doesn’t rise - 3:04 pm (-22.0°) 223,437 93.8%
27 - Down, doesn’t rise - 4:01 pm (-16.5°) 226,065 86.6%
28 - Down, doesn’t rise - 4:53 pm (-10.2°) 229,455 77.4%
29 - Down, doesn’t rise - 5:40 pm (-3.5°) 233,264 67.0%
30 4:32 am ↑ (202°) - - 6:26 pm (3.0°) 237,149 56.1%
31 - Up, doesn’t set - 7:10 pm (9.0°) 240,844 45.3%
* All times are local time for South Pole. 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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