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

Moon: 88.4%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 5, 2026 at 8:21:31 am
Moon Direction: 259° West
Moon Altitude: -2.9°
Moon Distance: 240,190 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 6:01 pm
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 5:37 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 7:04 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 2:17 am (34°) 7:44 am (315°) - 4:38 am (2.0°) 233,755 53.5%
2 12:33 am (70°) 11:11 am (276°) 11:18 pm (100°) 5:24 am (8.2°) 236,965 42.4%
3 - 2:18 pm (240°) 9:55 pm (131°) 6:08 am (14.4°) 240,016 31.9%
4 - Up, doesn’t set - 6:51 am (20.4°) 242,795 22.5%
5 - Up, doesn’t set - 7:36 am (25.9°) 245,247 14.5%
6 - Up, doesn’t set - 8:21 am (30.7°) 247,355 8.1%
7 - Up, doesn’t set - 9:09 am (34.4°) 249,119 3.5%
8 - Up, doesn’t set - 9:59 am (37.0°) 250,539 0.9%
9 - Up, doesn’t set - 10:51 am (38.3°) 251,608 0.2%
10 - Up, doesn’t set - 11:42 am (38.2°) 252,291 1.4%
11 - Up, doesn’t set - 12:32 pm (36.8°) 252,537 4.5%
12 - Up, doesn’t set - 1:21 pm (34.1°) 252,276 9.3%
13 - Up, doesn’t set - 2:07 pm (30.3°) 251,434 15.7%
14 - Up, doesn’t set - 2:50 pm (25.7°) 249,951 23.4%
15 - Up, doesn’t set - 3:32 pm (20.5°) 247,789 32.3%
16 - 12:31 am (229°) 7:59 am (121°) 4:14 pm (14.7°) 244,967 42.0%
- 11:10 pm (259°) - Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
17 10:58 am (87°) 9:58 pm (287°) - 4:56 pm (8.7°) 241,549 52.4%
18 2:11 pm (50°) 8:24 pm (321°) - 5:40 pm (2.7°) 237,693 62.9%
19 - Down, doesn’t rise - 6:27 pm (-3.1°) 233,617 73.3%
20 - Down, doesn’t rise - 7:19 pm (-8.9°) 229,645 82.9%
21 - Down, doesn’t rise - 8:17 pm (-13.4°) 226,115 91.0%
22 - Down, doesn’t rise - 9:20 pm (-16.3°) 223,429 96.8%
23 - Down, doesn’t rise - 10:27 pm (-17.0°) 221,895 99.6%
24 - Down, doesn’t rise - 11:35 pm (-15.5°) 221,704 99.2%
25 - - - Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
26 - Down, doesn’t rise - 12:39 am (-11.9°) 222,855 95.5%
27 - Down, doesn’t rise - 1:37 am (-6.8°) 225,187 89.0%
28 2:03 am (7°) 3:41 am (343°) 11:13 pm (59°) 2:30 am (-0.1°) 228,391 80.2%
29 - 8:19 am (288°) 9:52 pm (90°) 3:19 am (6.0°) 232,109 70.1%
30 - 11:30 am (252°) 8:33 pm (121°) 4:05 am (12.5°) 236,006 59.3%
31 - 3:27 pm (205°) 6:17 pm (164°) 4:49 am (18.7°) 239,781 48.5%
* All times are local time for Vostok Station. 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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