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Lerwick, Scotland, United Kingdom — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2026

Moon: 23.6%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 9:17:33 am
Moon Direction: 70° East
Moon Altitude: 17.0°
Moon Distance: 228,197 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 2, 2026, 3:11 am
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 12:51 pm
Next Moonset: Tomorrow, 2:45 am

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Lerwick, December 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 12:52 pm (280°) - 6:04 am (36.0°) 234,726 50.2%
2 12:23 am (86°) 12:52 pm (268°) - 6:49 am (29.7°) 237,902 39.2%
3 1:53 am (99°) 12:53 pm (256°) - 7:33 am (23.4°) 240,882 29.0%
4 3:23 am (111°) 12:53 pm (244°) - 8:17 am (17.6°) 243,565 19.9%
5 4:53 am (123°) 12:55 pm (233°) - 9:01 am (12.3°) 245,916 12.4%
6 6:26 am (135°) 12:58 pm (222°) - 9:48 am (7.9°) 247,919 6.5%
7 7:59 am (146°) 1:05 pm (212°) - 10:36 am (4.6°) 249,581 2.5%
8 9:27 am (155°) 1:21 pm (204°) - 11:27 am (2.5°) 250,898 0.5%
9 10:39 am (159°) 1:57 pm (201°) - 12:18 pm (1.7°) 251,856 0.4%
10 11:21 am (157°) 3:01 pm (204°) - 1:09 pm (2.2°) 252,414 2.2%
11 11:40 am (150°) 4:25 pm (212°) - 1:59 pm (3.9°) 252,516 5.8%
12 11:49 am (141°) 5:55 pm (222°) - 2:47 pm (6.9°) 252,087 11.1%
13 11:53 am (131°) 7:24 pm (233°) - 3:32 pm (10.8°) 251,058 17.9%
14 11:54 am (120°) 8:51 pm (244°) - 4:15 pm (15.6°) 249,374 26.0%
15 11:55 am (109°) 10:17 pm (256°) - 4:57 pm (21.0°) 247,010 35.1%
16 11:55 am (97°) 11:42 pm (268°) - 5:38 pm (26.8°) 244,000 45.1%
17 11:55 am (86°) - - 6:21 pm (32.9°) 240,429 55.5%
18 - 1:10 am (281°) 11:55 am (74°) 7:05 pm (39.0°) 236,480 66.1%
19 - 2:44 am (294°) 11:57 am (61°) 7:54 pm (44.9°) 232,399 76.3%
20 - 4:25 am (307°) 12:00 pm (49°) 8:47 pm (50.2°) 228,522 85.5%
21 - 6:14 am (320°) 12:07 pm (37°) 9:47 pm (54.3°) 225,207 93.0%
22 - 8:06 am (332°) 12:25 pm (27°) 10:52 pm (56.6°) 222,837 98.0%
23 - 9:40 am (338°) 1:11 pm (22°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 10:30 am (334°) 2:44 pm (28°) 12:00 am (56.7°) 221,692 99.9%
25 - 10:50 am (324°) 4:39 pm (39°) 1:07 am (54.4°) 221,912 98.4%
26 - 10:57 am (311°) 6:35 pm (53°) 2:09 am (50.3°) 223,443 93.8%
27 - 11:01 am (298°) 8:22 pm (67°) 3:06 am (44.7°) 226,075 86.5%
28 - 11:02 am (285°) 10:02 pm (81°) 3:57 am (38.3°) 229,467 77.3%
29 - 11:03 am (272°) 11:36 pm (95°) 4:45 am (31.8°) 233,276 66.9%
30 - 11:03 am (259°) - 5:30 am (25.3°) 237,161 56.1%
31 1:08 am (108°) 11:04 am (247°) - 6:15 am (19.2°) 240,855 45.3%
* All times are local time for Lerwick. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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