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Ames, Iowa, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2026

Moon: 23.6%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 4:17:08 am
Moon Direction: 350° North
Moon Altitude: -22.8°
Moon Distance: 228,197 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 9:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 6:51 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 9:29 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 12:50 pm (275°) - 6:26 am (52.7°) 235,555 47.3%
2 12:58 am (89°) 1:11 pm (266°) - 7:10 am (46.3°) 238,690 36.4%
3 2:05 am (98°) 1:32 pm (258°) - 7:54 am (40.1°) 241,602 26.5%
4 3:11 am (106°) 1:55 pm (251°) - 8:38 am (34.4°) 244,202 17.9%
5 4:18 am (113°) 2:20 pm (244°) - 9:23 am (29.3°) 246,464 10.7%
6 5:24 am (119°) 2:49 pm (238°) - 10:10 am (25.1°) 248,378 5.3%
7 6:28 am (124°) 3:25 pm (234°) - 10:59 am (21.9°) 249,952 1.8%
8 7:30 am (128°) 4:07 pm (232°) - 11:50 am (20.1°) 251,179 0.2%
9 8:25 am (129°) 4:57 pm (231°) - 12:41 pm (19.6°) 252,039 0.6%
10 9:13 am (128°) 5:54 pm (233°) - 1:32 pm (20.4°) 252,487 2.9%
11 9:53 am (125°) 6:55 pm (237°) - 2:21 pm (22.6°) 252,459 7.0%
12 10:26 am (120°) 7:58 pm (242°) - 3:08 pm (25.9°) 251,883 12.7%
13 10:53 am (115°) 9:01 pm (248°) - 3:53 pm (30.1°) 250,690 19.8%
14 11:16 am (108°) 10:04 pm (255°) - 4:36 pm (35.1°) 248,831 28.2%
15 11:37 am (101°) 11:08 pm (263°) - 5:17 pm (40.7°) 246,296 37.6%
16 11:57 am (93°) - - 5:59 pm (46.6°) 243,130 47.7%
17 - 12:12 am (271°) 12:17 pm (85°) 6:42 pm (52.8°) 239,444 58.2%
18 - 1:18 am (279°) 12:39 pm (77°) 7:27 pm (58.9°) 235,431 68.8%
19 - 2:29 am (288°) 1:05 pm (69°) 8:17 pm (64.7°) 231,371 78.8%
20 - 3:43 am (296°) 1:36 pm (62°) 9:12 pm (69.8°) 227,600 87.6%
21 - 5:02 am (302°) 2:16 pm (56°) 10:13 pm (73.5°) 224,496 94.5%
22 - 6:20 am (307°) 3:08 pm (52°) 11:19 pm (75.2°) 222,417 98.8%
23 - 7:33 am (308°) 4:14 pm (52°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 8:34 am (307°) 5:32 pm (55°) 12:27 am (74.7°) 221,618 99.8%
25 - 9:22 am (302°) 6:55 pm (61°) 1:33 am (71.9°) 222,185 97.5%
26 - 9:59 am (295°) 8:16 pm (69°) 2:34 am (67.3°) 224,025 92.2%
27 - 10:28 am (286°) 9:33 pm (77°) 3:29 am (61.5°) 226,889 84.3%
28 - 10:53 am (278°) 10:46 pm (86°) 4:20 am (55.0°) 230,418 74.7%
29 - 11:15 am (269°) 11:56 pm (95°) 5:07 am (48.4°) 234,280 64.2%
30 - 11:37 am (261°) - 5:52 am (41.9°) 238,137 53.3%
31 1:03 am (104°) 11:59 am (253°) - 6:36 am (35.9°) 241,745 42.6%
* All times are local time for Ames. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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