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Appleton, Wisconsin, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2026

Moon: 24.0%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 5:10:53 am
Moon Direction: 7° North
Moon Altitude: -20.9°
Moon Distance: 228,217 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 9:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 6:51 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:58 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 12:30 pm (275°) - 6:04 am (50.6°) 235,508 47.4%
2 12:36 am (89°) 12:49 pm (266°) - 6:49 am (44.2°) 238,646 36.6%
3 1:45 am (98°) 1:09 pm (258°) - 7:32 am (38.0°) 241,562 26.7%
4 2:53 am (106°) 1:29 pm (250°) - 8:16 am (32.2°) 244,166 18.0%
5 4:01 am (114°) 1:52 pm (243°) - 9:01 am (27.1°) 246,434 10.8%
6 5:09 am (121°) 2:20 pm (237°) - 9:48 am (22.9°) 248,353 5.4%
7 6:16 am (126°) 2:54 pm (233°) - 10:37 am (19.7°) 249,932 1.9%
8 7:18 am (129°) 3:35 pm (230°) - 11:28 am (17.9°) 251,164 0.3%
9 8:14 am (130°) 4:25 pm (230°) - 12:19 pm (17.3°) 252,029 0.6%
10 9:02 am (129°) 5:22 pm (231°) - 1:10 pm (18.2°) 252,483 2.9%
11 9:40 am (126°) 6:24 pm (235°) - 2:00 pm (20.3°) 252,463 6.9%
12 10:12 am (122°) 7:29 pm (240°) - 2:47 pm (23.6°) 251,896 12.6%
13 10:37 am (116°) 8:34 pm (247°) - 3:32 pm (27.8°) 250,712 19.7%
14 10:59 am (109°) 9:39 pm (254°) - 4:14 pm (32.8°) 248,863 28.1%
15 11:18 am (101°) 10:44 pm (262°) - 4:56 pm (38.4°) 246,338 37.5%
16 11:37 am (93°) 11:50 pm (271°) - 5:38 pm (44.3°) 243,180 47.6%
17 11:55 am (85°) - - 6:20 pm (50.5°) 239,500 58.1%
18 - 12:59 am (280°) 12:15 pm (77°) 7:06 pm (56.6°) 235,490 68.6%
19 - 2:11 am (288°) 12:38 pm (68°) 7:55 pm (62.4°) 231,429 78.6%
20 - 3:28 am (296°) 1:07 pm (61°) 8:50 pm (67.4°) 227,651 87.5%
21 - 4:48 am (304°) 1:45 pm (54°) 9:51 pm (71.2°) 224,534 94.4%
22 - 6:08 am (308°) 2:36 pm (51°) 10:57 pm (73.0°) 222,439 98.7%
23 - 7:21 am (310°) 3:42 pm (50°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 8:22 am (308°) 5:01 pm (53°) 12:05 am (72.5°) 221,620 99.8%
25 - 9:08 am (303°) 6:25 pm (60°) 1:11 am (69.7°) 222,168 97.6%
26 - 9:43 am (296°) 7:49 pm (68°) 2:12 am (65.1°) 223,990 92.3%
27 - 10:11 am (287°) 9:08 pm (77°) 3:08 am (59.3°) 226,842 84.5%
28 - 10:33 am (278°) 10:23 pm (86°) 3:58 am (52.8°) 230,364 74.9%
29 - 10:54 am (269°) 11:35 pm (95°) 4:45 am (46.2°) 234,224 64.3%
30 - 11:13 am (261°) - 5:30 am (39.8°) 238,082 53.4%
31 12:45 am (104°) 11:34 am (252°) - 6:14 am (33.8°) 241,696 42.7%
* All times are local time for Appleton. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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