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Asheville, North Carolina, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2026

Moon: 16.8%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 10:42:33 am
Moon Direction: ↑ 120° Southeast
Moon Altitude: -4.9°
Moon Distance: 252,042 mi
Next Full Moon: Nov 24, 2026, 9:53 am
Next New Moon: Dec 8, 2026, 7:51 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 11:07 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 12:08 am ↑ (81°) 1:02 pm ↑ (275°) - 6:40 am (59.5°) 235,455 47.6%
2 1:12 am ↑ (89°) 1:28 pm ↑ (267°) - 7:25 am (53.0°) 238,598 36.8%
3 2:14 am ↑ (97°) 1:54 pm ↑ (260°) - 8:08 am (46.8°) 241,516 26.8%
4 3:16 am ↑ (104°) 2:21 pm ↑ (253°) - 8:52 am (41.0°) 244,128 18.1%
5 4:18 am ↑ (111°) 2:50 pm ↑ (247°) - 9:37 am (35.9°) 246,399 10.9%
6 5:19 am ↑ (116°) 3:23 pm ↑ (242°) - 10:24 am (31.7°) 248,325 5.5%
7 6:20 am ↑ (121°) 4:02 pm ↑ (238°) - 11:13 am (28.5°) 249,909 1.9%
8 7:19 am ↑ (124°) 4:46 pm ↑ (236°) - 12:04 pm (26.6°) 251,147 0.3%
9 8:14 am ↑ (125°) 5:37 pm ↑ (235°) - 12:55 pm (26.0°) 252,019 0.6%
10 9:03 am ↑ (124°) 6:32 pm ↑ (237°) - 1:46 pm (26.9°) 252,480 2.8%
11 9:45 am ↑ (122°) 7:30 pm ↑ (240°) - 2:36 pm (29.0°) 252,468 6.9%
12 10:22 am ↑ (118°) 8:29 pm ↑ (244°) - 3:23 pm (32.3°) 251,910 12.5%
13 10:53 am ↑ (113°) 9:28 pm ↑ (250°) - 4:07 pm (36.5°) 250,737 19.6%
14 11:21 am ↑ (107°) 10:27 pm ↑ (256°) - 4:50 pm (41.5°) 248,899 27.9%
15 11:46 am ↑ (100°) 11:26 pm ↑ (263°) - 5:32 pm (47.0°) 246,384 37.3%
16 12:10 pm ↑ (93°) - - 6:13 pm (53.0°) 243,235 47.4%
17 - 12:25 am ↑ (271°) 12:35 pm ↑ (86°) 6:56 pm (59.1°) 239,563 57.9%
18 - 1:27 am ↑ (278°) 1:02 pm ↑ (78°) 7:42 pm (65.3°) 235,558 68.5%
19 - 2:32 am ↑ (286°) 1:32 pm ↑ (71°) 8:31 pm (71.1°) 231,493 78.5%
20 - 3:41 am ↑ (293°) 2:07 pm ↑ (64°) 9:26 pm (76.2°) 227,707 87.4%
21 - 4:54 am ↑ (299°) 2:52 pm ↑ (59°) 10:27 pm (79.9°) 224,578 94.3%
22 - 6:09 am ↑ (303°) 3:47 pm ↑ (56°) 11:33 pm (81.8°) 222,462 98.7%
23 - 7:21 am ↑ (305°) 4:53 pm ↑ (56°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 8:24 am ↑ (303°) 6:08 pm ↑ (58°) 12:41 am (81.3°) 221,621 99.8%
25 - 9:16 am ↑ (299°) 7:26 pm ↑ (64°) 1:47 am (78.6°) 222,149 97.7%
26 - 9:58 am ↑ (293°) 8:42 pm ↑ (70°) 2:48 am (74.0°) 223,954 92.4%
27 - 10:33 am ↑ (285°) 9:54 pm ↑ (78°) 3:43 am (68.2°) 226,785 84.6%
28 - 11:03 am ↑ (277°) 11:02 pm ↑ (87°) 4:34 am (61.7°) 230,306 75.0%
29 - 11:31 am ↑ (269°) - 5:21 am (55.1°) 234,159 64.5%
30 12:06 am ↑ (95°) 11:57 am ↑ (262°) - 6:06 am (48.6°) 238,022 53.6%
31 1:09 am ↑ (102°) 12:24 pm ↑ (255°) - 6:50 am (42.6°) 241,639 42.9%
* All times are local time for Asheville. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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