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Bethesda, Maryland, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2026

Moon: 88.8%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 8:06:54 pm
Moon Direction: ↑ 83° East
Moon Altitude: -8.7°
Moon Distance: 240,020 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 7:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 6:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:49 pm
Location of Bethesda Location

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 12:42 pm ↑ (275°) - 6:18 am (56.1°) 235,407 47.8%
2 12:49 am ↑ (89°) 1:05 pm ↑ (267°) - 7:02 am (49.7°) 238,550 36.9%
3 1:54 am ↑ (97°) 1:28 pm ↑ (259°) - 7:46 am (43.5°) 241,475 27.0%
4 2:58 am ↑ (105°) 1:53 pm ↑ (252°) - 8:30 am (37.7°) 244,090 18.2%
5 4:02 am ↑ (112°) 2:20 pm ↑ (246°) - 9:15 am (32.6°) 246,368 11.0%
6 5:06 am ↑ (118°) 2:51 pm ↑ (240°) - 10:01 am (28.3°) 248,298 5.5%
7 6:08 am ↑ (122°) 3:28 pm ↑ (236°) - 10:50 am (25.1°) 249,888 1.9%
8 7:09 am ↑ (126°) 4:11 pm ↑ (234°) - 11:41 am (23.2°) 251,131 0.3%
9 8:04 am ↑ (127°) 5:01 pm ↑ (233°) - 12:33 pm (22.6°) 252,008 0.6%
10 8:53 am ↑ (126°) 5:57 pm ↑ (235°) - 1:24 pm (23.4°) 252,476 2.8%
11 9:34 am ↑ (123°) 6:57 pm ↑ (238°) - 2:13 pm (25.5°) 252,472 6.8%
12 10:09 am ↑ (119°) 7:58 pm ↑ (243°) - 3:00 pm (28.8°) 251,923 12.4%
13 10:38 am ↑ (114°) 8:59 pm ↑ (249°) - 3:45 pm (33.0°) 250,759 19.5%
14 11:04 am ↑ (108°) 10:00 pm ↑ (255°) - 4:28 pm (38.0°) 248,932 27.8%
15 11:27 am ↑ (101°) 11:01 pm ↑ (263°) - 5:09 pm (43.5°) 246,427 37.2%
16 11:49 am ↑ (93°) - - 5:51 pm (49.4°) 243,288 47.2%
17 - 12:03 am ↑ (271°) 12:12 pm ↑ (86°) 6:34 pm (55.6°) 239,621 57.8%
18 - 1:07 am ↑ (279°) 12:36 pm ↑ (78°) 7:19 pm (61.8°) 235,619 68.3%
19 - 2:14 am ↑ (286°) 1:03 pm ↑ (70°) 8:08 pm (67.6°) 231,554 78.3%
20 - 3:26 am ↑ (294°) 1:36 pm ↑ (63°) 9:03 pm (72.7°) 227,762 87.2%
21 - 4:42 am ↑ (300°) 2:18 pm ↑ (58°) 10:04 pm (76.4°) 224,618 94.3%
22 - 5:58 am ↑ (305°) 3:12 pm ↑ (54°) 11:10 pm (78.3°) 222,486 98.6%
23 - 7:11 am ↑ (306°) 4:18 pm ↑ (54°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 8:13 am ↑ (305°) 5:34 pm ↑ (57°) 12:18 am (77.9°) 221,624 99.9%
25 - 9:04 am ↑ (300°) 6:54 pm ↑ (62°) 1:24 am (75.2°) 222,130 97.7%
26 - 9:43 am ↑ (294°) 8:13 pm ↑ (69°) 2:25 am (70.7°) 223,915 92.5%
27 - 10:16 am ↑ (286°) 9:27 pm ↑ (78°) 3:21 am (64.9°) 226,740 84.7%
28 - 10:43 am ↑ (278°) 10:38 pm ↑ (86°) 4:11 am (58.4°) 230,247 75.2%
29 - 11:08 am ↑ (270°) 11:45 pm ↑ (95°) 4:58 am (51.8°) 234,101 64.7%
30 - 11:32 am ↑ (262°) - 5:43 am (45.3°) 237,963 53.8%
31 12:50 am ↑ (103°) 11:56 am ↑ (254°) - 6:28 am (39.3°) 241,588 43.0%
* All times are local time for Bethesda. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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