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Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2026

Moon: 45.7%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 25, 2026 at 5:01:04 am
Moon Direction: 335° Northwest
Moon Altitude: -16.0°
Moon Distance: 230,153 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 9:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 6:51 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 11:15 am

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Cedar Rapids, 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 (52.8°) 235,537 47.3%
2 12:50 am (89°) 1:03 pm (267°) - 7:02 am (46.4°) 238,674 36.5%
3 1:57 am (98°) 1:24 pm (258°) - 7:46 am (40.2°) 241,587 26.6%
4 3:03 am (106°) 1:47 pm (251°) - 8:30 am (34.5°) 244,188 17.9%
5 4:09 am (113°) 2:12 pm (244°) - 9:15 am (29.4°) 246,453 10.8%
6 5:15 am (119°) 2:41 pm (239°) - 10:02 am (25.2°) 248,369 5.4%
7 6:20 am (124°) 3:17 pm (234°) - 10:51 am (22.0°) 249,945 1.8%
8 7:21 am (128°) 3:59 pm (232°) - 11:41 am (20.1°) 251,173 0.3%
9 8:17 am (129°) 4:49 pm (231°) - 12:33 pm (19.6°) 252,036 0.6%
10 9:05 am (128°) 5:46 pm (233°) - 1:24 pm (20.5°) 252,485 2.9%
11 9:45 am (125°) 6:47 pm (237°) - 2:13 pm (22.7°) 252,461 7.0%
12 10:17 am (120°) 7:50 pm (242°) - 3:00 pm (25.9°) 251,888 12.7%
13 10:45 am (115°) 8:53 pm (248°) - 3:45 pm (30.2°) 250,698 19.8%
14 11:08 am (108°) 9:56 pm (255°) - 4:28 pm (35.2°) 248,843 28.2%
15 11:29 am (101°) 11:00 pm (263°) - 5:09 pm (40.7°) 246,312 37.5%
16 11:49 am (93°) - - 5:51 pm (46.7°) 243,149 47.7%
17 - 12:04 am (271°) 12:10 pm (85°) 6:34 pm (52.8°) 239,465 58.2%
18 - 1:10 am (279°) 12:31 pm (77°) 7:19 pm (59.0°) 235,453 68.7%
19 - 2:20 am (288°) 12:57 pm (69°) 8:09 pm (64.8°) 231,393 78.7%
20 - 3:35 am (295°) 1:28 pm (62°) 9:04 pm (69.8°) 227,619 87.6%
21 - 4:53 am (302°) 2:08 pm (56°) 10:05 pm (73.5°) 224,510 94.5%
22 - 6:12 am (307°) 3:00 pm (52°) 11:11 pm (75.3°) 222,425 98.7%
23 - 7:24 am (308°) 4:07 pm (52°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 8:25 am (307°) 5:24 pm (55°) 12:19 am (74.8°) 221,618 99.8%
25 - 9:13 am (302°) 6:47 pm (61°) 1:25 am (72.0°) 222,179 97.6%
26 - 9:50 am (295°) 8:08 pm (69°) 2:26 am (67.4°) 224,011 92.2%
27 - 10:20 am (286°) 9:25 pm (77°) 3:21 am (61.6°) 226,871 84.4%
28 - 10:45 am (278°) 10:38 pm (86°) 4:12 am (55.1°) 230,398 74.8%
29 - 11:07 am (269°) 11:47 pm (95°) 4:59 am (48.5°) 234,259 64.2%
30 - 11:29 am (261°) - 5:44 am (42.0°) 238,116 53.3%
31 12:55 am (104°) 11:51 am (253°) - 6:28 am (36.0°) 241,727 42.6%
* All times are local time for Cedar Rapids. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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