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Charleston, South Carolina, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2026

Moon: 88.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 8:24:54 pm
Moon Direction: 85° East
Moon Altitude: -8.2°
Moon Distance: 240,061 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 7:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 6:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 9:01 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 12:50 pm (275°) - 6:29 am (62.4°) 235,433 47.7%
2 1:01 am (89°) 1:18 pm (267°) - 7:14 am (55.9°) 238,574 36.8%
3 2:02 am (97°) 1:46 pm (260°) - 7:58 am (49.7°) 241,497 26.9%
4 3:02 am (104°) 2:14 pm (253°) - 8:41 am (43.9°) 244,109 18.2%
5 4:01 am (110°) 2:45 pm (248°) - 9:26 am (38.8°) 246,385 11.0%
6 5:01 am (115°) 3:20 pm (243°) - 10:13 am (34.5°) 248,312 5.5%
7 6:01 am (120°) 4:00 pm (239°) - 11:02 am (31.3°) 249,899 1.9%
8 6:59 am (122°) 4:45 pm (237°) - 11:53 am (29.4°) 251,139 0.3%
9 7:54 am (124°) 5:35 pm (237°) - 12:44 pm (28.9°) 252,014 0.6%
10 8:43 am (123°) 6:30 pm (238°) - 1:35 pm (29.7°) 252,478 2.8%
11 9:26 am (120°) 7:27 pm (241°) - 2:25 pm (31.8°) 252,470 6.8%
12 10:04 am (117°) 8:25 pm (245°) - 3:12 pm (35.1°) 251,916 12.5%
13 10:37 am (112°) 9:23 pm (251°) - 3:57 pm (39.3°) 250,747 19.6%
14 11:06 am (106°) 10:20 pm (257°) - 4:39 pm (44.3°) 248,914 27.9%
15 11:33 am (100°) 11:16 pm (263°) - 5:21 pm (49.8°) 246,405 37.2%
16 11:59 am (93°) - - 6:03 pm (55.8°) 243,261 47.3%
17 - 12:14 am (271°) 12:26 pm (86°) 6:45 pm (61.9°) 239,591 57.8%
18 - 1:14 am (278°) 12:54 pm (79°) 7:31 pm (68.1°) 235,586 68.4%
19 - 2:17 am (285°) 1:26 pm (72°) 8:20 pm (73.9°) 231,522 78.4%
20 - 3:24 am (292°) 2:03 pm (65°) 9:15 pm (79.0°) 227,734 87.3%
21 - 4:36 am (298°) 2:49 pm (60°) 10:16 pm (82.8°) 224,597 94.3%
22 - 5:49 am (302°) 3:45 pm (57°) 11:22 pm (84.6°) 222,474 98.7%
23 - 7:00 am (303°) 4:52 pm (57°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 8:04 am (302°) 6:06 pm (59°) 12:30 am (84.2°) 221,623 99.9%
25 - 8:58 am (298°) 7:22 pm (64°) 1:36 am (81.5°) 222,140 97.7%
26 - 9:42 am (292°) 8:36 pm (71°) 2:37 am (76.9°) 223,934 92.4%
27 - 10:19 am (285°) 9:46 pm (79°) 3:33 am (71.1°) 226,765 84.7%
28 - 10:51 am (277°) 10:52 pm (87°) 4:23 am (64.6°) 230,276 75.1%
29 - 11:20 am (270°) 11:54 pm (94°) 5:10 am (58.0°) 234,132 64.6%
30 - 11:48 am (262°) - 5:55 am (51.5°) 237,993 53.7%
31 12:55 am (102°) 12:17 pm (255°) - 6:40 am (45.5°) 241,615 43.0%
* All times are local time for Charleston. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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