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Chicago, Illinois, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2026

Moon: 16.9%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 10:06:37 am
Moon Direction: ↑ 120° Southeast
Moon Altitude: -7.6°
Moon Distance: 252,042 mi
Next Full Moon: Nov 24, 2026, 8:53 am
Next New Moon: Dec 8, 2026, 6:51 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 10:51 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 12:26 pm ↑ (275°) - 6:01 am (53.0°) 235,500 47.5%
2 12:33 am ↑ (89°) 12:47 pm ↑ (267°) - 6:46 am (46.6°) 238,641 36.6%
3 1:40 am ↑ (98°) 1:08 pm ↑ (259°) - 7:29 am (40.4°) 241,555 26.7%
4 2:46 am ↑ (106°) 1:31 pm ↑ (251°) - 8:13 am (34.6°) 244,162 18.0%
5 3:52 am ↑ (113°) 1:56 pm ↑ (244°) - 8:58 am (29.5°) 246,429 10.8%
6 4:58 am ↑ (119°) 2:25 pm ↑ (239°) - 9:45 am (25.3°) 248,350 5.4%
7 6:03 am ↑ (124°) 3:01 pm ↑ (234°) - 10:34 am (22.1°) 249,929 1.9%
8 7:04 am ↑ (127°) 3:43 pm ↑ (232°) - 11:25 am (20.2°) 251,162 0.3%
9 8:00 am ↑ (129°) 4:33 pm ↑ (231°) - 12:16 pm (19.7°) 252,028 0.6%
10 8:48 am ↑ (128°) 5:29 pm ↑ (233°) - 1:07 pm (20.6°) 252,483 2.9%
11 9:28 am ↑ (125°) 6:30 pm ↑ (237°) - 1:57 pm (22.7°) 252,464 6.9%
12 10:01 am ↑ (120°) 7:33 pm ↑ (242°) - 2:44 pm (26.0°) 251,898 12.6%
13 10:28 am ↑ (115°) 8:37 pm ↑ (248°) - 3:28 pm (30.2°) 250,715 19.7%
14 10:52 am ↑ (108°) 9:40 pm ↑ (255°) - 4:11 pm (35.2°) 248,868 28.1%
15 11:13 am ↑ (101°) 10:43 pm ↑ (263°) - 4:53 pm (40.7°) 246,344 37.4%
16 11:33 am ↑ (93°) 11:47 pm ↑ (271°) - 5:34 pm (46.7°) 243,187 47.5%
17 11:53 am ↑ (85°) - - 6:17 pm (52.8°) 239,508 58.1%
18 - 12:53 am ↑ (279°) 12:15 pm ↑ (77°) 7:03 pm (59.0°) 235,500 68.6%
19 - 2:03 am ↑ (288°) 12:41 pm ↑ (69°) 7:52 pm (64.8°) 231,437 78.6%
20 - 3:18 am ↑ (295°) 1:12 pm ↑ (62°) 8:47 pm (69.9°) 227,658 87.5%
21 - 4:36 am ↑ (302°) 1:52 pm ↑ (56°) 9:48 pm (73.6°) 224,541 94.4%
22 - 5:54 am ↑ (307°) 2:44 pm ↑ (52°) 10:54 pm (75.4°) 222,441 98.7%
23 - 7:07 am ↑ (308°) 3:50 pm ↑ (52°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 8:08 am ↑ (306°) 5:07 pm ↑ (55°) 12:02 am (74.9°) 221,619 99.8%
25 - 8:56 am ↑ (302°) 6:30 pm ↑ (61°) 1:08 am (72.2°) 222,166 97.6%
26 - 9:34 am ↑ (295°) 7:51 pm ↑ (69°) 2:09 am (67.6°) 223,987 92.3%
27 - 10:03 am ↑ (287°) 9:08 pm ↑ (77°) 3:04 am (61.7°) 226,831 84.5%
28 - 10:28 am ↑ (278°) 10:21 pm ↑ (86°) 3:55 am (55.3°) 230,358 74.9%
29 - 10:51 am ↑ (269°) 11:30 pm ↑ (95°) 4:42 am (48.6°) 234,214 64.3%
30 - 11:12 am ↑ (261°) - 5:27 am (42.2°) 238,076 53.4%
31 12:38 am ↑ (103°) 11:35 am ↑ (253°) - 6:11 am (36.2°) 241,687 42.7%
* All times are local time for Chicago. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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