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Clifton, Colorado, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2026

Moon: 16.8%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 8:33:48 am
Moon Direction: ↑ 104° East
Moon Altitude: -26.7°
Moon Distance: 252,041 mi
Next Full Moon: Nov 24, 2026, 7:53 am
Next New Moon: Dec 8, 2026, 5:51 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 11:06 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 12:49 pm ↑ (274°) - 6:27 am (55.5°) 235,686 46.8%
2 1:00 am ↑ (90°) 1:12 pm ↑ (266°) - 7:11 am (49.0°) 238,817 36.0%
3 2:05 am ↑ (98°) 1:36 pm ↑ (259°) - 7:55 am (42.9°) 241,715 26.1%
4 3:09 am ↑ (105°) 2:00 pm ↑ (251°) - 8:39 am (37.1°) 244,303 17.5%
5 4:13 am ↑ (112°) 2:28 pm ↑ (245°) - 9:24 am (32.1°) 246,549 10.5%
6 5:17 am ↑ (118°) 2:59 pm ↑ (240°) - 10:11 am (27.9°) 248,450 5.2%
7 6:20 am ↑ (123°) 3:37 pm ↑ (236°) - 11:00 am (24.8°) 250,009 1.7%
8 7:20 am ↑ (126°) 4:20 pm ↑ (234°) - 11:51 am (23.0°) 251,222 0.2%
9 8:14 am ↑ (127°) 5:11 pm ↑ (233°) - 12:43 pm (22.5°) 252,066 0.7%
10 9:02 am ↑ (126°) 6:07 pm ↑ (235°) - 1:33 pm (23.5°) 252,495 3.1%
11 9:43 am ↑ (123°) 7:07 pm ↑ (238°) - 2:23 pm (25.7°) 252,447 7.2%
12 10:17 am ↑ (119°) 8:08 pm ↑ (243°) - 3:10 pm (29.0°) 251,847 13.0%
13 10:46 am ↑ (113°) 9:09 pm ↑ (249°) - 3:54 pm (33.3°) 250,627 20.2%
14 11:11 am ↑ (107°) 10:10 pm ↑ (256°) - 4:37 pm (38.3°) 248,740 28.6%
15 11:35 am ↑ (100°) 11:11 pm ↑ (263°) - 5:18 pm (43.9°) 246,178 38.0%
16 11:57 am ↑ (93°) - - 6:00 pm (49.9°) 242,987 48.1%
17 - 12:14 am ↑ (271°) 12:19 pm ↑ (85°) 6:43 pm (56.0°) 239,283 58.7%
18 - 1:18 am ↑ (279°) 12:43 pm ↑ (77°) 7:29 pm (62.2°) 235,264 69.2%
19 - 2:26 am ↑ (287°) 1:11 pm ↑ (70°) 8:18 pm (68.0°) 231,207 79.2%
20 - 3:38 am ↑ (295°) 1:45 pm ↑ (63°) 9:14 pm (72.9°) 227,456 87.9%
21 - 4:54 am ↑ (301°) 2:28 pm ↑ (57°) 10:15 pm (76.6°) 224,388 94.7%
22 - 6:11 am ↑ (305°) 3:22 pm ↑ (54°) 11:21 pm (78.3°) 222,357 98.9%
23 - 7:22 am ↑ (306°) 4:29 pm ↑ (54°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 8:24 am ↑ (305°) 5:46 pm ↑ (57°) 12:29 am (77.7°) 221,613 99.8%
25 - 9:13 am ↑ (300°) 7:06 pm ↑ (63°) 1:35 am (74.8°) 222,239 97.4%
26 - 9:52 am ↑ (293°) 8:25 pm ↑ (70°) 2:36 am (70.1°) 224,127 91.9%
27 - 10:24 am ↑ (285°) 9:39 pm ↑ (78°) 3:31 am (64.2°) 227,020 84.0%
28 - 10:51 am ↑ (277°) 10:49 pm ↑ (87°) 4:21 am (57.7°) 230,576 74.3%
29 - 11:16 am ↑ (269°) 11:56 pm ↑ (95°) 5:08 am (51.1°) 234,440 63.7%
30 - 11:39 am ↑ (261°) - 5:53 am (44.6°) 238,293 52.8%
31 1:01 am ↑ (103°) 12:04 pm ↑ (253°) - 6:37 am (38.7°) 241,884 42.1%
* All times are local time for Clifton. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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