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Columbus, Ohio, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2026

Moon: 93.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 12:22:00 am
Moon Direction: 130° Southeast
Moon Altitude: 43.5°
Moon Distance: 237,318 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 7:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 6:37 am
Next Moonset: Today, 9:03 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 12:06 am (81°) 1:06 pm (275°) - 6:42 am (55.0°) 235,460 47.6%
2 1:14 am (89°) 1:29 pm (267°) - 7:27 am (48.6°) 238,600 36.8%
3 2:19 am (97°) 1:51 pm (259°) - 8:10 am (42.4°) 241,521 26.8%
4 3:24 am (105°) 2:15 pm (252°) - 8:54 am (36.6°) 244,130 18.1%
5 4:28 am (112°) 2:42 pm (245°) - 9:39 am (31.5°) 246,402 10.9%
6 5:33 am (118°) 3:12 pm (240°) - 10:26 am (27.3°) 248,327 5.5%
7 6:37 am (123°) 3:49 pm (236°) - 11:15 am (24.1°) 249,911 1.9%
8 7:37 am (126°) 4:32 pm (233°) - 12:06 pm (22.2°) 251,148 0.3%
9 8:32 am (127°) 5:22 pm (233°) - 12:57 pm (21.6°) 252,019 0.6%
10 9:21 am (126°) 6:18 pm (234°) - 1:48 pm (22.5°) 252,480 2.8%
11 10:02 am (124°) 7:18 pm (238°) - 2:37 pm (24.6°) 252,467 6.9%
12 10:36 am (119°) 8:20 pm (243°) - 3:25 pm (27.9°) 251,909 12.5%
13 11:04 am (114°) 9:21 pm (249°) - 4:09 pm (32.1°) 250,735 19.6%
14 11:29 am (108°) 10:23 pm (255°) - 4:52 pm (37.1°) 248,896 28.0%
15 11:52 am (101°) 11:25 pm (263°) - 5:34 pm (42.6°) 246,381 37.3%
16 12:14 pm (93°) - - 6:15 pm (48.6°) 243,232 47.4%
17 - 12:27 am (271°) 12:35 pm (85°) 6:58 pm (54.7°) 239,558 57.9%
18 - 1:32 am (279°) 12:59 pm (77°) 7:43 pm (60.9°) 235,552 68.5%
19 - 2:40 am (287°) 1:25 pm (70°) 8:33 pm (66.7°) 231,488 78.5%
20 - 3:53 am (294°) 1:58 pm (63°) 9:28 pm (71.7°) 227,704 87.4%
21 - 5:10 am (301°) 2:39 pm (57°) 10:29 pm (75.5°) 224,574 94.3%
22 - 6:27 am (305°) 3:32 pm (54°) 11:35 pm (77.3°) 222,461 98.7%
23 - 7:39 am (307°) 4:39 pm (53°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 8:41 am (305°) 5:55 pm (56°) 12:43 am (76.9°) 221,622 99.8%
25 - 9:31 am (301°) 7:16 pm (62°) 1:49 am (74.2°) 222,150 97.7%
26 - 10:10 am (294°) 8:35 pm (69°) 2:50 am (69.6°) 223,954 92.4%
27 - 10:41 am (286°) 9:51 pm (78°) 3:45 am (63.8°) 226,793 84.6%
28 - 11:08 am (278°) 11:02 pm (86°) 4:36 am (57.3°) 230,308 75.0%
29 - 11:32 am (269°) - 5:23 am (50.7°) 234,165 64.5%
30 12:10 am (95°) 11:55 am (261°) - 6:08 am (44.2°) 238,025 53.6%
31 1:16 am (103°) 12:19 pm (254°) - 6:52 am (38.2°) 241,644 42.9%
* All times are local time for Columbus. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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