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

Moon: 16.3%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 8:59:57 am
Moon Direction: ↑ 106° East
Moon Altitude: -24.9°
Moon Distance: 252,036 mi
Next Full Moon: Nov 24, 2026, 9:53 am
Next New Moon: Dec 8, 2026, 7:51 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 11:24 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°) 235,459 47.6%
2 1:14 am ↑ (89°) 1:29 pm ↑ (267°) - 7:27 am (48.6°) 238,602 36.8%
3 2:19 am ↑ (97°) 1:51 pm ↑ (259°) - 8:10 am (42.4°) 241,519 26.8%
4 3:24 am ↑ (105°) 2:15 pm ↑ (252°) - 8:54 am (36.6°) 244,131 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°) 249,910 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°) 243,231 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°) 235,553 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°) 227,703 87.4%
21 - 5:10 am ↑ (301°) 2:39 pm ↑ (57°) 10:29 pm (75.5°) 224,575 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°) 221,621 99.8%
25 - 9:31 am ↑ (301°) 7:16 pm ↑ (62°) 1:49 am (74.2°) 222,151 97.7%
26 - 10:10 am ↑ (294°) 8:35 pm ↑ (69°) 2:50 am (69.6°) 223,957 92.4%
27 - 10:41 am ↑ (286°) 9:51 pm ↑ (78°) 3:45 am (63.8°) 226,789 84.6%
28 - 11:08 am ↑ (278°) 11:02 pm ↑ (86°) 4:36 am (57.3°) 230,310 75.0%
29 - 11:32 am ↑ (269°) - 5:23 am (50.7°) 234,164 64.5%
30 12:10 am ↑ (95°) 11:55 am ↑ (261°) - 6:08 am (44.2°) 238,027 53.6%
31 1:16 am ↑ (103°) 12:19 pm ↑ (254°) - 6:52 am (38.2°) 241,643 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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