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Dover, Delaware, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2026

Moon: 16.9%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 11:03:04 am
Moon Direction: ↑ 127° Southeast
Moon Altitude: 1.4°
Moon Distance: 252,042 mi
Next Full Moon: Nov 24, 2026, 9:53 am
Next New Moon: Dec 8, 2026, 7:51 pm
Next Moonset: Today, 7:57 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 12:35 pm ↑ (275°) - 6:11 am (56.0°) 235,392 47.8%
2 12:42 am ↑ (89°) 12:59 pm ↑ (267°) - 6:56 am (49.6°) 238,538 37.0%
3 1:47 am ↑ (97°) 1:22 pm ↑ (259°) - 7:39 am (43.3°) 241,462 27.0%
4 2:51 am ↑ (105°) 1:46 pm ↑ (252°) - 8:23 am (37.6°) 244,080 18.3%
5 3:55 am ↑ (112°) 2:13 pm ↑ (246°) - 9:08 am (32.4°) 246,358 11.0%
6 4:59 am ↑ (118°) 2:44 pm ↑ (240°) - 9:55 am (28.2°) 248,291 5.6%
7 6:03 am ↑ (123°) 3:21 pm ↑ (236°) - 10:44 am (25.0°) 249,881 1.9%
8 7:03 am ↑ (126°) 4:04 pm ↑ (234°) - 11:35 am (23.0°) 251,126 0.3%
9 7:58 am ↑ (127°) 4:54 pm ↑ (233°) - 12:26 pm (22.4°) 252,005 0.6%
10 8:47 am ↑ (126°) 5:50 pm ↑ (235°) - 1:17 pm (23.3°) 252,475 2.8%
11 9:28 am ↑ (123°) 6:49 pm ↑ (238°) - 2:07 pm (25.4°) 252,473 6.8%
12 10:03 am ↑ (119°) 7:51 pm ↑ (243°) - 2:54 pm (28.6°) 251,926 12.4%
13 10:32 am ↑ (114°) 8:52 pm ↑ (249°) - 3:38 pm (32.8°) 250,766 19.5%
14 10:58 am ↑ (108°) 9:53 pm ↑ (255°) - 4:21 pm (37.8°) 248,941 27.8%
15 11:21 am ↑ (101°) 10:54 pm ↑ (263°) - 5:03 pm (43.3°) 246,440 37.1%
16 11:43 am ↑ (93°) 11:56 pm ↑ (271°) - 5:45 pm (49.2°) 243,302 47.2%
17 12:05 pm ↑ (86°) - - 6:27 pm (55.4°) 239,638 57.7%
18 - 1:00 am ↑ (279°) 12:29 pm ↑ (78°) 7:13 pm (61.6°) 235,638 68.3%
19 - 2:08 am ↑ (287°) 12:57 pm ↑ (70°) 8:02 pm (67.4°) 231,571 78.3%
20 - 3:20 am ↑ (294°) 1:30 pm ↑ (63°) 8:57 pm (72.5°) 227,776 87.2%
21 - 4:36 am ↑ (300°) 2:11 pm ↑ (58°) 9:58 pm (76.2°) 224,631 94.2%
22 - 5:52 am ↑ (305°) 3:04 pm ↑ (54°) 11:03 pm (78.1°) 222,492 98.6%
23 - 7:05 am ↑ (307°) 4:11 pm ↑ (54°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 8:07 am ↑ (305°) 5:27 pm ↑ (56°) 12:11 am (77.7°) 221,624 99.9%
25 - 8:58 am ↑ (300°) 6:47 pm ↑ (62°) 1:17 am (75.1°) 222,126 97.7%
26 - 9:37 am ↑ (294°) 8:06 pm ↑ (69°) 2:19 am (70.5°) 223,908 92.5%
27 - 10:10 am ↑ (286°) 9:20 pm ↑ (78°) 3:14 am (64.7°) 226,722 84.8%
28 - 10:37 am ↑ (278°) 10:31 pm ↑ (86°) 4:05 am (58.2°) 230,233 75.2%
29 - 11:02 am ↑ (270°) 11:38 pm ↑ (95°) 4:52 am (51.6°) 234,083 64.7%
30 - 11:26 am ↑ (262°) - 5:37 am (45.1°) 237,949 53.8%
31 12:44 am ↑ (103°) 11:50 am ↑ (254°) - 6:21 am (39.1°) 241,572 43.1%
* All times are local time for Dover. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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