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Ellensburg, Washington, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2026

Moon: 88.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 5:15:23 pm
Moon Direction: 47° Northeast
Moon Altitude: -32.8°
Moon Distance: 240,039 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 4:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 3:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:51 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 12:42 pm (275°) - 6:17 am (47.2°) 235,795 46.4%
2 12:51 am (90°) 12:58 pm (266°) - 7:01 am (40.8°) 238,917 35.7%
3 2:02 am (99°) 1:15 pm (257°) - 7:45 am (34.7°) 241,808 25.8%
4 3:13 am (108°) 1:34 pm (249°) - 8:29 am (29.0°) 244,383 17.3%
5 4:24 am (116°) 1:55 pm (241°) - 9:14 am (24.0°) 246,619 10.3%
6 5:34 am (123°) 2:21 pm (235°) - 10:01 am (19.8°) 248,508 5.0%
7 6:42 am (128°) 2:53 pm (230°) - 10:50 am (16.8°) 250,056 1.6%
8 7:46 am (132°) 3:34 pm (228°) - 11:41 am (15.0°) 251,257 0.2%
9 8:42 am (133°) 4:24 pm (227°) - 12:33 pm (14.6°) 252,088 0.7%
10 9:28 am (132°) 5:23 pm (229°) - 1:24 pm (15.6°) 252,502 3.2%
11 10:04 am (128°) 6:27 pm (234°) - 2:13 pm (17.8°) 252,436 7.4%
12 10:33 am (123°) 7:34 pm (239°) - 3:00 pm (21.2°) 251,816 13.2%
13 10:56 am (116°) 8:42 pm (246°) - 3:44 pm (25.5°) 250,575 20.4%
14 11:15 am (109°) 9:49 pm (254°) - 4:27 pm (30.5°) 248,665 28.9%
15 11:32 am (101°) 10:57 pm (263°) - 5:08 pm (36.1°) 246,081 38.3%
16 11:48 am (93°) - - 5:50 pm (42.1°) 242,870 48.5%
17 - 12:05 am (272°) 12:04 pm (84°) 6:33 pm (48.2°) 239,152 59.0%
18 - 1:17 am (281°) 12:22 pm (75°) 7:19 pm (54.4°) 235,124 69.6%
19 - 2:32 am (290°) 12:43 pm (66°) 8:09 pm (60.1°) 231,075 79.5%
20 - 3:52 am (299°) 1:09 pm (58°) 9:04 pm (65.1°) 227,339 88.2%
21 - 5:15 am (306°) 1:46 pm (52°) 10:06 pm (68.6°) 224,301 94.9%
22 - 6:37 am (311°) 2:36 pm (48°) 11:12 pm (70.2°) 222,311 99.0%
23 - 7:50 am (313°) 3:43 pm (48°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 8:48 am (310°) 5:04 pm (52°) 12:20 am (69.5°) 221,613 99.8%
25 - 9:31 am (304°) 6:32 pm (59°) 1:25 am (66.6°) 222,281 97.2%
26 - 10:02 am (296°) 7:58 pm (67°) 2:26 am (61.9°) 224,206 91.7%
27 - 10:26 am (287°) 9:20 pm (77°) 3:21 am (56.0°) 227,134 83.7%
28 - 10:46 am (278°) 10:37 pm (87°) 4:11 am (49.5°) 230,700 74.0%
29 - 11:04 am (268°) 11:52 pm (97°) 4:58 am (42.9°) 234,573 63.3%
30 - 11:21 am (259°) - 5:43 am (36.5°) 238,418 52.4%
31 1:04 am (106°) 11:39 am (251°) - 6:27 am (30.5°) 241,999 41.8%
* All times are local time for Ellensburg. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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