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Emporia, Kansas, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2026

Moon: 88.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 7:17:10 pm
Moon Direction: 72° East
Moon Altitude: -21.4°
Moon Distance: 240,043 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 6:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 5:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 9:09 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 12:03 am (81°) 12:59 pm (275°) - 6:36 am (56.4°) 235,578 47.2%
2 1:09 am (89°) 1:23 pm (267°) - 7:21 am (50.0°) 238,712 36.4%
3 2:13 am (97°) 1:47 pm (259°) - 8:04 am (43.8°) 241,622 26.5%
4 3:17 am (105°) 2:12 pm (252°) - 8:48 am (38.0°) 244,219 17.8%
5 4:20 am (112°) 2:39 pm (246°) - 9:33 am (32.9°) 246,479 10.7%
6 5:24 am (118°) 3:11 pm (240°) - 10:20 am (28.7°) 248,391 5.3%
7 6:26 am (122°) 3:49 pm (236°) - 11:09 am (25.6°) 249,962 1.8%
8 7:26 am (125°) 4:32 pm (234°) - 12:00 pm (23.7°) 251,187 0.2%
9 8:21 am (126°) 5:23 pm (234°) - 12:52 pm (23.2°) 252,044 0.6%
10 9:09 am (125°) 6:19 pm (235°) - 1:43 pm (24.1°) 252,488 3.0%
11 9:50 am (123°) 7:18 pm (239°) - 2:32 pm (26.3°) 252,457 7.0%
12 10:25 am (119°) 8:19 pm (243°) - 3:19 pm (29.6°) 251,877 12.8%
13 10:55 am (113°) 9:20 pm (249°) - 4:04 pm (33.8°) 250,679 19.9%
14 11:20 am (107°) 10:20 pm (256°) - 4:46 pm (38.8°) 248,816 28.3%
15 11:44 am (100°) 11:21 pm (263°) - 5:28 pm (44.4°) 246,276 37.7%
16 12:07 pm (93°) - - 6:10 pm (50.4°) 243,105 47.8%
17 - 12:22 am (271°) 12:29 pm (85°) 6:52 pm (56.5°) 239,416 58.3%
18 - 1:26 am (279°) 12:54 pm (77°) 7:38 pm (62.7°) 235,402 68.9%
19 - 2:33 am (287°) 1:22 pm (70°) 8:28 pm (68.5°) 231,343 78.9%
20 - 3:45 am (294°) 1:56 pm (63°) 9:23 pm (73.5°) 227,575 87.7%
21 - 5:00 am (300°) 2:39 pm (58°) 10:24 pm (77.2°) 224,477 94.6%
22 - 6:17 am (305°) 3:33 pm (54°) 11:30 pm (78.9°) 222,407 98.8%
23 - 7:28 am (306°) 4:40 pm (54°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 8:30 am (304°) 5:57 pm (57°) 12:38 am (78.4°) 221,617 99.8%
25 - 9:20 am (300°) 7:16 pm (63°) 1:44 am (75.6°) 222,194 97.5%
26 - 10:00 am (293°) 8:34 pm (70°) 2:45 am (71.0°) 224,042 92.1%
27 - 10:33 am (286°) 9:48 pm (78°) 3:40 am (65.1°) 226,912 84.3%
28 - 11:01 am (277°) 10:58 pm (87°) 4:30 am (58.6°) 230,445 74.7%
29 - 11:26 am (269°) - 5:17 am (52.0°) 234,308 64.1%
30 12:04 am (95°) 11:50 am (261°) - 6:02 am (45.6°) 238,163 53.2%
31 1:09 am (103°) 12:15 pm (254°) - 6:47 am (39.6°) 241,769 42.5%
* All times are local time for Emporia. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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