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Frederick, Maryland, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2026

Moon: 16.9%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 11:02:22 am
Moon Direction: ↑ 126° Southeast
Moon Altitude: 0.1°
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, 8:04 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 12:43 pm ↑ (275°) - 6:19 am (55.7°) 235,409 47.8%
2 12:50 am ↑ (89°) 1:06 pm ↑ (267°) - 7:04 am (49.3°) 238,554 36.9%
3 1:55 am ↑ (97°) 1:29 pm ↑ (259°) - 7:47 am (43.1°) 241,476 26.9%
4 3:00 am ↑ (105°) 1:53 pm ↑ (252°) - 8:31 am (37.3°) 244,093 18.2%
5 4:04 am ↑ (112°) 2:20 pm ↑ (245°) - 9:16 am (32.1°) 246,369 11.0%
6 5:08 am ↑ (118°) 2:51 pm ↑ (240°) - 10:03 am (27.9°) 248,300 5.5%
7 6:11 am ↑ (123°) 3:28 pm ↑ (236°) - 10:52 am (24.7°) 249,888 1.9%
8 7:12 am ↑ (126°) 4:11 pm ↑ (234°) - 11:42 am (22.8°) 251,132 0.3%
9 8:07 am ↑ (127°) 5:01 pm ↑ (233°) - 12:34 pm (22.2°) 252,009 0.6%
10 8:56 am ↑ (126°) 5:57 pm ↑ (235°) - 1:25 pm (23.0°) 252,476 2.8%
11 9:37 am ↑ (123°) 6:56 pm ↑ (238°) - 2:14 pm (25.1°) 252,471 6.8%
12 10:11 am ↑ (119°) 7:58 pm ↑ (243°) - 3:01 pm (28.4°) 251,922 12.4%
13 10:40 am ↑ (114°) 8:59 pm ↑ (249°) - 3:46 pm (32.6°) 250,758 19.5%
14 11:06 am ↑ (108°) 10:01 pm ↑ (255°) - 4:29 pm (37.5°) 248,930 27.8%
15 11:29 am ↑ (101°) 11:02 pm ↑ (263°) - 5:11 pm (43.1°) 246,425 37.2%
16 11:51 am ↑ (93°) - - 5:52 pm (49.0°) 243,284 47.3%
17 - 12:04 am ↑ (271°) 12:13 pm ↑ (86°) 6:35 pm (55.2°) 239,618 57.8%
18 - 1:08 am ↑ (279°) 12:37 pm ↑ (78°) 7:20 pm (61.3°) 235,616 68.3%
19 - 2:16 am ↑ (287°) 1:04 pm ↑ (70°) 8:10 pm (67.2°) 231,550 78.4%
20 - 3:28 am ↑ (294°) 1:37 pm ↑ (63°) 9:05 pm (72.2°) 227,758 87.3%
21 - 4:44 am ↑ (301°) 2:18 pm ↑ (57°) 10:05 pm (76.0°) 224,617 94.3%
22 - 6:01 am ↑ (305°) 3:11 pm ↑ (54°) 11:11 pm (77.9°) 222,484 98.6%
23 - 7:14 am ↑ (307°) 4:17 pm ↑ (54°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 8:16 am ↑ (305°) 5:34 pm ↑ (56°) 12:19 am (77.5°) 221,623 99.9%
25 - 9:06 am ↑ (301°) 6:54 pm ↑ (62°) 1:25 am (74.8°) 222,132 97.7%
26 - 9:46 am ↑ (294°) 8:13 pm ↑ (69°) 2:26 am (70.2°) 223,920 92.5%
27 - 10:18 am ↑ (286°) 9:28 pm ↑ (78°) 3:22 am (64.4°) 226,739 84.7%
28 - 10:45 am ↑ (278°) 10:39 pm ↑ (86°) 4:13 am (58.0°) 230,252 75.2%
29 - 11:09 am ↑ (270°) 11:46 pm ↑ (95°) 5:00 am (51.3°) 234,103 64.6%
30 - 11:33 am ↑ (261°) - 5:45 am (44.9°) 237,968 53.7%
31 12:52 am ↑ (103°) 11:57 am ↑ (254°) - 6:29 am (38.8°) 241,590 43.0%
* All times are local time for Frederick. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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