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Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2026

Moon: 46.2%
First Quarter
Current Time: Mar 25, 2026 at 6:56:45 am
Moon Direction: 6° North
Moon Altitude: -19.8°
Moon Distance: 230,204 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 10:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 7:51 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 10:44 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 12:17 pm (275°) - 5:51 am (52.6°) 235,350 48.0%
2 12:22 am (89°) 12:38 pm (267°) - 6:36 am (46.1°) 238,496 37.1%
3 1:29 am (97°) 12:58 pm (259°) - 7:19 am (39.9°) 241,425 27.1%
4 2:36 am (106°) 1:20 pm (251°) - 8:03 am (34.1°) 244,046 18.4%
5 3:43 am (113°) 1:45 pm (244°) - 8:48 am (29.0°) 246,330 11.1%
6 4:50 am (119°) 2:13 pm (239°) - 9:35 am (24.7°) 248,266 5.6%
7 5:55 am (124°) 2:48 pm (234°) - 10:24 am (21.5°) 249,862 2.0%
8 6:57 am (128°) 3:30 pm (231°) - 11:14 am (19.6°) 251,111 0.3%
9 7:53 am (129°) 4:19 pm (231°) - 12:06 pm (19.0°) 251,996 0.6%
10 8:41 am (128°) 5:16 pm (233°) - 12:57 pm (19.8°) 252,472 2.7%
11 9:21 am (125°) 6:17 pm (236°) - 1:46 pm (21.9°) 252,476 6.7%
12 9:54 am (121°) 7:20 pm (241°) - 2:34 pm (25.1°) 251,938 12.3%
13 10:21 am (115°) 8:24 pm (247°) - 3:18 pm (29.3°) 250,786 19.4%
14 10:44 am (109°) 9:28 pm (254°) - 4:01 pm (34.2°) 248,970 27.7%
15 11:05 am (101°) 10:31 pm (262°) - 4:43 pm (39.7°) 246,478 37.0%
16 11:24 am (94°) 11:36 pm (270°) - 5:24 pm (45.7°) 243,349 47.1%
17 11:44 am (85°) - - 6:07 pm (51.8°) 239,691 57.6%
18 - 12:43 am (279°) 12:05 pm (77°) 6:52 pm (58.0°) 235,692 68.1%
19 - 1:53 am (287°) 12:30 pm (69°) 7:42 pm (63.8°) 231,625 78.2%
20 - 3:08 am (295°) 1:00 pm (62°) 8:36 pm (68.9°) 227,825 87.1%
21 - 4:27 am (302°) 1:39 pm (56°) 9:37 pm (72.7°) 224,666 94.1%
22 - 5:46 am (307°) 2:30 pm (52°) 10:43 pm (74.6°) 222,514 98.6%
23 - 6:59 am (309°) 3:35 pm (51°) 11:51 pm (74.2°) 221,628 99.9%
24 - 8:01 am (307°) 4:53 pm (54°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
25 - 8:49 am (302°) 6:16 pm (60°) 12:57 am (71.6°) 222,110 97.8%
26 - 9:26 am (295°) 7:38 pm (68°) 1:58 am (67.1°) 223,873 92.6%
27 - 9:55 am (287°) 8:56 pm (77°) 2:54 am (61.3°) 226,682 84.9%
28 - 10:20 am (278°) 10:09 pm (86°) 3:45 am (54.8°) 230,180 75.4%
29 - 10:42 am (270°) 11:20 pm (95°) 4:32 am (48.2°) 234,031 64.8%
30 - 11:03 am (261°) - 5:17 am (41.7°) 237,896 53.9%
31 12:28 am (103°) 11:25 am (253°) - 6:01 am (35.7°) 241,527 43.2%
* All times are local time for Gloucester. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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