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Helena, Montana, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2026

Moon: 16.8%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 8:34:56 am
Moon Direction: ↑ 99° East
Moon Altitude: -30.5°
Moon Distance: 252,041 mi
Next Full Moon: Nov 24, 2026, 7:53 am
Next New Moon: Dec 8, 2026, 5:51 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 11:53 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 12:02 am ↑ (80°) 1:07 pm ↑ (275°) - 6:42 am (47.8°) 235,718 46.7%
2 1:15 am ↑ (90°) 1:24 pm ↑ (266°) - 7:26 am (41.4°) 238,847 35.9%
3 2:26 am ↑ (99°) 1:41 pm ↑ (257°) - 8:10 am (35.2°) 241,742 26.0%
4 3:37 am ↑ (108°) 2:00 pm ↑ (249°) - 8:54 am (29.5°) 244,327 17.5%
5 4:47 am ↑ (116°) 2:21 pm ↑ (242°) - 9:39 am (24.5°) 246,570 10.4%
6 5:57 am ↑ (123°) 2:48 pm ↑ (235°) - 10:26 am (20.3°) 248,467 5.1%
7 7:05 am ↑ (128°) 3:20 pm ↑ (231°) - 11:15 am (17.2°) 250,023 1.7%
8 8:08 am ↑ (131°) 4:01 pm ↑ (228°) - 12:06 pm (15.4°) 251,233 0.2%
9 9:04 am ↑ (133°) 4:51 pm ↑ (228°) - 12:57 pm (15.0°) 252,072 0.7%
10 9:51 am ↑ (131°) 5:49 pm ↑ (230°) - 1:48 pm (16.0°) 252,497 3.1%
11 10:27 am ↑ (128°) 6:53 pm ↑ (234°) - 2:37 pm (18.2°) 252,443 7.3%
12 10:57 am ↑ (123°) 8:00 pm ↑ (239°) - 3:24 pm (21.5°) 251,838 13.0%
13 11:20 am ↑ (116°) 9:07 pm ↑ (246°) - 4:09 pm (25.8°) 250,611 20.2%
14 11:40 am ↑ (109°) 10:14 pm ↑ (254°) - 4:52 pm (30.8°) 248,718 28.7%
15 11:57 am ↑ (101°) 11:21 pm ↑ (263°) - 5:33 pm (36.4°) 246,149 38.1%
16 12:13 pm ↑ (93°) - - 6:15 pm (42.3°) 242,952 48.2%
17 - 12:30 am ↑ (272°) 12:30 pm ↑ (84°) 6:58 pm (48.5°) 239,244 58.8%
18 - 1:40 am ↑ (281°) 12:48 pm ↑ (75°) 7:43 pm (54.6°) 235,223 69.3%
19 - 2:55 am ↑ (290°) 1:09 pm ↑ (67°) 8:33 pm (60.4°) 231,167 79.3%
20 - 4:15 am ↑ (298°) 1:36 pm ↑ (59°) 9:29 pm (65.4°) 227,421 88.0%
21 - 5:37 am ↑ (306°) 2:13 pm ↑ (52°) 10:30 pm (69.0°) 224,362 94.8%
22 - 6:59 am ↑ (311°) 3:03 pm ↑ (48°) 11:36 pm (70.6°) 222,343 98.9%
23 - 8:12 am ↑ (312°) 4:09 pm ↑ (48°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 9:11 am ↑ (310°) 5:30 pm ↑ (52°) 12:44 am (70.0°) 221,613 99.8%
25 - 9:54 am ↑ (304°) 6:57 pm ↑ (59°) 1:50 am (67.1°) 222,252 97.3%
26 - 10:26 am ↑ (296°) 8:23 pm ↑ (67°) 2:51 am (62.4°) 224,151 91.8%
27 - 10:51 am ↑ (287°) 9:45 pm ↑ (77°) 3:46 am (56.5°) 227,052 83.9%
28 - 11:11 am ↑ (278°) 11:02 pm ↑ (87°) 4:36 am (50.0°) 230,613 74.2%
29 - 11:29 am ↑ (269°) - 5:23 am (43.4°) 234,479 63.6%
30 12:16 am ↑ (96°) 11:47 am ↑ (260°) - 6:08 am (37.0°) 238,331 52.7%
31 1:27 am ↑ (105°) 12:05 pm ↑ (251°) - 6:52 am (31.1°) 241,918 42.0%
* All times are local time for Helena. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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