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Kaktovik, Alaska, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2026

Moon: 88.8%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 4:10:50 pm
Moon Direction: 15° North
Moon Altitude: -19.7°
Moon Distance: 240,029 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 3:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 2:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 9:36 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 1:33 pm (278°) - 6:52 am (23.5°) 236,000 45.7%
2 1:31 am (91°) 1:08 pm (260°) - 7:36 am (17.2°) 239,111 35.0%
3 3:30 am (111°) 12:42 pm (242°) - 8:20 am (11.1°) 241,983 25.2%
4 5:36 am (131°) 12:09 pm (223°) - 9:04 am (5.5°) 244,536 16.8%
5 8:12 am (158°) 11:07 am (198°) - 9:49 am (0.8°) 246,750 9.9%
6 - Down, doesn’t rise - 10:36 am (-3.4°) 248,618 4.7%
7 - Down, doesn’t rise - 11:26 am (-6.6°) 250,144 1.5%
8 - Down, doesn’t rise - 12:17 pm (-8.3°) 251,321 0.2%
9 - Down, doesn’t rise - 1:08 pm (-8.6°) 252,127 0.8%
10 - Down, doesn’t rise - 1:59 pm (-7.5°) 252,513 3.4%
11 - Down, doesn’t rise - 2:48 pm (-5.2°) 252,413 7.7%
12 - Down, doesn’t rise - 3:35 pm (-1.0°) 251,756 13.6%
13 2:05 pm (149°) 6:53 pm (216°) - 4:19 pm (2.8°) 250,473 20.9%
14 1:23 pm (129°) 9:04 pm (237°) - 5:02 pm (7.7°) 248,519 29.5%
15 12:55 pm (111°) 11:00 pm (256°) - 5:43 pm (13.2°) 245,893 39.0%
16 12:31 pm (94°) - - 6:25 pm (19.2°) 242,645 49.2%
17 - 12:54 am (275°) 12:07 pm (77°) 7:08 pm (25.3°) 238,901 59.7%
18 - 2:54 am (294°) 11:39 am (59°) 7:54 pm (31.4°) 234,862 70.2%
19 - 5:12 am (317°) 11:01 am (37°) 8:44 pm (37.0°) 230,823 80.1%
20 - Up, doesn’t set - 9:40 pm (41.9°) 227,119 88.7%
21 - Up, doesn’t set - 10:42 pm (45.3°) 224,138 95.3%
22 - Up, doesn’t set - 11:49 pm (46.8°) 222,226 99.1%
23 - - - Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - Up, doesn’t set - 12:56 am (46.0°) 221,616 99.7%
25 - Up, doesn’t set - 2:02 am (42.9°) 222,368 97.0%
26 - 1:06 pm (327°) 6:19 pm (39°) 3:02 am (38.1°) 224,366 91.2%
27 - 12:21 pm (304°) 8:52 pm (64°) 3:56 am (32.2°) 227,347 83.1%
28 - 11:52 am (284°) 11:02 pm (85°) 4:46 am (25.7°) 230,943 73.3%
29 - 11:27 am (265°) - 5:33 am (19.1°) 234,823 62.6%
30 1:05 am (105°) 11:01 am (247°) - 6:18 am (12.8°) 238,658 51.7%
31 3:10 am (125°) 10:30 am (229°) - 7:02 am (7.0°) 242,215 41.1%
* All times are local time for Kaktovik. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. Below horizon is marked in red.

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