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

Moon: 88.3%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 5:50:42 pm
Moon Direction: 21° Northeast
Moon Altitude: -22.6°
Moon Distance: 240,257 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 3:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 2:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 10:55 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 1:02 am (75°) 2:44 pm (276°) - 8:10 am (26.4°) 236,168 45.2%
2 2:51 am (92°) 2:29 pm (261°) - 8:55 am (20.1°) 239,270 34.5%
3 4:38 am (109°) 2:14 pm (245°) - 9:38 am (14.0°) 242,126 24.8%
4 6:28 am (125°) 1:56 pm (230°) - 10:22 am (8.4°) 244,662 16.4%
5 8:27 am (143°) 1:31 pm (213°) - 11:07 am (3.6°) 246,857 9.6%
6 11:13 am (171°) 12:24 pm (186°) - 11:55 am (-0.0°) 248,707 4.5%
7 - Down, doesn’t rise - 12:44 pm (-3.1°) 250,214 1.4%
8 - Down, doesn’t rise - 1:35 pm (-5.1°) 251,374 0.2%
9 - Down, doesn’t rise - 2:27 pm (-5.3°) 252,158 0.9%
10 - Down, doesn’t rise - 3:18 pm (-4.2°) 252,520 3.6%
11 - Down, doesn’t rise - 4:06 pm (-1.0°) 252,393 8.0%
12 3:04 pm (155°) 6:56 pm (208°) - 4:53 pm (2.0°) 251,704 14.0%
13 2:33 pm (138°) 8:59 pm (227°) - 5:37 pm (6.2°) 250,387 21.4%
14 2:13 pm (122°) 10:47 pm (243°) - 6:20 pm (11.2°) 248,397 29.9%
15 1:58 pm (107°) - - 7:01 pm (16.8°) 245,737 39.5%
16 - 12:30 am (259°) 1:43 pm (93°) 7:43 pm (22.7°) 242,458 49.7%
17 - 2:12 am (275°) 1:29 pm (78°) 8:26 pm (28.9°) 238,694 60.3%
18 - 4:00 am (292°) 1:14 pm (62°) 9:12 pm (34.9°) 234,646 70.8%
19 - 5:59 am (310°) 12:54 pm (45°) 10:03 pm (40.6°) 230,616 80.6%
20 - 8:23 am (331°) 12:20 pm (24°) 10:59 pm (45.4°) 226,940 89.1%
21 - - - Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
22 - Up, doesn’t set - 12:01 am (48.7°) 224,008 95.6%
23 - Up, doesn’t set - 1:08 am (50.1°) 222,159 99.2%
24 - Up, doesn’t set - 2:16 am (49.1°) 221,622 99.6%
25 - 2:15 pm (339°) 5:46 pm (25°) 3:21 am (45.9°) 222,444 96.7%
26 - 1:37 pm (316°) 8:23 pm (49°) 4:21 am (41.1°) 224,502 90.8%
27 - 1:15 pm (298°) 10:32 pm (69°) 5:15 am (35.1°) 227,524 82.6%
28 - 12:59 pm (281°) - 6:05 am (28.6°) 231,143 72.8%
29 12:27 am (87°) 12:44 pm (265°) - 6:51 am (22.0°) 235,029 62.1%
30 2:17 am (104°) 12:29 pm (250°) - 7:36 am (15.7°) 238,855 51.2%
31 4:07 am (121°) 12:12 pm (234°) - 8:20 am (9.9°) 242,390 40.6%
* All times are local time for Kotzebue. 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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