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Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2026

Moon: 88.8%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 7:02:15 pm
Moon Direction: 75° East
Moon Altitude: -24.2°
Moon Distance: 240,009 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 6:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 5:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:56 pm

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Lake Charles, December 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 12:44 pm (274°) - 6:24 am (64.7°) 235,551 47.3%
2 12:57 am (89°) 1:13 pm (267°) - 7:09 am (58.3°) 238,687 36.5%
3 1:56 am (97°) 1:42 pm (260°) - 7:52 am (52.1°) 241,599 26.5%
4 2:54 am (103°) 2:12 pm (254°) - 8:36 am (46.3°) 244,199 17.9%
5 3:52 am (110°) 2:45 pm (248°) - 9:21 am (41.2°) 246,462 10.7%
6 4:51 am (115°) 3:21 pm (243°) - 10:08 am (37.0°) 248,376 5.3%
7 5:49 am (119°) 4:02 pm (240°) - 10:57 am (33.8°) 249,951 1.8%
8 6:47 am (122°) 4:48 pm (238°) - 11:48 am (31.9°) 251,178 0.2%
9 7:40 am (122°) 5:38 pm (238°) - 12:39 pm (31.4°) 252,038 0.6%
10 8:30 am (122°) 6:33 pm (239°) - 1:30 pm (32.3°) 252,486 2.9%
11 9:14 am (119°) 7:29 pm (242°) - 2:20 pm (34.5°) 252,459 7.0%
12 9:52 am (116°) 8:26 pm (246°) - 3:07 pm (37.8°) 251,884 12.7%
13 10:26 am (111°) 9:22 pm (251°) - 3:51 pm (42.0°) 250,692 19.8%
14 10:57 am (105°) 10:18 pm (257°) - 4:34 pm (47.0°) 248,834 28.2%
15 11:25 am (99°) 11:13 pm (264°) - 5:16 pm (52.6°) 246,300 37.6%
16 11:53 am (93°) - - 5:57 pm (58.6°) 243,134 47.7%
17 - 12:09 am (271°) 12:21 pm (86°) 6:40 pm (64.8°) 239,448 58.2%
18 - 1:07 am (278°) 12:51 pm (79°) 7:26 pm (70.9°) 235,435 68.8%
19 - 2:09 am (285°) 1:24 pm (72°) 8:15 pm (76.7°) 231,376 78.8%
20 - 3:15 am (292°) 2:04 pm (66°) 9:10 pm (81.8°) 227,604 87.6%
21 - 4:25 am (297°) 2:51 pm (61°) 10:11 pm (85.5°) 224,499 94.5%
22 - 5:37 am (301°) 3:49 pm (58°) 11:17 pm (87.3°) 222,419 98.8%
23 - 6:48 am (302°) 4:56 pm (58°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 7:52 am (301°) 6:09 pm (60°) 12:25 am (86.7°) 221,618 99.8%
25 - 8:46 am (297°) 7:24 pm (65°) 1:31 am (84.0°) 222,184 97.6%
26 - 9:32 am (291°) 8:36 pm (72°) 2:32 am (79.3°) 224,021 92.2%
27 - 10:10 am (284°) 9:44 pm (79°) 3:28 am (73.5°) 226,885 84.3%
28 - 10:44 am (277°) 10:48 pm (87°) 4:18 am (67.0°) 230,414 74.7%
29 - 11:14 am (269°) 11:49 pm (94°) 5:05 am (60.3°) 234,276 64.2%
30 - 11:44 am (262°) - 5:50 am (53.9°) 238,132 53.3%
31 12:48 am (102°) 12:14 pm (255°) - 6:34 am (47.9°) 241,741 42.6%
* All times are local time for Lake Charles. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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