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Lancaster, Ohio, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2026

Moon: 16.8%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 10:32:56 am
Moon Direction: ↑ 118° Southeast
Moon Altitude: -8.6°
Moon Distance: 252,041 mi
Next Full Moon: Nov 24, 2026, 9:53 am
Next New Moon: Dec 8, 2026, 7:51 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 11:22 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 12:05 am ↑ (81°) 1:04 pm ↑ (275°) - 6:40 am (55.3°) 235,455 47.6%
2 1:12 am ↑ (89°) 1:27 pm ↑ (267°) - 7:25 am (48.9°) 238,598 36.8%
3 2:17 am ↑ (97°) 1:50 pm ↑ (259°) - 8:09 am (42.7°) 241,516 26.8%
4 3:22 am ↑ (105°) 2:14 pm ↑ (252°) - 8:52 am (36.9°) 244,128 18.1%
5 4:26 am ↑ (112°) 2:41 pm ↑ (245°) - 9:37 am (31.8°) 246,399 10.9%
6 5:31 am ↑ (118°) 3:12 pm ↑ (240°) - 10:24 am (27.5°) 248,325 5.5%
7 6:34 am ↑ (123°) 3:48 pm ↑ (236°) - 11:13 am (24.4°) 249,909 1.9%
8 7:34 am ↑ (126°) 4:31 pm ↑ (233°) - 12:04 pm (22.4°) 251,147 0.3%
9 8:30 am ↑ (127°) 5:21 pm ↑ (233°) - 12:55 pm (21.9°) 252,019 0.6%
10 9:18 am ↑ (126°) 6:17 pm ↑ (234°) - 1:46 pm (22.7°) 252,480 2.8%
11 9:59 am ↑ (124°) 7:17 pm ↑ (238°) - 2:36 pm (24.9°) 252,468 6.9%
12 10:33 am ↑ (119°) 8:19 pm ↑ (243°) - 3:23 pm (28.1°) 251,910 12.5%
13 11:02 am ↑ (114°) 9:20 pm ↑ (249°) - 4:08 pm (32.3°) 250,736 19.6%
14 11:27 am ↑ (108°) 10:22 pm ↑ (255°) - 4:50 pm (37.3°) 248,899 28.0%
15 11:50 am ↑ (101°) 11:23 pm ↑ (263°) - 5:32 pm (42.9°) 246,384 37.3%
16 12:12 pm ↑ (93°) - - 6:14 pm (48.8°) 243,235 47.4%
17 - 12:26 am ↑ (271°) 12:34 pm ↑ (85°) 6:56 pm (55.0°) 239,562 57.9%
18 - 1:30 am ↑ (279°) 12:57 pm ↑ (78°) 7:42 pm (61.1°) 235,558 68.5%
19 - 2:38 am ↑ (287°) 1:24 pm ↑ (70°) 8:31 pm (66.9°) 231,492 78.5%
20 - 3:51 am ↑ (294°) 1:57 pm ↑ (63°) 9:26 pm (72.0°) 227,707 87.4%
21 - 5:07 am ↑ (301°) 2:39 pm ↑ (57°) 10:27 pm (75.7°) 224,578 94.3%
22 - 6:24 am ↑ (305°) 3:32 pm ↑ (54°) 11:33 pm (77.6°) 222,462 98.7%
23 - 7:37 am ↑ (307°) 4:38 pm ↑ (53°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 8:39 am ↑ (305°) 5:55 pm ↑ (56°) 12:41 am (77.1°) 221,621 99.8%
25 - 9:29 am ↑ (301°) 7:15 pm ↑ (62°) 1:47 am (74.4°) 222,149 97.7%
26 - 10:08 am ↑ (294°) 8:34 pm ↑ (69°) 2:48 am (69.8°) 223,954 92.4%
27 - 10:39 am ↑ (286°) 9:50 pm ↑ (78°) 3:44 am (64.0°) 226,785 84.6%
28 - 11:06 am ↑ (278°) 11:00 pm ↑ (86°) 4:34 am (57.6°) 230,306 75.0%
29 - 11:31 am ↑ (269°) - 5:21 am (50.9°) 234,160 64.5%
30 12:08 am ↑ (95°) 11:54 am ↑ (261°) - 6:06 am (44.5°) 238,023 53.6%
31 1:14 am ↑ (103°) 12:18 pm ↑ (254°) - 6:51 am (38.5°) 241,639 42.9%
* All times are local time for Lancaster. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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