Flag for USA

Los Angeles, California, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2026

Moon: 88.1%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 7:22:51 pm
Moon Direction: 79° East
Moon Altitude: -16.3°
Moon Distance: 240,330 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 4:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 3:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:41 pm

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Los Angeles, December 2026

Scroll right to see more
2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 12:27 pm (274°) - 6:07 am (60.4°) 235,774 46.5%
2 12:41 am (90°) 12:54 pm (266°) - 6:52 am (54.0°) 238,898 35.7%
3 1:42 am (97°) 1:21 pm (259°) - 7:35 am (47.8°) 241,790 25.9%
4 2:43 am (105°) 1:49 pm (252°) - 8:19 am (42.1°) 244,367 17.3%
5 3:43 am (111°) 2:19 pm (247°) - 9:04 am (37.0°) 246,606 10.3%
6 4:44 am (116°) 2:54 pm (242°) - 9:52 am (32.9°) 248,497 5.0%
7 5:44 am (121°) 3:34 pm (238°) - 10:41 am (29.8°) 250,047 1.6%
8 6:42 am (123°) 4:19 pm (236°) - 11:32 am (28.0°) 251,250 0.2%
9 7:37 am (124°) 5:10 pm (236°) - 12:23 pm (27.6°) 252,083 0.7%
10 8:25 am (123°) 6:05 pm (238°) - 1:14 pm (28.6°) 252,501 3.2%
11 9:07 am (121°) 7:03 pm (241°) - 2:03 pm (30.8°) 252,438 7.3%
12 9:44 am (117°) 8:02 pm (245°) - 2:50 pm (34.2°) 251,822 13.2%
13 10:16 am (112°) 9:00 pm (251°) - 3:35 pm (38.5°) 250,585 20.4%
14 10:44 am (106°) 9:57 pm (257°) - 4:17 pm (43.6°) 248,679 28.8%
15 11:10 am (99°) 10:55 pm (264°) - 4:59 pm (49.2°) 246,099 38.3%
16 11:35 am (92°) 11:54 pm (271°) - 5:40 pm (55.1°) 242,892 48.4%
17 12:01 pm (85°) - - 6:23 pm (61.3°) 239,177 59.0%
18 - 12:55 am (279°) 12:29 pm (78°) 7:09 pm (67.5°) 235,150 69.5%
19 - 1:59 am (286°) 1:00 pm (71°) 7:59 pm (73.2°) 231,100 79.4%
20 - 3:08 am (293°) 1:38 pm (64°) 8:55 pm (78.2°) 227,361 88.2%
21 - 4:20 am (299°) 2:24 pm (59°) 9:56 pm (81.8°) 224,317 94.9%
22 - 5:34 am (303°) 3:21 pm (57°) 11:02 pm (83.4°) 222,320 98.9%
23 - 6:45 am (304°) 4:29 pm (56°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 7:47 am (302°) 5:44 pm (59°) 12:10 am (82.7°) 221,613 99.8%
25 - 8:39 am (298°) 7:01 pm (65°) 1:16 am (79.8°) 222,272 97.3%
26 - 9:22 am (292°) 8:15 pm (72°) 2:16 am (75.1°) 224,191 91.7%
27 - 9:57 am (284°) 9:25 pm (79°) 3:11 am (69.2°) 227,113 83.7%
28 - 10:28 am (276°) 10:31 pm (87°) 4:02 am (62.6°) 230,676 74.0%
29 - 10:56 am (269°) 11:35 pm (95°) 4:48 am (56.0°) 234,548 63.4%
30 - 11:23 am (261°) - 5:33 am (49.6°) 238,394 52.5%
31 12:36 am (103°) 11:51 am (254°) - 6:18 am (43.6°) 241,978 41.8%
* All times are local time for Los Angeles. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec