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Madison, Wisconsin, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2026

Moon: 16.8%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 9:26:45 am
Moon Direction: ↑ 113° Southeast
Moon Altitude: -15.6°
Moon Distance: 252,041 mi
Next Full Moon: Nov 24, 2026, 8:53 am
Next New Moon: Dec 8, 2026, 6:51 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 11:03 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 12:33 pm ↑ (275°) - 6:08 am (51.8°) 235,516 47.4%
2 12:40 am ↑ (89°) 12:54 pm ↑ (267°) - 6:53 am (45.4°) 238,656 36.6%
3 1:48 am ↑ (98°) 1:14 pm ↑ (258°) - 7:36 am (39.2°) 241,568 26.6%
4 2:55 am ↑ (106°) 1:35 pm ↑ (251°) - 8:20 am (33.4°) 244,174 18.0%
5 4:02 am ↑ (114°) 2:00 pm ↑ (244°) - 9:05 am (28.3°) 246,439 10.8%
6 5:09 am ↑ (120°) 2:28 pm ↑ (238°) - 9:52 am (24.1°) 248,358 5.4%
7 6:15 am ↑ (125°) 3:03 pm ↑ (234°) - 10:41 am (20.9°) 249,935 1.8%
8 7:17 am ↑ (128°) 3:45 pm ↑ (231°) - 11:32 am (19.0°) 251,167 0.3%
9 8:13 am ↑ (129°) 4:35 pm ↑ (231°) - 12:24 pm (18.5°) 252,031 0.6%
10 9:00 am ↑ (128°) 5:32 pm ↑ (232°) - 1:15 pm (19.4°) 252,484 2.9%
11 9:40 am ↑ (126°) 6:33 pm ↑ (236°) - 2:04 pm (21.5°) 252,462 6.9%
12 10:12 am ↑ (121°) 7:37 pm ↑ (241°) - 2:51 pm (24.8°) 251,893 12.6%
13 10:38 am ↑ (115°) 8:41 pm ↑ (248°) - 3:36 pm (29.0°) 250,708 19.8%
14 11:01 am ↑ (108°) 9:45 pm ↑ (255°) - 4:18 pm (34.0°) 248,857 28.1%
15 11:21 am ↑ (101°) 10:49 pm ↑ (263°) - 5:00 pm (39.6°) 246,330 37.5%
16 11:40 am ↑ (93°) 11:54 pm ↑ (271°) - 5:42 pm (45.5°) 243,170 47.6%
17 12:00 pm ↑ (85°) - - 6:24 pm (51.7°) 239,489 58.1%
18 - 1:02 am ↑ (279°) 12:21 pm ↑ (77°) 7:10 pm (57.8°) 235,481 68.7%
19 - 2:13 am ↑ (288°) 12:45 pm ↑ (69°) 7:59 pm (63.6°) 231,417 78.7%
20 - 3:28 am ↑ (296°) 1:15 pm ↑ (61°) 8:54 pm (68.7°) 227,641 87.5%
21 - 4:47 am ↑ (303°) 1:54 pm ↑ (55°) 9:55 pm (72.4°) 224,528 94.4%
22 - 6:07 am ↑ (308°) 2:46 pm ↑ (52°) 11:01 pm (74.2°) 222,434 98.7%
23 - 7:20 am ↑ (309°) 3:52 pm ↑ (51°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 8:21 am ↑ (307°) 5:10 pm ↑ (54°) 12:09 am (73.7°) 221,618 99.8%
25 - 9:08 am ↑ (302°) 6:33 pm ↑ (60°) 1:15 am (70.9°) 222,172 97.6%
26 - 9:44 am ↑ (295°) 7:56 pm ↑ (68°) 2:16 am (66.3°) 223,999 92.3%
27 - 10:12 am ↑ (287°) 9:14 pm ↑ (77°) 3:12 am (60.5°) 226,847 84.4%
28 - 10:36 am ↑ (278°) 10:28 pm ↑ (86°) 4:02 am (54.0°) 230,377 74.9%
29 - 10:58 am ↑ (269°) 11:38 pm ↑ (95°) 4:49 am (47.4°) 234,233 64.3%
30 - 11:19 am ↑ (261°) - 5:34 am (40.9°) 238,094 53.4%
31 12:47 am ↑ (104°) 11:40 am ↑ (253°) - 6:19 am (35.0°) 241,704 42.7%
* All times are local time for Madison. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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