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New Orleans, Louisiana, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2026

Moon: 93.2%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 1:36:07 am
Moon Direction: 161° South
Moon Altitude: 63.4°
Moon Distance: 237,621 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 6:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 5:37 am
Next Moonset: Today, 8:28 am

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for New Orleans, December 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 12:31 pm (274°) - 6:11 am (65.1°) 235,523 47.4%
2 12:44 am (89°) 1:00 pm (267°) - 6:56 am (58.6°) 238,660 36.5%
3 1:42 am (97°) 1:29 pm (260°) - 7:39 am (52.4°) 241,575 26.6%
4 2:40 am (103°) 2:00 pm (254°) - 8:23 am (46.6°) 244,178 17.9%
5 3:39 am (110°) 2:32 pm (248°) - 9:08 am (41.5°) 246,444 10.8%
6 4:37 am (115°) 3:09 pm (243°) - 9:55 am (37.3°) 248,361 5.4%
7 5:36 am (119°) 3:50 pm (240°) - 10:44 am (34.1°) 249,939 1.8%
8 6:33 am (121°) 4:36 pm (238°) - 11:35 am (32.2°) 251,169 0.3%
9 7:27 am (122°) 5:26 pm (238°) - 12:26 pm (31.7°) 252,033 0.6%
10 8:16 am (122°) 6:21 pm (239°) - 1:17 pm (32.6°) 252,484 2.9%
11 9:00 am (119°) 7:17 pm (242°) - 2:07 pm (34.7°) 252,462 7.0%
12 9:39 am (116°) 8:13 pm (246°) - 2:54 pm (38.0°) 251,892 12.6%
13 10:13 am (111°) 9:09 pm (251°) - 3:38 pm (42.3°) 250,705 19.8%
14 10:43 am (106°) 10:05 pm (257°) - 4:21 pm (47.3°) 248,853 28.1%
15 11:12 am (99°) 11:00 pm (264°) - 5:03 pm (52.8°) 246,325 37.5%
16 11:40 am (93°) 11:56 pm (271°) - 5:44 pm (58.8°) 243,164 47.6%
17 12:08 pm (86°) - - 6:27 pm (65.0°) 239,482 58.1%
18 - 12:54 am (278°) 12:38 pm (79°) 7:13 pm (71.1°) 235,471 68.7%
19 - 1:55 am (285°) 1:12 pm (72°) 8:02 pm (77.0°) 231,410 78.7%
20 - 3:01 am (292°) 1:51 pm (66°) 8:57 pm (82.0°) 227,634 87.5%
21 - 4:11 am (297°) 2:39 pm (61°) 9:58 pm (85.7°) 224,522 94.5%
22 - 5:23 am (301°) 3:36 pm (58°) 11:04 pm (87.5°) 222,432 98.7%
23 - 6:34 am (302°) 4:43 pm (58°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 7:38 am (301°) 5:57 pm (61°) 12:12 am (87.0°) 221,619 99.8%
25 - 8:32 am (297°) 7:11 pm (65°) 1:18 am (84.3°) 222,173 97.6%
26 - 9:18 am (291°) 8:23 pm (72°) 2:19 am (79.7°) 224,001 92.2%
27 - 9:57 am (284°) 9:31 pm (79°) 3:15 am (73.8°) 226,857 84.4%
28 - 10:31 am (277°) 10:35 pm (87°) 4:05 am (67.3°) 230,381 74.8%
29 - 11:01 am (269°) 11:35 pm (94°) 4:52 am (60.7°) 234,242 64.3%
30 - 11:31 am (262°) - 5:37 am (54.2°) 238,100 53.4%
31 12:35 am (102°) 12:02 pm (255°) - 6:21 am (48.2°) 241,712 42.7%
* All times are local time for New Orleans. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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