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New York, New York, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2026

Moon: 88.8%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 8:06:35 pm
Moon Direction: 85° East
Moon Altitude: -6.2°
Moon Distance: 240,019 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 7:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 6:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:36 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 12:30 pm (275°) - 6:05 am (54.4°) 235,380 47.9%
2 12:36 am (89°) 12:52 pm (267°) - 6:50 am (48.0°) 238,524 37.0%
3 1:42 am (97°) 1:14 pm (259°) - 7:33 am (41.8°) 241,451 27.0%
4 2:47 am (105°) 1:37 pm (252°) - 8:17 am (36.0°) 244,069 18.3%
5 3:53 am (112°) 2:03 pm (245°) - 9:02 am (30.9°) 246,350 11.1%
6 4:58 am (119°) 2:33 pm (239°) - 9:49 am (26.6°) 248,283 5.6%
7 6:02 am (123°) 3:09 pm (235°) - 10:38 am (23.4°) 249,876 2.0%
8 7:03 am (127°) 3:52 pm (233°) - 11:28 am (21.5°) 251,121 0.3%
9 7:58 am (128°) 4:42 pm (232°) - 12:20 pm (20.9°) 252,002 0.6%
10 8:47 am (127°) 5:38 pm (234°) - 1:11 pm (21.7°) 252,474 2.8%
11 9:27 am (124°) 6:38 pm (237°) - 2:00 pm (23.8°) 252,474 6.7%
12 10:01 am (120°) 7:40 pm (242°) - 2:47 pm (27.0°) 251,930 12.4%
13 10:30 am (114°) 8:42 pm (248°) - 3:32 pm (31.2°) 250,772 19.4%
14 10:54 am (108°) 9:45 pm (255°) - 4:15 pm (36.2°) 248,950 27.7%
15 11:16 am (101°) 10:47 pm (263°) - 4:57 pm (41.7°) 246,451 37.1%
16 11:37 am (93°) 11:50 pm (271°) - 5:38 pm (47.6°) 243,317 47.2%
17 11:58 am (86°) - - 6:21 pm (53.8°) 239,655 57.7%
18 - 12:55 am (279°) 12:21 pm (78°) 7:06 pm (60.0°) 235,654 68.2%
19 - 2:04 am (287°) 12:47 pm (70°) 7:56 pm (65.8°) 231,588 78.3%
20 - 3:17 am (295°) 1:19 pm (63°) 8:50 pm (70.9°) 227,792 87.2%
21 - 4:34 am (301°) 2:00 pm (57°) 9:51 pm (74.7°) 224,641 94.2%
22 - 5:52 am (306°) 2:52 pm (53°) 10:57 pm (76.6°) 222,499 98.6%
23 - 7:05 am (308°) 3:58 pm (53°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 8:07 am (306°) 5:15 pm (56°) 12:05 am (76.2°) 221,626 99.9%
25 - 8:56 am (301°) 6:36 pm (61°) 1:11 am (73.5°) 222,120 97.8%
26 - 9:35 am (294°) 7:56 pm (69°) 2:12 am (69.0°) 223,895 92.5%
27 - 10:06 am (287°) 9:12 pm (77°) 3:08 am (63.2°) 226,712 84.8%
28 - 10:32 am (278°) 10:24 pm (86°) 3:59 am (56.7°) 230,215 75.3%
29 - 10:56 am (270°) 11:33 pm (95°) 4:46 am (50.1°) 234,067 64.7%
30 - 11:18 am (261°) - 5:31 am (43.6°) 237,931 53.8%
31 12:39 am (103°) 11:41 am (254°) - 6:15 am (37.6°) 241,559 43.1%
* All times are local time for New York. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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