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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2026

Moon: 88.0%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 10:44:05 pm
Moon Direction: 110° Southeast
Moon Altitude: 21.3°
Moon Distance: 240,379 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 7:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 6:37 am
Next Moonset: Tomorrow, 8:52 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 12:34 pm (275°) - 6:10 am (55.2°) 235,390 47.9%
2 12:41 am (89°) 12:57 pm (267°) - 6:54 am (48.8°) 238,534 37.0%
3 1:46 am (97°) 1:20 pm (259°) - 7:38 am (42.5°) 241,460 27.0%
4 2:51 am (105°) 1:43 pm (252°) - 8:22 am (36.8°) 244,076 18.3%
5 3:56 am (112°) 2:10 pm (245°) - 9:07 am (31.6°) 246,357 11.1%
6 5:00 am (118°) 2:40 pm (240°) - 9:53 am (27.4°) 248,288 5.6%
7 6:04 am (123°) 3:17 pm (236°) - 10:42 am (24.2°) 249,880 2.0%
8 7:04 am (126°) 4:00 pm (233°) - 11:33 am (22.2°) 251,125 0.3%
9 8:00 am (127°) 4:49 pm (233°) - 12:25 pm (21.7°) 252,005 0.6%
10 8:48 am (126°) 5:45 pm (234°) - 1:16 pm (22.5°) 252,475 2.8%
11 9:29 am (124°) 6:45 pm (238°) - 2:05 pm (24.6°) 252,473 6.8%
12 10:04 am (120°) 7:47 pm (242°) - 2:52 pm (27.8°) 251,927 12.4%
13 10:33 am (114°) 8:49 pm (248°) - 3:37 pm (32.0°) 250,767 19.4%
14 10:58 am (108°) 9:50 pm (255°) - 4:20 pm (37.0°) 248,943 27.8%
15 11:20 am (101°) 10:52 pm (263°) - 5:01 pm (42.5°) 246,442 37.1%
16 11:42 am (93°) 11:55 pm (271°) - 5:43 pm (48.4°) 243,306 47.2%
17 12:03 pm (86°) - - 6:26 pm (54.6°) 239,642 57.7%
18 - 12:59 am (279°) 12:27 pm (78°) 7:11 pm (60.7°) 235,641 68.2%
19 - 2:08 am (287°) 12:54 pm (70°) 8:00 pm (66.6°) 231,575 78.3%
20 - 3:20 am (294°) 1:26 pm (63°) 8:55 pm (71.7°) 227,781 87.2%
21 - 4:37 am (301°) 2:07 pm (57°) 9:56 pm (75.4°) 224,633 94.2%
22 - 5:54 am (305°) 3:00 pm (54°) 11:02 pm (77.3°) 222,494 98.6%
23 - 7:06 am (307°) 4:06 pm (53°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 8:09 am (305°) 5:22 pm (56°) 12:10 am (76.9°) 221,625 99.9%
25 - 8:59 am (301°) 6:43 pm (62°) 1:16 am (74.3°) 222,124 97.7%
26 - 9:38 am (294°) 8:02 pm (69°) 2:17 am (69.7°) 223,903 92.5%
27 - 10:09 am (286°) 9:18 pm (77°) 3:13 am (63.9°) 226,723 84.8%
28 - 10:36 am (278°) 10:29 pm (86°) 4:03 am (57.4°) 230,227 75.3%
29 - 11:00 am (270°) 11:37 pm (95°) 4:50 am (50.8°) 234,080 64.7%
30 - 11:23 am (261°) - 5:36 am (44.4°) 237,943 53.8%
31 12:43 am (103°) 11:47 am (254°) - 6:20 am (38.3°) 241,570 43.1%
* All times are local time for Philadelphia. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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