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Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2026

Moon: 88.8%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 7:54:12 pm
Moon Direction: 85° East
Moon Altitude: -5.8°
Moon Distance: 239,991 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 7:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 6:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:22 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 12:18 pm (275°) - 5:51 am (52.1°) 235,351 48.0%
2 12:22 am (89°) 12:38 pm (267°) - 6:36 am (45.7°) 238,496 37.1%
3 1:30 am (97°) 12:58 pm (259°) - 7:20 am (39.5°) 241,426 27.1%
4 2:37 am (106°) 1:20 pm (251°) - 8:03 am (33.7°) 244,046 18.4%
5 3:44 am (113°) 1:44 pm (244°) - 8:48 am (28.5°) 246,331 11.1%
6 4:51 am (120°) 2:12 pm (238°) - 9:35 am (24.3°) 248,267 5.6%
7 5:57 am (125°) 2:46 pm (234°) - 10:24 am (21.1°) 249,863 2.0%
8 6:59 am (128°) 3:28 pm (231°) - 11:15 am (19.1°) 251,112 0.3%
9 7:55 am (129°) 4:18 pm (231°) - 12:06 pm (18.5°) 251,996 0.6%
10 8:43 am (129°) 5:14 pm (232°) - 12:57 pm (19.3°) 252,472 2.7%
11 9:23 am (126°) 6:15 pm (236°) - 1:47 pm (21.4°) 252,476 6.7%
12 9:56 am (121°) 7:19 pm (241°) - 2:34 pm (24.6°) 251,938 12.3%
13 10:22 am (115°) 8:23 pm (247°) - 3:19 pm (28.8°) 250,785 19.4%
14 10:45 am (109°) 9:27 pm (254°) - 4:02 pm (33.7°) 248,970 27.7%
15 11:06 am (101°) 10:31 pm (262°) - 4:43 pm (39.3°) 246,477 37.0%
16 11:25 am (94°) 11:36 pm (270°) - 5:25 pm (45.2°) 243,348 47.1%
17 11:44 am (85°) - - 6:08 pm (51.3°) 239,689 57.6%
18 - 12:44 am (279°) 12:05 pm (77°) 6:53 pm (57.5°) 235,691 68.1%
19 - 1:54 am (287°) 12:29 pm (69°) 7:42 pm (63.3°) 231,624 78.2%
20 - 3:10 am (296°) 12:59 pm (62°) 8:37 pm (68.4°) 227,824 87.1%
21 - 4:29 am (302°) 1:37 pm (55°) 9:38 pm (72.2°) 224,666 94.1%
22 - 5:48 am (307°) 2:28 pm (52°) 10:43 pm (74.1°) 222,513 98.6%
23 - 7:02 am (309°) 3:34 pm (51°) 11:51 pm (73.8°) 221,628 99.9%
24 - 8:03 am (307°) 4:51 pm (54°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
25 - 8:51 am (303°) 6:15 pm (60°) 12:57 am (71.1°) 222,110 97.8%
26 - 9:28 am (296°) 7:37 pm (68°) 1:59 am (66.6°) 223,874 92.6%
27 - 9:57 am (287°) 8:55 pm (77°) 2:54 am (60.8°) 226,683 84.9%
28 - 10:21 am (278°) 10:09 pm (86°) 3:45 am (54.4°) 230,181 75.4%
29 - 10:42 am (270°) 11:20 pm (95°) 4:32 am (47.7°) 234,032 64.8%
30 - 11:03 am (261°) - 5:17 am (41.3°) 237,897 53.9%
31 12:29 am (103°) 11:24 am (253°) - 6:02 am (35.2°) 241,528 43.2%
* All times are local time for Portsmouth. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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