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Poway, California, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2026

Moon: 23.7%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 2:29:40 am
Moon Direction: 329° Northwest
Moon Altitude: -25.5°
Moon Distance: 228,202 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 7:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 4:51 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 9:37 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 12:22 pm (274°) - 6:02 am (61.5°) 235,763 46.6%
2 12:36 am (90°) 12:49 pm (266°) - 6:47 am (55.1°) 238,888 35.8%
3 1:36 am (97°) 1:17 pm (259°) - 7:30 am (48.9°) 241,781 25.9%
4 2:36 am (104°) 1:45 pm (253°) - 8:14 am (43.2°) 244,359 17.3%
5 3:36 am (111°) 2:17 pm (247°) - 8:59 am (38.1°) 246,599 10.3%
6 4:36 am (116°) 2:52 pm (242°) - 9:46 am (34.0°) 248,491 5.0%
7 5:36 am (120°) 3:32 pm (239°) - 10:36 am (30.9°) 250,043 1.7%
8 6:34 am (123°) 4:18 pm (237°) - 11:27 am (29.1°) 251,247 0.2%
9 7:28 am (124°) 5:09 pm (237°) - 12:18 pm (28.7°) 252,081 0.7%
10 8:16 am (123°) 6:04 pm (238°) - 1:09 pm (29.7°) 252,500 3.1%
11 8:59 am (120°) 7:01 pm (241°) - 1:58 pm (31.9°) 252,439 7.3%
12 9:36 am (116°) 7:59 pm (246°) - 2:45 pm (35.3°) 251,825 13.1%
13 10:08 am (111°) 8:57 pm (251°) - 3:30 pm (39.6°) 250,590 20.4%
14 10:37 am (106°) 9:54 pm (257°) - 4:12 pm (44.6°) 248,687 28.8%
15 11:04 am (99°) 10:51 pm (264°) - 4:54 pm (50.2°) 246,109 38.2%
16 11:30 am (92°) 11:49 pm (271°) - 5:35 pm (56.2°) 242,904 48.4%
17 11:57 am (85°) - - 6:18 pm (62.4°) 239,190 58.9%
18 - 12:49 am (279°) 12:25 pm (78°) 7:04 pm (68.5°) 235,164 69.5%
19 - 1:52 am (286°) 12:57 pm (71°) 7:54 pm (74.3°) 231,114 79.4%
20 - 3:00 am (293°) 1:36 pm (65°) 8:49 pm (79.3°) 227,373 88.1%
21 - 4:12 am (298°) 2:22 pm (60°) 9:51 pm (82.9°) 224,326 94.9%
22 - 5:26 am (302°) 3:19 pm (57°) 10:57 pm (84.5°) 222,324 98.9%
23 - 6:36 am (303°) 4:27 pm (57°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 7:39 am (302°) 5:42 pm (60°) 12:05 am (83.8°) 221,613 99.8%
25 - 8:31 am (297°) 6:58 pm (65°) 1:11 am (80.9°) 222,268 97.3%
26 - 9:15 am (291°) 8:12 pm (72°) 2:11 am (76.2°) 224,182 91.7%
27 - 9:51 am (284°) 9:21 pm (79°) 3:06 am (70.3°) 227,102 83.7%
28 - 10:22 am (276°) 10:26 pm (87°) 3:57 am (63.8°) 230,663 74.1%
29 - 10:51 am (269°) 11:29 pm (95°) 4:43 am (57.1°) 234,535 63.5%
30 - 11:19 am (261°) - 5:28 am (50.7°) 238,382 52.5%
31 12:30 am (102°) 11:48 am (254°) - 6:13 am (44.7°) 241,966 41.9%
* All times are local time for Poway. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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