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Rochester, Minnesota, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2026

Moon: 88.8%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 7:00:45 pm
Moon Direction: ↑ 70° East
Moon Altitude: -19.8°
Moon Distance: 240,006 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 6:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 5:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:53 pm
Location of Rochester Location

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 12:46 pm ↑ (275°) - 6:21 am (50.7°) 235,544 47.3%
2 12:53 am ↑ (89°) 1:06 pm ↑ (266°) - 7:06 am (44.3°) 238,680 36.5%
3 2:02 am ↑ (98°) 1:25 pm ↑ (258°) - 7:49 am (38.1°) 241,593 26.6%
4 3:10 am ↑ (106°) 1:46 pm ↑ (250°) - 8:33 am (32.4°) 244,194 17.9%
5 4:18 am ↑ (114°) 2:10 pm ↑ (243°) - 9:18 am (27.3°) 246,457 10.8%
6 5:25 am ↑ (121°) 2:38 pm ↑ (237°) - 10:05 am (23.1°) 248,373 5.4%
7 6:32 am ↑ (126°) 3:12 pm ↑ (233°) - 10:54 am (20.0°) 249,948 1.8%
8 7:34 am ↑ (129°) 3:53 pm ↑ (230°) - 11:45 am (18.1°) 251,176 0.3%
9 8:30 am ↑ (130°) 4:43 pm ↑ (230°) - 12:36 pm (17.6°) 252,037 0.6%
10 9:17 am ↑ (129°) 5:40 pm ↑ (232°) - 1:27 pm (18.4°) 252,486 2.9%
11 9:56 am ↑ (126°) 6:42 pm ↑ (235°) - 2:17 pm (20.6°) 252,460 7.0%
12 10:27 am ↑ (121°) 7:47 pm ↑ (241°) - 3:04 pm (23.9°) 251,886 12.7%
13 10:53 am ↑ (116°) 8:52 pm ↑ (247°) - 3:48 pm (28.1°) 250,695 19.8%
14 11:15 am ↑ (109°) 9:56 pm ↑ (255°) - 4:31 pm (33.1°) 248,838 28.2%
15 11:35 am ↑ (101°) 11:01 pm ↑ (263°) - 5:13 pm (38.7°) 246,306 37.6%
16 11:53 am ↑ (93°) - - 5:54 pm (44.6°) 243,141 47.7%
17 - 12:07 am ↑ (271°) 12:12 pm ↑ (85°) 6:37 pm (50.8°) 239,456 58.2%
18 - 1:16 am ↑ (280°) 12:32 pm ↑ (76°) 7:23 pm (56.9°) 235,444 68.7%
19 - 2:27 am ↑ (288°) 12:56 pm ↑ (68°) 8:12 pm (62.7°) 231,384 78.8%
20 - 3:44 am ↑ (296°) 1:25 pm ↑ (61°) 9:07 pm (67.7°) 227,611 87.6%
21 - 5:04 am ↑ (303°) 2:03 pm ↑ (55°) 10:08 pm (71.4°) 224,504 94.5%
22 - 6:24 am ↑ (308°) 2:54 pm ↑ (51°) 11:14 pm (73.2°) 222,422 98.8%
23 - 7:37 am ↑ (310°) 4:00 pm ↑ (50°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 8:37 am ↑ (308°) 5:19 pm ↑ (54°) 12:22 am (72.7°) 221,618 99.8%
25 - 9:24 am ↑ (303°) 6:43 pm ↑ (60°) 1:28 am (69.9°) 222,181 97.6%
26 - 9:59 am ↑ (295°) 8:06 pm ↑ (68°) 2:29 am (65.3°) 224,016 92.2%
27 - 10:27 am ↑ (287°) 9:26 pm ↑ (77°) 3:24 am (59.5°) 226,878 84.4%
28 - 10:50 am ↑ (278°) 10:40 pm ↑ (86°) 4:15 am (53.0°) 230,406 74.8%
29 - 11:10 am ↑ (269°) 11:52 pm ↑ (95°) 5:02 am (46.4°) 234,268 64.2%
30 - 11:30 am ↑ (260°) - 5:47 am (39.9°) 238,125 53.3%
31 1:01 am ↑ (104°) 11:51 am ↑ (252°) - 6:31 am (33.9°) 241,734 42.6%
* All times are local time for Rochester. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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