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Rockford, Illinois, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2026

Moon: 88.3%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 8:48:56 pm
Moon Direction: 92° East
Moon Altitude: 1.2°
Moon Distance: 240,253 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 6:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 5:37 am
Next Moonset: Tomorrow, 8:48 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 12:32 pm (275°) - 6:07 am (52.6°) 235,514 47.4%
2 12:39 am (89°) 12:53 pm (267°) - 6:52 am (46.2°) 238,652 36.6%
3 1:46 am (98°) 1:14 pm (258°) - 7:35 am (40.0°) 241,567 26.6%
4 2:53 am (106°) 1:36 pm (251°) - 8:19 am (34.2°) 244,171 18.0%
5 3:59 am (113°) 2:01 pm (244°) - 9:04 am (29.1°) 246,438 10.8%
6 5:06 am (120°) 2:30 pm (238°) - 9:51 am (24.9°) 248,356 5.4%
7 6:11 am (124°) 3:05 pm (234°) - 10:40 am (21.7°) 249,935 1.8%
8 7:12 am (128°) 3:47 pm (232°) - 11:31 am (19.9°) 251,166 0.3%
9 8:08 am (129°) 4:37 pm (231°) - 12:22 pm (19.3°) 252,031 0.6%
10 8:55 am (128°) 5:34 pm (233°) - 1:13 pm (20.2°) 252,484 2.9%
11 9:35 am (125°) 6:35 pm (236°) - 2:03 pm (22.3°) 252,463 6.9%
12 10:08 am (121°) 7:38 pm (242°) - 2:50 pm (25.6°) 251,894 12.6%
13 10:35 am (115°) 8:42 pm (248°) - 3:34 pm (29.8°) 250,709 19.7%
14 10:58 am (108°) 9:45 pm (255°) - 4:17 pm (34.8°) 248,859 28.1%
15 11:19 am (101°) 10:49 pm (263°) - 4:59 pm (40.4°) 246,332 37.5%
16 11:39 am (93°) 11:53 pm (271°) - 5:40 pm (46.3°) 243,173 47.6%
17 11:59 am (85°) - - 6:23 pm (52.5°) 239,492 58.1%
18 - 1:00 am (279°) 12:21 pm (77°) 7:09 pm (58.6°) 235,482 68.6%
19 - 2:10 am (288°) 12:46 pm (69°) 7:58 pm (64.4°) 231,421 78.7%
20 - 3:25 am (296°) 1:16 pm (62°) 8:53 pm (69.5°) 227,644 87.5%
21 - 4:43 am (302°) 1:56 pm (56°) 9:54 pm (73.2°) 224,529 94.4%
22 - 6:02 am (307°) 2:48 pm (52°) 11:00 pm (75.0°) 222,436 98.7%
23 - 7:15 am (309°) 3:54 pm (52°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 8:16 am (307°) 5:12 pm (55°) 12:08 am (74.5°) 221,619 99.8%
25 - 9:04 am (302°) 6:35 pm (61°) 1:14 am (71.7°) 222,170 97.6%
26 - 9:41 am (295°) 7:56 pm (69°) 2:15 am (67.1°) 223,994 92.3%
27 - 10:10 am (287°) 9:14 pm (77°) 3:10 am (61.3°) 226,848 84.4%
28 - 10:35 am (278°) 10:27 pm (86°) 4:01 am (54.8°) 230,371 74.9%
29 - 10:57 am (269°) 11:37 pm (95°) 4:48 am (48.2°) 234,231 64.3%
30 - 11:18 am (261°) - 5:33 am (41.8°) 238,089 53.4%
31 12:45 am (104°) 11:40 am (253°) - 6:17 am (35.8°) 241,702 42.7%
* All times are local time for Rockford. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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