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

Moon: 88.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 5:11:53 pm
Moon Direction: 49° Northeast
Moon Altitude: -39.4°
Moon Distance: 240,031 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 4:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 3:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:55 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 12:42 pm (274°) - 6:21 am (55.7°) 235,803 46.4%
2 12:55 am (90°) 1:06 pm (266°) - 7:05 am (49.3°) 238,925 35.6%
3 1:59 am (98°) 1:29 pm (258°) - 7:49 am (43.2°) 241,815 25.8%
4 3:03 am (106°) 1:54 pm (251°) - 8:33 am (37.4°) 244,389 17.3%
5 4:06 am (112°) 2:22 pm (245°) - 9:18 am (32.4°) 246,625 10.2%
6 5:10 am (118°) 2:54 pm (240°) - 10:05 am (28.3°) 248,513 5.0%
7 6:12 am (123°) 3:32 pm (236°) - 10:54 am (25.2°) 250,060 1.6%
8 7:12 am (126°) 4:16 pm (234°) - 11:45 am (23.5°) 251,259 0.2%
9 8:06 am (126°) 5:07 pm (234°) - 12:37 pm (23.1°) 252,089 0.7%
10 8:54 am (125°) 6:03 pm (235°) - 1:27 pm (24.0°) 252,502 3.2%
11 9:35 am (123°) 7:03 pm (239°) - 2:17 pm (26.3°) 252,435 7.4%
12 10:09 am (118°) 8:04 pm (244°) - 3:03 pm (29.7°) 251,814 13.2%
13 10:38 am (113°) 9:05 pm (250°) - 3:48 pm (34.0°) 250,570 20.5%
14 11:04 am (107°) 10:05 pm (256°) - 4:31 pm (39.0°) 248,659 28.9%
15 11:27 am (100°) 11:06 pm (264°) - 5:12 pm (44.6°) 246,073 38.4%
16 11:49 am (92°) - - 5:54 pm (50.6°) 242,861 48.5%
17 - 12:08 am (272°) 12:12 pm (85°) 6:37 pm (56.8°) 239,142 59.1%
18 - 1:12 am (280°) 12:37 pm (77°) 7:22 pm (62.9°) 235,114 69.6%
19 - 2:20 am (287°) 1:05 pm (69°) 8:12 pm (68.7°) 231,065 79.5%
20 - 3:32 am (295°) 1:40 pm (63°) 9:08 pm (73.6°) 227,330 88.2%
21 - 4:47 am (301°) 2:23 pm (57°) 10:10 pm (77.2°) 224,294 94.9%
22 - 6:04 am (305°) 3:18 pm (54°) 11:16 pm (78.8°) 222,307 99.0%
23 - 7:15 am (306°) 4:26 pm (54°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 8:16 am (304°) 5:43 pm (57°) 12:24 am (78.1°) 221,613 99.8%
25 - 9:05 am (299°) 7:03 pm (63°) 1:29 am (75.2°) 222,284 97.2%
26 - 9:45 am (293°) 8:20 pm (70°) 2:30 am (70.4°) 224,212 91.7%
27 - 10:16 am (285°) 9:34 pm (79°) 3:25 am (64.5°) 227,143 83.6%
28 - 10:44 am (277°) 10:44 pm (87°) 4:15 am (58.0°) 230,710 73.9%
29 - 11:09 am (269°) 11:50 pm (96°) 5:02 am (51.4°) 234,583 63.3%
30 - 11:33 am (261°) - 5:47 am (44.9°) 238,428 52.4%
31 12:55 am (104°) 11:58 am (253°) - 6:31 am (39.0°) 242,008 41.7%
* All times are local time for Sacramento. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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