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Salem, Massachusetts, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2026

Moon: 23.7%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 5:32:59 am
Moon Direction: 15° North
Moon Altitude: -21.5°
Moon Distance: 228,203 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 10:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 7:51 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:53 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 12:18 pm (275°) - 5:52 am (52.6°) 235,352 48.0%
2 12:23 am (89°) 12:39 pm (267°) - 6:37 am (46.2°) 238,498 37.1%
3 1:30 am (97°) 1:00 pm (259°) - 7:20 am (40.0°) 241,427 27.1%
4 2:37 am (105°) 1:21 pm (251°) - 8:04 am (34.2°) 244,047 18.4%
5 3:44 am (113°) 1:46 pm (244°) - 8:49 am (29.1°) 246,332 11.1%
6 4:50 am (119°) 2:15 pm (239°) - 9:36 am (24.8°) 248,267 5.6%
7 5:55 am (124°) 2:49 pm (234°) - 10:25 am (21.6°) 249,863 2.0%
8 6:57 am (128°) 3:31 pm (232°) - 11:15 am (19.7°) 251,112 0.3%
9 7:53 am (129°) 4:21 pm (231°) - 12:07 pm (19.1°) 251,996 0.6%
10 8:42 am (128°) 5:17 pm (233°) - 12:58 pm (19.9°) 252,472 2.7%
11 9:22 am (125°) 6:18 pm (236°) - 1:47 pm (22.0°) 252,476 6.7%
12 9:54 am (121°) 7:21 pm (241°) - 2:35 pm (25.2°) 251,937 12.3%
13 10:22 am (115°) 8:25 pm (247°) - 3:19 pm (29.4°) 250,785 19.4%
14 10:45 am (109°) 9:29 pm (255°) - 4:02 pm (34.3°) 248,969 27.7%
15 11:06 am (101°) 10:32 pm (262°) - 4:44 pm (39.8°) 246,476 37.0%
16 11:25 am (94°) 11:37 pm (270°) - 5:25 pm (45.8°) 243,347 47.1%
17 11:45 am (85°) - - 6:08 pm (51.9°) 239,688 57.6%
18 - 12:44 am (279°) 12:06 pm (77°) 6:53 pm (58.1°) 235,689 68.1%
19 - 1:54 am (287°) 12:31 pm (69°) 7:43 pm (63.9°) 231,622 78.2%
20 - 3:09 am (295°) 1:01 pm (62°) 8:37 pm (69.0°) 227,823 87.1%
21 - 4:27 am (302°) 1:40 pm (56°) 9:38 pm (72.8°) 224,665 94.2%
22 - 5:46 am (307°) 2:31 pm (52°) 10:44 pm (74.7°) 222,513 98.6%
23 - 7:00 am (309°) 3:37 pm (51°) 11:52 pm (74.3°) 221,628 99.9%
24 - 8:01 am (307°) 4:54 pm (54°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
25 - 8:50 am (302°) 6:17 pm (60°) 12:58 am (71.7°) 222,110 97.8%
26 - 9:27 am (295°) 7:39 pm (68°) 1:59 am (67.2°) 223,875 92.6%
27 - 9:56 am (287°) 8:57 pm (77°) 2:55 am (61.4°) 226,684 84.9%
28 - 10:21 am (278°) 10:10 pm (86°) 3:46 am (54.9°) 230,182 75.4%
29 - 10:43 am (270°) 11:21 pm (95°) 4:33 am (48.3°) 234,034 64.8%
30 - 11:04 am (261°) - 5:18 am (41.8°) 237,898 53.9%
31 12:29 am (103°) 11:26 am (253°) - 6:02 am (35.8°) 241,529 43.2%
* All times are local time for Salem. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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