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San Francisco, California, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2026

Moon: 88.0%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 7:44:10 pm
Moon Direction: 79° East
Moon Altitude: -14.8°
Moon Distance: 240,379 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 4:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 3:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:58 pm

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for San Francisco, December 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 12:45 pm (274°) - 6:25 am (56.5°) 235,811 46.4%
2 12:59 am (90°) 1:10 pm (266°) - 7:09 am (50.1°) 238,933 35.6%
3 2:02 am (98°) 1:34 pm (259°) - 7:53 am (44.0°) 241,822 25.8%
4 3:05 am (105°) 2:00 pm (252°) - 8:36 am (38.2°) 244,395 17.2%
5 4:08 am (112°) 2:28 pm (245°) - 9:22 am (33.2°) 246,630 10.2%
6 5:11 am (118°) 3:01 pm (240°) - 10:09 am (29.1°) 248,517 5.0%
7 6:13 am (122°) 3:39 pm (236°) - 10:58 am (26.0°) 250,063 1.6%
8 7:13 am (125°) 4:23 pm (234°) - 11:49 am (24.3°) 251,262 0.2%
9 8:07 am (126°) 5:14 pm (234°) - 12:40 pm (23.9°) 252,091 0.8%
10 8:55 am (125°) 6:10 pm (236°) - 1:31 pm (24.8°) 252,503 3.2%
11 9:36 am (122°) 7:09 pm (239°) - 2:20 pm (27.1°) 252,434 7.4%
12 10:11 am (118°) 8:10 pm (244°) - 3:07 pm (30.5°) 251,811 13.2%
13 10:40 am (113°) 9:10 pm (250°) - 3:52 pm (34.8°) 250,566 20.5%
14 11:06 am (106°) 10:10 pm (257°) - 4:34 pm (39.9°) 248,653 28.9%
15 11:30 am (100°) 11:10 pm (264°) - 5:16 pm (45.4°) 246,066 38.4%
16 11:53 am (92°) - - 5:58 pm (51.4°) 242,852 48.5%
17 - 12:12 am (272°) 12:16 pm (85°) 6:41 pm (57.6°) 239,132 59.1%
18 - 1:15 am (279°) 12:42 pm (77°) 7:26 pm (63.7°) 235,103 69.6%
19 - 2:22 am (287°) 1:11 pm (70°) 8:16 pm (69.5°) 231,055 79.5%
20 - 3:34 am (294°) 1:46 pm (63°) 9:12 pm (74.4°) 227,321 88.2%
21 - 4:49 am (300°) 2:30 pm (58°) 10:13 pm (78.0°) 224,287 95.0%
22 - 6:05 am (305°) 3:25 pm (55°) 11:20 pm (79.6°) 222,304 99.0%
23 - 7:16 am (306°) 4:33 pm (55°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 8:17 am (304°) 5:49 pm (58°) 12:28 am (78.9°) 221,613 99.8%
25 - 9:07 am (299°) 7:09 pm (63°) 1:33 am (76.0°) 222,288 97.2%
26 - 9:47 am (293°) 8:26 pm (71°) 2:34 am (71.2°) 224,219 91.6%
27 - 10:19 am (285°) 9:39 pm (79°) 3:29 am (65.3°) 227,151 83.6%
28 - 10:47 am (277°) 10:48 pm (87°) 4:19 am (58.8°) 230,720 73.9%
29 - 11:13 am (269°) 11:54 pm (96°) 5:06 am (52.2°) 234,593 63.3%
30 - 11:37 am (261°) - 5:50 am (45.7°) 238,438 52.4%
31 12:58 am (103°) 12:03 pm (253°) - 6:35 am (39.8°) 242,017 41.7%
* All times are local time for San Francisco. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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