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

Moon: 88.4%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 6:17:11 pm
Moon Direction: 64° Northeast
Moon Altitude: -30.3°
Moon Distance: 240,180 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 4:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 3:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:59 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 12:46 pm (274°) - 6:25 am (56.3°) 235,812 46.4%
2 12:59 am (90°) 1:10 pm (266°) - 7:10 am (49.9°) 238,934 35.6%
3 2:03 am (98°) 1:34 pm (259°) - 7:53 am (43.8°) 241,823 25.8%
4 3:06 am (105°) 2:00 pm (251°) - 8:37 am (38.0°) 244,396 17.2%
5 4:09 am (112°) 2:28 pm (245°) - 9:22 am (33.0°) 246,630 10.2%
6 5:12 am (118°) 3:00 pm (240°) - 10:09 am (28.9°) 248,517 5.0%
7 6:15 am (122°) 3:38 pm (236°) - 10:58 am (25.8°) 250,064 1.6%
8 7:14 am (125°) 4:23 pm (234°) - 11:49 am (24.1°) 251,262 0.2%
9 8:08 am (126°) 5:14 pm (234°) - 12:41 pm (23.7°) 252,091 0.8%
10 8:56 am (125°) 6:10 pm (236°) - 1:32 pm (24.7°) 252,503 3.2%
11 9:37 am (122°) 7:09 pm (239°) - 2:21 pm (26.9°) 252,434 7.4%
12 10:12 am (118°) 8:10 pm (244°) - 3:08 pm (30.3°) 251,811 13.2%
13 10:41 am (113°) 9:10 pm (250°) - 3:52 pm (34.6°) 250,566 20.5%
14 11:07 am (106°) 10:11 pm (257°) - 4:35 pm (39.7°) 248,652 28.9%
15 11:31 am (100°) 11:11 pm (264°) - 5:16 pm (45.3°) 246,065 38.4%
16 11:54 am (92°) - - 5:58 pm (51.2°) 242,851 48.6%
17 - 12:12 am (272°) 12:17 pm (85°) 6:41 pm (57.4°) 239,131 59.1%
18 - 1:16 am (279°) 12:42 pm (77°) 7:27 pm (63.5°) 235,102 69.6%
19 - 2:23 am (287°) 1:11 pm (70°) 8:17 pm (69.3°) 231,053 79.5%
20 - 3:34 am (294°) 1:46 pm (63°) 9:12 pm (74.3°) 227,320 88.2%
21 - 4:50 am (301°) 2:30 pm (58°) 10:14 pm (77.8°) 224,287 95.0%
22 - 6:06 am (305°) 3:25 pm (55°) 11:20 pm (79.4°) 222,303 99.0%
23 - 7:17 am (306°) 4:33 pm (55°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 8:18 am (304°) 5:49 pm (58°) 12:28 am (78.7°) 221,613 99.8%
25 - 9:08 am (299°) 7:09 pm (63°) 1:34 am (75.8°) 222,288 97.2%
26 - 9:47 am (293°) 8:26 pm (71°) 2:34 am (71.0°) 224,220 91.6%
27 - 10:20 am (285°) 9:39 pm (79°) 3:29 am (65.1°) 227,152 83.6%
28 - 10:48 am (277°) 10:48 pm (87°) 4:19 am (58.6°) 230,721 73.9%
29 - 11:13 am (269°) 11:54 pm (96°) 5:06 am (52.0°) 234,594 63.3%
30 - 11:38 am (261°) - 5:51 am (45.5°) 238,439 52.4%
31 12:59 am (103°) 12:03 pm (253°) - 6:35 am (39.6°) 242,018 41.7%
* All times are local time for San Rafael. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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