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Santa Clara, California, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2026

Moon: 88.8%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 5:07:12 pm
Moon Direction: 49° Northeast
Moon Altitude: -41.1°
Moon Distance: 240,020 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 4:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 3:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:56 pm

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Santa Clara, December 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 12:43 pm (274°) - 6:23 am (57.0°) 235,807 46.4%
2 12:57 am (90°) 1:08 pm (266°) - 7:07 am (50.6°) 238,929 35.6%
3 2:00 am (98°) 1:32 pm (259°) - 7:51 am (44.4°) 241,819 25.8%
4 3:03 am (105°) 1:58 pm (252°) - 8:35 am (38.7°) 244,392 17.2%
5 4:05 am (112°) 2:27 pm (245°) - 9:20 am (33.6°) 246,627 10.2%
6 5:08 am (118°) 3:00 pm (240°) - 10:07 am (29.5°) 248,515 5.0%
7 6:10 am (122°) 3:38 pm (237°) - 10:56 am (26.5°) 250,062 1.6%
8 7:09 am (125°) 4:23 pm (235°) - 11:47 am (24.7°) 251,261 0.2%
9 8:04 am (126°) 5:14 pm (234°) - 12:38 pm (24.3°) 252,090 0.8%
10 8:52 am (125°) 6:10 pm (236°) - 1:29 pm (25.3°) 252,503 3.2%
11 9:33 am (122°) 7:09 pm (239°) - 2:18 pm (27.5°) 252,435 7.4%
12 10:07 am (118°) 8:09 pm (244°) - 3:05 pm (30.9°) 251,812 13.2%
13 10:37 am (113°) 9:09 pm (250°) - 3:50 pm (35.2°) 250,568 20.5%
14 11:04 am (106°) 10:09 pm (257°) - 4:32 pm (40.3°) 248,656 28.9%
15 11:28 am (100°) 11:09 pm (264°) - 5:14 pm (45.9°) 246,069 38.4%
16 11:51 am (92°) - - 5:56 pm (51.9°) 242,856 48.5%
17 - 12:10 am (272°) 12:15 pm (85°) 6:39 pm (58.0°) 239,137 59.1%
18 - 1:13 am (279°) 12:40 pm (77°) 7:24 pm (64.2°) 235,108 69.6%
19 - 2:20 am (287°) 1:10 pm (70°) 8:14 pm (69.9°) 231,060 79.5%
20 - 3:31 am (294°) 1:45 pm (63°) 9:10 pm (74.9°) 227,325 88.2%
21 - 4:45 am (300°) 2:29 pm (58°) 10:12 pm (78.4°) 224,291 95.0%
22 - 6:01 am (304°) 3:25 pm (55°) 11:18 pm (80.1°) 222,305 99.0%
23 - 7:12 am (306°) 4:33 pm (55°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 8:14 am (304°) 5:49 pm (58°) 12:26 am (79.3°) 221,613 99.8%
25 - 9:04 am (299°) 7:08 pm (64°) 1:31 am (76.4°) 222,286 97.2%
26 - 9:44 am (292°) 8:25 pm (71°) 2:32 am (71.6°) 224,216 91.6%
27 - 10:17 am (285°) 9:37 pm (79°) 3:27 am (65.7°) 227,147 83.6%
28 - 10:45 am (277°) 10:46 pm (87°) 4:17 am (59.2°) 230,715 73.9%
29 - 11:11 am (269°) 11:52 pm (96°) 5:04 am (52.6°) 234,588 63.3%
30 - 11:36 am (261°) - 5:48 am (46.2°) 238,433 52.4%
31 12:56 am (103°) 12:02 pm (254°) - 6:33 am (40.2°) 242,012 41.7%
* All times are local time for Santa Clara. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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