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

Moon: 88.8%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 5:07:59 pm
Moon Direction: 52° Northeast
Moon Altitude: -41.5°
Moon Distance: 240,022 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 4:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 3:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:48 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 12:35 pm (274°) - 6:15 am (59.8°) 235,791 46.5%
2 12:49 am (90°) 1:01 pm (266°) - 6:59 am (53.4°) 238,913 35.7%
3 1:50 am (98°) 1:28 pm (259°) - 7:43 am (47.2°) 241,804 25.8%
4 2:51 am (105°) 1:55 pm (252°) - 8:27 am (41.5°) 244,380 17.3%
5 3:52 am (111°) 2:26 pm (246°) - 9:12 am (36.4°) 246,617 10.3%
6 4:53 am (117°) 3:00 pm (241°) - 9:59 am (32.3°) 248,506 5.0%
7 5:54 am (121°) 3:39 pm (238°) - 10:48 am (29.2°) 250,054 1.6%
8 6:52 am (123°) 4:25 pm (236°) - 11:39 am (27.4°) 251,255 0.2%
9 7:46 am (124°) 5:16 pm (236°) - 12:31 pm (27.0°) 252,087 0.7%
10 8:34 am (123°) 6:11 pm (237°) - 1:22 pm (28.0°) 252,502 3.2%
11 9:16 am (121°) 7:09 pm (241°) - 2:11 pm (30.3°) 252,436 7.4%
12 9:53 am (117°) 8:08 pm (245°) - 2:58 pm (33.7°) 251,817 13.2%
13 10:24 am (112°) 9:06 pm (251°) - 3:42 pm (38.0°) 250,577 20.4%
14 10:52 am (106°) 10:04 pm (257°) - 4:25 pm (43.0°) 248,668 28.9%
15 11:18 am (99°) 11:02 pm (264°) - 5:06 pm (48.6°) 246,084 38.3%
16 11:43 am (92°) - - 5:48 pm (54.6°) 242,875 48.5%
17 - 12:02 am (271°) 12:08 pm (85°) 6:31 pm (60.8°) 239,157 59.0%
18 - 1:03 am (279°) 12:36 pm (78°) 7:17 pm (66.9°) 235,130 69.5%
19 - 2:07 am (286°) 1:07 pm (70°) 8:07 pm (72.7°) 231,080 79.5%
20 - 3:16 am (293°) 1:44 pm (64°) 9:02 pm (77.6°) 227,343 88.2%
21 - 4:29 am (299°) 2:30 pm (59°) 10:04 pm (81.2°) 224,304 94.9%
22 - 5:44 am (303°) 3:27 pm (56°) 11:10 pm (82.8°) 222,313 99.0%
23 - 6:54 am (304°) 4:34 pm (56°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 7:57 am (302°) 5:50 pm (59°) 12:18 am (82.1°) 221,613 99.8%
25 - 8:48 am (298°) 7:07 pm (65°) 1:23 am (79.2°) 222,279 97.3%
26 - 9:30 am (292°) 8:22 pm (72°) 2:24 am (74.5°) 224,203 91.7%
27 - 10:05 am (284°) 9:32 pm (79°) 3:19 am (68.5°) 227,130 83.7%
28 - 10:36 am (276°) 10:39 pm (87°) 4:09 am (62.0°) 230,695 74.0%
29 - 11:04 am (269°) 11:43 pm (95°) 4:56 am (55.4°) 234,568 63.4%
30 - 11:30 am (261°) - 5:41 am (49.0°) 238,413 52.5%
31 12:45 am (103°) 11:58 am (254°) - 6:25 am (43.0°) 241,995 41.8%
* All times are local time for Santa Ynez. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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