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Scottsdale, Arizona, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2026

Moon: 88.8%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 6:07:50 pm
Moon Direction: 61° Northeast
Moon Altitude: -36.6°
Moon Distance: 240,022 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 5:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 4:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 9:14 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 12:12 am (82°) 1:01 pm (274°) - 6:41 am (61.0°) 235,718 46.7%
2 1:15 am (90°) 1:28 pm (267°) - 7:26 am (54.6°) 238,845 35.9%
3 2:15 am (97°) 1:55 pm (259°) - 8:09 am (48.4°) 241,742 26.0%
4 3:16 am (104°) 2:24 pm (253°) - 8:53 am (42.7°) 244,325 17.5%
5 4:16 am (111°) 2:54 pm (247°) - 9:38 am (37.7°) 246,570 10.4%
6 5:16 am (116°) 3:29 pm (242°) - 10:25 am (33.5°) 248,467 5.1%
7 6:16 am (120°) 4:09 pm (238°) - 11:14 am (30.4°) 250,023 1.7%
8 7:14 am (123°) 4:55 pm (237°) - 12:05 pm (28.6°) 251,232 0.2%
9 8:08 am (124°) 5:46 pm (236°) - 12:57 pm (28.1°) 252,072 0.7%
10 8:57 am (123°) 6:41 pm (238°) - 1:48 pm (29.1°) 252,497 3.1%
11 9:40 am (120°) 7:38 pm (241°) - 2:37 pm (31.3°) 252,444 7.3%
12 10:16 am (117°) 8:36 pm (245°) - 3:24 pm (34.7°) 251,838 13.0%
13 10:49 am (112°) 9:34 pm (251°) - 4:08 pm (39.0°) 250,612 20.2%
14 11:17 am (106°) 10:32 pm (257°) - 4:51 pm (44.0°) 248,719 28.7%
15 11:44 am (99°) 11:29 pm (264°) - 5:33 pm (49.6°) 246,150 38.1%
16 12:09 pm (92°) - - 6:14 pm (55.6°) 242,954 48.2%
17 - 12:27 am (271°) 12:36 pm (85°) 6:57 pm (61.8°) 239,246 58.8%
18 - 1:28 am (279°) 1:04 pm (78°) 7:43 pm (67.9°) 235,223 69.3%
19 - 2:32 am (286°) 1:35 pm (71°) 8:33 pm (73.7°) 231,170 79.3%
20 - 3:40 am (293°) 2:13 pm (65°) 9:28 pm (78.7°) 227,422 88.0%
21 - 4:52 am (299°) 2:59 pm (60°) 10:29 pm (82.3°) 224,363 94.8%
22 - 6:06 am (302°) 3:56 pm (57°) 11:36 pm (83.9°) 222,344 98.9%
23 - 7:16 am (304°) 5:04 pm (57°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 8:19 am (302°) 6:19 pm (59°) 12:44 am (83.3°) 221,614 99.8%
25 - 9:12 am (298°) 7:35 pm (65°) 1:49 am (80.4°) 222,249 97.3%
26 - 9:55 am (292°) 8:49 pm (72°) 2:50 am (75.7°) 224,147 91.8%
27 - 10:31 am (284°) 9:59 pm (79°) 3:45 am (69.8°) 227,055 83.9%
28 - 11:02 am (277°) 11:05 pm (87°) 4:35 am (63.3°) 230,609 74.2%
29 - 11:30 am (269°) - 5:22 am (56.7°) 234,479 63.6%
30 12:08 am (95°) 11:58 am (261°) - 6:07 am (50.2°) 238,328 52.7%
31 1:09 am (102°) 12:26 pm (254°) - 6:51 am (44.3°) 241,918 42.0%
* All times are local time for Scottsdale. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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