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Time, Illinois, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2026

Moon: 45.6%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 25, 2026 at 4:40:56 am
Moon Direction: 331° Northwest
Moon Altitude: -16.8°
Moon Distance: 230,134 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 9:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 6:51 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 11:21 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 12:37 pm (275°) - 6:14 am (55.3°) 235,529 47.4%
2 12:46 am (89°) 1:00 pm (267°) - 6:58 am (48.9°) 238,666 36.5%
3 1:51 am (97°) 1:23 pm (259°) - 7:42 am (42.7°) 241,580 26.6%
4 2:56 am (105°) 1:47 pm (252°) - 8:26 am (36.9°) 244,182 17.9%
5 4:00 am (112°) 2:14 pm (245°) - 9:11 am (31.8°) 246,447 10.8%
6 5:04 am (118°) 2:45 pm (240°) - 9:58 am (27.6°) 248,364 5.4%
7 6:07 am (123°) 3:22 pm (236°) - 10:47 am (24.5°) 249,941 1.8%
8 7:08 am (126°) 4:05 pm (233°) - 11:38 am (22.6°) 251,171 0.3%
9 8:03 am (127°) 4:56 pm (233°) - 12:29 pm (22.1°) 252,034 0.6%
10 8:51 am (126°) 5:52 pm (235°) - 1:20 pm (22.9°) 252,485 2.9%
11 9:32 am (123°) 6:51 pm (238°) - 2:09 pm (25.1°) 252,461 7.0%
12 10:06 am (119°) 7:53 pm (243°) - 2:56 pm (28.4°) 251,890 12.7%
13 10:35 am (114°) 8:55 pm (249°) - 3:41 pm (32.6°) 250,702 19.8%
14 11:00 am (107°) 9:56 pm (256°) - 4:24 pm (37.6°) 248,849 28.2%
15 11:23 am (100°) 10:57 pm (263°) - 5:05 pm (43.1°) 246,319 37.5%
16 11:45 am (93°) - - 5:47 pm (49.1°) 243,158 47.6%
17 - 12:00 am (271°) 12:07 pm (85°) 6:30 pm (55.3°) 239,475 58.2%
18 - 1:04 am (279°) 12:31 pm (77°) 7:15 pm (61.4°) 235,464 68.7%
19 - 2:12 am (287°) 12:58 pm (70°) 8:05 pm (67.2°) 231,403 78.7%
20 - 3:25 am (294°) 1:31 pm (63°) 9:00 pm (72.2°) 227,628 87.5%
21 - 4:41 am (301°) 2:13 pm (57°) 10:01 pm (76.0°) 224,517 94.5%
22 - 5:58 am (305°) 3:06 pm (54°) 11:07 pm (77.8°) 222,429 98.7%
23 - 7:10 am (307°) 4:13 pm (53°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 8:12 am (305°) 5:29 pm (56°) 12:15 am (77.3°) 221,619 99.8%
25 - 9:02 am (300°) 6:50 pm (62°) 1:21 am (74.5°) 222,175 97.6%
26 - 9:41 am (294°) 8:09 pm (70°) 2:22 am (69.9°) 224,005 92.2%
27 - 10:12 am (286°) 9:24 pm (78°) 3:17 am (64.0°) 226,863 84.4%
28 - 10:39 am (278°) 10:35 pm (87°) 4:08 am (57.6°) 230,388 74.8%
29 - 11:04 am (269°) 11:42 pm (95°) 4:55 am (50.9°) 234,249 64.2%
30 - 11:27 am (261°) - 5:40 am (44.5°) 238,106 53.3%
31 12:48 am (103°) 11:51 am (254°) - 6:24 am (38.5°) 241,718 42.6%
* All times are local time for Time. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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