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Traverse City, Michigan, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2026

Moon: 88.8%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 8:05:41 pm
Moon Direction: 76° East
Moon Altitude: -14.1°
Moon Distance: 240,017 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 7:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 6:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 9:25 pm

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Traverse City, December 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 12:12 am (80°) 1:19 pm (275°) - 6:53 am (50.1°) 235,483 47.5%
2 1:24 am (89°) 1:38 pm (267°) - 7:37 am (43.7°) 238,622 36.7%
3 2:34 am (98°) 1:57 pm (258°) - 8:21 am (37.5°) 241,541 26.7%
4 3:42 am (106°) 2:17 pm (250°) - 9:05 am (31.8°) 244,147 18.0%
5 4:51 am (114°) 2:40 pm (243°) - 9:50 am (26.7°) 246,418 10.9%
6 5:59 am (121°) 3:07 pm (237°) - 10:37 am (22.4°) 248,339 5.4%
7 7:06 am (126°) 3:40 pm (232°) - 11:26 am (19.3°) 249,921 1.9%
8 8:09 am (130°) 4:21 pm (230°) - 12:16 pm (17.4°) 251,156 0.3%
9 9:05 am (131°) 5:11 pm (229°) - 1:08 pm (16.8°) 252,024 0.6%
10 9:53 am (130°) 6:08 pm (231°) - 1:59 pm (17.7°) 252,482 2.9%
11 10:31 am (127°) 7:11 pm (235°) - 2:48 pm (19.8°) 252,465 6.9%
12 11:02 am (122°) 8:16 pm (240°) - 3:35 pm (23.1°) 251,902 12.6%
13 11:27 am (116°) 9:21 pm (247°) - 4:20 pm (27.3°) 250,724 19.7%
14 11:49 am (109°) 10:27 pm (254°) - 5:03 pm (32.3°) 248,880 28.0%
15 12:08 pm (101°) 11:32 pm (262°) - 5:44 pm (37.8°) 246,360 37.4%
16 12:26 pm (93°) - - 6:26 pm (43.7°) 243,207 47.5%
17 - 12:39 am (271°) 12:44 pm (85°) 7:09 pm (49.9°) 239,530 58.0%
18 - 1:48 am (280°) 1:03 pm (76°) 7:54 pm (56.0°) 235,522 68.5%
19 - 3:00 am (288°) 1:26 pm (68°) 8:44 pm (61.8°) 231,460 78.6%
20 - 4:17 am (297°) 1:54 pm (60°) 9:39 pm (66.9°) 227,678 87.4%
21 - 5:38 am (304°) 2:32 pm (54°) 10:40 pm (70.6°) 224,555 94.4%
22 - 6:59 am (309°) 3:22 pm (50°) 11:46 pm (72.5°) 222,450 98.7%
23 - 8:12 am (311°) 4:28 pm (50°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 9:12 am (309°) 5:47 pm (53°) 12:54 am (72.0°) 221,621 99.8%
25 - 9:58 am (303°) 7:12 pm (59°) 1:59 am (69.3°) 222,158 97.6%
26 - 10:33 am (296°) 8:36 pm (67°) 3:01 am (64.7°) 223,971 92.3%
27 - 11:00 am (287°) 9:56 pm (77°) 3:56 am (58.8°) 226,817 84.5%
28 - 11:22 am (278°) 11:11 pm (86°) 4:47 am (52.4°) 230,335 75.0%
29 - 11:42 am (269°) - 5:34 am (45.8°) 234,194 64.4%
30 12:23 am (95°) 12:02 pm (261°) - 6:19 am (39.3°) 238,053 53.5%
31 1:34 am (104°) 12:22 pm (252°) - 7:03 am (33.3°) 241,669 42.8%
* All times are local time for Traverse City. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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