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Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2026

Moon: 88.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 8:31:18 pm
Moon Direction: 88° East
Moon Altitude: -2.4°
Moon Distance: 240,076 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 7:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 6:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:44 pm

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Wilkes-Barre, December 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 12:38 pm (275°) - 6:13 am (53.8°) 235,396 47.8%
2 12:44 am (89°) 12:59 pm (267°) - 6:57 am (47.4°) 238,540 37.0%
3 1:50 am (97°) 1:21 pm (259°) - 7:41 am (41.2°) 241,466 27.0%
4 2:56 am (105°) 1:44 pm (252°) - 8:25 am (35.4°) 244,081 18.3%
5 4:02 am (113°) 2:10 pm (245°) - 9:10 am (30.3°) 246,361 11.0%
6 5:07 am (119°) 2:39 pm (239°) - 9:56 am (26.1°) 248,292 5.6%
7 6:11 am (124°) 3:15 pm (235°) - 10:45 am (22.9°) 249,883 1.9%
8 7:13 am (127°) 3:57 pm (232°) - 11:36 am (20.9°) 251,127 0.3%
9 8:08 am (128°) 4:47 pm (232°) - 12:28 pm (20.4°) 252,006 0.6%
10 8:57 am (127°) 5:43 pm (233°) - 1:19 pm (21.2°) 252,475 2.8%
11 9:37 am (125°) 6:44 pm (237°) - 2:08 pm (23.3°) 252,473 6.8%
12 10:11 am (120°) 7:46 pm (242°) - 2:55 pm (26.5°) 251,926 12.4%
13 10:39 am (115°) 8:49 pm (248°) - 3:40 pm (30.7°) 250,764 19.5%
14 11:03 am (108°) 9:52 pm (255°) - 4:23 pm (35.7°) 248,939 27.8%
15 11:24 am (101°) 10:54 pm (263°) - 5:04 pm (41.2°) 246,437 37.1%
16 11:45 am (93°) 11:58 pm (271°) - 5:46 pm (47.1°) 243,300 47.2%
17 12:06 pm (85°) - - 6:29 pm (53.3°) 239,634 57.7%
18 - 1:03 am (279°) 12:28 pm (77°) 7:14 pm (59.4°) 235,632 68.3%
19 - 2:13 am (287°) 12:54 pm (70°) 8:03 pm (65.3°) 231,567 78.3%
20 - 3:26 am (295°) 1:25 pm (62°) 8:58 pm (70.4°) 227,774 87.2%
21 - 4:44 am (301°) 2:05 pm (56°) 9:59 pm (74.1°) 224,627 94.2%
22 - 6:02 am (306°) 2:58 pm (53°) 11:05 pm (76.0°) 222,491 98.6%
23 - 7:15 am (308°) 4:03 pm (52°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 8:17 am (306°) 5:20 pm (55°) 12:13 am (75.6°) 221,625 99.9%
25 - 9:06 am (301°) 6:42 pm (61°) 1:19 am (72.9°) 222,126 97.7%
26 - 9:44 am (295°) 8:03 pm (69°) 2:20 am (68.4°) 223,907 92.5%
27 - 10:14 am (287°) 9:19 pm (77°) 3:16 am (62.6°) 226,729 84.8%
28 - 10:40 am (278°) 10:32 pm (86°) 4:06 am (56.1°) 230,234 75.2%
29 - 11:03 am (270°) 11:41 pm (95°) 4:53 am (49.5°) 234,088 64.7%
30 - 11:25 am (261°) - 5:38 am (43.0°) 237,951 53.8%
31 12:48 am (103°) 11:48 am (254°) - 6:23 am (37.0°) 241,577 43.1%
* All times are local time for Wilkes-Barre. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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