A MONTH OF WAXING AND WANING LIGHT

December 2026 Moon phase calendar

Daily phase and illumination values use a Korea-time reference. Exact major phase moments are in Korea Standard Time (KST); moonrise and moonset below use Seoul as a reference location.

Major phase times

Last Quarter

2026-12-01 · 15:09 KST

New Moon

2026-12-09 · 09:52 KST

First Quarter

2026-12-17 · 14:43 KST

Full Moon

2026-12-24 · 10:28 KST

Last Quarter

2026-12-31 · 04:00 KST

Daily Moon phase

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Daily Moon phase, illumination, moonrise and moonset for December 2026; rise and set times use Seoul as reference
Date	Phase	Illumination	Moonrise	Moonset
12/1	Last Quarter	52%	—	12:50
12/2	Last Quarter	41%	00:36	13:15
12/3	Waning Crescent	31%	01:41	13:40
12/4	Waning Crescent	22%	02:44	14:04
12/5	Waning Crescent	14%	03:47	14:31
12/6	Waning Crescent	8%	04:50	15:00
12/7	Waning Crescent	4%	05:52	15:35
12/8	Waning Crescent	1%	06:54	16:15
12/9	New Moon	0%	07:52	17:01
12/10	Waxing Crescent	1%	08:44	17:54
12/11	Waxing Crescent	4%	09:30	18:51
12/12	Waxing Crescent	8%	10:09	19:51
12/13	Waxing Crescent	14%	10:42	20:51
12/14	Waxing Crescent	21%	11:11	21:52
12/15	Waxing Crescent	30%	11:36	22:51
12/16	First Quarter	39%	11:59	23:52
12/17	First Quarter	49%	12:23	—
12/18	First Quarter	59%	12:47	00:53
12/19	Waxing Gibbous	69%	13:13	01:58
12/20	Waxing Gibbous	79%	13:44	03:06
12/21	Waxing Gibbous	88%	14:21	04:18
12/22	Waxing Gibbous	94%	15:09	05:34
12/23	Waxing Gibbous	98%	16:08	06:49
12/24	Full Moon	100%	17:19	07:57
12/25	Waning Gibbous	98%	18:37	08:55
12/26	Waning Gibbous	94%	19:56	09:42
12/27	Waning Gibbous	87%	21:12	10:19
12/28	Waning Gibbous	78%	22:23	10:50
12/29	Last Quarter	68%	23:31	11:17
12/30	Last Quarter	57%	—	11:43
12/31	Last Quarter	47%	00:36	12:08

Moonrise and moonset are astronomical calculations for Seoul and may differ from your location or visible horizon. Weather and local obstructions are not included.