Waning Crescent
44%
- Rise
- —
- Set
- 12:49 PM
Moon Phases December 2026 in Gresham, Oregon
Gresham, Oregon, United States
Daily moon phases, illumination, moonrise and moonset for Gresham, in local time (America/Los_Angeles). Next full moon: Cold Moon on Wednesday, December 23.
Gresham · Tuesday, December 1, 2026 Today
Waning Crescent
- Illumination
- 43.9%
- Moon age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 380,659 km
- Moonrise
- —
- Moonset
- 12:49 PM
- Highest
- 6:25 AM
at . Next: New Moon on Tue, Dec 8 at 4:51 PM. Cold Moon in 22 days.
In the final days of the lunar month the Moon is a waning crescent, rising in the east a few hours before the Sun and fading into the dawn.
Click any day in the calendar or pick a date above to see its details here.
December 2026 calendar
Waning Crescent
34%
- Rise
- 12:59 AM
- Set
- 1:07 PM
Waning Crescent
24%
- Rise
- 2:09 AM
- Set
- 1:25 PM
Waning Crescent
16%
- Rise
- 3:18 AM
- Set
- 1:45 PM
Waning Crescent
10%
- Rise
- 4:27 AM
- Set
- 2:07 PM
Waning Crescent
5%
- Rise
- 5:36 AM
- Set
- 2:34 PM
Waning Crescent
2%
- Rise
- 6:43 AM
- Set
- 3:08 PM
New Moon
- Rise
- 7:46 AM
- Set
- 3:50 PM
Waxing Crescent
1%
- Rise
- 8:41 AM
- Set
- 4:40 PM
Waxing Crescent
3%
- Rise
- 9:28 AM
- Set
- 5:38 PM
Waxing Crescent
7%
- Rise
- 10:05 AM
- Set
- 6:41 PM
Waxing Crescent
12%
- Rise
- 10:35 AM
- Set
- 7:47 PM
Waxing Crescent
19%
- Rise
- 10:59 AM
- Set
- 8:53 PM
Waxing Crescent
27%
- Rise
- 11:20 AM
- Set
- 9:59 PM
Waxing Crescent
36%
- Rise
- 11:38 AM
- Set
- 11:06 PM
First Quarter
- Rise
- 11:55 AM
- Set
- —
Waxing Gibbous
56%
- Rise
- 12:12 PM
- Set
- 12:13 AM
Waxing Gibbous
66%
- Rise
- 12:32 PM
- Set
- 1:23 AM
Waxing Gibbous
76%
- Rise
- 12:54 PM
- Set
- 2:37 AM
Waxing Gibbous
85%
- Rise
- 1:23 PM
- Set
- 3:55 AM
Waxing Gibbous
93%
- Rise
- 2:00 PM
- Set
- 5:17 AM
Waxing Gibbous
98%
- Rise
- 2:52 PM
- Set
- 6:38 AM
Cold Moon
- Rise
- 3:59 PM
- Set
- 7:50 AM
Waning Gibbous
99%
- Rise
- 5:19 PM
- Set
- 8:48 AM
Waning Gibbous
95%
- Rise
- 6:45 PM
- Set
- 9:32 AM
Waning Gibbous
89%
- Rise
- 8:10 PM
- Set
- 10:05 AM
Waning Gibbous
80%
- Rise
- 9:30 PM
- Set
- 10:31 AM
Waning Gibbous
71%
- Rise
- 10:46 PM
- Set
- 10:52 AM
Waning Gibbous
60%
- Rise
- 11:58 PM
- Set
- 11:12 AM
Last Quarter
- Rise
- —
- Set
- 11:30 AM
Waning Crescent
39%
- Rise
- 1:09 AM
- Set
- 11:50 AM
Times are local to Gresham (America/Los_Angeles). A dash means the moon does not rise or set on that date.
Moon phases in December 2026
| Phase | Local date and time | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon | Tue, Dec 8 at 4:51 PM | Dec 9, 00:51 |
| First Quarter | Wed, Dec 16 at 9:42 PM | Dec 17, 05:42 |
| Full Moon · Cold Moon | Wed, Dec 23 at 5:28 PM | Dec 24, 01:28 |
| Last Quarter | Wed, Dec 30 at 10:59 AM | Dec 30, 18:59 |
About the Waning Crescent
In the final days of the lunar month the Moon is a waning crescent, rising in the east a few hours before the Sun and fading into the dawn. The sliver thins each morning until it disappears into the sunrise glow a day or so before new moon.
Earthshine often lights the dark part of the disc at this phase, and the crescent sits close to the brightest morning planets, making for striking pre-dawn pairings.
Lore and folklore
The old moon of the morning was widely seen as a time to let go: to finish, clear out and rest before the new cycle. Farmers avoided planting and used the days for weeding and clearing ground.
Some traditions called it the balsamic or dark moon and treated its last days as a quiet pause, much as the week is given a day of rest.
Trivia
- The waning crescent is the phase people see least, simply because it is only up before sunrise.
- The thinnest crescents are visible only a day from new moon, low in the brightening dawn.
- The phases repeat every 29.53 days on average, but individual lunar months vary by more than 13 hours.
- Because the Moon rises later each day, the waning crescent moves from midnight to dawn within a week.
Select any day in the calendar to read about its phase.
This month's full moon: the Cold Moon
The December full moon, when winter cold takes hold and nights are longest.
The Long Night Moon, for the night nearest the winter solstice, and the Moon before Yule are older names. It is the highest-riding full moon of the year in the northern hemisphere, opposite the low December sun.
Lore
December's moon comes with the deepest cold and the longest nights, hence the Cold Moon and Long Night Moon. In Anglo-Saxon tradition it was the Moon before Yule, and its light on snow made the long nights unusually bright.
Trivia
- The Cold Moon rides highest of all full moons in the northern hemisphere, opposite the low solstice Sun.
- Around the December solstice the full moon is above the horizon for more than 15 hours at 50 degrees north.
- The Cold Moon is usually the last full moon of the year, but some years a thirteenth follows it as a Blue Moon.
Gardening by the Moon in December 2026
- Dec 1 to Dec 8 · Rest and tend: Rest days for the soil: weed, cultivate, turn compost, harvest crops for storage, prune to discourage regrowth, prepare beds. Avoid sowing.
- Dec 9 to Dec 16 · Leafy crops: Sow leafy crops and above-ground annuals whose seeds form outside the fruit: lettuce, spinach, cabbage, broccoli, celery, herbs. Transplant seedlings. Mow to encourage growth.
- Dec 17 to Dec 23 · Fruiting crops: Sow above-ground crops whose seeds form inside the fruit: beans, peas, tomatoes, peppers, squash, cucumbers, melons. Graft, repot and sow lawns.
- Dec 24 to Dec 30 · Root crops: Plant root crops and anything that overwinters: carrots, beets, potatoes, onions, garlic, bulbs, perennials, trees and shrubs. Prune to slow growth.
- Dec 31 · Rest and tend: Rest days for the soil: weed, cultivate, turn compost, harvest crops for storage, prune to discourage regrowth, prepare beds. Avoid sowing.
Full planting calendar for December › · How gardening by the moon works
How to read this moon calendar
Each day shows the Moon as it looks from Gresham at midday local time, with the illuminated percentage, moonrise and moonset. Days with a principal phase show the exact local time the phase occurs. Because the Moon moves about 50 minutes later each day, roughly once a month there is a date with no moonrise or no moonset at all.
The eight phases of the Moon
New Moon
The Moon sits between Earth and the Sun. Its lit side faces away from us, so it is invisible in the night sky. A new lunar month begins.
Waxing Crescent
A thin sliver grows each evening after sunset. Look low in the west shortly after dusk.
First Quarter
Half the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midday and sets around midnight, so it is high in the sky at sunset.
Waxing Gibbous
More than half lit and growing. It rises in the afternoon and shines most of the night.
Full Moon
The whole face is lit. It rises at sunset and sets at sunrise. Each full moon carries a traditional name.
Waning Gibbous
The lit portion shrinks. It rises after sunset and is still up in the morning sky.
Last Quarter
Half lit again, on the opposite side. It rises around midnight and is best seen in the early morning.
Waning Crescent
A thinning sliver before dawn in the east, fading toward the next new moon.