Full moon on 24 December 2026
The full moon falls on 24 December 2026 at 02:28 CET. That evening the Moon rises across Poland between 15:17 and 15:58.
Shooting conditions
Across the regional capitals the Moon rises 2 to 10 minutes after sunset.
At sunset the Moon is still 0.4 to 1.3° below the horizon.
By the end of civil twilight it sits 2.6 to 3.4° above the horizon.
Moonrise over Poland
There are 41 minutes between the earliest and the latest moonrise across the regional capitals.
Times by city
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| City | Moonrise | Azimuth | Sunset | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Białystok | 15:17 | 43° | 15:13 | +4 min |
| Bydgoszcz | 15:39 | 43° | 15:33 | +5 min |
| Gdańsk | 15:26 | 41° | 15:24 | +2 min |
| Gorzów Wielkopolski | 15:54 | 43° | 15:47 | +7 min |
| Katowice | 15:54 | 46° | 15:44 | +10 min |
| Kielce | 15:43 | 46° | 15:35 | +9 min |
| Kraków | 15:52 | 47° | 15:41 | +10 min |
| Lublin | 15:33 | 45° | 15:25 | +8 min |
| Łódź | 15:43 | 44° | 15:35 | +8 min |
| Olsztyn | 15:23 | 42° | 15:20 | +3 min |
| Opole | 15:56 | 46° | 15:46 | +10 min |
| Poznań | 15:49 | 44° | 15:42 | +7 min |
| Rzeszów | 15:43 | 47° | 15:33 | +10 min |
| Szczecin | 15:51 | 42° | 15:46 | +6 min |
| Toruń | 15:37 | 43° | 15:32 | +5 min |
| Warszawa | 15:33 | 44° | 15:26 | +6 min |
| Wrocław | 15:57 | 45° | 15:48 | +9 min |
| Zielona Góra | 15:58 | 44° | 15:50 | +8 min |
Key numbers
- Full moon
- 02:28 CET
- Distance
- 356,729 km
- Angular diameter
- 33.49′
- Nearest apsis
- perigee, 356,641 km · 7.1 h from full moon
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Declination
- 27.3°
- Libration
- -0.5° / -5.1°
- Disc illumination
- 99.9%
Supermoon Perigee within 24 hours of the full moon, closer than 360,000 km.
Related events
Nearest apsis: perigee on 24 December 2026, 356,641 km.
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Moon and Sun positions are computed by astronomy-engine. City times use the same coordinates as Regional events in the app. Local time in the Europe/Warsaw zone.