Fishing moon calendar – December 26, 2026

Royal Observatory, Greenwich (51°28′40″N 00°00′05″W GMT 0)

December 26, 2026

Leo

Moon 26 December
Waning Gibbous
Illumination: 92%

Date: December 26, 2026

Day of the week: Saturday

Moon age: 18, 19 lunar day(-s)

Moonrise: ↑ 19:11

Moonset:   ↓ 10:08

Moon Sign: Leo ♌

Element: Fire

Moon phase: Waning Gibbous

Plant part: Fruit Days

18 lunar day – until 19:11
19 lunar day – from 19:11

Moon position on December 26, 2026

On December 26 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the Waning Gibbous phase in the zodiacal constellation of Leo ♌, according to the calendar it is the 18 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 92%. Moonrise will occur at 19:11 and sunset at 10:08.

  1. 18 lunar day until 19:11 – The fish are attacking the food confidently, greedily snatching up every bait offered to them.
  2. 19 lunar day from 19:11 – This is the perfect excuse to leave the house and go fishing - the fish are biting and they're biting hard!

Summary: today is a favourable day for fishing.

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