Moon Phases in Anchorage
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December2005
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-05
- Moonrise
- 22:27
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 17 days
- Moonset
- 09:35
- Illumination
- 94%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-05
- Sunrise
- 07:41
- Sunset
- 18:10
- Day Length
- 10h 29m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Thu | 07:54 | 17:10 | New Moon | 0% | 29.4 days | 395441 km |
| Dec 2 Fri | 09:05 | 18:05 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 0.8 days | 392175 km |
| Dec 3 Sat | 10:09 | 19:12 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 1.8 days | 388843 km |
| Dec 4 Sun | 11:04 | 20:25 | Waxing Crescent | 9% | 2.8 days | 385515 km |
| Dec 5 Mon | 11:48 | 21:42 | Waxing Crescent | 16% | 3.8 days | 382240 km |
| Dec 6 Tue | 12:23 | 22:57 | Waxing Crescent | 24% | 4.8 days | 379060 km |
| Dec 7 Wed | 12:53 | - | First Quarter | 34% | 5.8 days | 376040 km |
| Dec 8 Thu | 13:19 | 00:09 | First Quarter | 44% | 6.8 days | 373273 km |
| Dec 9 Fri | 13:44 | 01:19 | First Quarter | 55% | 7.8 days | 370887 km |
| Dec 10 Sat | 14:08 | 02:28 | First Quarter | 65% | 8.8 days | 369034 km |
| Dec 11 Sun | 14:34 | 03:37 | Waxing Gibbous | 75% | 9.8 days | 367880 km |
| Dec 12 Mon | 15:04 | 04:45 | Waxing Gibbous | 84% | 10.8 days | 367577 km |
| Dec 13 Tue | 15:39 | 05:55 | Waxing Gibbous | 91% | 11.8 days | 368245 km |
| Dec 14 Wed | 16:20 | 07:03 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 12.8 days | 369945 km |
| Dec 15 Thu | 17:09 | 08:07 | Full Moon | 99% | 13.8 days | 372666 km |
| Dec 16 Fri | 18:05 | 09:04 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 14.8 days | 376309 km |
| Dec 17 Sat | 19:06 | 09:52 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.8 days | 380681 km |
| Dec 18 Sun | 20:08 | 10:32 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 16.8 days | 385505 km |
| Dec 19 Mon | 21:10 | 11:05 | Waning Gibbous | 90% | 17.8 days | 390438 km |
| Dec 20 Tue | 22:10 | 11:32 | Waning Gibbous | 82% | 18.8 days | 395098 km |
| Dec 21 Wed | 23:10 | 11:56 | Waning Gibbous | 74% | 19.8 days | 399107 km |
| Dec 22 Thu | - | 12:17 | Last Quarter | 64% | 20.8 days | 402131 km |
| Dec 23 Fri | 00:08 | 12:37 | Last Quarter | 53% | 21.8 days | 403922 km |
| Dec 24 Sat | 01:07 | 12:59 | Last Quarter | 43% | 22.8 days | 404348 km |
| Dec 25 Sun | 02:07 | 13:21 | Last Quarter | 32% | 23.8 days | 403408 km |
| Dec 26 Mon | 03:11 | 13:47 | Waning Crescent | 23% | 24.8 days | 401227 km |
| Dec 27 Tue | 04:18 | 14:18 | Waning Crescent | 15% | 25.8 days | 398035 km |
| Dec 28 Wed | 05:30 | 14:58 | Waning Crescent | 8% | 26.8 days | 394137 km |
| Dec 29 Thu | 06:42 | 15:48 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 27.8 days | 389866 km |
| Dec 30 Fri | 07:51 | 16:51 | New Moon | 1% | 28.8 days | 385549 km |
| Dec 31 Sat | 08:51 | 18:04 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.3 days | 381472 km |
* Moon Phase: The shape of the illuminated (sunlit) portion of the Moon as seen by an observer on Earth.
* Illumination: The percentage of the Moon's surface illuminated by the Sun.
* Moon Age: The number of days since the last New Moon.