Moon Phases in Belfast
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December2056
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-06-22
- Moonrise
- 14:24
- Phase
- First Quarter
- Age of Moon
- 6.8 days
- Moonset
- 01:07
- Illumination
- 44%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-06-29
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-06-22
- Sunrise
- 04:44
- Sunset
- 22:06
- Day Length
- 17h 21m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Fri | 00:16 | 14:06 | Last Quarter | 35% | 23.6 days | 384863 km |
| Dec 2 Sat | 01:38 | 14:24 | Waning Crescent | 25% | 24.6 days | 389191 km |
| Dec 3 Sun | 03:02 | 14:42 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.6 days | 393049 km |
| Dec 4 Mon | 04:29 | 15:03 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.6 days | 396384 km |
| Dec 5 Tue | 05:59 | 15:27 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.6 days | 399204 km |
| Dec 6 Wed | 07:30 | 15:59 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.6 days | 401542 km |
| Dec 7 Thu | 08:56 | 16:41 | New Moon | 0% | 0 days | 403416 km |
| Dec 8 Fri | 10:12 | 17:38 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1 days | 404800 km |
| Dec 9 Sat | 11:11 | 18:47 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2 days | 405610 km |
| Dec 10 Sun | 11:55 | 20:04 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 405696 km |
| Dec 11 Mon | 12:26 | 21:24 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 404909 km |
| Dec 12 Tue | 12:50 | 22:41 | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5 days | 403065 km |
| Dec 13 Wed | 13:09 | 23:56 | First Quarter | 36% | 6 days | 400069 km |
| Dec 14 Thu | 13:25 | - | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 395918 km |
| Dec 15 Fri | 13:40 | 01:08 | First Quarter | 57% | 8 days | 390738 km |
| Dec 16 Sat | 13:54 | 02:18 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 384793 km |
| Dec 17 Sun | 14:09 | 03:28 | Waxing Gibbous | 77% | 10 days | 378469 km |
| Dec 18 Mon | 14:26 | 04:37 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 372234 km |
| Dec 19 Tue | 14:47 | 05:47 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 366591 km |
| Dec 20 Wed | 15:13 | 06:54 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 21 Thu | 15:46 | 08:00 | Full Moon | 99% | 14 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 22 Fri | 16:28 | 08:59 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 23 Sat | 17:21 | 09:51 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 24 Sun | 18:22 | 10:33 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 25 Mon | 19:32 | 11:07 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18 days | 363985 km |
| Dec 26 Tue | 20:46 | 11:33 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 368954 km |
| Dec 27 Wed | 22:03 | 11:55 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 374676 km |
| Dec 28 Thu | 23:21 | 12:13 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 380681 km |
| Dec 29 Fri | - | 12:30 | Last Quarter | 51% | 22 days | 386524 km |
| Dec 30 Sat | 00:41 | 12:48 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 391837 km |
| Dec 31 Sun | 02:04 | 13:06 | Waning Crescent | 30% | 24 days | 396363 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.