Moon Phases in Bentota
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1940
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-16
- Moonrise
- -
- Phase
- New Moon
- Age of Moon
- 28 days
- Moonset
- 12:00
- Illumination
- 3%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-16
- Sunrise
- 00:55
- Sunset
- 12:52
- Day Length
- 11h 57m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Sun | 02:18 | 14:28 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.4 days | 376584 km |
| Dec 2 Mon | 03:14 | 15:24 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.4 days | 381788 km |
| Dec 3 Tue | 04:06 | 16:16 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.4 days | 387234 km |
| Dec 4 Wed | 04:55 | 17:07 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.4 days | 392494 km |
| Dec 5 Thu | 05:41 | 17:55 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.4 days | 397154 km |
| Dec 6 Fri | 06:24 | 18:40 | First Quarter | 40% | 6.4 days | 400857 km |
| Dec 7 Sat | 07:05 | 19:25 | First Quarter | 50% | 7.4 days | 403344 km |
| Dec 8 Sun | 07:46 | 20:08 | First Quarter | 61% | 8.4 days | 404482 km |
| Dec 9 Mon | 08:26 | 20:53 | Waxing Gibbous | 71% | 9.4 days | 404269 km |
| Dec 10 Tue | 09:08 | 21:38 | Waxing Gibbous | 80% | 10.4 days | 402829 km |
| Dec 11 Wed | 09:51 | 22:25 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.4 days | 400380 km |
| Dec 12 Thu | 10:35 | 23:13 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.4 days | 397197 km |
| Dec 13 Fri | 11:23 | - | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.4 days | 393574 km |
| Dec 14 Sat | 12:12 | 00:03 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.4 days | 389782 km |
| Dec 15 Sun | 13:04 | 00:54 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.4 days | 386048 km |
| Dec 16 Mon | 13:57 | 01:47 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.4 days | 382542 km |
| Dec 17 Tue | 14:50 | 02:38 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.4 days | 379377 km |
| Dec 18 Wed | 15:44 | 03:30 | Waning Gibbous | 86% | 18.4 days | 376621 km |
| Dec 19 Thu | 16:36 | 04:19 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.4 days | 374314 km |
| Dec 20 Fri | 17:29 | 05:09 | Last Quarter | 68% | 20.4 days | 372482 km |
| Dec 21 Sat | 18:22 | 05:57 | Last Quarter | 58% | 21.4 days | 371152 km |
| Dec 22 Sun | 19:16 | 06:46 | Last Quarter | 47% | 22.4 days | 370358 km |
| Dec 23 Mon | 20:10 | 07:36 | Last Quarter | 37% | 23.4 days | 370143 km |
| Dec 24 Tue | 21:06 | 08:27 | Waning Crescent | 27% | 24.4 days | 370554 km |
| Dec 25 Wed | 22:04 | 09:21 | Waning Crescent | 18% | 25.4 days | 371638 km |
| Dec 26 Thu | 23:03 | 10:16 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.4 days | 373426 km |
| Dec 27 Fri | - | 11:13 | Waning Crescent | 5% | 27.4 days | 375919 km |
| Dec 28 Sat | 00:01 | 12:11 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.4 days | 379075 km |
| Dec 29 Sun | 00:58 | 13:08 | New Moon | 0% | 29.4 days | 382794 km |
| Dec 30 Mon | 01:53 | 14:03 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 0.9 days | 386912 km |
| Dec 31 Tue | 02:44 | 14:56 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 1.9 days | 391192 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.