Moon Phases in Bentota
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1961
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-12
- Moonrise
- 21:26
- Phase
- Waning Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 24.1 days
- Moonset
- 08:30
- Illumination
- 30%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-12
- Sunrise
- 00:55
- Sunset
- 12:52
- Day Length
- 11h 56m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Fri | 19:48 | 07:30 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 372839 km |
| Dec 2 Sat | 20:32 | 08:11 | Waning Crescent | 31% | 24 days | 375206 km |
| Dec 3 Sun | 21:18 | 08:52 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25 days | 377901 km |
| Dec 4 Mon | 22:06 | 09:35 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26 days | 380856 km |
| Dec 5 Tue | 22:56 | 10:19 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 384023 km |
| Dec 6 Wed | 23:49 | 11:07 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 387356 km |
| Dec 7 Thu | - | 11:58 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 390795 km |
| Dec 8 Fri | 00:44 | 12:53 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 394243 km |
| Dec 9 Sat | 01:42 | 13:51 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.5 days | 397552 km |
| Dec 10 Sun | 02:40 | 14:50 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 400518 km |
| Dec 11 Mon | 03:39 | 15:49 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 402896 km |
| Dec 12 Tue | 04:35 | 16:47 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 404423 km |
| Dec 13 Wed | 05:29 | 17:44 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 404856 km |
| Dec 14 Thu | 06:19 | 18:38 | First Quarter | 40% | 6.5 days | 404018 km |
| Dec 15 Fri | 07:09 | 19:31 | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 401834 km |
| Dec 16 Sat | 07:57 | 20:23 | First Quarter | 62% | 8.5 days | 398357 km |
| Dec 17 Sun | 08:44 | 21:15 | Waxing Gibbous | 72% | 9.5 days | 393775 km |
| Dec 18 Mon | 09:32 | 22:07 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.5 days | 388401 km |
| Dec 19 Tue | 10:21 | 23:00 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.5 days | 382639 km |
| Dec 20 Wed | 11:12 | 23:54 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 376940 km |
| Dec 21 Thu | 12:03 | - | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 371755 km |
| Dec 22 Fri | 12:55 | 00:47 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.5 days | 367482 km |
| Dec 23 Sat | 13:46 | 01:39 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.5 days | 364430 km |
| Dec 24 Sun | 14:36 | 02:28 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.5 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 25 Mon | 15:25 | 03:16 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.5 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 26 Tue | 16:12 | 04:01 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.5 days | 363837 km |
| Dec 27 Wed | 16:57 | 04:44 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.5 days | 366272 km |
| Dec 28 Thu | 17:42 | 05:26 | Last Quarter | 67% | 20.5 days | 369654 km |
| Dec 29 Fri | 18:26 | 06:06 | Last Quarter | 57% | 21.5 days | 373671 km |
| Dec 30 Sat | 19:10 | 06:47 | Last Quarter | 47% | 22.5 days | 378007 km |
| Dec 31 Sun | 19:56 | 07:28 | Last Quarter | 36% | 23.5 days | 382379 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.