Moon Phases in Bentota
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December2056
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-06
- Moonrise
- 16:32
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 17.9 days
- Moonset
- 04:03
- Illumination
- 89%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-06
- Sunrise
- 00:56
- Sunset
- 12:51
- Day Length
- 11h 54m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Fri | 20:00 | 07:40 | Last Quarter | 35% | 23.6 days | 384863 km |
| Dec 2 Sat | 20:52 | 08:26 | Waning Crescent | 25% | 24.6 days | 389191 km |
| Dec 3 Sun | 21:47 | 09:15 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.6 days | 393049 km |
| Dec 4 Mon | 22:44 | 10:05 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.6 days | 396384 km |
| Dec 5 Tue | 23:45 | 10:59 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.6 days | 399204 km |
| Dec 6 Wed | - | 11:56 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.6 days | 401542 km |
| Dec 7 Thu | 00:48 | 12:57 | New Moon | 0% | 0 days | 403416 km |
| Dec 8 Fri | 01:52 | 14:00 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1 days | 404800 km |
| Dec 9 Sat | 02:55 | 15:03 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2 days | 405610 km |
| Dec 10 Sun | 03:55 | 16:03 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 405696 km |
| Dec 11 Mon | 04:50 | 16:59 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 404909 km |
| Dec 12 Tue | 05:40 | 17:51 | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5 days | 403065 km |
| Dec 13 Wed | 06:26 | 18:39 | First Quarter | 36% | 6 days | 400069 km |
| Dec 14 Thu | 07:08 | 19:25 | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 395918 km |
| Dec 15 Fri | 07:49 | 20:09 | First Quarter | 57% | 8 days | 390738 km |
| Dec 16 Sat | 08:28 | 20:53 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 384793 km |
| Dec 17 Sun | 09:08 | 21:37 | Waxing Gibbous | 77% | 10 days | 378469 km |
| Dec 18 Mon | 09:48 | 22:22 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 372234 km |
| Dec 19 Tue | 10:30 | 23:09 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 366591 km |
| Dec 20 Wed | 11:15 | 23:57 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 21 Thu | 12:02 | - | Full Moon | 99% | 14 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 22 Fri | 12:50 | 00:46 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 23 Sat | 13:41 | 01:37 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 24 Sun | 14:32 | 02:27 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 25 Mon | 15:24 | 03:17 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18 days | 363985 km |
| Dec 26 Tue | 16:14 | 04:05 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 368954 km |
| Dec 27 Wed | 17:05 | 04:52 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 374676 km |
| Dec 28 Thu | 17:55 | 05:38 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 380681 km |
| Dec 29 Fri | 18:45 | 06:22 | Last Quarter | 51% | 22 days | 386524 km |
| Dec 30 Sat | 19:36 | 07:08 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 391837 km |
| Dec 31 Sun | 20:30 | 07:55 | 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.