Moon Phases in Cairns
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1989
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-06
- Moonrise
- 21:47
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 19.2 days
- Moonset
- 09:42
- Illumination
- 79%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-04
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-06
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Sunset
- 18:55
- Day Length
- 12h 48m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Fri | 08:33 | 22:10 | Waxing Crescent | 9% | 2.9 days | 368069 km |
| Dec 2 Sat | 09:30 | 22:57 | Waxing Crescent | 16% | 3.9 days | 367416 km |
| Dec 3 Sun | 10:26 | 23:41 | Waxing Crescent | 25% | 4.9 days | 367754 km |
| Dec 4 Mon | 11:22 | - | First Quarter | 34% | 5.9 days | 368958 km |
| Dec 5 Tue | 12:17 | 00:22 | First Quarter | 45% | 6.9 days | 370868 km |
| Dec 6 Wed | 13:12 | 01:01 | First Quarter | 55% | 7.9 days | 373310 km |
| Dec 7 Thu | 14:07 | 01:40 | First Quarter | 66% | 8.9 days | 376122 km |
| Dec 8 Fri | 15:04 | 02:19 | Waxing Gibbous | 75% | 9.9 days | 379171 km |
| Dec 9 Sat | 16:05 | 03:01 | Waxing Gibbous | 84% | 10.9 days | 382358 km |
| Dec 10 Sun | 17:09 | 03:48 | Waxing Gibbous | 91% | 11.9 days | 385620 km |
| Dec 11 Mon | 18:16 | 04:39 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 12.9 days | 388916 km |
| Dec 12 Tue | 19:24 | 05:37 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 13.9 days | 392205 km |
| Dec 13 Wed | 20:29 | 06:40 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.9 days | 395422 km |
| Dec 14 Thu | 21:28 | 07:46 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.9 days | 398458 km |
| Dec 15 Fri | 22:20 | 08:50 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 16.9 days | 401149 km |
| Dec 16 Sat | 23:05 | 09:51 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 17.9 days | 403281 km |
| Dec 17 Sun | 23:45 | 10:47 | Waning Gibbous | 82% | 18.9 days | 404612 km |
| Dec 18 Mon | - | 11:40 | Waning Gibbous | 73% | 19.9 days | 404904 km |
| Dec 19 Tue | 00:20 | 12:29 | Last Quarter | 63% | 20.9 days | 403973 km |
| Dec 20 Wed | 00:54 | 13:17 | Last Quarter | 53% | 21.9 days | 401724 km |
| Dec 21 Thu | 01:27 | 14:03 | Last Quarter | 42% | 22.9 days | 398188 km |
| Dec 22 Fri | 02:00 | 14:51 | Last Quarter | 32% | 23.9 days | 393531 km |
| Dec 23 Sat | 02:35 | 15:40 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 24.9 days | 388049 km |
| Dec 24 Sun | 03:14 | 16:31 | Waning Crescent | 14% | 25.9 days | 382143 km |
| Dec 25 Mon | 03:55 | 17:25 | Waning Crescent | 8% | 26.9 days | 376271 km |
| Dec 26 Tue | 04:41 | 18:18 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 27.9 days | 370904 km |
| Dec 27 Wed | 05:32 | 19:13 | Waning Crescent | 0% | 28.9 days | 366466 km |
| Dec 28 Thu | 06:26 | 20:05 | New Moon | 0% | 0.4 days | 363298 km |
| Dec 29 Fri | 07:23 | 20:54 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.4 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 30 Sat | 08:20 | 21:40 | Waxing Crescent | 6% | 2.4 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 31 Sun | 09:18 | 22:22 | Waxing Crescent | 12% | 3.4 days | 363104 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.