Moon Phases in Cairns
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December2031
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2025-12-01
- Moonrise
- 14:42
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 11 days
- Moonset
- 01:59
- Illumination
- 85%
- Next Full Moon
- 2025-12-05
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2025-12-01
- Sunrise
- 05:32
- Sunset
- 18:38
- Day Length
- 13h 5m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Mon | 20:29 | 07:12 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.5 days | 401564 km |
| Dec 2 Tue | 21:15 | 08:03 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.5 days | 399193 km |
| Dec 3 Wed | 21:57 | 08:52 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.5 days | 396223 km |
| Dec 4 Thu | 22:37 | 09:42 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.5 days | 392615 km |
| Dec 5 Fri | 23:15 | 10:30 | Last Quarter | 67% | 20.5 days | 388387 km |
| Dec 6 Sat | 23:53 | 11:18 | Last Quarter | 57% | 21.5 days | 383640 km |
| Dec 7 Sun | - | 12:05 | Last Quarter | 46% | 22.5 days | 378578 km |
| Dec 8 Mon | 00:30 | 12:54 | Last Quarter | 36% | 23.5 days | 373495 km |
| Dec 9 Tue | 01:09 | 13:45 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.5 days | 368751 km |
| Dec 10 Wed | 01:49 | 14:37 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.5 days | 364737 km |
| Dec 11 Thu | 02:33 | 15:34 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.5 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 12 Fri | 03:21 | 16:32 | Waning Crescent | 5% | 27.5 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 13 Sat | 04:14 | 17:34 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.5 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 14 Sun | 05:12 | 18:36 | New Moon | 0% | 29.5 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 15 Mon | 06:14 | 19:36 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1 days | 365386 km |
| Dec 16 Tue | 07:19 | 20:33 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 2 days | 369973 km |
| Dec 17 Wed | 08:22 | 21:27 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 375506 km |
| Dec 18 Thu | 09:25 | 22:16 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 381537 km |
| Dec 19 Fri | 10:24 | 23:02 | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5 days | 387581 km |
| Dec 20 Sat | 11:23 | 23:47 | First Quarter | 35% | 6 days | 393176 km |
| Dec 21 Sun | 12:18 | - | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 397927 km |
| Dec 22 Mon | 13:13 | 00:29 | First Quarter | 56% | 8 days | 401554 km |
| Dec 23 Tue | 14:07 | 01:13 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 403912 km |
| Dec 24 Wed | 15:00 | 01:56 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 10 days | 404988 km |
| Dec 25 Thu | 15:54 | 02:41 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 404891 km |
| Dec 26 Fri | 16:46 | 03:29 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 403806 km |
| Dec 27 Sat | 17:37 | 04:17 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 13 days | 401957 km |
| Dec 28 Sun | 18:25 | 05:07 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 14 days | 399562 km |
| Dec 29 Mon | 19:11 | 05:57 | Full Moon | 100% | 15 days | 396801 km |
| Dec 30 Tue | 19:55 | 06:47 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 393799 km |
| Dec 31 Wed | 20:35 | 07:36 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 17 days | 390630 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.