Moon Phases in Cairns
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December2043
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2025-12-02
- Moonrise
- 15:44
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 11.6 days
- Moonset
- 02:40
- Illumination
- 89%
- Next Full Moon
- 2025-12-05
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2025-12-02
- Sunrise
- 05:33
- Sunset
- 18:39
- Day Length
- 13h 6m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Tue | 04:52 | 18:23 | Waning Crescent | 0% | 29 days | 391276 km |
| Dec 2 Wed | 05:37 | 19:17 | New Moon | 0% | 0.5 days | 387537 km |
| Dec 3 Thu | 06:26 | 20:09 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.5 days | 383962 km |
| Dec 4 Fri | 07:18 | 20:59 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 380674 km |
| Dec 5 Sat | 08:12 | 21:46 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 377749 km |
| Dec 6 Sun | 09:06 | 22:29 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 375234 km |
| Dec 7 Mon | 09:59 | 23:09 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 373162 km |
| Dec 8 Tue | 10:51 | 23:47 | First Quarter | 40% | 6.5 days | 371565 km |
| Dec 9 Wed | 11:43 | - | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 370485 km |
| Dec 10 Thu | 12:35 | 00:23 | First Quarter | 61% | 8.5 days | 369971 km |
| Dec 11 Fri | 13:29 | 00:59 | Waxing Gibbous | 71% | 9.5 days | 370083 km |
| Dec 12 Sat | 14:25 | 01:37 | Waxing Gibbous | 80% | 10.5 days | 370877 km |
| Dec 13 Sun | 15:26 | 02:18 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.5 days | 372397 km |
| Dec 14 Mon | 16:31 | 03:05 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 374656 km |
| Dec 15 Tue | 17:41 | 03:58 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 377629 km |
| Dec 16 Wed | 18:51 | 04:58 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.5 days | 381229 km |
| Dec 17 Thu | 19:59 | 06:05 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.5 days | 385303 km |
| Dec 18 Fri | 20:59 | 07:15 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.5 days | 389628 km |
| Dec 19 Sat | 21:51 | 08:22 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.5 days | 393920 km |
| Dec 20 Sun | 22:36 | 09:26 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.5 days | 397852 km |
| Dec 21 Mon | 23:16 | 10:24 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.5 days | 401088 km |
| Dec 22 Tue | 23:52 | 11:18 | Last Quarter | 68% | 20.5 days | 403322 km |
| Dec 23 Wed | - | 12:08 | Last Quarter | 57% | 21.5 days | 404321 km |
| Dec 24 Thu | 00:25 | 12:57 | Last Quarter | 47% | 22.5 days | 403956 km |
| Dec 25 Fri | 00:59 | 13:46 | Last Quarter | 36% | 23.5 days | 402223 km |
| Dec 26 Sat | 01:34 | 14:35 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.5 days | 399252 km |
| Dec 27 Sun | 02:11 | 15:26 | Waning Crescent | 18% | 25.5 days | 395287 km |
| Dec 28 Mon | 02:50 | 16:18 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.5 days | 390660 km |
| Dec 29 Tue | 03:34 | 17:11 | Waning Crescent | 5% | 27.5 days | 385748 km |
| Dec 30 Wed | 04:22 | 18:04 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.5 days | 380932 km |
| Dec 31 Thu | 05:13 | 18:56 | New Moon | 0% | 29.5 days | 376556 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.