Moon Phases in Cambridge
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1948
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-15
- Moonrise
- 03:30
- Phase
- Waning Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 27.6 days
- Moonset
- 19:17
- Illumination
- 4%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-04
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-15
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Sunset
- 20:18
- Day Length
- 13h 49m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Wed | 04:16 | 20:20 | New Moon | 0% | 29.4 days | 401778 km |
| Dec 2 Thu | 05:00 | 21:26 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 0.9 days | 399481 km |
| Dec 3 Fri | 05:53 | 22:21 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 1.9 days | 396805 km |
| Dec 4 Sat | 06:54 | 23:05 | Waxing Crescent | 9% | 2.9 days | 393756 km |
| Dec 5 Sun | 07:59 | 23:40 | Waxing Crescent | 16% | 3.9 days | 390330 km |
| Dec 6 Mon | 09:05 | - | Waxing Crescent | 25% | 4.9 days | 386538 km |
| Dec 7 Tue | 10:09 | 00:07 | First Quarter | 34% | 5.9 days | 382444 km |
| Dec 8 Wed | 11:13 | 00:30 | First Quarter | 45% | 6.9 days | 378180 km |
| Dec 9 Thu | 12:14 | 00:50 | First Quarter | 56% | 7.9 days | 373952 km |
| Dec 10 Fri | 13:16 | 01:08 | First Quarter | 66% | 8.9 days | 370026 km |
| Dec 11 Sat | 14:18 | 01:26 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 9.9 days | 366705 km |
| Dec 12 Sun | 15:22 | 01:45 | Waxing Gibbous | 84% | 10.9 days | 364290 km |
| Dec 13 Mon | 16:29 | 02:05 | Waxing Gibbous | 91% | 11.9 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 14 Tue | 17:40 | 02:30 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 12.9 days | 363149 km |
| Dec 15 Wed | 18:51 | 03:00 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 13.9 days | 364687 km |
| Dec 16 Thu | 20:02 | 03:40 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.9 days | 367614 km |
| Dec 17 Fri | 21:06 | 04:30 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.9 days | 371756 km |
| Dec 18 Sat | 21:59 | 05:33 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 16.9 days | 376823 km |
| Dec 19 Sun | 22:41 | 06:46 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 17.9 days | 382428 km |
| Dec 20 Mon | 23:15 | 08:04 | Waning Gibbous | 82% | 18.9 days | 388133 km |
| Dec 21 Tue | 23:43 | 09:23 | Waning Gibbous | 73% | 19.9 days | 393490 km |
| Dec 22 Wed | - | 10:39 | Last Quarter | 63% | 20.9 days | 398090 km |
| Dec 23 Thu | 00:06 | 11:54 | Last Quarter | 53% | 21.9 days | 401612 km |
| Dec 24 Fri | 00:28 | 13:08 | Last Quarter | 42% | 22.9 days | 403854 km |
| Dec 25 Sat | 00:50 | 14:21 | Last Quarter | 32% | 23.9 days | 404747 km |
| Dec 26 Sun | 01:14 | 15:36 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 24.9 days | 404352 km |
| Dec 27 Mon | 01:41 | 16:51 | Waning Crescent | 14% | 25.9 days | 402839 km |
| Dec 28 Tue | 02:13 | 18:04 | Waning Crescent | 8% | 26.9 days | 400445 km |
| Dec 29 Wed | 02:53 | 19:12 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 27.9 days | 397438 km |
| Dec 30 Thu | 03:42 | 20:10 | Waning Crescent | 0% | 28.9 days | 394073 km |
| Dec 31 Fri | 04:39 | 20:59 | New Moon | 0% | 0.4 days | 390569 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.