Moon Phases in Chicago
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December2072
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-06-27
- Moonrise
- 19:08
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 11.1 days
- Moonset
- 02:57
- Illumination
- 85%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-06-29
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-06-27
- Sunrise
- 05:16
- Sunset
- 20:31
- Day Length
- 15h 15m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Thu | 22:45 | 11:42 | Last Quarter | 67% | 20.5 days | 369962 km |
| Dec 2 Fri | 23:54 | 12:19 | Last Quarter | 57% | 21.5 days | 370091 km |
| Dec 3 Sat | - | 12:54 | Last Quarter | 46% | 22.5 days | 370821 km |
| Dec 4 Sun | 01:03 | 13:28 | Last Quarter | 36% | 23.5 days | 372097 km |
| Dec 5 Mon | 02:13 | 14:02 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.5 days | 373872 km |
| Dec 6 Tue | 03:23 | 14:38 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.5 days | 376109 km |
| Dec 7 Wed | 04:31 | 15:17 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.5 days | 378778 km |
| Dec 8 Thu | 05:39 | 16:00 | Waning Crescent | 5% | 27.5 days | 381843 km |
| Dec 9 Fri | 06:43 | 16:47 | New Moon | 1% | 28.5 days | 385250 km |
| Dec 10 Sat | 07:43 | 17:39 | Waning Crescent | 0% | 29.5 days | 388905 km |
| Dec 11 Sun | 08:36 | 18:33 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1 days | 392664 km |
| Dec 12 Mon | 09:23 | 19:31 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 2 days | 396324 km |
| Dec 13 Tue | 10:04 | 20:28 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 399632 km |
| Dec 14 Wed | 10:39 | 21:26 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 402302 km |
| Dec 15 Thu | 11:12 | 22:23 | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5 days | 404050 km |
| Dec 16 Fri | 11:42 | 23:20 | First Quarter | 35% | 6 days | 404637 km |
| Dec 17 Sat | 12:09 | - | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 403901 km |
| Dec 18 Sun | 12:37 | 00:17 | First Quarter | 56% | 8 days | 401801 km |
| Dec 19 Mon | 13:05 | 01:15 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 398425 km |
| Dec 20 Tue | 13:36 | 02:13 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 10 days | 393991 km |
| Dec 21 Wed | 14:08 | 03:13 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 388828 km |
| Dec 22 Thu | 14:46 | 04:13 | Waxing Gibbous | 91% | 12 days | 383341 km |
| Dec 23 Fri | 15:29 | 05:15 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 13 days | 377962 km |
| Dec 24 Sat | 16:18 | 06:16 | Full Moon | 99% | 14 days | 373104 km |
| Dec 25 Sun | 17:16 | 07:15 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15 days | 369122 km |
| Dec 26 Mon | 18:18 | 08:09 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 366275 km |
| Dec 27 Tue | 19:26 | 08:58 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 17 days | 364714 km |
| Dec 28 Wed | 20:35 | 09:42 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 364468 km |
| Dec 29 Thu | 21:46 | 10:21 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 365459 km |
| Dec 30 Fri | 22:55 | 10:57 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 367516 km |
| Dec 31 Sat | - | 11:32 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 370406 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.