Moon Phases in Essen
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1902
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2025-12-20
- Moonrise
- 09:44
- Phase
- New Moon
- Age of Moon
- 29.2 days
- Moonset
- 16:19
- Illumination
- 0%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-01-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2025-12-20
- Sunrise
- 08:42
- Sunset
- 16:37
- Day Length
- 7h 54m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Mon | 08:13 | 17:05 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 0.8 days | 367886 km |
| Dec 2 Tue | 08:59 | 17:56 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 1.8 days | 372554 km |
| Dec 3 Wed | 09:39 | 18:52 | Waxing Crescent | 9% | 2.8 days | 378038 km |
| Dec 4 Thu | 10:13 | 19:52 | Waxing Crescent | 16% | 3.8 days | 383905 km |
| Dec 5 Fri | 10:43 | 20:53 | Waxing Crescent | 24% | 4.8 days | 389689 km |
| Dec 6 Sat | 11:10 | 21:57 | First Quarter | 34% | 5.8 days | 394943 km |
| Dec 7 Sun | 11:35 | 23:03 | First Quarter | 44% | 6.8 days | 399291 km |
| Dec 8 Mon | 11:59 | - | First Quarter | 54% | 7.8 days | 402463 km |
| Dec 9 Tue | 12:23 | 00:11 | First Quarter | 65% | 8.8 days | 404323 km |
| Dec 10 Wed | 12:49 | 01:21 | Waxing Gibbous | 75% | 9.8 days | 404870 km |
| Dec 11 Thu | 13:19 | 02:34 | Waxing Gibbous | 83% | 10.8 days | 404220 km |
| Dec 12 Fri | 13:53 | 03:50 | Waxing Gibbous | 90% | 11.8 days | 402576 km |
| Dec 13 Sat | 14:35 | 05:06 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 12.8 days | 400183 km |
| Dec 14 Sun | 15:28 | 06:20 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 13.8 days | 397286 km |
| Dec 15 Mon | 16:29 | 07:28 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.8 days | 394101 km |
| Dec 16 Tue | 17:41 | 08:25 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.8 days | 390789 km |
| Dec 17 Wed | 18:57 | 09:14 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 16.8 days | 387459 km |
| Dec 18 Thu | 20:14 | 09:53 | Waning Gibbous | 90% | 17.8 days | 384179 km |
| Dec 19 Fri | 21:31 | 10:25 | Waning Gibbous | 83% | 18.8 days | 380992 km |
| Dec 20 Sat | 22:45 | 10:54 | Waning Gibbous | 74% | 19.8 days | 377944 km |
| Dec 21 Sun | 23:57 | 11:20 | Last Quarter | 64% | 20.8 days | 375100 km |
| Dec 22 Mon | - | 11:45 | Last Quarter | 54% | 21.8 days | 372554 km |
| Dec 23 Tue | 01:06 | 12:10 | Last Quarter | 43% | 22.8 days | 370433 km |
| Dec 24 Wed | 02:12 | 12:37 | Last Quarter | 33% | 23.8 days | 368883 km |
| Dec 25 Thu | 03:17 | 13:06 | Waning Crescent | 23% | 24.8 days | 368058 km |
| Dec 26 Fri | 04:18 | 13:40 | Waning Crescent | 15% | 25.8 days | 368097 km |
| Dec 27 Sat | 05:16 | 14:17 | Waning Crescent | 8% | 26.8 days | 369099 km |
| Dec 28 Sun | 06:09 | 15:02 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 27.8 days | 371107 km |
| Dec 29 Mon | 06:57 | 15:51 | New Moon | 1% | 28.8 days | 374087 km |
| Dec 30 Tue | 07:39 | 16:45 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.3 days | 377917 km |
| Dec 31 Wed | 08:15 | 17:44 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.3 days | 382389 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.