Moon Phases in Essen
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1916
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2025-12-14
- Moonrise
- 02:57
- Phase
- Last Quarter
- Age of Moon
- 23.1 days
- Moonset
- 13:25
- Illumination
- 40%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-01-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2025-12-14
- Sunrise
- 08:38
- Sunset
- 16:35
- Day Length
- 7h 57m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Fri | 12:51 | - | First Quarter | 36% | 6 days | 370928 km |
| Dec 2 Sat | 13:08 | 00:06 | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 375112 km |
| Dec 3 Sun | 13:24 | 01:27 | First Quarter | 57% | 8 days | 379510 km |
| Dec 4 Mon | 13:40 | 02:45 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 383853 km |
| Dec 5 Tue | 13:58 | 04:03 | Waxing Gibbous | 77% | 10 days | 387945 km |
| Dec 6 Wed | 14:20 | 05:20 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 391665 km |
| Dec 7 Thu | 14:48 | 06:35 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 394968 km |
| Dec 8 Fri | 15:25 | 07:47 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13 days | 397856 km |
| Dec 9 Sat | 16:11 | 08:49 | Full Moon | 99% | 14 days | 400345 km |
| Dec 10 Sun | 17:07 | 09:40 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15 days | 402433 km |
| Dec 11 Mon | 18:11 | 10:20 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 404068 km |
| Dec 12 Tue | 19:19 | 10:50 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17 days | 405138 km |
| Dec 13 Wed | 20:28 | 11:14 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 405481 km |
| Dec 14 Thu | 21:37 | 11:33 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 404908 km |
| Dec 15 Fri | 22:45 | 11:48 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 403251 km |
| Dec 16 Sat | 23:54 | 12:02 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 400404 km |
| Dec 17 Sun | - | 12:15 | Last Quarter | 51% | 22 days | 396368 km |
| Dec 18 Mon | 01:04 | 12:29 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 391276 km |
| Dec 19 Tue | 02:16 | 12:45 | Waning Crescent | 31% | 24 days | 385399 km |
| Dec 20 Wed | 03:33 | 13:05 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25 days | 379127 km |
| Dec 21 Thu | 04:52 | 13:30 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26 days | 372933 km |
| Dec 22 Fri | 06:13 | 14:05 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 367317 km |
| Dec 23 Sat | 07:31 | 14:54 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 24 Sun | 08:37 | 16:00 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 25 Mon | 09:29 | 17:22 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 26 Tue | 10:06 | 18:51 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.5 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 27 Wed | 10:34 | 20:21 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 28 Thu | 10:56 | 21:49 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 364249 km |
| Dec 29 Fri | 11:14 | 23:13 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 369016 km |
| Dec 30 Sat | 11:30 | - | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 374519 km |
| Dec 31 Sun | 11:47 | 00:33 | First Quarter | 40% | 6.5 days | 380306 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.