Moon Phases in Essen
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1948
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2025-12-06
- Moonrise
- 17:37
- Phase
- Full Moon
- Age of Moon
- 15.5 days
- Moonset
- 10:48
- Illumination
- 99%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-01-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2025-12-06
- Sunrise
- 08:30
- Sunset
- 16:36
- Day Length
- 8h 6m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Wed | 09:34 | 16:38 | New Moon | 0% | 29.4 days | 401778 km |
| Dec 2 Thu | 10:45 | 17:26 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 0.9 days | 399481 km |
| Dec 3 Fri | 11:40 | 18:27 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 1.9 days | 396805 km |
| Dec 4 Sat | 12:19 | 19:39 | Waxing Crescent | 9% | 2.9 days | 393756 km |
| Dec 5 Sun | 12:47 | 20:53 | Waxing Crescent | 16% | 3.9 days | 390330 km |
| Dec 6 Mon | 13:07 | 22:07 | Waxing Crescent | 25% | 4.9 days | 386538 km |
| Dec 7 Tue | 13:22 | 23:19 | First Quarter | 34% | 5.9 days | 382444 km |
| Dec 8 Wed | 13:34 | - | First Quarter | 45% | 6.9 days | 378180 km |
| Dec 9 Thu | 13:45 | 00:29 | First Quarter | 56% | 7.9 days | 373952 km |
| Dec 10 Fri | 13:55 | 01:39 | First Quarter | 66% | 8.9 days | 370026 km |
| Dec 11 Sat | 14:06 | 02:48 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 9.9 days | 366705 km |
| Dec 12 Sun | 14:18 | 04:01 | Waxing Gibbous | 84% | 10.9 days | 364290 km |
| Dec 13 Mon | 14:34 | 05:16 | Waxing Gibbous | 91% | 11.9 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 14 Tue | 14:55 | 06:35 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 12.9 days | 363149 km |
| Dec 15 Wed | 15:25 | 07:56 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 13.9 days | 364687 km |
| Dec 16 Thu | 16:08 | 09:14 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.9 days | 367614 km |
| Dec 17 Fri | 17:10 | 10:20 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.9 days | 371756 km |
| Dec 18 Sat | 18:27 | 11:10 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 16.9 days | 376823 km |
| Dec 19 Sun | 19:54 | 11:45 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 17.9 days | 382428 km |
| Dec 20 Mon | 21:23 | 12:10 | Waning Gibbous | 82% | 18.9 days | 388133 km |
| Dec 21 Tue | 22:50 | 12:28 | Waning Gibbous | 73% | 19.9 days | 393490 km |
| Dec 22 Wed | - | 12:43 | Last Quarter | 63% | 20.9 days | 398090 km |
| Dec 23 Thu | 00:15 | 12:57 | Last Quarter | 53% | 21.9 days | 401612 km |
| Dec 24 Fri | 01:39 | 13:10 | Last Quarter | 42% | 22.9 days | 403854 km |
| Dec 25 Sat | 03:02 | 13:24 | Last Quarter | 32% | 23.9 days | 404747 km |
| Dec 26 Sun | 04:26 | 13:41 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 24.9 days | 404352 km |
| Dec 27 Mon | 05:51 | 14:03 | Waning Crescent | 14% | 25.9 days | 402839 km |
| Dec 28 Tue | 07:14 | 14:33 | Waning Crescent | 8% | 26.9 days | 400445 km |
| Dec 29 Wed | 08:28 | 15:16 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 27.9 days | 397438 km |
| Dec 30 Thu | 09:30 | 16:12 | New Moon | 0% | 28.9 days | 394073 km |
| Dec 31 Fri | 10:15 | 17:20 | Waxing Crescent | 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.