Moon Phases in Essen
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December2060
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-06
- Moonrise
- 23:36
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 18 days
- Moonset
- 09:37
- Illumination
- 89%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-06
- Sunrise
- 08:10
- Sunset
- 17:42
- Day Length
- 9h 32m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Wed | 13:58 | - | First Quarter | 57% | 8 days | 373659 km |
| Dec 2 Thu | 14:11 | 01:10 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 369675 km |
| Dec 3 Fri | 14:23 | 02:34 | Waxing Gibbous | 77% | 10 days | 366326 km |
| Dec 4 Sat | 14:38 | 04:01 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 363917 km |
| Dec 5 Sun | 14:57 | 05:33 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 6 Mon | 15:22 | 07:07 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 7 Tue | 15:58 | 08:41 | Full Moon | 99% | 14 days | 364530 km |
| Dec 8 Wed | 16:50 | 10:04 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15 days | 367567 km |
| Dec 9 Thu | 18:01 | 11:08 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 371818 km |
| Dec 10 Fri | 19:23 | 11:53 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17 days | 376978 km |
| Dec 11 Sat | 20:47 | 12:22 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18 days | 382651 km |
| Dec 12 Sun | 22:09 | 12:42 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 388391 km |
| Dec 13 Mon | 23:26 | 12:57 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 393748 km |
| Dec 14 Tue | - | 13:09 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 398319 km |
| Dec 15 Wed | 00:38 | 13:20 | Last Quarter | 51% | 22 days | 401790 km |
| Dec 16 Thu | 01:49 | 13:30 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 403971 km |
| Dec 17 Fri | 02:59 | 13:41 | Waning Crescent | 30% | 24 days | 404807 km |
| Dec 18 Sat | 04:09 | 13:53 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25 days | 404369 km |
| Dec 19 Sun | 05:21 | 14:08 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26 days | 402835 km |
| Dec 20 Mon | 06:34 | 14:28 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 400444 km |
| Dec 21 Tue | 07:47 | 14:57 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 397461 km |
| Dec 22 Wed | 08:54 | 15:37 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 394135 km |
| Dec 23 Thu | 09:52 | 16:30 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 390671 km |
| Dec 24 Fri | 10:36 | 17:38 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.5 days | 387223 km |
| Dec 25 Sat | 11:09 | 18:54 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 383891 km |
| Dec 26 Sun | 11:33 | 20:15 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 380740 km |
| Dec 27 Mon | 11:51 | 21:36 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 377816 km |
| Dec 28 Tue | 12:05 | 22:57 | Waxing Crescent | 31% | 5.5 days | 375166 km |
| Dec 29 Wed | 12:17 | - | First Quarter | 41% | 6.5 days | 372855 km |
| Dec 30 Thu | 12:30 | 00:18 | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 370969 km |
| Dec 31 Fri | 12:43 | 01:42 | First Quarter | 62% | 8.5 days | 369614 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.