Moon Phases in Essen
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1977
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-05-05
- Moonrise
- 00:49
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 18.3 days
- Moonset
- 07:05
- Illumination
- 87%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-05-31
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-05-05
- Sunrise
- 05:46
- Sunset
- 21:03
- Day Length
- 15h 17m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Thu | 21:54 | 11:48 | Waning Gibbous | 73% | 20 days | 380210 km |
| Dec 2 Fri | 22:59 | 12:15 | Last Quarter | 63% | 21 days | 376824 km |
| Dec 3 Sat | - | 12:40 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 373611 km |
| Dec 4 Sun | 00:06 | 13:04 | Last Quarter | 42% | 23 days | 370741 km |
| Dec 5 Mon | 01:17 | 13:29 | Last Quarter | 31% | 24 days | 368416 km |
| Dec 6 Tue | 02:29 | 13:55 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 25 days | 366847 km |
| Dec 7 Wed | 03:45 | 14:24 | Waning Crescent | 14% | 26 days | 366225 km |
| Dec 8 Thu | 05:03 | 14:59 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 366694 km |
| Dec 9 Fri | 06:21 | 15:42 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 368326 km |
| Dec 10 Sat | 07:37 | 16:33 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 371101 km |
| Dec 11 Sun | 08:44 | 17:36 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.4 days | 374898 km |
| Dec 12 Mon | 09:41 | 18:46 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.4 days | 379491 km |
| Dec 13 Tue | 10:27 | 20:02 | Waxing Crescent | 6% | 2.4 days | 384567 km |
| Dec 14 Wed | 11:06 | 21:19 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.4 days | 389748 km |
| Dec 15 Thu | 11:37 | 22:35 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.4 days | 394628 km |
| Dec 16 Fri | 12:04 | 23:48 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.4 days | 398815 km |
| Dec 17 Sat | 12:29 | - | First Quarter | 40% | 6.4 days | 401978 km |
| Dec 18 Sun | 12:53 | 00:59 | First Quarter | 50% | 7.4 days | 403882 km |
| Dec 19 Mon | 13:17 | 02:07 | First Quarter | 61% | 8.4 days | 404418 km |
| Dec 20 Tue | 13:43 | 03:13 | Waxing Gibbous | 71% | 9.4 days | 403607 km |
| Dec 21 Wed | 14:10 | 04:17 | Waxing Gibbous | 80% | 10.4 days | 401594 km |
| Dec 22 Thu | 14:42 | 05:19 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.4 days | 398618 km |
| Dec 23 Fri | 15:20 | 06:17 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.4 days | 394976 km |
| Dec 24 Sat | 16:02 | 07:11 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.4 days | 390982 km |
| Dec 25 Sun | 16:50 | 08:00 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.4 days | 386930 km |
| Dec 26 Mon | 17:45 | 08:42 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.4 days | 383066 km |
| Dec 27 Tue | 18:43 | 09:20 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.4 days | 379578 km |
| Dec 28 Wed | 19:45 | 09:52 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.4 days | 376590 km |
| Dec 29 Thu | 20:49 | 10:20 | Waning Gibbous | 86% | 18.4 days | 374171 km |
| Dec 30 Fri | 21:55 | 10:46 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.4 days | 372349 km |
| Dec 31 Sat | 23:02 | 11:10 | Last Quarter | 68% | 20.4 days | 371128 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.