Moon Phases in Essen
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December2072
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-08
- Moonrise
- 00:40
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 20.3 days
- Moonset
- 09:44
- Illumination
- 69%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-08
- Sunrise
- 07:56
- Sunset
- 17:28
- Day Length
- 9h 32m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Thu | 22:44 | 12:32 | Last Quarter | 67% | 20.5 days | 369962 km |
| Dec 2 Fri | - | 13:03 | Last Quarter | 57% | 21.5 days | 370091 km |
| Dec 3 Sat | 00:01 | 13:30 | Last Quarter | 46% | 22.5 days | 370821 km |
| Dec 4 Sun | 01:19 | 13:56 | Last Quarter | 36% | 23.5 days | 372097 km |
| Dec 5 Mon | 02:36 | 14:22 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.5 days | 373872 km |
| Dec 6 Tue | 03:54 | 14:50 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.5 days | 376109 km |
| Dec 7 Wed | 05:12 | 15:21 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.5 days | 378778 km |
| Dec 8 Thu | 06:26 | 15:56 | Waning Crescent | 5% | 27.5 days | 381843 km |
| Dec 9 Fri | 07:38 | 16:37 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.5 days | 385250 km |
| Dec 10 Sat | 08:41 | 17:25 | New Moon | 0% | 29.5 days | 388905 km |
| Dec 11 Sun | 09:37 | 18:19 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1 days | 392664 km |
| Dec 12 Mon | 10:23 | 19:19 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 2 days | 396324 km |
| Dec 13 Tue | 11:02 | 20:21 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 399632 km |
| Dec 14 Wed | 11:34 | 21:25 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 402302 km |
| Dec 15 Thu | 12:01 | 22:29 | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5 days | 404050 km |
| Dec 16 Fri | 12:24 | 23:33 | First Quarter | 35% | 6 days | 404637 km |
| Dec 17 Sat | 12:46 | - | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 403901 km |
| Dec 18 Sun | 13:07 | 00:36 | First Quarter | 56% | 8 days | 401801 km |
| Dec 19 Mon | 13:29 | 01:41 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 398425 km |
| Dec 20 Tue | 13:51 | 02:46 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 10 days | 393991 km |
| Dec 21 Wed | 14:16 | 03:52 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 388828 km |
| Dec 22 Thu | 14:46 | 05:00 | Waxing Gibbous | 91% | 12 days | 383341 km |
| Dec 23 Fri | 15:23 | 06:07 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 13 days | 377962 km |
| Dec 24 Sat | 16:06 | 07:13 | Full Moon | 99% | 14 days | 373104 km |
| Dec 25 Sun | 17:00 | 08:14 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15 days | 369122 km |
| Dec 26 Mon | 18:03 | 09:09 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 366275 km |
| Dec 27 Tue | 19:15 | 09:55 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 17 days | 364714 km |
| Dec 28 Wed | 20:30 | 10:34 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 364468 km |
| Dec 29 Thu | 21:49 | 11:08 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 365459 km |
| Dec 30 Fri | 23:07 | 11:37 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 367516 km |
| Dec 31 Sat | - | 12:03 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 370406 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.