Moon Phases in Houston
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1916
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-19
- Moonrise
- 08:14
- Phase
- New Moon
- Age of Moon
- 1.6 days
- Moonset
- 21:05
- Illumination
- 3%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-19
- Sunrise
- 07:35
- Sunset
- 17:45
- Day Length
- 10h 9m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Fri | 12:45 | - | First Quarter | 36% | 6 days | 370928 km |
| Dec 2 Sat | 12:58 | 00:18 | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 375112 km |
| Dec 3 Sun | 13:10 | 01:42 | First Quarter | 57% | 8 days | 379510 km |
| Dec 4 Mon | 13:24 | 03:04 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 383853 km |
| Dec 5 Tue | 13:40 | 04:25 | Waxing Gibbous | 77% | 10 days | 387945 km |
| Dec 6 Wed | 14:00 | 05:46 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 391665 km |
| Dec 7 Thu | 14:27 | 07:04 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 394968 km |
| Dec 8 Fri | 15:05 | 08:15 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13 days | 397856 km |
| Dec 9 Sat | 15:54 | 09:14 | Full Moon | 99% | 14 days | 400345 km |
| Dec 10 Sun | 16:55 | 10:00 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15 days | 402433 km |
| Dec 11 Mon | 18:03 | 10:34 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 404068 km |
| Dec 12 Tue | 19:15 | 10:58 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17 days | 405138 km |
| Dec 13 Wed | 20:28 | 11:16 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 405481 km |
| Dec 14 Thu | 21:41 | 11:31 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 404908 km |
| Dec 15 Fri | 22:52 | 11:42 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 403251 km |
| Dec 16 Sat | - | 11:53 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 400404 km |
| Dec 17 Sun | 00:04 | 12:03 | Last Quarter | 51% | 22 days | 396368 km |
| Dec 18 Mon | 01:18 | 12:15 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 391276 km |
| Dec 19 Tue | 02:35 | 12:28 | Waning Crescent | 31% | 24 days | 385399 km |
| Dec 20 Wed | 03:57 | 12:46 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25 days | 379127 km |
| Dec 21 Thu | 05:21 | 13:10 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26 days | 372933 km |
| Dec 22 Fri | 06:45 | 13:46 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 367317 km |
| Dec 23 Sat | 08:02 | 14:39 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 24 Sun | 09:03 | 15:53 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 25 Mon | 09:46 | 17:23 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 26 Tue | 10:15 | 18:57 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.5 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 27 Wed | 10:35 | 20:31 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 28 Thu | 10:52 | 22:01 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 364249 km |
| Dec 29 Fri | 11:05 | 23:28 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 369016 km |
| Dec 30 Sat | 11:18 | - | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 374519 km |
| Dec 31 Sun | 11:31 | 00:52 | 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.