Moon Phases in Houston
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1976
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-09
- Moonrise
- 02:33
- Phase
- Last Quarter
- Age of Moon
- 21.2 days
- Moonset
- 09:54
- Illumination
- 60%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-09
- Sunrise
- 07:56
- Sunset
- 17:24
- Day Length
- 9h 27m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Wed | 13:59 | 03:01 | Waxing Gibbous | 70% | 9.3 days | 403931 km |
| Dec 2 Thu | 14:22 | 04:06 | Waxing Gibbous | 79% | 10.3 days | 405120 km |
| Dec 3 Fri | 14:47 | 05:11 | Waxing Gibbous | 87% | 11.3 days | 405183 km |
| Dec 4 Sat | 15:17 | 06:13 | Waxing Gibbous | 93% | 12.3 days | 404306 km |
| Dec 5 Sun | 15:53 | 07:14 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.3 days | 402701 km |
| Dec 6 Mon | 16:36 | 08:09 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.3 days | 400558 km |
| Dec 7 Tue | 17:26 | 09:00 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.3 days | 398025 km |
| Dec 8 Wed | 18:24 | 09:43 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.3 days | 395191 km |
| Dec 9 Thu | 19:28 | 10:20 | Waning Gibbous | 93% | 17.3 days | 392097 km |
| Dec 10 Fri | 20:36 | 10:52 | Waning Gibbous | 86% | 18.3 days | 388757 km |
| Dec 11 Sat | 21:47 | 11:19 | Waning Gibbous | 78% | 19.3 days | 385188 km |
| Dec 12 Sun | 23:00 | 11:44 | Last Quarter | 69% | 20.3 days | 381442 km |
| Dec 13 Mon | - | 12:06 | Last Quarter | 59% | 21.3 days | 377623 km |
| Dec 14 Tue | 00:16 | 12:29 | Last Quarter | 48% | 22.3 days | 373897 km |
| Dec 15 Wed | 01:34 | 12:53 | Last Quarter | 38% | 23.3 days | 370484 km |
| Dec 16 Thu | 02:54 | 13:21 | Waning Crescent | 28% | 24.3 days | 367638 km |
| Dec 17 Fri | 04:15 | 13:53 | Waning Crescent | 19% | 25.3 days | 365619 km |
| Dec 18 Sat | 05:36 | 14:32 | Waning Crescent | 11% | 26.3 days | 364657 km |
| Dec 19 Sun | 06:51 | 15:22 | Waning Crescent | 5% | 27.3 days | 364920 km |
| Dec 20 Mon | 07:58 | 16:22 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.3 days | 366485 km |
| Dec 21 Tue | 08:53 | 17:32 | New Moon | 0% | 29.3 days | 369324 km |
| Dec 22 Wed | 09:37 | 18:47 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 0.8 days | 373287 km |
| Dec 23 Thu | 10:11 | 20:03 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 1.8 days | 378116 km |
| Dec 24 Fri | 10:39 | 21:18 | Waxing Crescent | 9% | 2.8 days | 383460 km |
| Dec 25 Sat | 11:03 | 22:30 | Waxing Crescent | 15% | 3.8 days | 388907 km |
| Dec 26 Sun | 11:25 | 23:40 | Waxing Crescent | 24% | 4.8 days | 394028 km |
| Dec 27 Mon | 11:45 | - | First Quarter | 33% | 5.8 days | 398421 km |
| Dec 28 Tue | 12:05 | 00:47 | First Quarter | 44% | 6.8 days | 401760 km |
| Dec 29 Wed | 12:27 | 01:54 | First Quarter | 54% | 7.8 days | 403824 km |
| Dec 30 Thu | 12:51 | 02:59 | First Quarter | 65% | 8.8 days | 404527 km |
| Dec 31 Fri | 13:19 | 04:02 | Waxing Gibbous | 74% | 9.8 days | 403913 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.