Moon Phases in Houston
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1948
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-14
- Moonrise
- 05:27
- Phase
- Waning Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 26 days
- Moonset
- 14:56
- Illumination
- 14%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-14
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 17:47
- Day Length
- 10h 51m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Wed | 08:09 | 17:27 | New Moon | 0% | 29.4 days | 401778 km |
| Dec 2 Thu | 09:12 | 18:21 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 0.9 days | 399481 km |
| Dec 3 Fri | 10:06 | 19:22 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 1.9 days | 396805 km |
| Dec 4 Sat | 10:51 | 20:24 | Waxing Crescent | 9% | 2.9 days | 393756 km |
| Dec 5 Sun | 11:28 | 21:27 | Waxing Crescent | 16% | 3.9 days | 390330 km |
| Dec 6 Mon | 11:58 | 22:27 | Waxing Crescent | 25% | 4.9 days | 386538 km |
| Dec 7 Tue | 12:23 | 23:27 | First Quarter | 34% | 5.9 days | 382444 km |
| Dec 8 Wed | 12:47 | - | First Quarter | 45% | 6.9 days | 378180 km |
| Dec 9 Thu | 13:09 | 00:24 | First Quarter | 56% | 7.9 days | 373952 km |
| Dec 10 Fri | 13:31 | 01:22 | First Quarter | 66% | 8.9 days | 370026 km |
| Dec 11 Sat | 13:53 | 02:20 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 9.9 days | 366705 km |
| Dec 12 Sun | 14:18 | 03:21 | Waxing Gibbous | 84% | 10.9 days | 364290 km |
| Dec 13 Mon | 14:48 | 04:23 | Waxing Gibbous | 91% | 11.9 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 14 Tue | 15:24 | 05:30 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 12.9 days | 363149 km |
| Dec 15 Wed | 16:07 | 06:38 | Full Moon | 99% | 13.9 days | 364687 km |
| Dec 16 Thu | 17:02 | 07:46 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 14.9 days | 367614 km |
| Dec 17 Fri | 18:06 | 08:48 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.9 days | 371756 km |
| Dec 18 Sat | 19:18 | 09:42 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 16.9 days | 376823 km |
| Dec 19 Sun | 20:32 | 10:26 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 17.9 days | 382428 km |
| Dec 20 Mon | 21:46 | 11:04 | Waning Gibbous | 82% | 18.9 days | 388133 km |
| Dec 21 Tue | 22:57 | 11:35 | Waning Gibbous | 73% | 19.9 days | 393490 km |
| Dec 22 Wed | - | 12:03 | Last Quarter | 63% | 20.9 days | 398090 km |
| Dec 23 Thu | 00:07 | 12:29 | Last Quarter | 53% | 21.9 days | 401612 km |
| Dec 24 Fri | 01:16 | 12:56 | Last Quarter | 42% | 22.9 days | 403854 km |
| Dec 25 Sat | 02:25 | 13:24 | Last Quarter | 32% | 23.9 days | 404747 km |
| Dec 26 Sun | 03:35 | 13:56 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 24.9 days | 404352 km |
| Dec 27 Mon | 04:45 | 14:33 | Waning Crescent | 14% | 25.9 days | 402839 km |
| Dec 28 Tue | 05:54 | 15:18 | Waning Crescent | 8% | 26.9 days | 400445 km |
| Dec 29 Wed | 06:58 | 16:09 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 27.9 days | 397438 km |
| Dec 30 Thu | 07:56 | 17:08 | New Moon | 0% | 28.9 days | 394073 km |
| Dec 31 Fri | 08:44 | 18:10 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.4 days | 390569 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.