Moon Phases in Houston
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1953
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-12
- Moonrise
- 03:54
- Phase
- Waning Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 24.6 days
- Moonset
- 12:56
- Illumination
- 25%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-12
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 17:45
- Day Length
- 10h 47m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Tue | 02:31 | 13:45 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.5 days | 389896 km |
| Dec 2 Wed | 03:30 | 14:12 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.5 days | 384046 km |
| Dec 3 Thu | 04:29 | 14:43 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.5 days | 378075 km |
| Dec 4 Fri | 05:30 | 15:20 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.5 days | 372456 km |
| Dec 5 Sat | 06:31 | 16:04 | New Moon | 1% | 28.5 days | 367641 km |
| Dec 6 Sun | 07:30 | 16:55 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0 days | 364003 km |
| Dec 7 Mon | 08:25 | 17:54 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 8 Tue | 09:13 | 18:59 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 2 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 9 Wed | 09:55 | 20:07 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 10 Thu | 10:31 | 21:16 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 364391 km |
| Dec 11 Fri | 11:03 | 22:24 | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5 days | 367832 km |
| Dec 12 Sat | 11:33 | 23:32 | First Quarter | 36% | 6 days | 372074 km |
| Dec 13 Sun | 12:01 | - | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 376757 km |
| Dec 14 Mon | 12:30 | 00:40 | First Quarter | 57% | 8 days | 381538 km |
| Dec 15 Tue | 13:01 | 01:51 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 386132 km |
| Dec 16 Wed | 13:37 | 03:02 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 10 days | 390335 km |
| Dec 17 Thu | 14:18 | 04:15 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 394033 km |
| Dec 18 Fri | 15:08 | 05:27 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 397194 km |
| Dec 19 Sat | 16:05 | 06:34 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13 days | 399838 km |
| Dec 20 Sun | 17:09 | 07:34 | Full Moon | 99% | 14 days | 402001 km |
| Dec 21 Mon | 18:15 | 08:24 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15 days | 403701 km |
| Dec 22 Tue | 19:22 | 09:06 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 404902 km |
| Dec 23 Wed | 20:26 | 09:40 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17 days | 405508 km |
| Dec 24 Thu | 21:27 | 10:09 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 405372 km |
| Dec 25 Fri | 22:26 | 10:35 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 404322 km |
| Dec 26 Sat | 23:23 | 10:59 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 402208 km |
| Dec 27 Sun | - | 11:22 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 398944 km |
| Dec 28 Mon | 00:20 | 11:46 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 394557 km |
| Dec 29 Tue | 01:18 | 12:12 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 389203 km |
| Dec 30 Wed | 02:16 | 12:41 | Waning Crescent | 31% | 24 days | 383175 km |
| Dec 31 Thu | 03:17 | 13:16 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25 days | 376877 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.