Moon Phases in Houston
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December2022
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2025-12-02
- Moonrise
- 14:48
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 10.9 days
- Moonset
- 04:16
- Illumination
- 84%
- Next Full Moon
- 2025-12-04
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2025-12-02
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Sunset
- 16:51
- Day Length
- 9h 48m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Thu | 13:30 | 00:19 | First Quarter | 50% | 7.4 days | 380258 km |
| Dec 2 Fri | 13:55 | 01:26 | First Quarter | 61% | 8.4 days | 375105 km |
| Dec 3 Sat | 14:20 | 02:30 | Waxing Gibbous | 71% | 9.4 days | 370169 km |
| Dec 4 Sun | 14:46 | 03:34 | Waxing Gibbous | 80% | 10.4 days | 365837 km |
| Dec 5 Mon | 15:15 | 04:37 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.4 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 6 Tue | 15:47 | 05:41 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.4 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 7 Wed | 16:23 | 06:44 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.4 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 8 Thu | 17:07 | 07:45 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.4 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 9 Fri | 17:56 | 08:41 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.4 days | 363939 km |
| Dec 10 Sat | 18:51 | 09:32 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.4 days | 368136 km |
| Dec 11 Sun | 19:49 | 10:15 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.4 days | 373421 km |
| Dec 12 Mon | 20:49 | 10:52 | Waning Gibbous | 86% | 18.4 days | 379367 km |
| Dec 13 Tue | 21:49 | 11:24 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.4 days | 385495 km |
| Dec 14 Wed | 22:49 | 11:51 | Last Quarter | 68% | 20.4 days | 391327 km |
| Dec 15 Thu | 23:48 | 12:15 | Last Quarter | 58% | 21.4 days | 396440 km |
| Dec 16 Fri | - | 12:39 | Last Quarter | 47% | 22.4 days | 400509 km |
| Dec 17 Sat | 00:49 | 13:03 | Last Quarter | 37% | 23.4 days | 403340 km |
| Dec 18 Sun | 01:51 | 13:28 | Waning Crescent | 27% | 24.4 days | 404876 km |
| Dec 19 Mon | 02:57 | 13:56 | Waning Crescent | 18% | 25.4 days | 405185 km |
| Dec 20 Tue | 04:07 | 14:29 | Waning Crescent | 11% | 26.4 days | 404431 km |
| Dec 21 Wed | 05:22 | 15:11 | Waning Crescent | 5% | 27.4 days | 402827 km |
| Dec 22 Thu | 06:37 | 16:03 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.4 days | 400599 km |
| Dec 23 Fri | 07:50 | 17:07 | New Moon | 0% | 29.4 days | 397941 km |
| Dec 24 Sat | 08:54 | 18:20 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 0.9 days | 394997 km |
| Dec 25 Sun | 09:47 | 19:38 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 1.9 days | 391860 km |
| Dec 26 Mon | 10:29 | 20:54 | Waxing Crescent | 9% | 2.9 days | 388575 km |
| Dec 27 Tue | 11:03 | 22:07 | Waxing Crescent | 16% | 3.9 days | 385173 km |
| Dec 28 Wed | 11:33 | 23:17 | Waxing Crescent | 25% | 4.9 days | 381690 km |
| Dec 29 Thu | 11:59 | - | First Quarter | 34% | 5.9 days | 378197 km |
| Dec 30 Fri | 12:24 | 00:23 | First Quarter | 45% | 6.9 days | 374808 km |
| Dec 31 Sat | 12:50 | 01:28 | First Quarter | 55% | 7.9 days | 371690 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.