Moon Phases in London
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1956
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-03-22
- Moonrise
- 06:50
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 3.2 days
- Moonset
- 23:37
- Illumination
- 11%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-04-02
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-03-22
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 18:18
- Day Length
- 12h 21m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Sat | 06:44 | 15:24 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 27.9 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 2 Sun | 07:45 | 16:09 | New Moon | 0% | 28.9 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 3 Mon | 08:38 | 17:02 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.4 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 4 Tue | 09:22 | 18:00 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.4 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 5 Wed | 09:58 | 19:02 | Waxing Crescent | 6% | 2.4 days | 365086 km |
| Dec 6 Thu | 10:27 | 20:05 | Waxing Crescent | 12% | 3.4 days | 370386 km |
| Dec 7 Fri | 10:53 | 21:10 | Waxing Crescent | 20% | 4.4 days | 376439 km |
| Dec 8 Sat | 11:15 | 22:14 | Waxing Crescent | 29% | 5.4 days | 382746 km |
| Dec 9 Sun | 11:35 | 23:20 | First Quarter | 39% | 6.4 days | 388821 km |
| Dec 10 Mon | 11:54 | - | First Quarter | 50% | 7.4 days | 394248 km |
| Dec 11 Tue | 12:14 | 00:25 | First Quarter | 60% | 8.4 days | 398720 km |
| Dec 12 Wed | 12:35 | 01:33 | Waxing Gibbous | 71% | 9.4 days | 402064 km |
| Dec 13 Thu | 13:00 | 02:42 | Waxing Gibbous | 80% | 10.4 days | 404243 km |
| Dec 14 Fri | 13:30 | 03:54 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.4 days | 405333 km |
| Dec 15 Sat | 14:07 | 05:07 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.4 days | 405480 km |
| Dec 16 Sun | 14:54 | 06:18 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.4 days | 404860 km |
| Dec 17 Mon | 15:54 | 07:24 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.4 days | 403631 km |
| Dec 18 Tue | 17:05 | 08:19 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.4 days | 401901 km |
| Dec 19 Wed | 18:23 | 09:06 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.4 days | 399719 km |
| Dec 20 Thu | 19:45 | 09:43 | Waning Gibbous | 93% | 17.4 days | 397081 km |
| Dec 21 Fri | 21:07 | 10:13 | Waning Gibbous | 86% | 18.4 days | 393958 km |
| Dec 22 Sat | 22:27 | 10:39 | Waning Gibbous | 78% | 19.4 days | 390329 km |
| Dec 23 Sun | 23:46 | 11:03 | Last Quarter | 68% | 20.4 days | 386224 km |
| Dec 24 Mon | - | 11:26 | Last Quarter | 58% | 21.4 days | 381743 km |
| Dec 25 Tue | 01:02 | 11:50 | Last Quarter | 48% | 22.4 days | 377077 km |
| Dec 26 Wed | 02:16 | 12:16 | Last Quarter | 37% | 23.4 days | 372496 km |
| Dec 27 Thu | 03:28 | 12:47 | Waning Crescent | 27% | 24.4 days | 368326 km |
| Dec 28 Fri | 04:35 | 13:23 | Waning Crescent | 18% | 25.4 days | 364916 km |
| Dec 29 Sat | 05:38 | 14:05 | Waning Crescent | 11% | 26.4 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 30 Sun | 06:32 | 14:54 | Waning Crescent | 5% | 27.4 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 31 Mon | 07:19 | 15:50 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.4 days | 363104 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.