Moon Phases in Long Beach
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1972
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-05-10
- Moonrise
- 06:28
- Phase
- Last Quarter
- Age of Moon
- 22.7 days
- Moonset
- 17:20
- Illumination
- 44%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-05-31
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-05-10
- Sunrise
- 09:57
- Sunset
- 00:07
- Day Length
- 14h 10m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Fri | 08:13 | 19:01 | Waning Crescent | 23% | 24.8 days | 385598 km |
| Dec 2 Sat | 09:13 | 19:31 | Waning Crescent | 15% | 25.8 days | 379463 km |
| Dec 3 Sun | 10:12 | 20:04 | Waning Crescent | 8% | 26.8 days | 373501 km |
| Dec 4 Mon | 11:10 | 20:43 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 27.8 days | 368195 km |
| Dec 5 Tue | 12:06 | 21:28 | New Moon | 1% | 28.8 days | 363975 km |
| Dec 6 Wed | 12:58 | 22:18 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.3 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 7 Thu | 13:45 | 23:15 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.3 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 8 Fri | 14:25 | - | Waxing Crescent | 6% | 2.3 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 9 Sat | 15:01 | 00:14 | Waxing Crescent | 12% | 3.3 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 10 Sun | 15:32 | 01:15 | Waxing Crescent | 20% | 4.3 days | 365841 km |
| Dec 11 Mon | 16:00 | 02:17 | Waxing Crescent | 29% | 5.3 days | 370184 km |
| Dec 12 Tue | 16:26 | 03:20 | First Quarter | 39% | 6.3 days | 375131 km |
| Dec 13 Wed | 16:53 | 04:24 | First Quarter | 49% | 7.3 days | 380289 km |
| Dec 14 Thu | 17:21 | 05:30 | First Quarter | 60% | 8.3 days | 385312 km |
| Dec 15 Fri | 17:51 | 06:37 | Waxing Gibbous | 70% | 9.3 days | 389929 km |
| Dec 16 Sat | 18:25 | 07:49 | Waxing Gibbous | 79% | 10.3 days | 393970 km |
| Dec 17 Sun | 19:08 | 09:04 | Waxing Gibbous | 87% | 11.3 days | 397362 km |
| Dec 18 Mon | 19:59 | 10:19 | Waxing Gibbous | 93% | 12.3 days | 400114 km |
| Dec 19 Tue | 21:01 | 11:32 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.3 days | 402275 km |
| Dec 20 Wed | 22:12 | 12:36 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.3 days | 403901 km |
| Dec 21 Thu | 23:27 | 13:30 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.3 days | 405012 km |
| Dec 22 Fri | - | 14:13 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.3 days | 405569 km |
| Dec 23 Sat | 00:41 | 14:49 | Waning Gibbous | 93% | 17.3 days | 405474 km |
| Dec 24 Sun | 01:52 | 15:20 | Waning Gibbous | 86% | 18.3 days | 404582 km |
| Dec 25 Mon | 02:59 | 15:47 | Waning Gibbous | 78% | 19.3 days | 402741 km |
| Dec 26 Tue | 04:03 | 16:12 | Last Quarter | 69% | 20.3 days | 399839 km |
| Dec 27 Wed | 05:05 | 16:37 | Last Quarter | 59% | 21.3 days | 395846 km |
| Dec 28 Thu | 06:05 | 17:04 | Last Quarter | 48% | 22.3 days | 390853 km |
| Dec 29 Fri | 07:05 | 17:32 | Last Quarter | 38% | 23.3 days | 385083 km |
| Dec 30 Sat | 08:04 | 18:04 | Waning Crescent | 28% | 24.3 days | 378886 km |
| Dec 31 Sun | 09:03 | 18:41 | Waning Crescent | 19% | 25.3 days | 372707 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.