Moon Phases in Long Beach
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1997
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-05-07
- Moonrise
- 04:53
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 19.9 days
- Moonset
- 14:09
- Illumination
- 73%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-05-31
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-05-07
- Sunrise
- 10:00
- Sunset
- 00:04
- Day Length
- 14h 4m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Mon | 13:14 | 23:31 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.4 days | 385600 km |
| Dec 2 Tue | 14:08 | - | Waxing Crescent | 6% | 2.4 days | 390214 km |
| Dec 3 Wed | 14:58 | 00:27 | Waxing Crescent | 12% | 3.4 days | 394679 km |
| Dec 4 Thu | 15:45 | 01:28 | Waxing Crescent | 20% | 4.4 days | 398638 km |
| Dec 5 Fri | 16:26 | 02:31 | Waxing Crescent | 29% | 5.4 days | 401748 km |
| Dec 6 Sat | 17:06 | 03:37 | First Quarter | 39% | 6.4 days | 403726 km |
| Dec 7 Sun | 17:43 | 04:43 | First Quarter | 50% | 7.4 days | 404384 km |
| Dec 8 Mon | 18:19 | 05:51 | First Quarter | 60% | 8.4 days | 403656 km |
| Dec 9 Tue | 18:57 | 06:58 | Waxing Gibbous | 70% | 9.4 days | 401605 km |
| Dec 10 Wed | 19:35 | 08:05 | Waxing Gibbous | 80% | 10.4 days | 398419 km |
| Dec 11 Thu | 20:16 | 09:13 | Waxing Gibbous | 87% | 11.4 days | 394384 km |
| Dec 12 Fri | 21:02 | 10:20 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.4 days | 389844 km |
| Dec 13 Sat | 21:51 | 11:24 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.4 days | 385163 km |
| Dec 14 Sun | 22:44 | 12:24 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.4 days | 380684 km |
| Dec 15 Mon | 23:41 | 13:19 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.4 days | 376699 km |
| Dec 16 Tue | - | 14:07 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.4 days | 373424 km |
| Dec 17 Wed | 00:38 | 14:50 | Waning Gibbous | 93% | 17.4 days | 370997 km |
| Dec 18 Thu | 01:36 | 15:28 | Waning Gibbous | 86% | 18.4 days | 369474 km |
| Dec 19 Fri | 02:32 | 16:02 | Waning Gibbous | 78% | 19.4 days | 368845 km |
| Dec 20 Sat | 03:29 | 16:33 | Last Quarter | 69% | 20.4 days | 369044 km |
| Dec 21 Sun | 04:24 | 17:04 | Last Quarter | 58% | 21.4 days | 369970 km |
| Dec 22 Mon | 05:19 | 17:34 | Last Quarter | 48% | 22.4 days | 371506 km |
| Dec 23 Tue | 06:14 | 18:03 | Last Quarter | 37% | 23.4 days | 373537 km |
| Dec 24 Wed | 07:10 | 18:35 | Waning Crescent | 27% | 24.4 days | 375963 km |
| Dec 25 Thu | 08:07 | 19:10 | Waning Crescent | 18% | 25.4 days | 378703 km |
| Dec 26 Fri | 09:05 | 19:48 | Waning Crescent | 11% | 26.4 days | 381701 km |
| Dec 27 Sat | 10:03 | 20:31 | Waning Crescent | 5% | 27.4 days | 384912 km |
| Dec 28 Sun | 11:02 | 21:21 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.4 days | 388286 km |
| Dec 29 Mon | 11:58 | 22:15 | New Moon | 0% | 29.4 days | 391751 km |
| Dec 30 Tue | 12:52 | 23:16 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 0.8 days | 395191 km |
| Dec 31 Wed | 13:42 | - | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 1.8 days | 398434 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.