Moon Phases in Minneapolis
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1938
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-16
- Moonrise
- 07:04
- Phase
- New Moon
- Age of Moon
- 28.3 days
- Moonset
- 17:29
- Illumination
- 2%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-16
- Sunrise
- 07:19
- Sunset
- 18:10
- Day Length
- 10h 51m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Thu | 13:27 | 01:14 | First Quarter | 64% | 8.7 days | 400007 km |
| Dec 2 Fri | 13:58 | 02:14 | Waxing Gibbous | 74% | 9.7 days | 402959 km |
| Dec 3 Sat | 14:31 | 03:16 | Waxing Gibbous | 82% | 10.7 days | 404756 km |
| Dec 4 Sun | 15:10 | 04:21 | Waxing Gibbous | 90% | 11.7 days | 405503 km |
| Dec 5 Mon | 15:55 | 05:28 | Waxing Gibbous | 95% | 12.7 days | 405362 km |
| Dec 6 Tue | 16:47 | 06:35 | Full Moon | 99% | 13.7 days | 404508 km |
| Dec 7 Wed | 17:47 | 07:40 | Waxing Gibbous | 100% | 14.7 days | 403086 km |
| Dec 8 Thu | 18:53 | 08:40 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.7 days | 401187 km |
| Dec 9 Fri | 20:04 | 09:34 | Waning Gibbous | 96% | 16.7 days | 398841 km |
| Dec 10 Sat | 21:15 | 10:20 | Waning Gibbous | 91% | 17.7 days | 396035 km |
| Dec 11 Sun | 22:25 | 11:01 | Waning Gibbous | 84% | 18.7 days | 392738 km |
| Dec 12 Mon | 23:34 | 11:38 | Waning Gibbous | 75% | 19.7 days | 388946 km |
| Dec 13 Tue | - | 12:12 | Last Quarter | 65% | 20.7 days | 384707 km |
| Dec 14 Wed | 00:40 | 12:44 | Last Quarter | 55% | 21.7 days | 380152 km |
| Dec 15 Thu | 01:45 | 13:17 | Last Quarter | 44% | 22.7 days | 375498 km |
| Dec 16 Fri | 02:48 | 13:52 | Last Quarter | 34% | 23.7 days | 371035 km |
| Dec 17 Sat | 03:50 | 14:28 | Waning Crescent | 24% | 24.7 days | 367099 km |
| Dec 18 Sun | 04:49 | 15:08 | Waning Crescent | 16% | 25.7 days | 364036 km |
| Dec 19 Mon | 05:47 | 15:52 | Waning Crescent | 9% | 26.7 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 20 Tue | 06:40 | 16:39 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.7 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 21 Wed | 07:30 | 17:30 | New Moon | 1% | 28.7 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 22 Thu | 08:13 | 18:23 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.2 days | 365292 km |
| Dec 23 Fri | 08:53 | 19:19 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.2 days | 369209 km |
| Dec 24 Sat | 09:29 | 20:14 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2.2 days | 374198 km |
| Dec 25 Sun | 10:01 | 21:11 | Waxing Crescent | 11% | 3.2 days | 379868 km |
| Dec 26 Mon | 10:31 | 22:07 | Waxing Crescent | 18% | 4.2 days | 385769 km |
| Dec 27 Tue | 11:00 | 23:03 | Waxing Crescent | 27% | 5.2 days | 391434 km |
| Dec 28 Wed | 11:28 | - | First Quarter | 37% | 6.2 days | 396434 km |
| Dec 29 Thu | 11:57 | 00:01 | First Quarter | 48% | 7.2 days | 400426 km |
| Dec 30 Fri | 12:28 | 01:00 | First Quarter | 58% | 8.2 days | 403183 km |
| Dec 31 Sat | 13:03 | 02:02 | First Quarter | 68% | 9.2 days | 404617 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.