Moon Phases in New Orleans
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1959
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-05-13
- Moonrise
- 03:41
- Phase
- Waning Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 25.9 days
- Moonset
- 16:32
- Illumination
- 14%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-05-31
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-05-13
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Sunset
- 19:46
- Day Length
- 13h 39m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Tue | 07:49 | 18:46 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 0.7 days | 376444 km |
| Dec 2 Wed | 08:50 | 19:51 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.7 days | 381232 km |
| Dec 3 Thu | 09:45 | 20:55 | Waxing Crescent | 8% | 2.7 days | 386380 km |
| Dec 4 Fri | 10:34 | 21:57 | Waxing Crescent | 15% | 3.7 days | 391498 km |
| Dec 5 Sat | 11:19 | 22:58 | Waxing Crescent | 23% | 4.7 days | 396179 km |
| Dec 6 Sun | 11:58 | 23:56 | First Quarter | 33% | 5.7 days | 400048 km |
| Dec 7 Mon | 12:35 | - | First Quarter | 43% | 6.7 days | 402802 km |
| Dec 8 Tue | 13:11 | 00:51 | First Quarter | 54% | 7.7 days | 404245 km |
| Dec 9 Wed | 13:46 | 01:46 | First Quarter | 64% | 8.7 days | 404310 km |
| Dec 10 Thu | 14:21 | 02:39 | Waxing Gibbous | 74% | 9.7 days | 403062 km |
| Dec 11 Fri | 14:58 | 03:32 | Waxing Gibbous | 83% | 10.7 days | 400680 km |
| Dec 12 Sat | 15:37 | 04:23 | Waxing Gibbous | 90% | 11.7 days | 397426 km |
| Dec 13 Sun | 16:18 | 05:15 | Waxing Gibbous | 95% | 12.7 days | 393610 km |
| Dec 14 Mon | 17:02 | 06:06 | Full Moon | 99% | 13.7 days | 389545 km |
| Dec 15 Tue | 17:49 | 06:55 | Waxing Gibbous | 100% | 14.7 days | 385512 km |
| Dec 16 Wed | 18:38 | 07:42 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.7 days | 381742 km |
| Dec 17 Thu | 19:29 | 08:27 | Waning Gibbous | 96% | 16.7 days | 378403 km |
| Dec 18 Fri | 20:22 | 09:10 | Waning Gibbous | 90% | 17.7 days | 375600 km |
| Dec 19 Sat | 21:16 | 09:50 | Waning Gibbous | 83% | 18.7 days | 373390 km |
| Dec 20 Sun | 22:11 | 10:28 | Waning Gibbous | 75% | 19.7 days | 371789 km |
| Dec 21 Mon | 23:07 | 11:05 | Last Quarter | 65% | 20.7 days | 370793 km |
| Dec 22 Tue | - | 11:43 | Last Quarter | 54% | 21.7 days | 370390 km |
| Dec 23 Wed | 00:05 | 12:20 | Last Quarter | 44% | 22.7 days | 370567 km |
| Dec 24 Thu | 01:05 | 13:01 | Last Quarter | 33% | 23.7 days | 371314 km |
| Dec 25 Fri | 02:07 | 13:44 | Waning Crescent | 24% | 24.7 days | 372631 km |
| Dec 26 Sat | 03:12 | 14:32 | Waning Crescent | 15% | 25.7 days | 374516 km |
| Dec 27 Sun | 04:18 | 15:26 | Waning Crescent | 9% | 26.7 days | 376961 km |
| Dec 28 Mon | 05:25 | 16:24 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.7 days | 379937 km |
| Dec 29 Tue | 06:29 | 17:27 | New Moon | 1% | 28.7 days | 383381 km |
| Dec 30 Wed | 07:29 | 18:32 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.2 days | 387179 km |
| Dec 31 Thu | 08:22 | 19:38 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.2 days | 391159 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.