Moon Phases in Palmerston
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December2015
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2025-12-02
- Moonrise
- 16:09
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 11.4 days
- Moonset
- 03:16
- Illumination
- 88%
- Next Full Moon
- 2025-12-05
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2025-12-02
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 19:00
- Day Length
- 12h 50m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Tue | 23:41 | 10:53 | Waning Gibbous | 76% | 19.6 days | 376537 km |
| Dec 2 Wed | - | 11:43 | Last Quarter | 66% | 20.6 days | 374086 km |
| Dec 3 Thu | 00:23 | 12:30 | Last Quarter | 56% | 21.6 days | 372020 km |
| Dec 4 Fri | 01:04 | 13:17 | Last Quarter | 45% | 22.6 days | 370423 km |
| Dec 5 Sat | 01:43 | 14:02 | Last Quarter | 35% | 23.6 days | 369397 km |
| Dec 6 Sun | 02:21 | 14:48 | Waning Crescent | 25% | 24.6 days | 369051 km |
| Dec 7 Mon | 03:01 | 15:35 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.6 days | 369483 km |
| Dec 8 Tue | 03:41 | 16:22 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.6 days | 370766 km |
| Dec 9 Wed | 04:23 | 17:11 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.6 days | 372928 km |
| Dec 10 Thu | 05:08 | 18:02 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.6 days | 375937 km |
| Dec 11 Fri | 05:56 | 18:54 | New Moon | 0% | 0 days | 379686 km |
| Dec 12 Sat | 06:46 | 19:47 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1 days | 383988 km |
| Dec 13 Sun | 07:40 | 20:39 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2 days | 388583 km |
| Dec 14 Mon | 08:34 | 21:31 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 393147 km |
| Dec 15 Tue | 09:30 | 22:21 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 397325 km |
| Dec 16 Wed | 10:25 | 23:11 | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5 days | 400764 km |
| Dec 17 Thu | 11:21 | 23:58 | First Quarter | 36% | 6 days | 403158 km |
| Dec 18 Fri | 12:16 | - | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 404282 km |
| Dec 19 Sat | 13:12 | 00:45 | First Quarter | 57% | 8 days | 404028 km |
| Dec 20 Sun | 14:08 | 01:33 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 402418 km |
| Dec 21 Mon | 15:05 | 02:21 | Waxing Gibbous | 77% | 10 days | 399602 km |
| Dec 22 Tue | 16:03 | 03:11 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 395834 km |
| Dec 23 Wed | 17:02 | 04:03 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 391444 km |
| Dec 24 Thu | 18:01 | 04:58 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13 days | 386793 km |
| Dec 25 Fri | 18:59 | 05:54 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 14 days | 382231 km |
| Dec 26 Sat | 19:54 | 06:50 | Full Moon | 100% | 15 days | 378069 km |
| Dec 27 Sun | 20:45 | 07:46 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 374548 km |
| Dec 28 Mon | 21:33 | 08:40 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17 days | 371829 km |
| Dec 29 Tue | 22:17 | 09:32 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18 days | 369995 km |
| Dec 30 Wed | 23:00 | 10:22 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 369056 km |
| Dec 31 Thu | 23:40 | 11:10 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 368964 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.