Moon Phases in Raleigh
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1961
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-11
- Moonrise
- 02:29
- Phase
- Last Quarter
- Age of Moon
- 23.1 days
- Moonset
- 12:14
- Illumination
- 40%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-11
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 17:42
- Day Length
- 10h 59m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Fri | 00:29 | 13:16 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 372839 km |
| Dec 2 Sat | 01:22 | 13:48 | Waning Crescent | 31% | 24 days | 375206 km |
| Dec 3 Sun | 02:16 | 14:21 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25 days | 377901 km |
| Dec 4 Mon | 03:12 | 14:56 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26 days | 380856 km |
| Dec 5 Tue | 04:09 | 15:34 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 384023 km |
| Dec 6 Wed | 05:09 | 16:15 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 387356 km |
| Dec 7 Thu | 06:10 | 17:02 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 390795 km |
| Dec 8 Fri | 07:12 | 17:54 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 394243 km |
| Dec 9 Sat | 08:12 | 18:52 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.5 days | 397552 km |
| Dec 10 Sun | 09:09 | 19:54 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 400518 km |
| Dec 11 Mon | 10:02 | 20:59 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 402896 km |
| Dec 12 Tue | 10:50 | 22:04 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 404423 km |
| Dec 13 Wed | 11:33 | 23:09 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 404856 km |
| Dec 14 Thu | 12:13 | - | First Quarter | 40% | 6.5 days | 404018 km |
| Dec 15 Fri | 12:52 | 00:13 | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 401834 km |
| Dec 16 Sat | 13:29 | 01:16 | First Quarter | 62% | 8.5 days | 398357 km |
| Dec 17 Sun | 14:07 | 02:18 | Waxing Gibbous | 72% | 9.5 days | 393775 km |
| Dec 18 Mon | 14:47 | 03:20 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.5 days | 388401 km |
| Dec 19 Tue | 15:29 | 04:21 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.5 days | 382639 km |
| Dec 20 Wed | 16:14 | 05:22 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 376940 km |
| Dec 21 Thu | 17:02 | 06:19 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 371755 km |
| Dec 22 Fri | 17:53 | 07:14 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.5 days | 367482 km |
| Dec 23 Sat | 18:45 | 08:04 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.5 days | 364430 km |
| Dec 24 Sun | 19:39 | 08:49 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.5 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 25 Mon | 20:33 | 09:31 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.5 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 26 Tue | 21:26 | 10:08 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.5 days | 363837 km |
| Dec 27 Wed | 22:19 | 10:43 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.5 days | 366272 km |
| Dec 28 Thu | 23:12 | 11:16 | Last Quarter | 67% | 20.5 days | 369654 km |
| Dec 29 Fri | - | 11:48 | Last Quarter | 57% | 21.5 days | 373671 km |
| Dec 30 Sat | 00:05 | 12:19 | Last Quarter | 47% | 22.5 days | 378007 km |
| Dec 31 Sun | 00:59 | 12:52 | Last Quarter | 36% | 23.5 days | 382379 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.