Moon Phases in Raleigh
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December2002
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-04
- Moonrise
- 20:41
- Phase
- Full Moon
- Age of Moon
- 15.7 days
- Moonset
- 08:26
- Illumination
- 99%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-04
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Sunset
- 17:35
- Day Length
- 10h 47m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Sun | 03:30 | 15:06 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26 days | 402775 km |
| Dec 2 Mon | 04:40 | 15:45 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 404552 km |
| Dec 3 Tue | 05:52 | 16:29 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 405558 km |
| Dec 4 Wed | 07:04 | 17:19 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 405696 km |
| Dec 5 Thu | 08:12 | 18:16 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 405664 km |
| Dec 6 Fri | 09:14 | 19:17 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.5 days | 404845 km |
| Dec 7 Sat | 10:07 | 20:20 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 403397 km |
| Dec 8 Sun | 10:52 | 21:22 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 401230 km |
| Dec 9 Mon | 11:31 | 22:22 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 398254 km |
| Dec 10 Tue | 12:03 | 23:20 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 394422 km |
| Dec 11 Wed | 12:32 | - | First Quarter | 40% | 6.5 days | 389773 km |
| Dec 12 Thu | 13:00 | 00:14 | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 384458 km |
| Dec 13 Fri | 13:26 | 01:08 | First Quarter | 61% | 8.5 days | 378742 km |
| Dec 14 Sat | 13:53 | 02:02 | Waxing Gibbous | 71% | 9.5 days | 372995 km |
| Dec 15 Sun | 14:21 | 02:56 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.5 days | 367647 km |
| Dec 16 Mon | 14:52 | 03:52 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.5 days | 363147 km |
| Dec 17 Tue | 15:27 | 04:49 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 18 Wed | 16:07 | 05:48 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 19 Thu | 16:54 | 06:47 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.5 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 20 Fri | 17:49 | 07:45 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.5 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 21 Sat | 18:48 | 08:39 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.5 days | 363721 km |
| Dec 22 Sun | 19:52 | 09:29 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.5 days | 368596 km |
| Dec 23 Mon | 20:57 | 10:12 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.5 days | 374414 km |
| Dec 24 Tue | 22:02 | 10:51 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.5 days | 380693 km |
| Dec 25 Wed | 23:07 | 11:26 | Last Quarter | 67% | 20.5 days | 386932 km |
| Dec 26 Thu | - | 11:59 | Last Quarter | 57% | 21.5 days | 392673 km |
| Dec 27 Fri | 00:12 | 12:31 | Last Quarter | 47% | 22.5 days | 397548 km |
| Dec 28 Sat | 01:17 | 13:04 | Last Quarter | 36% | 23.5 days | 401316 km |
| Dec 29 Sun | 02:24 | 13:40 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.5 days | 403873 km |
| Dec 30 Mon | 03:33 | 14:20 | Waning Crescent | 18% | 25.5 days | 405243 km |
| Dec 31 Tue | 04:42 | 15:06 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.5 days | 405550 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.