Moon Phases in Reading
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December2043
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-02
- Moonrise
- 17:45
- Phase
- Full Moon
- Age of Moon
- 14.5 days
- Moonset
- 08:09
- Illumination
- 100%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-02
- Sunrise
- 07:38
- Sunset
- 16:56
- Day Length
- 9h 18m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Tue | 08:08 | 15:13 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 391276 km |
| Dec 2 Wed | 09:15 | 15:50 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 387537 km |
| Dec 3 Thu | 10:11 | 16:40 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.5 days | 383962 km |
| Dec 4 Fri | 10:55 | 17:43 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 380674 km |
| Dec 5 Sat | 11:27 | 18:54 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 377749 km |
| Dec 6 Sun | 11:50 | 20:10 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 375234 km |
| Dec 7 Mon | 12:07 | 21:27 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 373162 km |
| Dec 8 Tue | 12:21 | 22:44 | First Quarter | 40% | 6.5 days | 371565 km |
| Dec 9 Wed | 12:33 | - | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 370485 km |
| Dec 10 Thu | 12:44 | 00:02 | First Quarter | 61% | 8.5 days | 369971 km |
| Dec 11 Fri | 12:56 | 01:23 | Waxing Gibbous | 71% | 9.5 days | 370083 km |
| Dec 12 Sat | 13:10 | 02:47 | Waxing Gibbous | 80% | 10.5 days | 370877 km |
| Dec 13 Sun | 13:28 | 04:16 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.5 days | 372397 km |
| Dec 14 Mon | 13:53 | 05:51 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 374656 km |
| Dec 15 Tue | 14:31 | 07:25 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 377629 km |
| Dec 16 Wed | 15:28 | 08:49 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.5 days | 381229 km |
| Dec 17 Thu | 16:46 | 09:52 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.5 days | 385303 km |
| Dec 18 Fri | 18:16 | 10:34 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.5 days | 389628 km |
| Dec 19 Sat | 19:47 | 11:02 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.5 days | 393920 km |
| Dec 20 Sun | 21:14 | 11:21 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.5 days | 397852 km |
| Dec 21 Mon | 22:34 | 11:35 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.5 days | 401088 km |
| Dec 22 Tue | 23:51 | 11:47 | Last Quarter | 68% | 20.5 days | 403322 km |
| Dec 23 Wed | - | 11:57 | Last Quarter | 57% | 21.5 days | 404321 km |
| Dec 24 Thu | 01:05 | 12:08 | Last Quarter | 47% | 22.5 days | 403956 km |
| Dec 25 Fri | 02:18 | 12:19 | Last Quarter | 36% | 23.5 days | 402223 km |
| Dec 26 Sat | 03:31 | 12:33 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.5 days | 399252 km |
| Dec 27 Sun | 04:44 | 12:51 | Waning Crescent | 18% | 25.5 days | 395287 km |
| Dec 28 Mon | 05:57 | 13:15 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.5 days | 390660 km |
| Dec 29 Tue | 07:06 | 13:49 | Waning Crescent | 5% | 27.5 days | 385748 km |
| Dec 30 Wed | 08:06 | 14:35 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.5 days | 380932 km |
| Dec 31 Thu | 08:54 | 15:35 | New Moon | 0% | 29.5 days | 376556 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.