Moon Phases in Richmond
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1953
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-18
- Moonrise
- 06:58
- Phase
- New Moon
- Age of Moon
- 0.9 days
- Moonset
- 20:10
- Illumination
- 1%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-04
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-18
- Sunrise
- 06:33
- Sunset
- 19:47
- Day Length
- 13h 14m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Tue | 01:09 | 14:06 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.5 days | 389896 km |
| Dec 2 Wed | 01:36 | 15:01 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.5 days | 384046 km |
| Dec 3 Thu | 02:04 | 15:59 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.5 days | 378075 km |
| Dec 4 Fri | 02:36 | 16:57 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.5 days | 372456 km |
| Dec 5 Sat | 03:14 | 17:57 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.5 days | 367641 km |
| Dec 6 Sun | 03:58 | 18:56 | New Moon | 0% | 0 days | 364003 km |
| Dec 7 Mon | 04:49 | 19:51 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 8 Tue | 05:46 | 20:42 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 2 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 9 Wed | 06:49 | 21:27 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 10 Thu | 07:54 | 22:06 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 364391 km |
| Dec 11 Fri | 09:01 | 22:41 | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5 days | 367832 km |
| Dec 12 Sat | 10:06 | 23:13 | First Quarter | 36% | 6 days | 372074 km |
| Dec 13 Sun | 11:12 | 23:44 | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 376757 km |
| Dec 14 Mon | 12:18 | - | First Quarter | 57% | 8 days | 381538 km |
| Dec 15 Tue | 13:25 | 00:15 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 386132 km |
| Dec 16 Wed | 14:33 | 00:48 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 10 days | 390335 km |
| Dec 17 Thu | 15:44 | 01:26 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 394033 km |
| Dec 18 Fri | 16:54 | 02:08 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 397194 km |
| Dec 19 Sat | 18:02 | 02:58 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13 days | 399838 km |
| Dec 20 Sun | 19:03 | 03:55 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 14 days | 402001 km |
| Dec 21 Mon | 19:56 | 04:57 | Full Moon | 100% | 15 days | 403701 km |
| Dec 22 Tue | 20:40 | 06:02 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 404902 km |
| Dec 23 Wed | 21:18 | 07:07 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17 days | 405508 km |
| Dec 24 Thu | 21:50 | 08:09 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 405372 km |
| Dec 25 Fri | 22:18 | 09:09 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 404322 km |
| Dec 26 Sat | 22:44 | 10:05 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 402208 km |
| Dec 27 Sun | 23:10 | 11:01 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 398944 km |
| Dec 28 Mon | 23:36 | 11:56 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 394557 km |
| Dec 29 Tue | - | 12:51 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 389203 km |
| Dec 30 Wed | 00:04 | 13:47 | Waning Crescent | 31% | 24 days | 383175 km |
| Dec 31 Thu | 00:34 | 14:45 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25 days | 376877 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.