Moon Phases in Richmond
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December2028
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-01-31
- Moonrise
- 16:34
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 11.8 days
- Moonset
- 07:09
- Illumination
- 90%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-02-02
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-01-31
- Sunrise
- 07:46
- Sunset
- 17:59
- Day Length
- 10h 12m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Fri | 16:49 | 07:25 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.1 days | 400303 km |
| Dec 2 Sat | 17:42 | 08:24 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.1 days | 402415 km |
| Dec 3 Sun | 18:43 | 09:18 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.1 days | 404073 km |
| Dec 4 Mon | 19:50 | 10:05 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17.1 days | 405154 km |
| Dec 5 Tue | 21:00 | 10:46 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18.1 days | 405486 km |
| Dec 6 Wed | 22:10 | 11:21 | Waning Gibbous | 80% | 19.1 days | 404878 km |
| Dec 7 Thu | 23:21 | 11:52 | Waning Gibbous | 71% | 20.1 days | 403162 km |
| Dec 8 Fri | - | 12:19 | Last Quarter | 61% | 21.1 days | 400241 km |
| Dec 9 Sat | 00:31 | 12:47 | Last Quarter | 50% | 22.1 days | 396127 km |
| Dec 10 Sun | 01:42 | 13:16 | Last Quarter | 39% | 23.1 days | 390967 km |
| Dec 11 Mon | 02:53 | 13:47 | Waning Crescent | 29% | 24.1 days | 385045 km |
| Dec 12 Tue | 04:06 | 14:22 | Waning Crescent | 20% | 25.1 days | 378762 km |
| Dec 13 Wed | 05:20 | 15:04 | Waning Crescent | 12% | 26.1 days | 372595 km |
| Dec 14 Thu | 06:30 | 15:54 | Waning Crescent | 6% | 27.1 days | 367044 km |
| Dec 15 Fri | 07:36 | 16:51 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.1 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 16 Sat | 08:31 | 17:55 | New Moon | 0% | 29.1 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 17 Sun | 09:19 | 19:00 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.6 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 18 Mon | 09:57 | 20:06 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.6 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 19 Tue | 10:28 | 21:10 | Waxing Crescent | 8% | 2.6 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 20 Wed | 10:56 | 22:11 | Waxing Crescent | 14% | 3.6 days | 364608 km |
| Dec 21 Thu | 11:20 | 23:10 | Waxing Crescent | 22% | 4.6 days | 369406 km |
| Dec 22 Fri | 11:43 | - | First Quarter | 32% | 5.6 days | 374902 km |
| Dec 23 Sat | 12:05 | 00:08 | First Quarter | 42% | 6.6 days | 380648 km |
| Dec 24 Sun | 12:29 | 01:07 | First Quarter | 53% | 7.6 days | 386227 km |
| Dec 25 Mon | 12:55 | 02:05 | First Quarter | 63% | 8.6 days | 391305 km |
| Dec 26 Tue | 13:24 | 03:06 | Waxing Gibbous | 73% | 9.6 days | 395652 km |
| Dec 27 Wed | 13:58 | 04:08 | Waxing Gibbous | 82% | 10.6 days | 399161 km |
| Dec 28 Thu | 14:39 | 05:10 | Waxing Gibbous | 89% | 11.6 days | 401825 km |
| Dec 29 Fri | 15:30 | 06:11 | Waxing Gibbous | 95% | 12.6 days | 403713 km |
| Dec 30 Sat | 16:28 | 07:08 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 13.6 days | 404923 km |
| Dec 31 Sun | 17:35 | 07:59 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.6 days | 405536 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.