Moon Phases in Salinas
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1973
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-06-21
- Moonrise
- 11:33
- Phase
- First Quarter
- Age of Moon
- 5.7 days
- Moonset
- 23:58
- Illumination
- 33%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-06-29
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-06-21
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 17:26
- Day Length
- 11h 12m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Sat | 10:29 | 23:11 | First Quarter | 35% | 5.9 days | 375021 km |
| Dec 2 Sun | 11:18 | 23:47 | First Quarter | 45% | 6.9 days | 380530 km |
| Dec 3 Mon | 12:07 | - | First Quarter | 56% | 7.9 days | 385879 km |
| Dec 4 Tue | 12:57 | 00:24 | First Quarter | 66% | 8.9 days | 390761 km |
| Dec 5 Wed | 13:51 | 01:03 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 9.9 days | 394975 km |
| Dec 6 Thu | 14:47 | 01:46 | Waxing Gibbous | 84% | 10.9 days | 398432 km |
| Dec 7 Fri | 15:48 | 02:32 | Waxing Gibbous | 91% | 11.9 days | 401135 km |
| Dec 8 Sat | 16:52 | 03:25 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 12.9 days | 403146 km |
| Dec 9 Sun | 17:58 | 04:24 | Full Moon | 99% | 13.9 days | 404546 km |
| Dec 10 Mon | 19:02 | 05:28 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 14.9 days | 405388 km |
| Dec 11 Tue | 20:02 | 06:35 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 15.9 days | 405673 km |
| Dec 12 Wed | 20:57 | 07:42 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 16.9 days | 405338 km |
| Dec 13 Thu | 21:46 | 08:45 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 17.9 days | 404267 km |
| Dec 14 Fri | 22:30 | 09:45 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 18.9 days | 402324 km |
| Dec 15 Sat | 23:12 | 10:42 | Waning Gibbous | 73% | 19.9 days | 399400 km |
| Dec 16 Sun | 23:52 | 11:37 | Last Quarter | 63% | 20.9 days | 395455 km |
| Dec 17 Mon | - | 12:29 | Last Quarter | 52% | 21.9 days | 390560 km |
| Dec 18 Tue | 00:32 | 13:22 | Last Quarter | 42% | 22.9 days | 384911 km |
| Dec 19 Wed | 01:13 | 14:13 | Last Quarter | 31% | 23.9 days | 378833 km |
| Dec 20 Thu | 01:55 | 15:06 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 24.9 days | 372749 km |
| Dec 21 Fri | 02:39 | 15:58 | Waning Crescent | 14% | 25.9 days | 367135 km |
| Dec 22 Sat | 03:27 | 16:50 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 26.9 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 23 Sun | 04:15 | 17:40 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 27.9 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 24 Mon | 05:06 | 18:27 | New Moon | 0% | 28.9 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 25 Tue | 05:57 | 19:12 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.4 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 26 Wed | 06:47 | 19:54 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.4 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 27 Thu | 07:37 | 20:33 | Waxing Crescent | 6% | 2.4 days | 363430 km |
| Dec 28 Fri | 08:25 | 21:10 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.4 days | 368404 km |
| Dec 29 Sat | 09:13 | 21:47 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.4 days | 374256 km |
| Dec 30 Sun | 10:01 | 22:22 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.4 days | 380494 km |
| Dec 31 Mon | 10:50 | 23:00 | First Quarter | 40% | 6.4 days | 386631 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.