Moon Phases in Santa Clara
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1956
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-05-14
- Moonrise
- 05:14
- Phase
- Waning Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 26.6 days
- Moonset
- 16:53
- Illumination
- 10%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-05-31
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-05-14
- Sunrise
- 07:45
- Sunset
- 18:44
- Day Length
- 10h 59m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Sat | 05:43 | 19:26 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 27.9 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 2 Sun | 06:31 | 20:19 | New Moon | 0% | 28.9 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 3 Mon | 07:23 | 21:09 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.4 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 4 Tue | 08:15 | 21:55 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.4 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 5 Wed | 09:07 | 22:36 | Waxing Crescent | 6% | 2.4 days | 365086 km |
| Dec 6 Thu | 09:59 | 23:15 | Waxing Crescent | 12% | 3.4 days | 370386 km |
| Dec 7 Fri | 10:50 | 23:52 | Waxing Crescent | 20% | 4.4 days | 376439 km |
| Dec 8 Sat | 11:41 | - | Waxing Crescent | 29% | 5.4 days | 382746 km |
| Dec 9 Sun | 12:30 | 00:26 | First Quarter | 39% | 6.4 days | 388821 km |
| Dec 10 Mon | 13:21 | 01:00 | First Quarter | 50% | 7.4 days | 394248 km |
| Dec 11 Tue | 14:12 | 01:34 | First Quarter | 60% | 8.4 days | 398720 km |
| Dec 12 Wed | 15:06 | 02:09 | Waxing Gibbous | 71% | 9.4 days | 402064 km |
| Dec 13 Thu | 16:02 | 02:48 | Waxing Gibbous | 80% | 10.4 days | 404243 km |
| Dec 14 Fri | 17:01 | 03:30 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.4 days | 405333 km |
| Dec 15 Sat | 18:02 | 04:17 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.4 days | 405480 km |
| Dec 16 Sun | 19:04 | 05:10 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.4 days | 404860 km |
| Dec 17 Mon | 20:05 | 06:09 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.4 days | 403631 km |
| Dec 18 Tue | 21:02 | 07:13 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.4 days | 401901 km |
| Dec 19 Wed | 21:56 | 08:19 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.4 days | 399719 km |
| Dec 20 Thu | 22:44 | 09:26 | Waning Gibbous | 93% | 17.4 days | 397081 km |
| Dec 21 Fri | 23:29 | 10:30 | Waning Gibbous | 86% | 18.4 days | 393958 km |
| Dec 22 Sat | - | 11:33 | Waning Gibbous | 78% | 19.4 days | 390329 km |
| Dec 23 Sun | 00:10 | 12:33 | Last Quarter | 68% | 20.4 days | 386224 km |
| Dec 24 Mon | 00:50 | 13:33 | Last Quarter | 58% | 21.4 days | 381743 km |
| Dec 25 Tue | 01:31 | 14:31 | Last Quarter | 48% | 22.4 days | 377077 km |
| Dec 26 Wed | 02:11 | 15:28 | Last Quarter | 37% | 23.4 days | 372496 km |
| Dec 27 Thu | 02:54 | 16:25 | Waning Crescent | 27% | 24.4 days | 368326 km |
| Dec 28 Fri | 03:40 | 17:20 | Waning Crescent | 18% | 25.4 days | 364916 km |
| Dec 29 Sat | 04:27 | 18:13 | Waning Crescent | 11% | 26.4 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 30 Sun | 05:17 | 19:04 | Waning Crescent | 5% | 27.4 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 31 Mon | 06:08 | 19:51 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.4 days | 363104 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.