Moon Phases in Tarawa
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1916
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-20
- Moonrise
- 21:14
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 2.5 days
- Moonset
- 08:50
- Illumination
- 7%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-20
- Sunrise
- 18:38
- Sunset
- 06:45
- Day Length
- 12h 6m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Fri | - | 11:55 | First Quarter | 36% | 6 days | 370928 km |
| Dec 2 Sat | 00:22 | 12:44 | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 375112 km |
| Dec 3 Sun | 01:09 | 13:32 | First Quarter | 57% | 8 days | 379510 km |
| Dec 4 Mon | 01:55 | 14:19 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 383853 km |
| Dec 5 Tue | 02:41 | 15:07 | Waxing Gibbous | 77% | 10 days | 387945 km |
| Dec 6 Wed | 03:29 | 15:57 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 391665 km |
| Dec 7 Thu | 04:19 | 16:48 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 394968 km |
| Dec 8 Fri | 05:10 | 17:41 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13 days | 397856 km |
| Dec 9 Sat | 06:03 | 18:33 | Full Moon | 99% | 14 days | 400345 km |
| Dec 10 Sun | 06:55 | 19:25 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15 days | 402433 km |
| Dec 11 Mon | 07:46 | 20:14 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 404068 km |
| Dec 12 Tue | 08:35 | 21:01 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17 days | 405138 km |
| Dec 13 Wed | 09:22 | 21:46 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 405481 km |
| Dec 14 Thu | 10:05 | 22:27 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 404908 km |
| Dec 15 Fri | 10:47 | 23:08 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 403251 km |
| Dec 16 Sat | 11:29 | 23:49 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 400404 km |
| Dec 17 Sun | 12:10 | - | Last Quarter | 51% | 22 days | 396368 km |
| Dec 18 Mon | 12:53 | 00:29 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 391276 km |
| Dec 19 Tue | 13:38 | 01:12 | Waning Crescent | 31% | 24 days | 385399 km |
| Dec 20 Wed | 14:26 | 01:57 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25 days | 379127 km |
| Dec 21 Thu | 15:20 | 02:47 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26 days | 372933 km |
| Dec 22 Fri | 16:18 | 03:43 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 367317 km |
| Dec 23 Sat | 17:21 | 04:42 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 24 Sun | 18:25 | 05:46 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 25 Mon | 19:29 | 06:51 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 26 Tue | 20:29 | 07:54 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.5 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 27 Wed | 21:25 | 08:53 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 28 Thu | 22:16 | 09:48 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 364249 km |
| Dec 29 Fri | 23:06 | 10:39 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 369016 km |
| Dec 30 Sat | 23:53 | 11:29 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 374519 km |
| Dec 31 Sun | - | 12:16 | First Quarter | 40% | 6.5 days | 380306 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.