Moon Phases in Washington
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1986
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-06-23
- Moonrise
- 15:25
- Phase
- First Quarter
- Age of Moon
- 7.8 days
- Moonset
- 00:56
- Illumination
- 55%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-06-29
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-06-23
- Sunrise
- 04:25
- Sunset
- 21:51
- Day Length
- 17h 25m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Mon | 08:12 | 14:56 | New Moon | 0% | 29.1 days | 398762 km |
| Dec 2 Tue | 09:50 | 15:36 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 395863 km |
| Dec 3 Wed | 11:06 | 16:40 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.5 days | 392753 km |
| Dec 4 Thu | 11:55 | 18:09 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 389495 km |
| Dec 5 Fri | 12:23 | 19:47 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 386124 km |
| Dec 6 Sat | 12:41 | 21:23 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 382674 km |
| Dec 7 Sun | 12:52 | 22:52 | Waxing Crescent | 31% | 5.5 days | 379200 km |
| Dec 8 Mon | 13:01 | - | First Quarter | 41% | 6.5 days | 375801 km |
| Dec 9 Tue | 13:08 | 00:16 | First Quarter | 52% | 7.5 days | 372623 km |
| Dec 10 Wed | 13:14 | 01:38 | First Quarter | 62% | 8.5 days | 369851 km |
| Dec 11 Thu | 13:22 | 02:56 | Waxing Gibbous | 72% | 9.5 days | 367697 km |
| Dec 12 Fri | 13:30 | 04:15 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.5 days | 366372 km |
| Dec 13 Sat | 13:42 | 05:35 | Waxing Gibbous | 89% | 11.5 days | 366057 km |
| Dec 14 Sun | 13:58 | 06:54 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 366876 km |
| Dec 15 Mon | 14:22 | 08:11 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 368875 km |
| Dec 16 Tue | 15:00 | 09:19 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.5 days | 372001 km |
| Dec 17 Wed | 15:53 | 10:13 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.5 days | 376096 km |
| Dec 18 Thu | 17:00 | 10:51 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.5 days | 380904 km |
| Dec 19 Fri | 18:16 | 11:16 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.5 days | 386085 km |
| Dec 20 Sat | 19:36 | 11:33 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.5 days | 391245 km |
| Dec 21 Sun | 20:55 | 11:45 | Waning Gibbous | 76% | 19.5 days | 395977 km |
| Dec 22 Mon | 22:14 | 11:53 | Last Quarter | 67% | 20.5 days | 399902 km |
| Dec 23 Tue | 23:34 | 12:00 | Last Quarter | 57% | 21.5 days | 402715 km |
| Dec 24 Wed | - | 12:07 | Last Quarter | 46% | 22.5 days | 404220 km |
| Dec 25 Thu | 00:55 | 12:14 | Last Quarter | 36% | 23.5 days | 404350 km |
| Dec 26 Fri | 02:20 | 12:23 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.5 days | 403167 km |
| Dec 27 Sat | 03:53 | 12:35 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.5 days | 400848 km |
| Dec 28 Sun | 05:31 | 12:52 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.5 days | 397657 km |
| Dec 29 Mon | 07:10 | 13:22 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.5 days | 393896 km |
| Dec 30 Tue | 08:39 | 14:13 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.5 days | 389876 km |
| Dec 31 Wed | 09:43 | 15:33 | New Moon | 0% | 29.5 days | 385876 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.