| Current Time: | Dec 5, 2025 at 11:09:34 am |
|---|---|
| Moon Direction: | ↑ 323° Northwest |
| Moon Altitude: | -38.5° |
| Moon Distance: | 222,438 mi |
| Next New Moon: | Dec 20, 2025, 1:43 am |
| Next Full Moon: | Jan 3, 2026, 10:02 am |
| Next Moonrise: | Today, 7:14 pm |
Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for 13°26'52.5"N, 15°23'53.3"W, December 2025
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| 2025 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| 1 | - | 3:21 am | ↑ (279°) | 3:27 pm | ↑ (78°) | 9:51 pm | (90.0°) | 225,543 | 86.4% | |
| 2 | - | 4:19 am | ↑ (286°) | 4:14 pm | ↑ (71°) | 10:47 pm | (83.8°) | 223,184 | 93.7% | |
| 3 | - | 5:22 am | ↑ (292°) | 5:08 pm | ↑ (66°) | 11:47 pm | (78.8°) | 221,945 | 98.4% | |
 4 | - | 6:30 am | ↑ (296°) | 6:08 pm | ↑ (62°) | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||
| 5 | - | 7:40 am | ↑ (299°) | 7:14 pm | ↑ (61°) | 12:53 am | (75.7°) | 222,012 | 99.8% | |
| 6 | - | 8:48 am | ↑ (299°) | 8:22 pm | ↑ (62°) | 2:01 am | (75.0°) | 223,415 | 97.9% | |
| 7 | - | 9:50 am | ↑ (297°) | 9:28 pm | ↑ (65°) | 3:07 am | (76.5°) | 225,999 | 93.0% | |
| 8 | - | 10:44 am | ↑ (293°) | 10:29 pm | ↑ (70°) | 4:08 am | (80.0°) | 229,469 | 85.7% | |
| 9 | - | 11:32 am | ↑ (288°) | 11:25 pm | ↑ (75°) | 5:02 am | (84.9°) | 233,437 | 76.6% | |
| 10 | - | 12:14 pm | ↑ (282°) | - | 5:51 am | (89.4°) | 237,545 | 66.6% | ||
 11 | 12:17 am | ↑ (81°) | 12:51 pm | ↑ (275°) | - | 6:36 am | (83.3°) | 241,461 | 56.1% | |
| 12 | 1:06 am | ↑ (88°) | 1:27 pm | ↑ (269°) | - | 7:18 am | (77.1°) | 244,945 | 45.8% | |
| 13 | 1:52 am | ↑ (94°) | 2:02 pm | ↑ (263°) | - | 7:58 am | (71.1°) | 247,823 | 35.9% | |
| 14 | 2:39 am | ↑ (100°) | 2:37 pm | ↑ (257°) | - | 8:39 am | (65.3°) | 250,014 | 26.8% | |
| 15 | 3:25 am | ↑ (105°) | 3:13 pm | ↑ (252°) | - | 9:21 am | (60.1°) | 251,492 | 18.6% | |
| 16 | 4:13 am | ↑ (110°) | 3:53 pm | ↑ (248°) | - | 10:04 am | (55.5°) | 252,288 | 11.7% | |
| 17 | 5:04 am | ↑ (114°) | 4:36 pm | ↑ (244°) | - | 10:50 am | (51.8°) | 252,467 | 6.3% | |
| 18 | 5:55 am | ↑ (117°) | 5:22 pm | ↑ (242°) | - | 11:39 am | (49.2°) | 252,111 | 2.5% | |
| 19 | 6:48 am | ↑ (119°) | 6:13 pm | ↑ (241°) | - | 12:31 pm | (47.9°) | 251,304 | 0.5% | |
 20 | 7:41 am | ↑ (119°) | 7:06 pm | ↑ (241°) | - | 1:23 pm | (48.0°) | 250,119 | 0.4% | |
| 21 | 8:31 am | ↑ (118°) | 8:00 pm | ↑ (243°) | - | 2:15 pm | (49.5°) | 248,610 | 2.3% | |
| 22 | 9:19 am | ↑ (115°) | 8:54 pm | ↑ (247°) | - | 3:06 pm | (52.5°) | 246,803 | 6.2% | |
| 23 | 10:04 am | ↑ (111°) | 9:46 pm | ↑ (251°) | - | 3:54 pm | (56.7°) | 244,714 | 12.0% | |
| 24 | 10:45 am | ↑ (106°) | 10:38 pm | ↑ (257°) | - | 4:40 pm | (61.8°) | 242,342 | 19.6% | |
| 25 | 11:24 am | ↑ (100°) | 11:29 pm | ↑ (263°) | - | 5:25 pm | (67.7°) | 239,706 | 28.6% | |
| 26 | 12:02 pm | ↑ (94°) | - | - | 6:09 pm | (74.1°) | 236,842 | 38.9% | ||
 27 | - | 12:19 am | ↑ (269°) | 12:41 pm | ↑ (87°) | 6:54 pm | (80.8°) | 233,848 | 50.0% | |
| 28 | - | 1:11 am | ↑ (276°) | 1:21 pm | ↑ (80°) | 7:41 pm | (87.5°) | 230,871 | 61.4% | |
| 29 | - | 2:06 am | ↑ (283°) | 2:04 pm | ↑ (74°) | 8:33 pm | (86.3°) | 228,129 | 72.5% | |
| 30 | - | 3:05 am | ↑ (289°) | 2:53 pm | ↑ (68°) | 9:29 pm | (80.9°) | 225,872 | 82.7% | |
| 31 | - | 4:08 am | ↑ (294°) | 3:48 pm | ↑ (64°) | 10:30 pm | (77.0°) | 224,389 | 91.0% | |
| * All times are local time for 13°26'52.5"N, 15°23'53.3"W. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. | ||||||||||
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