Ames, Iowa, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2025

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Ames, December 2025

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2025	Moonrise/Moonset						Meridian Passing
Dec	Moonrise		Moonset		Moonrise		Time		Distance (mi)	Illumination
1	-		3:14 am	↑ (284°)	2:13 pm	↑ (72°)	9:16 pm	(62.4°)	224,949	88.2%
2	-		4:33 am	↑ (293°)	2:43 pm	↑ (64°)	10:12 pm	(68.3°)	222,811	95.0%
3	-		5:57 am	↑ (301°)	3:21 pm	↑ (57°)	11:14 pm	(72.9°)	221,845	99.0%
4	-		7:20 am	↑ (306°)	4:09 pm	↑ (52°)	Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
5	-		8:37 am	↑ (309°)	5:12 pm	↑ (51°)	12:21 am	(75.5°)	222,205	99.7%
6	-		9:42 am	↑ (309°)	6:25 pm	↑ (53°)	1:28 am	(75.8°)	223,884	97.1%
7	-		10:32 am	↑ (305°)	7:43 pm	↑ (57°)	2:33 am	(73.8°)	226,689	91.6%
8	-		11:10 am	↑ (299°)	9:00 pm	↑ (64°)	3:33 am	(70.0°)	230,303	83.8%
9	-		11:39 am	↑ (291°)	10:13 pm	↑ (72°)	4:26 am	(64.9°)	234,328	74.5%
10	-		12:02 pm	↑ (283°)	11:21 pm	↑ (80°)	5:14 am	(59.1°)	238,423	64.3%
11	-		12:23 pm	↑ (275°)	-		5:58 am	(53.0°)	242,261	53.9%
12	12:26 am	↑ (89°)	12:42 pm	↑ (267°)	-		6:40 am	(46.8°)	245,626	43.6%
13	1:29 am	↑ (97°)	1:01 pm	↑ (259°)	-		7:20 am	(40.9°)	248,359	33.8%
14	2:32 am	↑ (105°)	1:21 pm	↑ (252°)	-		8:01 am	(35.2°)	250,396	24.9%
15	3:35 am	↑ (112°)	1:43 pm	↑ (245°)	-		8:43 am	(30.2°)	251,721	17.0%
16	4:38 am	↑ (118°)	2:09 pm	↑ (239°)	-		9:27 am	(25.8°)	252,377	10.4%
17	5:42 am	↑ (124°)	2:41 pm	↑ (235°)	-		10:14 am	(22.3°)	252,433	5.3%
18	6:44 am	↑ (128°)	3:20 pm	↑ (232°)	-		11:03 am	(20.0°)	251,971	1.9%
19	7:42 am	↑ (130°)	4:07 pm	↑ (230°)	-		11:55 am	(19.0°)	251,077	0.3%
20	8:33 am	↑ (129°)	5:03 pm	↑ (231°)	-		12:47 pm	(19.4°)	249,818	0.6%
21	9:17 am	↑ (127°)	6:06 pm	↑ (235°)	-		1:39 pm	(21.2°)	248,243	3.0%
22	9:53 am	↑ (122°)	7:12 pm	↑ (240°)	-		2:29 pm	(24.4°)	246,374	7.3%
23	10:22 am	↑ (117°)	8:20 pm	↑ (246°)	-		3:17 pm	(28.8°)	244,222	13.5%
24	10:47 am	↑ (110°)	9:28 pm	↑ (254°)	-		4:03 pm	(34.1°)	241,791	21.4%
25	11:09 am	↑ (102°)	10:37 pm	↑ (262°)	-		4:47 pm	(40.1°)	239,100	30.8%
26	11:30 am	↑ (93°)	11:46 pm	↑ (271°)	-		5:32 pm	(46.6°)	236,199	41.3%
27	11:51 am	↑ (85°)	-		-		6:17 pm	(53.2°)	233,193	52.5%
28	-		12:57 am	↑ (280°)	12:14 pm	↑ (76°)	7:05 pm	(59.8°)	230,248	63.9%
29	-		2:11 am	↑ (289°)	12:40 pm	↑ (67°)	7:57 pm	(65.9°)	227,586	74.9%
30	-		3:29 am	↑ (297°)	1:12 pm	↑ (60°)	8:55 pm	(71.0°)	225,475	84.6%
31	-		4:51 am	↑ (304°)	1:54 pm	↑ (54°)	9:57 pm	(74.5°)	224,194	92.5%
* All times are local time for Ames. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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