Horseshoe Bend Wildlife Area - West Unit, Iowa, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2025

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Horseshoe Bend Wildlife Area - West Unit, December 2025

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2025	Moonrise/Moonset						Meridian Passing
Dec	Moonrise		Moonset		Moonrise		Time		Distance (mi)	Illumination
1	-		3:18 am	↑ (284°)	2:17 pm	↑ (72°)	9:20 pm	(62.3°)	224,942	88.2%
2	-		4:38 am	↑ (293°)	2:47 pm	↑ (64°)	10:16 pm	(68.3°)	222,806	95.0%
3	-		6:01 am	↑ (301°)	3:24 pm	↑ (57°)	11:18 pm	(72.9°)	221,844	99.0%
4	-		7:25 am	↑ (307°)	4:13 pm	↑ (52°)	Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
5	-		8:42 am	↑ (309°)	5:15 pm	↑ (51°)	12:25 am	(75.5°)	222,208	99.7%
6	-		9:46 am	↑ (309°)	6:28 pm	↑ (52°)	1:33 am	(75.7°)	223,891	97.1%
7	-		10:36 am	↑ (305°)	7:47 pm	↑ (57°)	2:37 am	(73.7°)	226,698	91.6%
8	-		11:14 am	↑ (299°)	9:04 pm	↑ (64°)	3:37 am	(69.9°)	230,314	83.8%
9	-		11:43 am	↑ (291°)	10:17 pm	↑ (72°)	4:30 am	(64.8°)	234,340	74.5%
10	-		12:06 pm	↑ (283°)	11:25 pm	↑ (80°)	5:18 am	(59.0°)	238,434	64.3%
11	-		12:27 pm	↑ (275°)	-		6:02 am	(52.9°)	242,271	53.8%
12	12:30 am	↑ (89°)	12:46 pm	↑ (267°)	-		6:44 am	(46.7°)	245,635	43.6%
13	1:33 am	↑ (97°)	1:05 pm	↑ (259°)	-		7:24 am	(40.8°)	248,366	33.8%
14	2:36 am	↑ (105°)	1:24 pm	↑ (252°)	-		8:05 am	(35.1°)	250,401	24.9%
15	3:39 am	↑ (112°)	1:47 pm	↑ (245°)	-		8:47 am	(30.1°)	251,724	17.0%
16	4:42 am	↑ (118°)	2:13 pm	↑ (239°)	-		9:31 am	(25.7°)	252,378	10.4%
17	5:46 am	↑ (124°)	2:44 pm	↑ (235°)	-		10:18 am	(22.2°)	252,432	5.3%
18	6:48 am	↑ (128°)	3:23 pm	↑ (231°)	-		11:07 am	(19.9°)	251,969	1.9%
19	7:46 am	↑ (130°)	4:11 pm	↑ (230°)	-		11:59 am	(18.9°)	251,074	0.3%
20	8:38 am	↑ (129°)	5:07 pm	↑ (231°)	-		12:51 pm	(19.3°)	249,814	0.6%
21	9:21 am	↑ (127°)	6:10 pm	↑ (235°)	-		1:43 pm	(21.2°)	248,238	3.0%
22	9:57 am	↑ (122°)	7:16 pm	↑ (240°)	-		2:33 pm	(24.4°)	246,368	7.3%
23	10:26 am	↑ (117°)	8:24 pm	↑ (246°)	-		3:21 pm	(28.7°)	244,216	13.5%
24	10:51 am	↑ (110°)	9:32 pm	↑ (254°)	-		4:07 pm	(34.0°)	241,784	21.4%
25	11:13 am	↑ (102°)	10:41 pm	↑ (262°)	-		4:51 pm	(40.0°)	239,092	30.8%
26	11:34 am	↑ (93°)	11:50 pm	↑ (271°)	-		5:36 pm	(46.5°)	236,191	41.3%
27	11:55 am	↑ (85°)	-		-		6:21 pm	(53.2°)	233,184	52.5%
28	-		1:01 am	↑ (280°)	12:17 pm	↑ (76°)	7:09 pm	(59.8°)	230,240	63.9%
29	-		2:15 am	↑ (289°)	12:44 pm	↑ (67°)	8:01 pm	(65.8°)	227,580	74.9%
30	-		3:34 am	↑ (297°)	1:16 pm	↑ (60°)	8:59 pm	(70.9°)	225,470	84.7%
31	-		4:55 am	↑ (304°)	1:57 pm	↑ (54°)	10:01 pm	(74.5°)	224,191	92.5%
* All times are local time for Horseshoe Bend Wildlife Area - West Unit. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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