Santa Cruz, California, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2025

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Santa Cruz, December 2025

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2025	Moonrise/Moonset						Meridian Passing
Dec	Moonrise		Moonset		Moonrise		Time		Distance (mi)	Illumination
1	-		3:07 am	↑ (283°)	2:18 pm	↑ (73°)	9:14 pm	(68.0°)	224,743	88.8%
2	-		4:22 am	↑ (291°)	2:52 pm	↑ (65°)	10:11 pm	(73.9°)	222,688	95.4%
3	-		5:41 am	↑ (299°)	3:35 pm	↑ (59°)	11:13 pm	(78.4°)	221,824	99.1%
4	-		7:01 am	↑ (304°)	4:28 pm	↑ (55°)	Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
5	-		8:15 am	↑ (306°)	5:32 pm	↑ (54°)	12:20 am	(80.8°)	222,291	99.6%
6	-		9:20 am	↑ (305°)	6:44 pm	↑ (56°)	1:27 am	(80.9°)	224,068	96.8%
7	-		10:11 am	↑ (302°)	7:59 pm	↑ (60°)	2:32 am	(78.7°)	226,949	91.1%
8	-		10:52 am	↑ (296°)	9:12 pm	↑ (67°)	3:31 am	(74.8°)	230,611	83.1%
9	-		11:25 am	↑ (289°)	10:20 pm	↑ (74°)	4:24 am	(69.6°)	234,653	73.7%
10	-		11:52 am	↑ (282°)	11:24 pm	↑ (82°)	5:11 am	(63.8°)	238,739	63.5%
11	-		12:16 pm	↑ (274°)	-		5:55 am	(57.6°)	242,547	53.0%
12	12:25 am	↑ (89°)	12:38 pm	↑ (267°)	-		6:36 am	(51.5°)	245,866	42.8%
13	1:24 am	↑ (97°)	1:01 pm	↑ (260°)	-		7:17 am	(45.5°)	248,546	33.1%
14	2:23 am	↑ (104°)	1:24 pm	↑ (253°)	-		7:58 am	(39.9°)	250,526	24.2%
15	3:22 am	↑ (111°)	1:50 pm	↑ (247°)	-		8:40 am	(34.9°)	251,796	16.5%
16	4:22 am	↑ (117°)	2:20 pm	↑ (241°)	-		9:24 am	(30.6°)	252,402	10.0%
17	5:23 am	↑ (121°)	2:55 pm	↑ (237°)	-		10:11 am	(27.2°)	252,414	5.0%
18	6:22 am	↑ (125°)	3:37 pm	↑ (234°)	-		11:01 am	(24.9°)	251,915	1.7%
19	7:19 am	↑ (126°)	4:26 pm	↑ (234°)	-		11:53 am	(24.0°)	250,990	0.2%
20	8:10 am	↑ (126°)	5:22 pm	↑ (235°)	-		12:45 pm	(24.6°)	249,704	0.7%
21	8:55 am	↑ (124°)	6:23 pm	↑ (238°)	-		1:37 pm	(26.5°)	248,105	3.3%
22	9:33 am	↑ (120°)	7:26 pm	↑ (242°)	-		2:27 pm	(29.8°)	246,214	7.7%
23	10:05 am	↑ (114°)	8:31 pm	↑ (249°)	-		3:14 pm	(34.3°)	244,040	14.1%
24	10:34 am	↑ (108°)	9:35 pm	↑ (256°)	-		4:00 pm	(39.7°)	241,588	22.1%
25	11:00 am	↑ (100°)	10:39 pm	↑ (263°)	-		4:45 pm	(45.7°)	238,878	31.6%
26	11:24 am	↑ (92°)	11:44 pm	↑ (272°)	-		5:29 pm	(52.2°)	235,964	42.1%
27	11:49 am	↑ (84°)	-		-		6:14 pm	(58.9°)	232,955	53.4%
28	-		12:51 am	↑ (280°)	12:16 pm	↑ (76°)	7:03 pm	(65.5°)	230,025	64.8%
29	-		2:01 am	↑ (288°)	12:47 pm	↑ (68°)	7:55 pm	(71.5°)	227,395	75.7%
30	-		3:16 am	↑ (296°)	1:24 pm	↑ (62°)	8:53 pm	(76.5°)	225,340	85.3%
31	-		4:33 am	↑ (302°)	2:10 pm	↑ (57°)	9:56 pm	(79.9°)	224,135	93.0%
* All times are local time for Santa Cruz. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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