Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education, North Carolina, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2025

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education, December 2025

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2025	Moonrise/Moonset						Meridian Passing
Dec	Moonrise		Moonset		Moonrise		Time		Distance (mi)	Illumination
1	-		2:52 am	↑ (282°)	2:10 pm	↑ (74°)	9:02 pm	(67.8°)	225,080	87.8%
2	-		4:06 am	↑ (290°)	2:44 pm	↑ (66°)	9:58 pm	(73.8°)	222,891	94.7%
3	-		5:24 am	↑ (298°)	3:26 pm	↑ (60°)	11:00 pm	(78.5°)	221,862	98.8%
4	-		6:44 am	↑ (303°)	4:18 pm	↑ (56°)	Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
5	-		7:59 am	↑ (306°)	5:21 pm	↑ (54°)	12:06 am	(81.2°)	222,156	99.7%
6	-		9:05 am	↑ (305°)	6:32 pm	↑ (56°)	1:14 am	(81.6°)	223,773	97.3%
7	-		9:59 am	↑ (302°)	7:46 pm	↑ (60°)	2:19 am	(79.7°)	226,528	91.9%
8	-		10:41 am	↑ (297°)	8:59 pm	↑ (66°)	3:19 am	(76.0°)	230,112	84.3%
9	-		11:15 am	↑ (290°)	10:08 pm	↑ (73°)	4:13 am	(70.9°)	234,125	75.0%
10	-		11:43 am	↑ (283°)	11:12 pm	↑ (81°)	5:01 am	(65.1°)	238,224	64.8%
11	-		12:08 pm	↑ (275°)	-		5:45 am	(59.0°)	242,081	54.4%
12	12:13 am	↑ (88°)	12:31 pm	↑ (268°)	-		6:26 am	(52.9°)	245,474	44.1%
13	1:12 am	↑ (96°)	12:54 pm	↑ (261°)	-		7:07 am	(46.9°)	248,240	34.3%
14	2:10 am	↑ (103°)	1:17 pm	↑ (254°)	-		7:48 am	(41.2°)	250,312	25.3%
15	3:09 am	↑ (110°)	1:43 pm	↑ (248°)	-		8:29 am	(36.1°)	251,672	17.4%
16	4:08 am	↑ (116°)	2:13 pm	↑ (242°)	-		9:13 am	(31.7°)	252,359	10.7%
17	5:08 am	↑ (121°)	2:48 pm	↑ (238°)	-		10:00 am	(28.1°)	252,443	5.5%
18	6:08 am	↑ (124°)	3:29 pm	↑ (235°)	-		10:50 am	(25.7°)	252,005	2.0%
19	7:05 am	↑ (126°)	4:17 pm	↑ (234°)	-		11:41 am	(24.7°)	251,130	0.3%
20	7:57 am	↑ (126°)	5:12 pm	↑ (235°)	-		12:33 pm	(25.0°)	249,887	0.6%
21	8:42 am	↑ (124°)	6:12 pm	↑ (238°)	-		1:25 pm	(26.8°)	248,327	2.8%
22	9:22 am	↑ (120°)	7:15 pm	↑ (242°)	-		2:16 pm	(30.0°)	246,472	7.0%
23	9:55 am	↑ (115°)	8:19 pm	↑ (248°)	-		3:04 pm	(34.3°)	244,335	13.2%
24	10:24 am	↑ (108°)	9:23 pm	↑ (255°)	-		3:50 pm	(39.5°)	241,917	21.0%
25	10:51 am	↑ (101°)	10:26 pm	↑ (262°)	-		4:34 pm	(45.5°)	239,239	30.3%
26	11:16 am	↑ (93°)	11:31 pm	↑ (271°)	-		5:18 pm	(52.0°)	236,345	40.7%
27	11:41 am	↑ (85°)	-		-		6:04 pm	(58.6°)	233,342	51.9%
28	-		12:37 am	↑ (279°)	12:08 pm	↑ (77°)	6:52 pm	(65.2°)	230,388	63.3%
29	-		1:46 am	↑ (287°)	12:39 pm	↑ (70°)	7:43 pm	(71.4°)	227,707	74.3%
30	-		3:00 am	↑ (295°)	1:15 pm	↑ (63°)	8:40 pm	(76.5°)	225,562	84.2%
31	-		4:16 am	↑ (301°)	2:01 pm	↑ (57°)	9:43 pm	(80.2°)	224,234	92.1%
* All times are local time for Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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