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South Pole, Antarctica — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2023

Moon: 76.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Dec 2, 2023 at 7:50:21 pm
Moon Direction: 318° Northwest
Moon Altitude: -24.0°
Moon Distance: 248,845 mi
Next New Moon: Dec 13, 2023, 12:32 pm
Next Full Moon: Dec 27, 2023, 1:33 pm
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Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for South Pole, December 2023

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2023Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
1-Down all day-4:05 pm(-27.3°)246,35985.5%
2-Down all day-4:56 pm(-24.4°)248,61177.7%
3-Down all day-5:42 pm(-20.6°)250,24869.0%
4-Down all day-6:26 pm(-15.9°)251,12459.6%
5-Down all day-7:07 pm(-10.7°)251,15650.0%
6-Down all day-7:46 pm(-5.1°)250,32640.4%
71:59 pm (94°)--8:26 pm(1.1°)248,68731.0%
8-Up all day-9:06 pm(6.7°)246,35922.1%
9-Up all day-9:49 pm(12.4°)243,52214.3%
10-Up all day-10:36 pm(17.6°)240,4057.7%
11-Up all day-11:27 pm(22.1°)237,2642.9%
12---Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
13-Up all day-12:23 am(25.5°)234,3600.4%
14-Up all day-1:23 am(27.2°)231,9210.5%
15-Up all day-2:26 am(26.9°)230,1133.4%
16-Up all day-3:28 am(24.7°)229,0149.0%
17-Up all day-4:27 am(20.6°)228,60917.1%
18-Up all day-5:21 am(15.2°)228,81227.0%
19-Up all day-6:12 am(9.0°)229,50038.1%
20-5:45 pm (204°)-7:00 am(2.4°)230,55249.8%
21-Down all day-7:47 am(-4.7°)231,86861.4%
22-Down all day-8:35 am(-11.2°)233,38772.2%
23-Down all day-9:23 am(-17.2°)235,08081.7%
24-Down all day-10:14 am(-22.2°)236,94189.5%
25-Down all day-11:08 am(-26.0°)238,96795.2%
26-Down all day-12:03 pm(-28.3°)241,13398.7%
27-Down all day-1:00 pm(-29.0°)243,38499.8%
28-Down all day-1:55 pm(-28.0°)245,62198.8%
29-Down all day-2:47 pm(-25.6°)247,71095.6%
30-Down all day-3:35 pm(-22.1°)249,49590.7%
31-Down all day-4:20 pm(-17.7°)250,81384.3%
* All times are local time for South Pole. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. Below horizon is marked in red.

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