Joshua Tree, California, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2025

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Joshua Tree, December 2025

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2025	Moonrise/Moonset						Meridian Passing
Dec	Moonrise		Moonset		Moonrise		Time		Distance (mi)	Illumination
1	-		2:40 am	↑ (283°)	1:58 pm	↑ (74°)	8:50 pm	(70.8°)	224,784	88.7%
2	-		3:52 am	↑ (291°)	2:35 pm	↑ (66°)	9:47 pm	(76.7°)	222,713	95.3%
3	-		5:09 am	↑ (297°)	3:20 pm	↑ (60°)	10:49 pm	(81.2°)	221,828	99.1%
4	-		6:27 am	↑ (302°)	4:14 pm	↑ (56°)	11:56 pm	(83.7°)	222,273	99.6%
5	-		7:41 am	↑ (305°)	5:18 pm	↑ (55°)	Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
6	-		8:46 am	↑ (304°)	6:30 pm	↑ (57°)	1:03 am	(83.8°)	224,031	96.8%
7	-		9:39 am	↑ (300°)	7:43 pm	↑ (62°)	2:08 am	(81.7°)	226,896	91.2%
8	-		10:22 am	↑ (295°)	8:54 pm	↑ (68°)	3:07 am	(77.7°)	230,549	83.3%
9	-		10:56 am	↑ (289°)	10:00 pm	↑ (74°)	4:00 am	(72.6°)	234,588	73.9%
10	-		11:26 am	↑ (282°)	11:02 pm	↑ (82°)	4:48 am	(66.7°)	238,675	63.7%
11	-		11:52 am	↑ (274°)	-		5:32 am	(60.6°)	242,490	53.2%
12	12:02 am	↑ (89°)	12:16 pm	↑ (267°)	-		6:13 am	(54.4°)	245,818	43.0%
13	12:59 am	↑ (97°)	12:40 pm	↑ (260°)	-		6:53 am	(48.5°)	248,508	33.3%
14	1:56 am	↑ (104°)	1:05 pm	↑ (254°)	-		7:34 am	(42.9°)	250,500	24.4%
15	2:53 am	↑ (110°)	1:33 pm	↑ (248°)	-		8:16 am	(37.8°)	251,782	16.6%
16	3:51 am	↑ (116°)	2:04 pm	↑ (242°)	-		9:00 am	(33.5°)	252,397	10.1%
17	4:50 am	↑ (120°)	2:41 pm	↑ (238°)	-		9:47 am	(30.1°)	252,418	5.1%
18	5:49 am	↑ (123°)	3:23 pm	↑ (236°)	-		10:37 am	(27.8°)	251,927	1.7%
19	6:45 am	↑ (125°)	4:13 pm	↑ (235°)	-		11:29 am	(26.9°)	251,008	0.2%
20	7:36 am	↑ (125°)	5:08 pm	↑ (236°)	-		12:21 pm	(27.4°)	249,727	0.7%
21	8:22 am	↑ (122°)	6:08 pm	↑ (239°)	-		1:13 pm	(29.3°)	248,133	3.2%
22	9:01 am	↑ (119°)	7:10 pm	↑ (243°)	-		2:03 pm	(32.6°)	246,246	7.6%
23	9:36 am	↑ (113°)	8:12 pm	↑ (249°)	-		2:51 pm	(37.1°)	244,077	14.0%
24	10:06 am	↑ (107°)	9:15 pm	↑ (256°)	-		3:37 pm	(42.4°)	241,629	22.0%
25	10:34 am	↑ (100°)	10:17 pm	↑ (264°)	-		4:21 pm	(48.5°)	238,922	31.4%
26	11:00 am	↑ (92°)	11:20 pm	↑ (271°)	-		5:05 pm	(55.0°)	236,011	42.0%
27	11:27 am	↑ (85°)	-		-		5:51 pm	(61.7°)	233,003	53.2%
28	-		12:24 am	↑ (280°)	11:56 am	↑ (77°)	6:39 pm	(68.2°)	230,069	64.6%
29	-		1:33 am	↑ (287°)	12:29 pm	↑ (69°)	7:31 pm	(74.3°)	227,433	75.5%
30	-		2:45 am	↑ (295°)	1:08 pm	↑ (63°)	8:29 pm	(79.3°)	225,367	85.2%
31	-		4:00 am	↑ (300°)	1:56 pm	↑ (58°)	9:32 pm	(82.7°)	224,146	92.9%
* All times are local time for Joshua Tree. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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