Sterling, Virginia, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2025

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Sterling, December 2025

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2025	Moonrise/Moonset						Meridian Passing
Dec	Moonrise		Moonset		Moonrise		Time		Distance (mi)	Illumination
1	-		3:02 am	↑ (282°)	2:12 pm	↑ (74°)	9:08 pm	(65.1°)	225,069	87.8%
2	-		4:18 am	↑ (291°)	2:44 pm	↑ (66°)	10:05 pm	(71.2°)	222,884	94.7%
3	-		5:38 am	↑ (299°)	3:24 pm	↑ (59°)	11:07 pm	(75.8°)	221,861	98.8%
4	-		7:00 am	↑ (304°)	4:15 pm	↑ (54°)	Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
5	-		8:16 am	↑ (307°)	5:17 pm	↑ (53°)	12:13 am	(78.6°)	222,160	99.7%
6	-		9:22 am	↑ (307°)	6:29 pm	↑ (54°)	1:21 am	(78.9°)	223,783	97.3%
7	-		10:14 am	↑ (303°)	7:45 pm	↑ (59°)	2:26 am	(77.0°)	226,543	91.9%
8	-		10:55 am	↑ (298°)	8:59 pm	↑ (65°)	3:26 am	(73.3°)	230,129	84.2%
9	-		11:26 am	↑ (291°)	10:10 pm	↑ (73°)	4:19 am	(68.2°)	234,143	74.9%
10	-		11:53 am	↑ (283°)	11:16 pm	↑ (80°)	5:07 am	(62.4°)	238,242	64.8%
11	-		12:16 pm	↑ (275°)	-		5:51 am	(56.3°)	242,097	54.3%
12	12:19 am	↑ (88°)	12:37 pm	↑ (268°)	-		6:33 am	(50.2°)	245,488	44.0%
13	1:20 am	↑ (96°)	12:58 pm	↑ (260°)	-		7:13 am	(44.2°)	248,251	34.3%
14	2:20 am	↑ (104°)	1:20 pm	↑ (253°)	-		7:54 am	(38.5°)	250,320	25.3%
15	3:20 am	↑ (111°)	1:44 pm	↑ (247°)	-		8:36 am	(33.4°)	251,676	17.4%
16	4:22 am	↑ (117°)	2:12 pm	↑ (241°)	-		9:20 am	(29.0°)	252,361	10.7%
17	5:23 am	↑ (122°)	2:45 pm	↑ (237°)	-		10:07 am	(25.5°)	252,442	5.5%
18	6:24 am	↑ (126°)	3:25 pm	↑ (234°)	-		10:56 am	(23.1°)	252,002	2.0%
19	7:21 am	↑ (127°)	4:13 pm	↑ (232°)	-		11:48 am	(22.0°)	251,125	0.3%
20	8:13 am	↑ (127°)	5:09 pm	↑ (233°)	-		12:40 pm	(22.4°)	249,881	0.6%
21	8:58 am	↑ (125°)	6:10 pm	↑ (236°)	-		1:32 pm	(24.2°)	248,320	2.8%
22	9:36 am	↑ (121°)	7:14 pm	↑ (241°)	-		2:22 pm	(27.3°)	246,464	7.1%
23	10:08 am	↑ (116°)	8:20 pm	↑ (247°)	-		3:10 pm	(31.6°)	244,325	13.2%
24	10:36 am	↑ (109°)	9:25 pm	↑ (254°)	-		3:56 pm	(36.9°)	241,906	21.0%
25	11:00 am	↑ (102°)	10:31 pm	↑ (262°)	-		4:41 pm	(42.9°)	239,226	30.3%
26	11:23 am	↑ (93°)	11:37 pm	↑ (271°)	-		5:25 pm	(49.3°)	236,332	40.8%
27	11:47 am	↑ (85°)	-		-		6:10 pm	(56.0°)	233,328	52.0%
28	-		12:46 am	↑ (279°)	12:12 pm	↑ (77°)	6:58 pm	(62.6°)	230,376	63.4%
29	-		1:57 am	↑ (288°)	12:40 pm	↑ (69°)	7:50 pm	(68.7°)	227,696	74.4%
30	-		3:13 am	↑ (296°)	1:15 pm	↑ (62°)	8:47 pm	(73.9°)	225,554	84.2%
31	-		4:31 am	↑ (302°)	1:58 pm	↑ (56°)	9:50 pm	(77.5°)	224,230	92.2%
* All times are local time for Sterling. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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