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McMurdo, Antarctica — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2025

Moon: 90.4%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Sep 10, 2025 at 10:14:04 pm
Moon Direction: 69° East
Moon Altitude: -9.0°
Moon Distance: 364,779 km
Next New Moon: Sep 22, 2025, 7:54 am
Next Full Moon: Oct 7, 2025, 4:47 pm

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

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2025 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (km) Illumination
1 - 2:07 am (293°) 7:36 pm (38°) 10:17 pm (1.4°) 365,425 81.9%
2 - 12:12 am (333°) - 11:10 pm (-5.4°) 360,897 90.3%
3 - - - Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
4 - Down all day - 12:08 am (-11.0°) 357,941 96.4%
5 - Down all day - 1:11 am (-15.0°) 356,967 99.5%
6 - Down all day - 2:19 am (-16.9°) 358,150 99.3%
7 - Down all day - 3:26 am (-16.6°) 361,396 95.9%
8 - Down all day - 4:30 am (-14.0°) 366,327 89.7%
9 - Down all day - 5:27 am (-9.8°) 372,391 81.4%
10 - Down all day - 6:19 am (-4.6°) 378,953 71.7%
11 5:02 am (29°) 9:50 am (321°) - 7:06 am (1.6°) 385,476 61.4%
12 3:19 am (65°) 1:08 pm (283°) - 7:49 am (7.5°) 391,473 51.0%
13 2:10 am (93°) 3:55 pm (251°) - 8:30 am (13.5°) 396,624 40.8%
14 1:00 am (120°) 7:13 pm (213°) 11:12 pm (156°) 9:10 am (19.4°) 400,718 31.3%
15 - Up all day - 9:51 am (24.8°) 403,677 22.6%
16 - Up all day - 10:34 am (29.8°) 405,502 15.1%
17 - Up all day - 11:19 am (33.9°) 406,277 8.9%
18 - Up all day - 12:06 pm (37.1°) 406,122 4.2%
19 - Up all day - 12:56 pm (39.1°) 405,174 1.2%
20 - Up all day - 1:48 pm (39.7°) 403,562 0.2%
21 - Up all day - 2:41 pm (38.9°) 401,389 1.1%
22 - Up all day - 3:32 pm (36.6°) 398,720 4.0%
23 - Up all day - 4:22 pm (33.0°) 395,586 8.8%
24 - Up all day - 5:09 pm (28.4°) 391,996 15.5%
25 - Up all day - 5:54 pm (22.9°) 387,965 23.9%
26 - 3:24 am (221°) 9:52 am (128°) 6:39 pm (16.7°) 383,527 33.6%
27 - 1:56 am (254°) 1:03 pm (92°) 7:23 pm (10.2°) 378,794 44.3%
28 - 12:44 am (283°) 4:16 pm (56°) 8:09 pm (3.7°) 373,948 55.7%
- 11:16 pm (315°) - Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
29 - Down all day - 8:58 pm (-2.0°) 369,300 67.0%
30 - Down all day - 9:52 pm (-8.7°) 365,211 77.7%
31 - Down all day - 10:51 pm (-13.3°) 362,143 87.0%
* All times are local time for McMurdo. 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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