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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2025

Moon: 0.7%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Dec 19, 2025 at 6:58:39 pm
Moon Direction: 241° Southwest
Moon Altitude: 6.3°
Moon Distance: 404,716 km
Next New Moon: Dec 20, 2025, 12:43 pm
Next Full Moon: Jan 3, 2026, 9:02 pm
Next Moonset: Today, 7:39 pm

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

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2025 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (km) Illumination
1 - 2:28 am (276°) 3:34 pm (79°) 9:21 pm (45.1°) 365,207 82.3%
2 - 2:59 am (285°) 4:45 pm (71°) 10:14 pm (38.5°) 360,734 90.6%
3 - 3:34 am (292°) 6:01 pm (64°) 11:12 pm (33.0°) 357,856 96.6%
4 - 4:17 am (299°) 7:19 pm (58°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
5 - 5:08 am (303°) 8:35 pm (55°) 12:16 am (29.0°) 356,973 99.5%
6 - 6:11 am (305°) 9:42 pm (55°) 1:23 am (27.1°) 358,249 99.2%
7 - 7:21 am (304°) 10:38 pm (58°) 2:30 am (27.6°) 361,576 95.6%
8 - 8:34 am (300°) 11:23 pm (63°) 3:34 am (30.2°) 366,568 89.3%
9 - 9:46 am (294°) 11:59 pm (70°) 4:31 am (34.5°) 372,665 81.0%
10 - 10:53 am (287°) - 5:23 am (39.9°) 379,237 71.3%
11 12:30 am (77°) 11:57 am (280°) - 6:09 am (45.8°) 385,745 61.0%
12 12:56 am (84°) 12:56 pm (273°) - 6:52 am (52.0°) 391,713 50.5%
13 1:21 am (91°) 1:54 pm (265°) - 7:33 am (58.1°) 396,822 40.4%
14 1:45 am (98°) 2:51 pm (258°) - 8:14 am (64.0°) 400,869 30.9%
15 2:10 am (105°) 3:48 pm (252°) - 8:55 am (69.5°) 403,777 22.3%
16 2:37 am (111°) 4:45 pm (246°) - 9:37 am (74.4°) 405,556 14.8%
17 3:08 am (116°) 5:44 pm (241°) - 10:22 am (78.6°) 406,289 8.6%
18 3:43 am (120°) 6:43 pm (238°) - 11:10 am (81.8°) 406,097 4.0%
19 4:24 am (123°) 7:39 pm (236°) - 12:00 pm (83.7°) 405,118 1.2%
20 5:12 am (125°) 8:32 pm (236°) - 12:52 pm (84.3°) 403,480 0.2%
21 6:06 am (124°) 9:19 pm (237°) - 1:45 pm (83.4°) 401,285 1.2%
22 7:05 am (122°) 10:00 pm (241°) - 2:36 pm (81.0°) 398,595 4.2%
23 8:07 am (118°) 10:36 pm (246°) - 3:25 pm (77.4°) 395,442 9.1%
24 9:09 am (112°) 11:07 pm (252°) - 4:13 pm (72.6°) 391,833 15.9%
25 10:11 am (105°) 11:36 pm (258°) - 4:58 pm (67.0°) 387,783 24.3%
26 11:13 am (98°) - - 5:42 pm (60.8°) 383,329 34.0%
27 - 12:02 am (266°) 12:15 pm (90°) 6:27 pm (54.2°) 378,587 44.8%
28 - 12:29 am (274°) 1:20 pm (82°) 7:13 pm (47.5°) 373,743 56.1%
29 - 12:57 am (282°) 2:27 pm (74°) 8:02 pm (41.1°) 369,111 67.5%
30 - 1:29 am (289°) 3:38 pm (67°) 8:56 pm (35.3°) 365,055 78.2%
31 - 2:06 am (296°) 4:52 pm (61°) 9:55 pm (30.6°) 362,040 87.4%
* All times are local time for Sydney. 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.

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