| Current Time: | Dec 21, 2025 at 7:43:30 am |
|---|---|
| Moon Direction: | ↑ 112° Southeast |
| Moon Altitude: | 18.1° |
| Moon Distance: | 249,162 mi |
| Next Full Moon: | Jan 3, 2026, 12:02 pm |
| Next New Moon: | Jan 18, 2026, 9:51 pm |
| Next Moonset: | Today, 8:27 pm |
Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Rustenburg, December 2025
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| 2025 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| 1 | - | 2:00 am | ↑ (278°) | 3:05 pm | ↑ (78°) | 8:54 pm | (51.0°) | 225,883 | 85.4% | |
| 2 | - | 2:38 am | ↑ (286°) | 4:12 pm | ↑ (70°) | 9:49 pm | (44.8°) | 223,409 | 93.0% | |
| 3 | - | 3:21 am | ↑ (293°) | 5:24 pm | ↑ (64°) | 10:49 pm | (39.6°) | 222,025 | 98.0% | |
| 4 | - | 4:11 am | ↑ (298°) | 6:37 pm | ↑ (60°) | 11:55 pm | (36.3°) | 221,933 | 99.8% | |
 5 |
- | 5:10 am | ↑ (301°) | 7:49 pm | ↑ (58°) | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||
| 6 | - | 6:16 am | ↑ (302°) | 8:54 pm | ↑ (59°) | 1:02 am | (35.3°) | 223,183 | 98.3% | |
| 7 | - | 7:26 am | ↑ (300°) | 9:49 pm | ↑ (62°) | 2:09 am | (36.5°) | 225,641 | 93.7% | |
| 8 | - | 8:35 am | ↑ (296°) | 10:35 pm | ↑ (67°) | 3:10 am | (39.8°) | 229,024 | 86.6% | |
| 9 | - | 9:41 am | ↑ (290°) | 11:14 pm | ↑ (73°) | 4:06 am | (44.5°) | 232,953 | 77.8% | |
| 10 | - | 10:42 am | ↑ (284°) | 11:48 pm | ↑ (80°) | 4:55 am | (50.2°) | 237,062 | 67.8% | |
 11 |
- | 11:38 am | ↑ (277°) | - | 5:40 am | (56.2°) | 241,016 | 57.4% | ||
| 12 | 12:19 am | ↑ (87°) | 12:32 pm | ↑ (270°) | - | 6:22 am | (62.4°) | 244,562 | 47.0% | |
| 13 | 12:48 am | ↑ (93°) | 1:25 pm | ↑ (263°) | - | 7:03 am | (68.5°) | 247,517 | 37.0% | |
| 14 | 1:16 am | ↑ (100°) | 2:17 pm | ↑ (257°) | - | 7:44 am | (74.3°) | 249,792 | 27.8% | |
| 15 | 1:46 am | ↑ (106°) | 3:09 pm | ↑ (251°) | - | 8:25 am | (79.6°) | 251,353 | 19.5% | |
| 16 | 2:19 am | ↑ (111°) | 4:03 pm | ↑ (246°) | - | 9:08 am | (84.3°) | 252,228 | 12.5% | |
| 17 | 2:55 am | ↑ (115°) | 4:58 pm | ↑ (242°) | - | 9:54 am | (88.1°) | 252,476 | 6.9% | |
| 18 | 3:35 am | ↑ (119°) | 5:54 pm | ↑ (240°) | - | 10:43 am | (89.1°) | 252,178 | 2.8% | |
| 19 | 4:21 am | ↑ (121°) | 6:48 pm | ↑ (238°) | - | 11:34 am | (87.6°) | 251,421 | 0.6% | |
 20 |
5:12 am | ↑ (122°) | 7:40 pm | ↑ (239°) | - | 12:26 pm | (87.5°) | 250,277 | 0.3% | |
| 21 | 6:07 am | ↑ (120°) | 8:27 pm | ↑ (241°) | - | 1:18 pm | (89.0°) | 248,805 | 2.0% | |
| 22 | 7:04 am | ↑ (118°) | 9:09 pm | ↑ (244°) | - | 2:09 pm | (88.2°) | 247,032 | 5.6% | |
| 23 | 8:02 am | ↑ (114°) | 9:48 pm | ↑ (249°) | - | 2:58 pm | (84.2°) | 244,977 | 11.2% | |
| 24 | 9:00 am | ↑ (108°) | 10:22 pm | ↑ (255°) | - | 3:44 pm | (79.1°) | 242,637 | 18.6% | |
| 25 | 9:57 am | ↑ (102°) | 10:55 pm | ↑ (262°) | - | 4:29 pm | (73.3°) | 240,031 | 27.5% | |
| 26 | 10:54 am | ↑ (95°) | 11:26 pm | ↑ (269°) | - | 5:13 pm | (66.9°) | 237,189 | 37.6% | |
 27 |
11:51 am | ↑ (88°) | 11:59 pm | ↑ (276°) | - | 5:58 pm | (60.2°) | 234,206 | 48.7% | |
| 28 | 12:51 pm | ↑ (80°) | - | - | 6:45 pm | (53.6°) | 231,216 | 60.1% | ||
| 29 | - | 12:33 am | ↑ (283°) | 1:54 pm | ↑ (73°) | 7:36 pm | (47.3°) | 228,434 | 71.3% | |
| 30 | - | 1:12 am | ↑ (290°) | 3:01 pm | ↑ (67°) | 8:31 pm | (41.8°) | 226,103 | 81.5% | |
| 31 | - | 1:56 am | ↑ (296°) | 4:12 pm | ↑ (62°) | 9:32 pm | (37.7°) | 224,515 | 90.1% | |
| * All times are local time for Rustenburg. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. | ||||||||||
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