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Chicago, Illinois, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2025

Moon: 1.1%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Dec 18, 2025 at 7:20:54 pm
Moon Direction: 270° West
Moon Altitude: -44.9°
Moon Distance: 251,714 mi
Next New Moon: Dec 19, 2025, 7:43 pm
Next Full Moon: Jan 3, 2026, 4:02 am
Next Moonrise: Tomorrow, 7:16 am

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

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2025 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 2:48 am (283°) 1:49 pm (73°) 8:51 pm (62.4°) 224,993 88.1%
2 - 4:08 am (292°) 2:19 pm (64°) 9:47 pm (68.4°) 222,837 94.9%
3 - 5:31 am (300°) 2:56 pm (57°) 10:49 pm (73.0°) 221,851 98.9%
4 - 6:54 am (306°) 3:45 pm (52°) 11:56 pm (75.7°) 222,188 99.7%
5 - 8:12 am (309°) 4:47 pm (51°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
6 - 9:16 am (308°) 6:00 pm (53°) 1:03 am (76.0°) 223,846 97.2%
7 - 10:07 am (305°) 7:18 pm (57°) 2:08 am (74.0°) 226,634 91.7%
8 - 10:45 am (299°) 8:35 pm (64°) 3:08 am (70.2°) 230,239 84.0%
9 - 11:14 am (291°) 9:48 pm (72°) 4:01 am (65.1°) 234,260 74.7%
10 - 11:38 am (283°) 10:56 pm (80°) 4:49 am (59.4°) 238,356 64.5%
11 - 11:58 am (275°) - 5:33 am (53.2°) 242,201 54.0%
12 12:01 am (89°) 12:18 pm (267°) - 6:15 am (47.1°) 245,575 43.8%
13 1:04 am (97°) 12:37 pm (260°) - 6:55 am (41.1°) 248,319 34.0%
14 2:07 am (105°) 12:56 pm (252°) - 7:36 am (35.5°) 250,368 25.0%
15 3:09 am (112°) 1:19 pm (245°) - 8:18 am (30.4°) 251,705 17.2%
16 4:12 am (118°) 1:45 pm (240°) - 9:02 am (26.0°) 252,371 10.5%
17 5:16 am (124°) 2:17 pm (235°) - 9:49 am (22.5°) 252,436 5.4%
18 6:18 am (127°) 2:56 pm (232°) - 10:38 am (20.2°) 251,982 1.9%
19 7:16 am (129°) 3:43 pm (230°) - 11:30 am (19.1°) 251,095 0.3%
20 8:08 am (129°) 4:39 pm (231°) - 12:22 pm (19.5°) 249,841 0.6%
21 8:51 am (127°) 5:42 pm (235°) - 1:14 pm (21.4°) 248,271 2.9%
22 9:27 am (122°) 6:48 pm (240°) - 2:04 pm (24.5°) 246,407 7.2%
23 9:57 am (117°) 7:56 pm (246°) - 2:52 pm (28.9°) 244,260 13.4%
24 10:22 am (110°) 9:04 pm (254°) - 3:38 pm (34.2°) 241,833 21.3%
25 10:45 am (102°) 10:12 pm (262°) - 4:23 pm (40.2°) 239,147 30.6%
26 11:06 am (93°) 11:20 pm (271°) - 5:07 pm (46.6°) 236,248 41.1%
27 11:27 am (85°) - - 5:52 pm (53.3°) 233,243 52.3%
28 - 12:31 am (280°) 11:49 am (76°) 6:40 pm (59.9°) 230,295 63.7%
29 - 1:46 am (289°) 12:16 pm (68°) 7:32 pm (66.0°) 227,627 74.7%
30 - 3:04 am (297°) 12:48 pm (60°) 8:30 pm (71.1°) 225,504 84.5%
31 - 4:25 am (304°) 1:30 pm (54°) 9:32 pm (74.6°) 224,207 92.4%
* All times are local time for Chicago. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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