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Joshua Tree, California, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2025

Moon: 0.6%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Dec 19, 2025 at 1:09:33 am
Moon Direction: 85° East
Moon Altitude: -63.7°
Moon Distance: 251,434 mi
Next New Moon: Dec 19, 2025, 5:43 pm
Next Full Moon: Jan 3, 2026, 2:02 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 6:45 am

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Joshua Tree, December 2025

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2025 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 2:40 am (283°) 1:58 pm (74°) 8:50 pm (70.8°) 224,784 88.7%
2 - 3:52 am (291°) 2:35 pm (66°) 9:47 pm (76.7°) 222,713 95.3%
3 - 5:09 am (297°) 3:20 pm (60°) 10:49 pm (81.2°) 221,828 99.1%
4 - 6:27 am (302°) 4:14 pm (56°) 11:56 pm (83.7°) 222,273 99.6%
5 - 7:41 am (305°) 5:18 pm (55°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
6 - 8:46 am (304°) 6:30 pm (57°) 1:03 am (83.8°) 224,031 96.8%
7 - 9:39 am (300°) 7:43 pm (62°) 2:08 am (81.7°) 226,896 91.2%
8 - 10:22 am (295°) 8:54 pm (68°) 3:07 am (77.7°) 230,549 83.3%
9 - 10:56 am (289°) 10:00 pm (74°) 4:00 am (72.6°) 234,588 73.9%
10 - 11:26 am (282°) 11:02 pm (82°) 4:48 am (66.7°) 238,675 63.7%
11 - 11:52 am (274°) - 5:32 am (60.6°) 242,490 53.2%
12 12:02 am (89°) 12:16 pm (267°) - 6:13 am (54.4°) 245,818 43.0%
13 12:59 am (97°) 12:40 pm (260°) - 6:53 am (48.5°) 248,508 33.3%
14 1:56 am (104°) 1:05 pm (254°) - 7:34 am (42.9°) 250,500 24.4%
15 2:53 am (110°) 1:33 pm (248°) - 8:16 am (37.8°) 251,782 16.6%
16 3:51 am (116°) 2:04 pm (242°) - 9:00 am (33.5°) 252,397 10.1%
17 4:50 am (120°) 2:41 pm (238°) - 9:47 am (30.1°) 252,418 5.1%
18 5:49 am (123°) 3:23 pm (236°) - 10:37 am (27.8°) 251,927 1.7%
19 6:45 am (125°) 4:13 pm (235°) - 11:29 am (26.9°) 251,008 0.2%
20 7:36 am (125°) 5:08 pm (236°) - 12:21 pm (27.4°) 249,727 0.7%
21 8:22 am (122°) 6:08 pm (239°) - 1:13 pm (29.3°) 248,133 3.2%
22 9:01 am (119°) 7:10 pm (243°) - 2:03 pm (32.6°) 246,246 7.6%
23 9:36 am (113°) 8:12 pm (249°) - 2:51 pm (37.1°) 244,077 14.0%
24 10:06 am (107°) 9:15 pm (256°) - 3:37 pm (42.4°) 241,629 22.0%
25 10:34 am (100°) 10:17 pm (264°) - 4:21 pm (48.5°) 238,922 31.4%
26 11:00 am (92°) 11:20 pm (271°) - 5:05 pm (55.0°) 236,011 42.0%
27 11:27 am (85°) - - 5:51 pm (61.7°) 233,003 53.2%
28 - 12:24 am (280°) 11:56 am (77°) 6:39 pm (68.2°) 230,069 64.6%
29 - 1:33 am (287°) 12:29 pm (69°) 7:31 pm (74.3°) 227,433 75.5%
30 - 2:45 am (295°) 1:08 pm (63°) 8:29 pm (79.3°) 225,367 85.2%
31 - 4:00 am (300°) 1:56 pm (58°) 9:32 pm (82.7°) 224,146 92.9%
* All times are local time for Joshua Tree. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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