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Raleigh, North Carolina, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2025

Moon: 1.0%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Dec 18, 2025 at 10:37:59 pm
Moon Direction: 305° Northwest
Moon Altitude: -77.3°
Moon Distance: 251,636 mi
Next New Moon: Dec 19, 2025, 8:43 pm
Next Full Moon: Jan 3, 2026, 5:02 am
Next Moonrise: Tomorrow, 7:14 am

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

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2025 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 3:03 am (282°) 2:22 pm (74°) 9:13 pm (68.4°) 225,060 87.9%
2 - 4:17 am (290°) 2:57 pm (67°) 10:10 pm (74.5°) 222,878 94.7%
3 - 5:34 am (297°) 3:39 pm (60°) 11:12 pm (79.1°) 221,859 98.8%
4 - 6:53 am (303°) 4:31 pm (56°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
5 - 8:09 am (305°) 5:35 pm (54°) 12:18 am (81.8°) 222,163 99.7%
6 - 9:15 am (305°) 6:46 pm (56°) 1:26 am (82.2°) 223,790 97.3%
7 - 10:08 am (302°) 8:00 pm (60°) 2:31 am (80.3°) 226,553 91.9%
8 - 10:51 am (296°) 9:12 pm (66°) 3:31 am (76.5°) 230,142 84.2%
9 - 11:25 am (290°) 10:20 pm (73°) 4:24 am (71.5°) 234,157 74.9%
10 - 11:54 am (283°) 11:24 pm (81°) 5:12 am (65.7°) 238,256 64.8%
11 - 12:19 pm (275°) - 5:56 am (59.6°) 242,110 54.3%
12 12:25 am (89°) 12:42 pm (268°) - 6:38 am (53.4°) 245,498 44.0%
13 1:23 am (96°) 1:06 pm (261°) - 7:18 am (47.4°) 248,259 34.2%
14 2:21 am (103°) 1:30 pm (254°) - 7:59 am (41.8°) 250,325 25.3%
15 3:19 am (110°) 1:56 pm (248°) - 8:41 am (36.7°) 251,680 17.3%
16 4:18 am (116°) 2:26 pm (242°) - 9:25 am (32.2°) 252,362 10.7%
17 5:18 am (120°) 3:01 pm (238°) - 10:12 am (28.7°) 252,441 5.5%
18 6:17 am (124°) 3:42 pm (235°) - 11:01 am (26.3°) 251,999 2.0%
19 7:14 am (126°) 4:31 pm (234°) - 11:53 am (25.2°) 251,122 0.3%
20 8:06 am (125°) 5:26 pm (235°) - 12:45 pm (25.6°) 249,876 0.6%
21 8:52 am (123°) 6:26 pm (238°) - 1:37 pm (27.4°) 248,314 2.8%
22 9:31 am (120°) 7:28 pm (242°) - 2:27 pm (30.6°) 246,457 7.1%
23 10:05 am (114°) 8:32 pm (248°) - 3:15 pm (34.9°) 244,317 13.2%
24 10:35 am (108°) 9:35 pm (255°) - 4:01 pm (40.2°) 241,897 21.1%
25 11:02 am (101°) 10:38 pm (263°) - 4:46 pm (46.2°) 239,217 30.4%
26 11:27 am (93°) 11:42 pm (271°) - 5:30 pm (52.6°) 236,322 40.8%
27 11:53 am (85°) - - 6:15 pm (59.3°) 233,318 52.0%
28 - 12:48 am (279°) 12:20 pm (77°) 7:03 pm (65.9°) 230,366 63.4%
29 - 1:57 am (287°) 12:51 pm (70°) 7:55 pm (72.0°) 227,688 74.4%
30 - 3:10 am (294°) 1:28 pm (63°) 8:52 pm (77.2°) 225,548 84.3%
31 - 4:26 am (301°) 2:14 pm (58°) 9:55 pm (80.8°) 224,227 92.2%
* All times are local time for Raleigh. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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