| Current Time: | Dec 19, 2025 at 2:44:01 am |
|---|---|
| Moon Direction: | ↑ 97° East |
| Moon Altitude: | -48.1° |
| Moon Distance: | 404,608 km |
| Next New Moon: | Dec 19, 2025, 6:43 pm |
| Next Full Moon: | Jan 3, 2026, 3:02 am |
| Next Moonrise: | Today, 6:58 am |
Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Ruidoso, December 2025
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| 2025 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (km) | Illumination | ||||
| 1 | - | 2:54 am | ↑ (282°) | 2:16 pm | ↑ (74°) | 9:06 pm | (71.4°) | 361,878 | 88.5% | |
| 2 | - | 4:06 am | ↑ (290°) | 2:53 pm | ↑ (67°) | 10:02 pm | (77.3°) | 358,494 | 95.2% | |
| 3 | - | 5:22 am | ↑ (297°) | 3:38 pm | ↑ (61°) | 11:05 pm | (81.9°) | 357,009 | 99.0% | |
 4 |
- | 6:40 am | ↑ (302°) | 4:32 pm | ↑ (57°) | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||
| 5 | - | 7:54 am | ↑ (304°) | 5:36 pm | ↑ (56°) | 12:11 am | (84.4°) | 357,662 | 99.6% | |
| 6 | - | 8:59 am | ↑ (304°) | 6:48 pm | ↑ (57°) | 1:19 am | (84.6°) | 360,431 | 97.0% | |
| 7 | - | 9:53 am | ↑ (300°) | 8:00 pm | ↑ (62°) | 2:24 am | (82.5°) | 364,996 | 91.4% | |
| 8 | - | 10:36 am | ↑ (295°) | 9:11 pm | ↑ (68°) | 3:23 am | (78.6°) | 370,846 | 83.5% | |
| 9 | - | 11:12 am | ↑ (289°) | 10:17 pm | ↑ (74°) | 4:16 am | (73.5°) | 377,337 | 74.2% | |
| 10 | - | 11:41 am | ↑ (282°) | 11:19 pm | ↑ (82°) | 5:04 am | (67.7°) | 383,920 | 64.0% | |
 11 |
- | 12:08 pm | ↑ (274°) | - | 5:48 am | (61.6°) | 390,077 | 53.5% | ||
| 12 | 12:17 am | ↑ (89°) | 12:33 pm | ↑ (267°) | - | 6:29 am | (55.4°) | 395,462 | 43.3% | |
| 13 | 1:14 am | ↑ (96°) | 12:57 pm | ↑ (260°) | - | 7:10 am | (49.4°) | 399,823 | 33.5% | |
| 14 | 2:11 am | ↑ (103°) | 1:23 pm | ↑ (254°) | - | 7:50 am | (43.8°) | 403,063 | 24.6% | |
| 15 | 3:07 am | ↑ (110°) | 1:51 pm | ↑ (248°) | - | 8:32 am | (38.7°) | 405,158 | 16.8% | |
| 16 | 4:05 am | ↑ (115°) | 2:23 pm | ↑ (243°) | - | 9:17 am | (34.4°) | 406,179 | 10.2% | |
| 17 | 5:04 am | ↑ (120°) | 2:59 pm | ↑ (239°) | - | 10:03 am | (30.9°) | 406,239 | 5.2% | |
| 18 | 6:02 am | ↑ (123°) | 3:42 pm | ↑ (236°) | - | 10:53 am | (28.6°) | 405,471 | 1.8% | |
 19 |
6:58 am | ↑ (124°) | 4:31 pm | ↑ (235°) | - | 11:45 am | (27.7°) | 404,010 | 0.3% | |
| 20 | 7:49 am | ↑ (124°) | 5:27 pm | ↑ (236°) | - | 12:37 pm | (28.1°) | 401,965 | 0.7% | |
| 21 | 8:35 am | ↑ (122°) | 6:26 pm | ↑ (239°) | - | 1:29 pm | (30.1°) | 399,414 | 3.1% | |
| 22 | 9:16 am | ↑ (118°) | 7:28 pm | ↑ (244°) | - | 2:19 pm | (33.3°) | 396,391 | 7.5% | |
| 23 | 9:50 am | ↑ (113°) | 8:29 pm | ↑ (249°) | - | 3:07 pm | (37.7°) | 392,913 | 13.7% | |
| 24 | 10:21 am | ↑ (107°) | 9:31 pm | ↑ (256°) | - | 3:53 pm | (43.1°) | 388,986 | 21.7% | |
| 25 | 10:50 am | ↑ (100°) | 10:33 pm | ↑ (263°) | - | 4:37 pm | (49.1°) | 384,643 | 31.1% | |
| 26 | 11:17 am | ↑ (93°) | 11:35 pm | ↑ (271°) | - | 5:21 pm | (55.6°) | 379,965 | 41.6% | |
 27 |
11:44 am | ↑ (85°) | - | - | 6:07 pm | (62.3°) | 375,125 | 52.9% | ||
| 28 | - | 12:39 am | ↑ (279°) | 12:13 pm | ↑ (77°) | 6:55 pm | (68.8°) | 370,395 | 64.3% | |
| 29 | - | 1:47 am | ↑ (287°) | 12:47 pm | ↑ (70°) | 7:47 pm | (74.9°) | 366,133 | 75.2% | |
| 30 | - | 2:58 am | ↑ (294°) | 1:26 pm | ↑ (63°) | 8:45 pm | (80.0°) | 362,774 | 84.9% | |
| 31 | - | 4:13 am | ↑ (300°) | 2:14 pm | ↑ (58°) | 9:48 pm | (83.4°) | 360,763 | 92.7% | |
| * All times are local time for Ruidoso. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. | ||||||||||
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