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Washington DC, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2025

Moon: 1.1%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Dec 18, 2025 at 8:39:27 pm
Moon Direction: 277° West
Moon Altitude: -56.4°
Moon Distance: 405,078 km
Next New Moon: Dec 19, 2025, 8:43 pm
Next Full Moon: Jan 3, 2026, 5:02 am
Next Moonrise: Tomorrow, 7:19 am

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Washington DC, December 2025

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2025 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (km) Illumination
1 - 3:00 am (282°) 2:11 pm (74°) 9:07 pm (65.2°) 362,217 87.8%
2 - 4:16 am (291°) 2:43 pm (66°) 10:03 pm (71.3°) 358,699 94.7%
3 - 5:37 am (299°) 3:23 pm (59°) 11:05 pm (75.9°) 357,051 98.8%
4 - 6:58 am (304°) 4:13 pm (54°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
5 - 8:14 am (307°) 5:16 pm (53°) 12:11 am (78.7°) 357,530 99.7%
6 - 9:20 am (307°) 6:28 pm (54°) 1:19 am (79.0°) 360,140 97.3%
7 - 10:12 am (303°) 7:44 pm (59°) 2:24 am (77.1°) 364,579 91.9%
8 - 10:53 am (298°) 8:58 pm (65°) 3:24 am (73.4°) 370,350 84.2%
9 - 11:25 am (291°) 10:09 pm (73°) 4:18 am (68.3°) 376,810 75.0%
10 - 11:51 am (283°) 11:15 pm (80°) 5:06 am (62.5°) 383,406 64.8%
11 - 12:14 pm (275°) - 5:50 am (56.4°) 389,612 54.4%
12 12:17 am (88°) 12:35 pm (268°) - 6:31 am (50.3°) 395,069 44.1%
13 1:18 am (96°) 12:56 pm (260°) - 7:12 am (44.3°) 399,517 34.3%
14 2:18 am (104°) 1:18 pm (253°) - 7:52 am (38.7°) 402,848 25.3%
15 3:19 am (111°) 1:43 pm (247°) - 8:34 am (33.5°) 405,032 17.4%
16 4:20 am (117°) 2:11 pm (241°) - 9:18 am (29.1°) 406,135 10.7%
17 5:21 am (122°) 2:44 pm (237°) - 10:05 am (25.6°) 406,266 5.5%
18 6:22 am (125°) 3:24 pm (234°) - 10:55 am (23.2°) 405,558 2.0%
19 7:19 am (127°) 4:12 pm (232°) - 11:46 am (22.1°) 404,149 0.3%
20 8:11 am (127°) 5:07 pm (233°) - 12:38 pm (22.5°) 402,147 0.6%
21 8:56 am (125°) 6:09 pm (236°) - 1:30 pm (24.3°) 399,635 2.8%
22 9:34 am (121°) 7:13 pm (241°) - 2:21 pm (27.4°) 396,648 7.1%
23 10:06 am (116°) 8:18 pm (247°) - 3:09 pm (31.7°) 393,207 13.2%
24 10:34 am (109°) 9:24 pm (254°) - 3:55 pm (37.0°) 389,314 21.0%
25 10:58 am (102°) 10:30 pm (262°) - 4:39 pm (43.0°) 385,002 30.3%
26 11:22 am (93°) 11:36 pm (271°) - 5:23 pm (49.4°) 380,345 40.8%
27 11:45 am (85°) - - 6:09 pm (56.1°) 375,511 52.0%
28 - 12:44 am (279°) 12:10 pm (77°) 6:56 pm (62.7°) 370,759 63.4%
29 - 1:56 am (288°) 12:39 pm (69°) 7:48 pm (68.8°) 366,446 74.4%
30 - 3:11 am (296°) 1:13 pm (62°) 8:45 pm (74.0°) 362,997 84.2%
31 - 4:29 am (302°) 1:57 pm (56°) 9:48 pm (77.6°) 360,865 92.2%
* All times are local time for Washington DC. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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