Daily Moon Almanac for Charlotte, North Carolina
Wednesday   12/10/2025
05:22 am
APEX (Transit)		 12:03 pm
MOONSET		 11:35 pm
MOONRISE
64.8%
Illumination at Apex		 Waning Gibbous
Moon Phase		 238,656
Distance in miles
December's full moon is called the Cold Moon
Charlotte, North Carolina - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
December 2025
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
103:13 am 02:33 pm 09:24 pm 227,055Waxing Gibbous 88.0%
204:26 am 03:08 pm 10:20 pm 226,002Waxing Gibbous 94.9%
305:43 am 03:51 pm 11:22 pm 225,761Full Moon 99.0%
407:02 am 04:43 pm 225,957 Full Moon
06:14 pm 		100.0%
512:28 am 08:17 am 05:47 pm 226,363Full Moon 99.9%
601:36 am 09:23 am 06:58 pm 227,769Waning Gibbous 97.4%
702:41 am 10:17 am 08:12 pm 229,875Waning Gibbous 92.0%
803:41 am 10:59 am 09:24 pm 232,521Waning Gibbous 84.3%
904:34 am 11:34 am 10:31 pm 235,514Waning Gibbous 75.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1005:22 am 12:03 pm 11:35 pm 238,656Waning Gibbous 64.8%
1106:06 am 12:29 pm 241,754 Last Quarter
03:52 pm 		50.0%
1212:35 am 06:48 am 12:53 pm 244,637Last Quarter 44.0%
1301:33 am 07:28 am 01:16 pm 247,163Waning Crescent 34.2%
1402:30 am 08:09 am 01:40 pm 249,224Waning Crescent 25.2%
1503:28 am 08:51 am 02:07 pm 250,741Waning Crescent 17.2%
1604:27 am 09:35 am 02:37 pm 251,665Waning Crescent 10.5%
1705:27 am 10:22 am 03:13 pm 251,968Waning Crescent 5.3%
1806:26 am 11:11 am 03:54 pm 251,644Waning Crescent 1.8%
1907:22 am 12:03 pm 04:43 pm 250,706 New Moon
08:43 pm 		0.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2008:14 am 12:55 pm 05:38 pm 249,187New Moon 0.4%
2108:59 am 01:47 pm 06:38 pm 247,146Waxing Crescent 2.7%
2209:40 am 02:37 pm 07:40 pm 244,664Waxing Crescent 7.0%
2310:14 am 03:25 pm 08:43 pm 241,854Waxing Crescent 13.1%
2410:44 am 04:11 pm 09:46 pm 238,848Waxing Crescent 21.0%
2511:11 am 04:56 pm 10:49 pm 235,804Waxing Crescent 30.4%
2611:37 am 05:40 pm 11:53 pm 232,890First Quarter 40.9%
2712:03 pm 06:25 pm 230,280 First Quarter
02:09 pm 		50.0%
2812:58 am 12:31 pm 07:13 pm 228,142Waxing Gibbous 63.6%
2902:06 am 01:02 pm 08:05 pm 226,622Waxing Gibbous 74.6%
3003:19 am 01:40 pm 09:02 pm 225,836Waxing Gibbous 84.5%
3104:35 am 02:26 pm 10:05 pm 225,855Waxing Gibbous 92.4%
Did you know?
 This full moon on the 4th is known as the Full Cold Moon.
The moon phase for today is Waning Gibbous.
The moon is 64.8% illuminated today.
Tomorrow the moon will decrease in illumination.
The moon is drifting away from the Earth at 1.5 inches per year.
Temperatures on the moon range from 253° F to -387° F.


December 2025
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
December 1
Set: 03:13 am
Rise: 02:33 pm
Apex: 09:24 pm
Illumination: 88.0%
Distance: 227,055
2
December 2
Set: 04:26 am
Rise: 03:08 pm
Apex: 10:20 pm
Illumination: 94.9%
Distance: 226,002
3
December 3
Set: 05:43 am
Rise: 03:51 pm
Apex: 11:22 pm
Illumination: 99.0%
Distance: 225,761
4 FULL MOON
December 4
Set: 07:02 am
Rise: 04:43 pm
Full Moon: 06:14 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 225,957
5
December 5
Apex: 12:28 am
Set: 08:17 am
Rise: 05:47 pm
Illumination: 99.9%
Distance: 226,363
6
December 6
Apex: 01:36 am
Set: 09:23 am
Rise: 06:58 pm
Illumination: 97.4%
Distance: 227,769
7
December 7
Apex: 02:41 am
Set: 10:17 am
Rise: 08:12 pm
Illumination: 92.0%
Distance: 229,875
8
December 8
Apex: 03:41 am
Set: 10:59 am
Rise: 09:24 pm
Illumination: 84.3%
Distance: 232,521
9
December 9
Apex: 04:34 am
Set: 11:34 am
Rise: 10:31 pm
Illumination: 75.0%
Distance: 235,514
10
December 10
Apex: 05:22 am
Set: 12:03 pm
Rise: 11:35 pm
Illumination: 64.8%
Distance: 238,656
11 LAST QTR
December 11
Apex: 06:06 am
Set: 12:29 pm
Last Qtr: 03:52 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 241,754
12
December 12
Rise: 12:35 am
Apex: 06:48 am
Set: 12:53 pm
Illumination: 44.0%
Distance: 244,637
13
December 13
Rise: 01:33 am
Apex: 07:28 am
Set: 01:16 pm
Illumination: 34.2%
Distance: 247,163
14
December 14
Rise: 02:30 am
Apex: 08:09 am
Set: 01:40 pm
Illumination: 25.2%
Distance: 249,224
15
December 15
Rise: 03:28 am
Apex: 08:51 am
Set: 02:07 pm
Illumination: 17.2%
Distance: 250,741
16
December 16
Rise: 04:27 am
Apex: 09:35 am
Set: 02:37 pm
Illumination: 10.5%
Distance: 251,665
17
December 17
Rise: 05:27 am
Apex: 10:22 am
Set: 03:13 pm
Illumination: 5.3%
Distance: 251,968
18
December 18
Rise: 06:26 am
Apex: 11:11 am
Set: 03:54 pm
Illumination: 1.8%
Distance: 251,644
19 NEW MOON
December 19
Rise: 07:22 am
Apex: 12:03 pm
Set: 04:43 pm
New Moon: 08:43 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 250,706
20
December 20
Rise: 08:14 am
Apex: 12:55 pm
Set: 05:38 pm
Illumination: 0.4%
Distance: 249,187
21
December 21
Rise: 08:59 am
Apex: 01:47 pm
Set: 06:38 pm
Illumination: 2.7%
Distance: 247,146
22
December 22
Rise: 09:40 am
Apex: 02:37 pm
Set: 07:40 pm
Illumination: 7.0%
Distance: 244,664
23
December 23
Rise: 10:14 am
Apex: 03:25 pm
Set: 08:43 pm
Illumination: 13.1%
Distance: 241,854
24
December 24
Rise: 10:44 am
Apex: 04:11 pm
Set: 09:46 pm
Illumination: 21.0%
Distance: 238,848
25
December 25
Rise: 11:11 am
Apex: 04:56 pm
Set: 10:49 pm
Illumination: 30.4%
Distance: 235,804
26
December 26
Rise: 11:37 am
Apex: 05:40 pm
Set: 11:53 pm
Illumination: 40.9%
Distance: 232,890
27 FIRST QTR
December 27
Rise: 12:03 pm
First Qtr: 02:09 pm
Apex: 06:25 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 230,280
28
December 28
Set: 12:58 am
Rise: 12:31 pm
Apex: 07:13 pm
Illumination: 63.6%
Distance: 228,142
29
December 29
Set: 02:06 am
Rise: 01:02 pm
Apex: 08:05 pm
Illumination: 74.6%
Distance: 226,622
30
December 30
Set: 03:19 am
Rise: 01:40 pm
Apex: 09:02 pm
Illumination: 84.5%
Distance: 225,836
31
December 31
Set: 04:35 am
Rise: 02:26 pm
Apex: 10:05 pm
Illumination: 92.4%
Distance: 225,855