Daily Moon Almanac for Waukegan Harbor, Illinois
Wednesday   12/10/2025
05:51 am
APEX (Transit)		 12:40 pm
MOONSET		 11:57 pm
MOONRISE
64.6%
Illumination at Apex		 Waning Gibbous
Moon Phase		 238,716
Distance in miles
December's full moon is called the Cold Moon
Waukegan Harbor, Illinois - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
December 2025
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
103:50 am 02:50 pm 09:52 pm 227,028Waxing Gibbous 88.2%
205:10 am 03:19 pm 10:49 pm 225,990Waxing Gibbous 95.0%
306:34 am 03:56 pm 11:51 pm 225,765Full Moon 99.1%
407:58 am 04:44 pm 225,968 Full Moon
06:14 pm 		100.0%
512:57 am 09:15 am 05:46 pm 226,382Full Moon 99.9%
602:05 am 10:20 am 06:59 pm 227,803Waning Gibbous 97.4%
703:10 am 11:10 am 08:17 pm 229,921Waning Gibbous 91.9%
804:09 am 11:47 am 09:35 pm 232,575Waning Gibbous 84.1%
905:03 am 12:16 pm 10:48 pm 235,573Waning Gibbous 74.8%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1005:51 am 12:40 pm 11:57 pm 238,716Waning Gibbous 64.6%
1106:35 am 01:00 pm 241,811 Last Quarter
03:52 pm 		50.0%
1201:02 am 07:16 am 01:19 pm 244,689Last Quarter 43.8%
1302:06 am 07:57 am 01:37 pm 247,207Waning Crescent 34.0%
1403:09 am 08:37 am 01:57 pm 249,258Waning Crescent 25.0%
1504:12 am 09:19 am 02:19 pm 250,765Waning Crescent 17.1%
1605:15 am 10:03 am 02:45 pm 251,677Waning Crescent 10.4%
1706:19 am 10:50 am 03:16 pm 251,968Waning Crescent 5.2%
1807:21 am 11:40 am 03:55 pm 251,632Waning Crescent 1.8%
1908:20 am 12:31 pm 04:42 pm 250,683 New Moon
08:43 pm 		0.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2009:11 am 01:24 pm 05:38 pm 249,153New Moon 0.4%
2109:55 am 02:16 pm 06:41 pm 247,102Waxing Crescent 2.8%
2210:30 am 03:06 pm 07:48 pm 244,613Waxing Crescent 7.1%
2310:59 am 03:54 pm 08:56 pm 241,798Waxing Crescent 13.3%
2411:25 am 04:39 pm 10:04 pm 238,790Waxing Crescent 21.2%
2511:47 am 05:24 pm 11:13 pm 235,746Waxing Crescent 30.6%
2612:07 pm 06:08 pm 232,837First Quarter 41.1%
2712:22 am 12:28 pm 06:54 pm 230,235 First Quarter
02:09 pm 		50.0%
2801:33 am 12:50 pm 07:42 pm 228,107Waxing Gibbous 63.8%
2902:48 am 01:16 pm 08:34 pm 226,600Waxing Gibbous 74.8%
3004:07 am 01:48 pm 09:31 pm 225,829Waxing Gibbous 84.6%
3105:28 am 02:29 pm 10:34 pm 225,863Waxing Gibbous 92.5%
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 64.6% illuminated today.
Tomorrow the moon will decrease in illumination.
Earth has a second moon called Cruithne that has a 770 year orbit.
Temperatures on the moon range from 253° F to -387° F.


December 2025
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
December 1
Set: 03:50 am
Rise: 02:50 pm
Apex: 09:52 pm
Illumination: 88.2%
Distance: 227,028
2
December 2
Set: 05:10 am
Rise: 03:19 pm
Apex: 10:49 pm
Illumination: 95.0%
Distance: 225,990
3
December 3
Set: 06:34 am
Rise: 03:56 pm
Apex: 11:51 pm
Illumination: 99.1%
Distance: 225,765
4 FULL MOON
December 4
Set: 07:58 am
Rise: 04:44 pm
Full Moon: 06:14 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 225,968
5
December 5
Apex: 12:57 am
Set: 09:15 am
Rise: 05:46 pm
Illumination: 99.9%
Distance: 226,382
6
December 6
Apex: 02:05 am
Set: 10:20 am
Rise: 06:59 pm
Illumination: 97.4%
Distance: 227,803
7
December 7
Apex: 03:10 am
Set: 11:10 am
Rise: 08:17 pm
Illumination: 91.9%
Distance: 229,921
8
December 8
Apex: 04:09 am
Set: 11:47 am
Rise: 09:35 pm
Illumination: 84.1%
Distance: 232,575
9
December 9
Apex: 05:03 am
Set: 12:16 pm
Rise: 10:48 pm
Illumination: 74.8%
Distance: 235,573
10
December 10
Apex: 05:51 am
Set: 12:40 pm
Rise: 11:57 pm
Illumination: 64.6%
Distance: 238,716
11 LAST QTR
December 11
Apex: 06:35 am
Set: 01:00 pm
Last Qtr: 03:52 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 241,811
12
December 12
Rise: 01:02 am
Apex: 07:16 am
Set: 01:19 pm
Illumination: 43.8%
Distance: 244,689
13
December 13
Rise: 02:06 am
Apex: 07:57 am
Set: 01:37 pm
Illumination: 34.0%
Distance: 247,207
14
December 14
Rise: 03:09 am
Apex: 08:37 am
Set: 01:57 pm
Illumination: 25.0%
Distance: 249,258
15
December 15
Rise: 04:12 am
Apex: 09:19 am
Set: 02:19 pm
Illumination: 17.1%
Distance: 250,765
16
December 16
Rise: 05:15 am
Apex: 10:03 am
Set: 02:45 pm
Illumination: 10.4%
Distance: 251,677
17
December 17
Rise: 06:19 am
Apex: 10:50 am
Set: 03:16 pm
Illumination: 5.2%
Distance: 251,968
18
December 18
Rise: 07:21 am
Apex: 11:40 am
Set: 03:55 pm
Illumination: 1.8%
Distance: 251,632
19 NEW MOON
December 19
Rise: 08:20 am
Apex: 12:31 pm
Set: 04:42 pm
New Moon: 08:43 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 250,683
20
December 20
Rise: 09:11 am
Apex: 01:24 pm
Set: 05:38 pm
Illumination: 0.4%
Distance: 249,153
21
December 21
Rise: 09:55 am
Apex: 02:16 pm
Set: 06:41 pm
Illumination: 2.8%
Distance: 247,102
22
December 22
Rise: 10:30 am
Apex: 03:06 pm
Set: 07:48 pm
Illumination: 7.1%
Distance: 244,613
23
December 23
Rise: 10:59 am
Apex: 03:54 pm
Set: 08:56 pm
Illumination: 13.3%
Distance: 241,798
24
December 24
Rise: 11:25 am
Apex: 04:39 pm
Set: 10:04 pm
Illumination: 21.2%
Distance: 238,790
25
December 25
Rise: 11:47 am
Apex: 05:24 pm
Set: 11:13 pm
Illumination: 30.6%
Distance: 235,746
26
December 26
Rise: 12:07 pm
Apex: 06:08 pm
Illumination: 41.1%
Distance: 232,837
27 FIRST QTR
December 27
Set: 12:22 am
Rise: 12:28 pm
First Qtr: 02:09 pm
Apex: 06:54 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 230,235
28
December 28
Set: 01:33 am
Rise: 12:50 pm
Apex: 07:42 pm
Illumination: 63.8%
Distance: 228,107
29
December 29
Set: 02:48 am
Rise: 01:16 pm
Apex: 08:34 pm
Illumination: 74.8%
Distance: 226,600
30
December 30
Set: 04:07 am
Rise: 01:48 pm
Apex: 09:31 pm
Illumination: 84.6%
Distance: 225,829
31
December 31
Set: 05:28 am
Rise: 02:29 pm
Apex: 10:34 pm
Illumination: 92.5%
Distance: 225,863