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Moon phase calendar December 2012
| Day | Phase | Illum. | Age | Rise (Tokyo) | Set (Tokyo) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sat | Waning gibbous | 94% | 17.2 | 18:42 | 08:20 | |
| 2 Sun | Waning gibbous | 89% | 18.2 | 19:37 | 09:02 | |
| 3 Mon | Waning gibbous | 83% | 19.2 | 20:33 | 09:40 | |
| 4 Tue | Waning gibbous | 75% | 20.2 | 21:30 | 10:15 | |
| 5 Wed | Last quarter | 66% | 21.2 | 22:29 | 10:49 | |
| 6 Thu | Last quarter | 56% | 22.2 | 23:29 | 11:21 | |
| 7 Fri | Last quarter 00:31 | 45% | 23.2 | – | 11:53 | |
| 8 Sat | Last quarter | 34% | 24.2 | 00:31 | 12:27 | |
| 9 Sun | Waning crescent | 24% | 25.2 | 01:36 | 13:03 | |
| 10 Mon | Waning crescent | 15% | 26.2 | 02:43 | 13:44 | |
| 11 Tue | Waning crescent | 7% | 27.2 | 03:53 | 14:32 | |
| 12 Wed | New moon | 2% | 28.2 | 05:03 | 15:26 | |
| 13 Thu | New moon 17:41 | 0% | 29.2 | 06:11 | 16:28 | |
| 14 Fri | New moon | 1% | 0.8 | 07:14 | 17:36 | |
| 15 Sat | Waxing crescent | 5% | 1.8 | 08:09 | 18:46 | |
| 16 Sun | Waxing crescent | 11% | 2.8 | 08:57 | 19:55 | |
| 17 Mon | Waxing crescent | 19% | 3.8 | 09:38 | 21:01 | |
| 18 Tue | Waxing crescent | 29% | 4.8 | 10:14 | 22:05 | |
| 19 Wed | First quarter | 39% | 5.8 | 10:48 | 23:06 | |
| 20 Thu | First quarter 14:19 | 49% | 6.8 | 11:19 | – | |
| 21 Fri | First quarter | 59% | 7.8 | 11:51 | 00:05 | |
| 22 Sat | First quarter | 68% | 8.8 | 12:23 | 01:03 | |
| 23 Sun | Waxing gibbous | 77% | 9.8 | 12:57 | 01:59 | |
| 24 Mon | Waxing gibbous | 84% | 10.8 | 13:33 | 02:55 | |
| 25 Tue | Waxing gibbous | 91% | 11.8 | 14:13 | 03:49 | |
| 26 Wed | Waxing gibbous | 95% | 12.8 | 14:57 | 04:41 | |
| 27 Thu | Full moon | 98% | 13.8 | 15:45 | 05:32 | |
| 28 Fri | Full moon 19:21 | 100% | 14.8 | 16:37 | 06:18 | |
| 29 Sat | Full moon | 99% | 15.8 | 17:31 | 07:02 | |
| 30 Sun | Full moon | 97% | 16.8 | 18:27 | 07:41 | |
| 31 Mon | Waning gibbous | 93% | 17.8 | 19:25 | 08:18 |
Computed with the JPL DE421 ephemeris and Skyfield (JST). Illumination and age are for 12:00 JST; moonrise and moonset are for Tokyo. Distances are centre to centre. "Supermoon" is not a formal astronomical term.
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Daily moon phase, illumination, age and Tokyo moonrise/moonset for December 2012. Full moon: Dec 28 (403,874 km away).