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Moon phase calendar December 2015
| Day | Phase | Illum. | Age | Rise (Tokyo) | Set (Tokyo) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Tue | Waning gibbous | 71% | 19.4 | 21:48 | 10:40 | |
| 2 Wed | Last quarter | 62% | 20.4 | 22:44 | 11:18 | |
| 3 Thu | Last quarter 16:40 | 52% | 21.4 | 23:39 | 11:52 | |
| 4 Fri | Last quarter | 42% | 22.4 | – | 12:24 | |
| 5 Sat | Last quarter | 33% | 23.4 | 00:33 | 12:55 | |
| 6 Sun | Waning crescent | 25% | 24.4 | 01:26 | 13:26 | |
| 7 Mon | Waning crescent | 17% | 25.4 | 02:20 | 13:58 | |
| 8 Tue | Waning crescent | 11% | 26.4 | 03:14 | 14:32 | |
| 9 Wed | Waning crescent | 6% | 27.4 | 04:10 | 15:09 | |
| 10 Thu | New moon | 2% | 28.4 | 05:05 | 15:50 | |
| 11 Fri | New moon 19:29 | 0% | 29.4 | 06:01 | 16:36 | |
| 12 Sat | New moon | 1% | 0.7 | 06:56 | 17:26 | |
| 13 Sun | New moon | 3% | 1.7 | 07:48 | 18:21 | |
| 14 Mon | Waxing crescent | 8% | 2.7 | 08:38 | 19:20 | |
| 15 Tue | Waxing crescent | 15% | 3.7 | 09:24 | 20:21 | |
| 16 Wed | Waxing crescent | 23% | 4.7 | 10:07 | 21:25 | |
| 17 Thu | First quarter | 33% | 5.7 | 10:47 | 22:29 | |
| 18 Fri | First quarter | 44% | 6.7 | 11:25 | 23:34 | |
| 19 Sat | First quarter 00:14 | 56% | 7.7 | 12:03 | – | |
| 20 Sun | First quarter | 67% | 8.7 | 12:42 | 00:39 | |
| 21 Mon | Waxing gibbous | 77% | 9.7 | 13:22 | 01:45 | |
| 22 Tue | Waxing gibbous | 86% | 10.7 | 14:05 | 02:51 | |
| 23 Wed | Waxing gibbous | 93% | 11.7 | 14:52 | 03:57 | |
| 24 Thu | Full moon | 98% | 12.7 | 15:43 | 05:02 | |
| 25 Fri | Full moon 20:11 | 100% | 13.7 | 16:38 | 06:03 | |
| 26 Sat | Full moon | 99% | 14.7 | 17:36 | 06:59 | |
| 27 Sun | Full moon | 97% | 15.7 | 18:34 | 07:49 | |
| 28 Mon | Waning gibbous | 92% | 16.7 | 19:33 | 08:34 | |
| 29 Tue | Waning gibbous | 86% | 17.7 | 20:31 | 09:14 | |
| 30 Wed | Waning gibbous | 78% | 18.7 | 21:27 | 09:50 | |
| 31 Thu | Waning gibbous | 70% | 19.7 | 22:22 | 10:24 |
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 2015. Full moon: Dec 25 (376,266 km away).