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Moon phase calendar December 2018
| Day | Phase | Illum. | Age | Rise (Tokyo) | Set (Tokyo) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sat | Last quarter | 38% | 23.5 | – | 13:03 | |
| 2 Sun | Waning crescent | 27% | 24.5 | 00:59 | 13:37 | |
| 3 Mon | Waning crescent | 18% | 25.5 | 02:02 | 14:10 | |
| 4 Tue | Waning crescent | 11% | 26.5 | 03:05 | 14:43 | |
| 5 Wed | Waning crescent | 5% | 27.5 | 04:07 | 15:18 | |
| 6 Thu | New moon | 2% | 28.5 | 05:09 | 15:56 | |
| 7 Fri | New moon 16:20 | 0% | 29.5 | 06:09 | 16:36 | |
| 8 Sat | New moon | 1% | 0.8 | 07:06 | 17:21 | |
| 9 Sun | New moon | 3% | 1.8 | 08:01 | 18:09 | |
| 10 Mon | Waxing crescent | 8% | 2.8 | 08:51 | 19:00 | |
| 11 Tue | Waxing crescent | 13% | 3.8 | 09:36 | 19:53 | |
| 12 Wed | Waxing crescent | 20% | 4.8 | 10:16 | 20:48 | |
| 13 Thu | Waxing crescent | 28% | 5.8 | 10:52 | 21:43 | |
| 14 Fri | First quarter | 37% | 6.8 | 11:25 | 22:39 | |
| 15 Sat | First quarter 20:49 | 47% | 7.8 | 11:56 | 23:34 | |
| 16 Sun | First quarter | 56% | 8.8 | 12:26 | – | |
| 17 Mon | First quarter | 66% | 9.8 | 12:56 | 00:31 | |
| 18 Tue | Waxing gibbous | 75% | 10.8 | 13:27 | 01:30 | |
| 19 Wed | Waxing gibbous | 84% | 11.8 | 14:01 | 02:30 | |
| 20 Thu | Waxing gibbous | 91% | 12.8 | 14:39 | 03:34 | |
| 21 Fri | Full moon | 96% | 13.8 | 15:22 | 04:40 | |
| 22 Sat | Full moon | 99% | 14.8 | 16:12 | 05:47 | |
| 23 Sun | Full moon 02:48 | 100% | 15.8 | 17:11 | 06:54 | |
| 24 Mon | Full moon | 97% | 16.8 | 18:15 | 07:57 | |
| 25 Tue | Waning gibbous | 92% | 17.8 | 19:25 | 08:54 | |
| 26 Wed | Waning gibbous | 84% | 18.8 | 20:35 | 09:43 | |
| 27 Thu | Waning gibbous | 75% | 19.8 | 21:44 | 10:27 | |
| 28 Fri | Last quarter | 64% | 20.8 | 22:51 | 11:05 | |
| 29 Sat | Last quarter 18:34 | 53% | 21.8 | 23:56 | 11:40 | |
| 30 Sun | Last quarter | 42% | 22.8 | – | 12:13 | |
| 31 Mon | Last quarter | 32% | 23.8 | 00:59 | 12:46 |
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 2018. Full moon: Dec 23 (363,369 km away).