The Moon information shown here applies to Washington, Northern Hemisphere on Monday, December 8, 2025. (Local time America/New York)
| Moonrise to moonset | 8h50m |
| Moonrise | 19:43 |
| Moonset | 10:53 |
| Distance to the center of the Sun | 147,346,772 km |
| Distance to the center of Earth | 373,536 km |
| Moon ilumination (at midnight) | 85.5% |
| Lunar phase | waning |
| Current zodiac sign the Moon | Pisces ♓ |
| Moon age (days past new moon) | 18.4 |
Moon-Planet Conjunctions
A Moon-planet conjunction occurs when an astronomical object has either the same, or nearly the same, right ascension or the same ecliptic longitude of that of the Moon, as observed from Earth. Check all the conjunctions in December 2025.
| Astronomical Objects | Date and Time | Degrees Apart |
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| Moon and Pleiades | December 3 | Pleiades is 0.8 degrees South of the Moon. |
| Moon and Jupiter | December 7 | Jupiter is 3.7 degrees South of the Moon. |
| Moon and Pollux | December 7 | Pollux is 2.9 degrees North of the Moon. |
| Moon and Beehive | 2025-12-08 09:23 | Beehive is 1.5 degrees South of the Moon. |
| Moon and Regulus | December 10 | Regulus is 0.8 degrees South of the Moon. |
| Moon and Spica | December 14 | Spica is 1.5 degrees North of the Moon. |
| Moon and Saturn | December 26 | Saturn is 4.2 degrees South of the Moon. |
| Moon and Pleiades | December 31 | Pleiades is 0.9 degrees South of the Moon. |
