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South Pole, Antarctica — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2025

Moon: 85.2%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Jan 10, 2025 at 10:55:50 pm
Moon Direction: 163° South
Moon Altitude: -26.5°
Moon Distance: 231,032 mi
Next Full Moon: Jan 14, 2025, 11:26 am
Next New Moon: Jan 30, 2025, 1:35 am
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Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for South Pole, December 2025

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
1-Down all day-8:57 am(-7.4°)228,85676.7%
2-Down all day-9:47 am(-14.2°)225,66286.0%
3-Down all day-10:42 am(-20.3°)223,26593.5%
4-Down all day-11:43 am(-25.2°)221,97198.2%
5-Down all day-12:49 pm(-28.3°)221,98099.8%
6-Down all day-1:56 pm(-29.1°)223,32998.1%
7-Down all day-3:02 pm(-27.7°)225,87093.3%
8-Down all day-4:04 pm(-24.4°)229,30586.0%
9-Down all day-4:58 pm(-19.6°)233,26377.0%
10-Down all day-5:48 pm(-14.1°)237,37067.0%
11-Down all day-6:32 pm(-8.1°)241,30256.6%
1211:58 pm (291°)--7:14 pm(-1.1°)244,80646.2%
13-Up all day-7:55 pm(4.2°)247,71536.3%
14-Up all day-8:36 pm(9.8°)249,93527.1%
15-Up all day-9:17 pm(15.0°)251,44319.0%
16-Up all day-10:01 pm(19.6°)252,26712.0%
17-Up all day-10:47 pm(23.3°)252,4716.5%
18-Up all day-11:36 pm(25.9°)252,1362.6%
19---Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
20-Up all day-12:27 am(27.3°)251,3470.5%
21-Up all day-1:19 am(27.3°)250,1770.3%
22-Up all day-2:11 am(25.7°)248,6802.2%
23-Up all day-3:02 am(22.9°)246,8876.0%
24-Up all day-3:50 am(18.8°)244,80911.7%
25-Up all day-4:37 am(13.7°)242,44919.2%
26-Up all day-5:21 am(7.9°)239,82228.2%
27-2:53 pm (232°)-6:06 am(1.8°)236,96938.5%
28-Down all day-6:51 am(-5.1°)233,97749.5%
29-Down all day-7:38 am(-11.6°)230,99660.9%
30-Down all day-8:29 am(-17.8°)228,23672.1%
31-Down all day-9:25 am(-23.1°)225,95682.3%
* All times are local time for South Pole. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. Below horizon is marked in red.

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