MoonPhases

December 2025 · Monday · 9 months ago

8 December 2025

Waning Gibbous

83% illuminated and waning, 18.2 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 8 December 2025: Waning Gibbous, 83% illuminated

Ephemeris for 8 December 2025 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waning Gibbous
Illumination
83.0%
Lunar age
18.2 days
Elongation
228.8°
Distance
371,236 km
Distance (mi)
230,675 mi
Apparent size
32.2′
Constellation
Leo
Libration lat
4.0° S
Libration lon
7.2° E

Moonrise and moonset

Times in each city's own time zone. A “+1” means the event falls on the following day — the lunar day is about 50 minutes longer than ours, so rise and set drift later each date.
CityMoonriseTransitMoonsetPeak altitude
London19:5103:0411:2461.5°
New York20:4103:1110:4571.6°
Chicago20:3503:0810:4570.2°
Denver20:5303:2010:4972.2°
Los Angeles21:0203:1510:2977.8°
Mexico City22:0903:5610:4187.1°
São Paulo22:3603:1808:4942.8°
Berlin19:4903:0811:3460.6°

Somewhere else? The calculator works for any latitude and longitude, including your own.

Phases around this date

PhaseDateTime (UTC)From this date
Last Quarter11 December 202520:52in 3 days
New Moon20 December 202501:44in 12 days
First Quarter27 December 202519:10in 19 days
Full Moon3 January 202610:03in 26 days