MoonPhases

December 2025 · Friday · 9 months ago

12 December 2025

Last Quarter

44% illuminated and waning, 22.2 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 12 December 2025: Last Quarter, 44% illuminated

Ephemeris for 12 December 2025 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Last Quarter
Illumination
43.9%
Lunar age
22.2 days
Elongation
277.2°
Distance
395,152 km
Distance (mi)
245,536 mi
Apparent size
30.2′
Constellation
Virgo
Libration lat
1.7° N
Libration lon
6.8° 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
London01:04 +106:1512:2238.8°
New York00:0506:1912:2348.5°
Chicago00:0106:1512:1847.1°
Denver00:1406:2612:2949.0°
Los Angeles00:1006:2112:2454.5°
Mexico City00:5107:0213:0969.6°
São Paulo00:2006:2612:3865.8°
Berlin01:08 +106:1912:2838.1°

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

Phases around this date

PhaseDateTime (UTC)From this date
New Moon20 December 202501:44in 8 days
First Quarter27 December 202519:10in 15 days
Full Moon3 January 202610:03in 22 days
Last Quarter10 January 202615:49in 29 days