MoonPhases

December 2025 · Sunday · 9 months ago

14 December 2025

Waning Crescent

26% illuminated and waning, 24.2 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 14 December 2025: Waning Crescent, 26% illuminated

Ephemeris for 14 December 2025 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waning Crescent
Illumination
25.6%
Lunar age
24.2 days
Elongation
299.4°
Distance
402,738 km
Distance (mi)
250,250 mi
Apparent size
29.7′
Constellation
Libra
Libration lat
4.2° N
Libration lon
4.7° 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
London02:1607:3612:4327.1°
New York02:0807:4013:0336.9°
Chicago02:0707:3612:5635.5°
Denver02:1607:4813:1137.4°
Los Angeles02:0407:4213:1342.9°
Mexico City02:2908:2314:1458.0°
São Paulo01:2007:4714:2177.6°
Berlin02:2107:4012:4726.3°

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 6 days
First Quarter27 December 202519:10in 13 days
Full Moon3 January 202610:03in 20 days
Last Quarter10 January 202615:49in 27 days