MoonPhases

December 2025 · Monday · 9 months ago

15 December 2025

Waning Crescent

18% illuminated and waning, 25.2 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 15 December 2025: Waning Crescent, 18% illuminated

Ephemeris for 15 December 2025 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waning Crescent
Illumination
17.8%
Lunar age
25.2 days
Elongation
310.3°
Distance
404,916 km
Distance (mi)
251,603 mi
Apparent size
29.5′
Constellation
Scorpio
Libration lat
5.2° N
Libration lon
3.4° 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
London03:2808:1812:5621.9°
New York03:1008:2213:2631.7°
Chicago03:0908:1813:1930.4°
Denver03:1708:3013:3532.3°
Los Angeles03:0108:2413:4137.9°
Mexico City03:1909:0514:4852.9°
São Paulo01:5108:2915:1282.8°
Berlin03:3408:2212:5821.1°

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 5 days
First Quarter27 December 202519:10in 12 days
Full Moon3 January 202610:03in 19 days
Last Quarter10 January 202615:49in 26 days