MoonPhases

December 2025 · Tuesday · 9 months ago

16 December 2025

Waning Crescent

11% illuminated and waning, 26.2 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 16 December 2025: Waning Crescent, 11% illuminated

Ephemeris for 16 December 2025 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waning Crescent
Illumination
11.3%
Lunar age
26.2 days
Elongation
321.1°
Distance
406,065 km
Distance (mi)
252,317 mi
Apparent size
29.4′
Constellation
Scorpio
Libration lat
5.9° N
Libration lon
2.1° 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
London04:4109:0113:1217.3°
New York04:1209:0613:5327.3°
Chicago04:1209:0213:4526.0°
Denver04:1909:1414:0228.0°
Los Angeles03:5909:0814:1233.5°
Mexico City04:1009:5015:2648.5°
São Paulo02:2509:1316:0687.3°
Berlin04:4809:0513:1316.5°

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 4 days
First Quarter27 December 202519:10in 11 days
Full Moon3 January 202610:03in 18 days
Last Quarter10 January 202615:49in 25 days