December 2025 · Tuesday · 9 months ago
16 December 2025
Waning Crescent
11% illuminated and waning, 26.2 days into the lunar cycle.
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
| City | Moonrise | Transit | Moonset | Peak altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 04:41 | 09:01 | 13:12 | 17.3° |
| New York | 04:12 | 09:06 | 13:53 | 27.3° |
| Chicago | 04:12 | 09:02 | 13:45 | 26.0° |
| Denver | 04:19 | 09:14 | 14:02 | 28.0° |
| Los Angeles | 03:59 | 09:08 | 14:12 | 33.5° |
| Mexico City | 04:10 | 09:50 | 15:26 | 48.5° |
| São Paulo | 02:25 | 09:13 | 16:06 | 87.3° |
| Berlin | 04:48 | 09:05 | 13:13 | 16.5° |
Somewhere else? The calculator works for any latitude and longitude, including your own.
Phases around this date
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) | From this date |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Moon | 20 December 2025 | 01:44 | in 4 days |
| First Quarter | 27 December 2025 | 19:10 | in 11 days |
| Full Moon | 3 January 2026 | 10:03 | in 18 days |
| Last Quarter | 10 January 2026 | 15:49 | in 25 days |