December 2025 · Wednesday · 9 months ago
17 December 2025
Waning Crescent
6% illuminated and waning, 27.2 days into the lunar cycle.
Ephemeris for 17 December 2025 at 12:00 UTC
- Phase
- Waning Crescent
- Illumination
- 6.1%
- Lunar age
- 27.2 days
- Elongation
- 331.9°
- Distance
- 406,288 km
- Distance (mi)
- 252,455 mi
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpio
- Libration lat
- 6.4° N
- Libration lon
- 0.8° E
Moonrise and moonset
| City | Moonrise | Transit | Moonset | Peak altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 05:54 | 09:47 | 13:34 | 13.6° |
| New York | 05:15 | 09:53 | 14:25 | 23.8° |
| Chicago | 05:16 | 09:49 | 14:17 | 22.5° |
| Denver | 05:21 | 10:01 | 14:36 | 24.5° |
| Los Angeles | 04:58 | 09:55 | 14:49 | 30.1° |
| Mexico City | 05:03 | 10:36 | 16:08 | 45.0° |
| São Paulo | 03:03 | 09:59 | 17:00 | 89.1° |
| Berlin | 06:03 | 09:51 | 13:32 | 12.7° |
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 3 days |
| First Quarter | 27 December 2025 | 19:10 | in 10 days |
| Full Moon | 3 January 2026 | 10:03 | in 17 days |
| Last Quarter | 10 January 2026 | 15:49 | in 24 days |