December 2025 · Sunday · 9 months ago
21 December 2025
Waxing Crescent
2% illuminated and waxing, 1.4 days into the lunar cycle.
Ephemeris for 21 December 2025 at 12:00 UTC
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Illumination
- 2.0%
- Lunar age
- 1.4 days
- Elongation
- 15.9°
- Distance
- 400,329 km
- Distance (mi)
- 248,753 mi
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricorn
- Libration lat
- 5.5° N
- Libration lon
- 3.8° W
Moonrise and moonset
| City | Moonrise | Transit | Moonset | Peak altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 09:43 | 13:12 | 16:45 | 11.1° |
| New York | 08:51 | 13:18 | 17:49 | 22.4° |
| Chicago | 08:51 | 13:14 | 17:42 | 21.4° |
| Denver | 08:54 | 13:26 | 18:02 | 23.6° |
| Los Angeles | 08:29 | 13:21 | 18:16 | 29.4° |
| Mexico City | 08:31 | 14:02 | 19:34 | 44.1° |
| São Paulo | 06:19 | 13:24 | 20:26 | 87.3° |
| Berlin | 09:55 | 13:16 | 16:41 | 10.1° |
Somewhere else? The calculator works for any latitude and longitude, including your own.
Phases around this date
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) | From this date |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Quarter | 27 December 2025 | 19:10 | in 6 days |
| Full Moon | 3 January 2026 | 10:03 | in 13 days |
| Last Quarter | 10 January 2026 | 15:49 | in 20 days |
| New Moon | 18 January 2026 | 19:52 | in 28 days |