December 2025 · Monday · 9 months ago
22 December 2025
Waxing Crescent
6% illuminated and waxing, 2.4 days into the lunar cycle.
Ephemeris for 22 December 2025 at 12:00 UTC
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Illumination
- 5.6%
- Lunar age
- 2.4 days
- Elongation
- 27.1°
- Distance
- 397,569 km
- Distance (mi)
- 247,038 mi
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricorn
- Libration lat
- 4.6° N
- Libration lon
- 4.7° W
Moonrise and moonset
| City | Moonrise | Transit | Moonset | Peak altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 10:13 | 14:02 | 18:00 | 14.0° |
| New York | 09:28 | 14:08 | 18:55 | 25.6° |
| Chicago | 09:27 | 14:04 | 18:48 | 24.5° |
| Denver | 09:31 | 14:16 | 19:07 | 26.9° |
| Los Angeles | 09:09 | 14:11 | 19:18 | 32.7° |
| Mexico City | 09:17 | 14:52 | 20:30 | 47.3° |
| São Paulo | 07:16 | 14:15 | 21:09 | 89.6° |
| Berlin | 10:24 | 14:06 | 17:57 | 12.9° |
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 5 days |
| Full Moon | 3 January 2026 | 10:03 | in 12 days |
| Last Quarter | 10 January 2026 | 15:49 | in 19 days |
| New Moon | 18 January 2026 | 19:52 | in 27 days |