December 2025 · Tuesday · 9 months ago
23 December 2025
Waxing Crescent
11% illuminated and waxing, 3.4 days into the lunar cycle.
Ephemeris for 23 December 2025 at 12:00 UTC
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Illumination
- 11.0%
- Lunar age
- 3.4 days
- Elongation
- 38.5°
- Distance
- 394,378 km
- Distance (mi)
- 245,055 mi
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Libration lat
- 3.5° N
- Libration lon
- 5.5° W
Moonrise and moonset
| City | Moonrise | Transit | Moonset | Peak altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 10:35 | 14:51 | 19:17 | 18.1° |
| New York | 09:59 | 14:56 | 20:02 | 29.9° |
| Chicago | 09:57 | 14:52 | 19:56 | 28.9° |
| Denver | 10:02 | 15:04 | 20:13 | 31.3° |
| Los Angeles | 09:43 | 14:59 | 20:21 | 37.2° |
| Mexico City | 09:58 | 15:40 | 21:25 | 51.7° |
| São Paulo | 08:13 | 15:03 | 21:47 | 85.4° |
| Berlin | 10:45 | 14:55 | 19:16 | 16.9° |
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 4 days |
| Full Moon | 3 January 2026 | 10:03 | in 11 days |
| Last Quarter | 10 January 2026 | 15:49 | in 18 days |
| New Moon | 18 January 2026 | 19:52 | in 26 days |