December 2025 · Wednesday · 9 months ago
24 December 2025
Waxing Crescent
18% illuminated and waxing, 4.4 days into the lunar cycle.
Ephemeris for 24 December 2025 at 12:00 UTC
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Illumination
- 18.0%
- Lunar age
- 4.4 days
- Elongation
- 50.1°
- Distance
- 390,757 km
- Distance (mi)
- 242,805 mi
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Libration lat
- 2.2° N
- Libration lon
- 6.1° W
Moonrise and moonset
| City | Moonrise | Transit | Moonset | Peak altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 10:51 | 15:37 | 20:36 | 23.1° |
| New York | 10:25 | 15:42 | 21:08 | 35.1° |
| Chicago | 10:22 | 15:38 | 21:04 | 34.2° |
| Denver | 10:29 | 15:50 | 21:20 | 36.6° |
| Los Angeles | 10:14 | 15:44 | 21:23 | 42.6° |
| Mexico City | 10:36 | 16:26 | 22:19 | 57.0° |
| São Paulo | 09:10 | 15:49 | 22:22 | 80.1° |
| Berlin | 11:00 | 15:41 | 20:36 | 21.9° |
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 3 days |
| Full Moon | 3 January 2026 | 10:03 | in 10 days |
| Last Quarter | 10 January 2026 | 15:49 | in 17 days |
| New Moon | 18 January 2026 | 19:52 | in 25 days |