December 2025 · Sunday · 9 months ago
28 December 2025
First Quarter
58% illuminated and waxing, 8.4 days into the lunar cycle.
Ephemeris for 28 December 2025 at 12:00 UTC
- Phase
- First Quarter
- Illumination
- 57.9%
- Lunar age
- 8.4 days
- Elongation
- 98.9°
- Distance
- 373,007 km
- Distance (mi)
- 231,776 mi
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Libration lat
- 3.7° S
- Libration lon
- 6.0° W
Moonrise and moonset
| City | Moonrise | Transit | Moonset | Peak altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 11:41 | 18:38 | 00:33 | 48.5° |
| New York | 11:56 | 18:44 | 00:33 | 60.8° |
| Chicago | 11:49 | 18:40 | 00:31 | 59.9° |
| Denver | 12:03 | 18:52 | 00:42 | 62.3° |
| Los Angeles | 12:04 | 18:47 | 00:32 | 68.4° |
| Mexico City | 13:00 | 19:28 | 01:02 | 82.9° |
| São Paulo | 12:57 | 18:51 | 00:02 | 54.4° |
| Berlin | 11:44 | 18:42 | 00:37 | 47.3° |
Somewhere else? The calculator works for any latitude and longitude, including your own.
Phases around this date
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) | From this date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full Moon | 3 January 2026 | 10:03 | in 6 days |
| Last Quarter | 10 January 2026 | 15:49 | in 13 days |
| New Moon | 18 January 2026 | 19:52 | in 21 days |
| First Quarter | 26 January 2026 | 04:47 | in 29 days |