December 2026 · Tuesday · in 2 months
1 December 2026
Last Quarter
47% illuminated and waning, 22.2 days into the lunar cycle.
Ephemeris for 1 December 2026 at 12:00 UTC
- Phase
- Last Quarter
- Illumination
- 47.5%
- Lunar age
- 22.2 days
- Elongation
- 273.0°
- Distance
- 378,988 km
- Distance (mi)
- 235,492 mi
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Libration lat
- 2.1° N
- Libration lon
- 6.8° E
Moonrise and moonset
| City | Moonrise | Transit | Moonset | Peak altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 00:23 +1 | 06:00 | 12:38 | 44.8° |
| New York | 00:36 +1 | 06:05 | 12:30 | 54.4° |
| Chicago | 00:33 +1 | 06:01 | 12:26 | 53.0° |
| Denver | 00:46 +1 | 06:13 | 12:35 | 54.9° |
| Los Angeles | 00:41 +1 | 06:07 | 12:27 | 60.4° |
| Mexico City | 00:28 | 06:48 | 13:05 | 75.6° |
| São Paulo | 00:15 | 06:12 | 12:14 | 59.8° |
| Berlin | 00:25 +1 | 06:04 | 12:44 | 44.0° |
Somewhere else? The calculator works for any latitude and longitude, including your own.
Phases around this date
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) | From this date |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Moon | 9 December 2026 | 00:52 | in 8 days |
| First Quarter | 17 December 2026 | 05:43 | in 16 days |
| Full Moon | 24 December 2026 | 01:28 | in 23 days |
| Last Quarter | 30 December 2026 | 19:00 | in 29 days |