MoonPhases

December 2026 · Wednesday · in 2 months

2 December 2026

Waning Crescent

37% illuminated and waning, 23.2 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 2 December 2026: Waning Crescent, 37% illuminated

Ephemeris for 2 December 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waning Crescent
Illumination
36.9%
Lunar age
23.2 days
Elongation
285.3°
Distance
383,894 km
Distance (mi)
238,541 mi
Apparent size
31.1′
Constellation
Virgo
Libration lat
3.5° N
Libration lon
6.9° E

Moonrise and moonset

Times in each city's own time zone. A “+1” means the event falls on the following day — the lunar day is about 50 minutes longer than ours, so rise and set drift later each date.
CityMoonriseTransitMoonsetPeak altitude
London00:2306:4512:5038.4°
New York00:3606:4912:5248.0°
Chicago00:3306:4612:4746.6°
Denver00:4606:5712:5848.5°
Los Angeles00:4106:5212:5454.0°
Mexico City01:2207:3313:4069.1°
São Paulo00:4906:5713:1066.3°
Berlin00:2506:4912:5637.6°

Somewhere else? The calculator works for any latitude and longitude, including your own.

Phases around this date

PhaseDateTime (UTC)From this date
New Moon9 December 202600:52in 7 days
First Quarter17 December 202605:43in 15 days
Full Moon24 December 202601:28in 22 days
Last Quarter30 December 202619:00in 28 days