December 2026 · Saturday · in 3 months
5 December 2026
Waning Crescent
12% illuminated and waning, 26.2 days into the lunar cycle.
Ephemeris for 5 December 2026 at 12:00 UTC
- Phase
- Waning Crescent
- Illumination
- 11.6%
- Lunar age
- 26.2 days
- Elongation
- 320.5°
- Distance
- 396,169 km
- Distance (mi)
- 246,168 mi
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpio
- Libration lat
- 6.2° N
- Libration lon
- 5.6° E
Moonrise and moonset
| City | Moonrise | Transit | Moonset | Peak altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 04:12 | 08:57 | 13:31 | 21.0° |
| New York | 03:53 | 09:02 | 14:03 | 30.9° |
| Chicago | 03:52 | 08:58 | 13:56 | 29.5° |
| Denver | 04:00 | 09:10 | 14:12 | 31.5° |
| Los Angeles | 03:43 | 09:04 | 14:19 | 37.0° |
| Mexico City | 04:00 | 09:46 | 15:28 | 52.0° |
| São Paulo | 02:28 | 09:09 | 15:55 | 83.6° |
| Berlin | 04:18 | 09:01 | 13:32 | 20.2° |
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 4 days |
| First Quarter | 17 December 2026 | 05:43 | in 12 days |
| Full Moon | 24 December 2026 | 01:28 | in 19 days |
| Last Quarter | 30 December 2026 | 19:00 | in 25 days |