December 2026 · Wednesday · in 3 months
9 December 2026
New Moon
0% illuminated and waxing, 0.5 days into the lunar cycle.
Ephemeris for 9 December 2026 at 12:00 UTC
- Phase
- New Moon
- Illumination
- 0.3%
- Lunar age
- 0.5 days
- Elongation
- 5.1°
- Distance
- 405,296 km
- Distance (mi)
- 251,839 mi
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Libration lat
- 5.8° N
- Libration lon
- 1.7° E
Moonrise and moonset
| City | Moonrise | Transit | Moonset | Peak altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 08:52 | 12:14 | 15:35 | 10.1° |
| New York | 07:58 | 12:20 | 16:41 | 20.9° |
| Chicago | 08:00 | 12:16 | 16:33 | 19.7° |
| Denver | 08:03 | 12:28 | 16:54 | 21.9° |
| Los Angeles | 07:36 | 12:23 | 17:10 | 27.6° |
| Mexico City | 07:35 | 13:04 | 18:32 | 42.3° |
| São Paulo | 05:19 | 12:26 | 19:33 | 85.9° |
| Berlin | 09:03 | 12:18 | 15:31 | 9.1° |
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 | 17 December 2026 | 05:43 | in 8 days |
| Full Moon | 24 December 2026 | 01:28 | in 15 days |
| Last Quarter | 30 December 2026 | 19:00 | in 21 days |
| New Moon | 7 January 2027 | 20:25 | in 29 days |