MoonPhases

December 2026 · Thursday · in 3 months

10 December 2026

Waxing Crescent

2% illuminated and waxing, 1.5 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 10 December 2026: Waxing Crescent, 2% illuminated

Ephemeris for 10 December 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waxing Crescent
Illumination
2.0%
Lunar age
1.5 days
Elongation
15.9°
Distance
406,183 km
Distance (mi)
252,390 mi
Apparent size
29.4′
Constellation
Capricorn
Libration lat
5.0° N
Libration lon
0.4° 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
London09:4013:0516:3310.6°
New York08:4713:1117:3821.7°
Chicago08:4813:0717:2920.6°
Denver08:5113:1917:5022.8°
Los Angeles08:2513:1418:0528.6°
Mexico City08:2613:5519:2543.2°
São Paulo06:1213:1820:2286.6°
Berlin09:5213:0916:299.6°

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

Phases around this date

PhaseDateTime (UTC)From this date
First Quarter17 December 202605:43in 7 days
Full Moon24 December 202601:28in 14 days
Last Quarter30 December 202619:00in 20 days
New Moon7 January 202720:25in 28 days