December 2026 · Saturday · in 3 months
12 December 2026
Waxing Crescent
10% illuminated and waxing, 3.5 days into the lunar cycle.
Ephemeris for 12 December 2026 at 12:00 UTC
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Illumination
- 10.4%
- Lunar age
- 3.5 days
- Elongation
- 37.5°
- Distance
- 405,806 km
- Distance (mi)
- 252,156 mi
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricorn
- Libration lat
- 2.8° N
- Libration lon
- 2.4° W
Moonrise and moonset
| City | Moonrise | Transit | Moonset | Peak altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 10:43 | 14:42 | 18:50 | 15.5° |
| New York | 10:01 | 14:47 | 19:40 | 27.0° |
| Chicago | 10:01 | 14:44 | 19:33 | 26.0° |
| Denver | 10:05 | 14:55 | 19:52 | 28.3° |
| Los Angeles | 09:44 | 14:50 | 20:01 | 34.2° |
| Mexico City | 09:54 | 15:31 | 21:11 | 48.8° |
| São Paulo | 08:00 | 14:54 | 21:45 | 88.2° |
| Berlin | 10:54 | 14:47 | 18:48 | 14.3° |
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 5 days |
| Full Moon | 24 December 2026 | 01:28 | in 12 days |
| Last Quarter | 30 December 2026 | 19:00 | in 18 days |
| New Moon | 7 January 2027 | 20:25 | in 26 days |