MoonPhases

December 2026 · Friday · in 3 months

25 December 2026

Waning Gibbous

97% illuminated and waning, 16.5 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 25 December 2026: Waning Gibbous, 97% illuminated

Ephemeris for 25 December 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waning Gibbous
Illumination
96.8%
Lunar age
16.5 days
Elongation
200.5°
Distance
357,949 km
Distance (mi)
222,419 mi
Apparent size
33.4′
Constellation
Cancer
Libration lat
3.1° S
Libration lon
2.6° 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
London17:3901:0209:3963.2°
New York18:3601:1108:5673.5°
Chicago18:3001:0808:5672.2°
Denver18:5001:2009:0174.2°
Los Angeles19:0001:1608:3979.8°
Mexico City20:1001:5608:4785.1°
São Paulo20:4501:1706:4540.9°
Berlin17:3601:0609:4962.3°

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

Phases around this date

PhaseDateTime (UTC)From this date
Last Quarter30 December 202619:00in 5 days
New Moon7 January 202720:25in 13 days
First Quarter15 January 202720:35in 21 days
Full Moon22 January 202712:17in 28 days