MoonPhases

December 2026 · Saturday · in 3 months

26 December 2026

Waning Gibbous

91% illuminated and waning, 17.5 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 26 December 2026: Waning Gibbous, 91% illuminated

Ephemeris for 26 December 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waning Gibbous
Illumination
91.2%
Lunar age
17.5 days
Elongation
214.5°
Distance
361,070 km
Distance (mi)
224,358 mi
Apparent size
33.1′
Constellation
Leo
Libration lat
1.4° S
Libration lon
4.4° 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
London19:1302:0510:0759.0°
New York19:5602:1209:3568.9°
Chicago19:5102:0909:3467.6°
Denver20:0902:2109:4069.5°
Los Angeles20:1502:1609:2275.1°
Mexico City21:1602:5709:3889.8°
São Paulo21:3202:1807:5645.3°
Berlin19:1102:0810:1758.2°

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 4 days
New Moon7 January 202720:25in 12 days
First Quarter15 January 202720:35in 20 days
Full Moon22 January 202712:17in 27 days