MoonPhases

December 2026 · Tuesday · in 3 months

29 December 2026

Waning Gibbous

64% illuminated and waning, 20.5 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 29 December 2026: Waning Gibbous, 64% illuminated

Ephemeris for 29 December 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waning Gibbous
Illumination
63.8%
Lunar age
20.5 days
Elongation
254.1°
Distance
377,251 km
Distance (mi)
234,413 mi
Apparent size
31.7′
Constellation
Virgo
Libration lat
3.4° N
Libration lon
7.4° 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
London23:2704:4110:5740.5°
New York23:3304:4610:5650.1°
Chicago23:3004:4210:5148.6°
Denver23:4204:5411:0250.5°
Los Angeles23:3504:4810:5656.0°
Mexico City00:09 +105:2911:3971.2°
São Paulo23:2204:5311:0364.2°
Berlin23:3004:4511:0339.7°

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 202619:00tomorrow
New Moon7 January 202720:25in 9 days
First Quarter15 January 202720:35in 17 days
Full Moon22 January 202712:17in 24 days