MoonPhases

December 2026 · Wednesday · in 3 months

30 December 2026

Last Quarter

53% illuminated and waning, 21.5 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 30 December 2026: Last Quarter, 53% illuminated

Ephemeris for 30 December 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Last Quarter
Illumination
53.2%
Lunar age
21.5 days
Elongation
266.5°
Distance
383,270 km
Distance (mi)
238,153 mi
Apparent size
31.2′
Constellation
Libra
Libration lat
4.7° N
Libration lon
7.6° 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
London00:45 +105:2611:0934.0°
New York00:39 +105:3111:1843.6°
Chicago00:38 +105:2711:1242.2°
Denver00:48 +105:3811:2544.0°
Los Angeles00:36 +105:3311:2349.6°
Mexico City00:0906:1412:1564.7°
São Paulo23:5505:3811:5970.7°
Berlin00:50 +105:3011:1433.2°

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 202619:00today
New Moon7 January 202720:25in 8 days
First Quarter15 January 202720:35in 16 days
Full Moon22 January 202712:17in 23 days