December 2026 · Wednesday · in 3 months
30 December 2026
Last Quarter
53% illuminated and waning, 21.5 days into the lunar cycle.
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
| City | Moonrise | Transit | Moonset | Peak altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 00:45 +1 | 05:26 | 11:09 | 34.0° |
| New York | 00:39 +1 | 05:31 | 11:18 | 43.6° |
| Chicago | 00:38 +1 | 05:27 | 11:12 | 42.2° |
| Denver | 00:48 +1 | 05:38 | 11:25 | 44.0° |
| Los Angeles | 00:36 +1 | 05:33 | 11:23 | 49.6° |
| Mexico City | 00:09 | 06:14 | 12:15 | 64.7° |
| São Paulo | 23:55 | 05:38 | 11:59 | 70.7° |
| Berlin | 00:50 +1 | 05:30 | 11:14 | 33.2° |
Somewhere else? The calculator works for any latitude and longitude, including your own.
Phases around this date
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) | From this date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter | 30 December 2026 | 19:00 | today |
| New Moon | 7 January 2027 | 20:25 | in 8 days |
| First Quarter | 15 January 2027 | 20:35 | in 16 days |
| Full Moon | 22 January 2027 | 12:17 | in 23 days |