Waning · 24.8% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 05°
Moon age
24.9days
Moon phase on December 26, 2005Waning Crescent
On Monday, December 26, 2005, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 24.8% of its visible face lit, 24.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
24.8%Illumination at noon UTC
24.9 dMoon age
387,943 km241,056 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (5°)
30.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 26, 2005 is on Thursday, December 15, 2005 at 16:16 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, December 31, 2005 at 03:12 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, December 23, 2005 | 19:36 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, December 31, 2005 | 03:12 |
The Moon around December 26
More about this date
Monday, December 26, 2005 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 1, 2005 to the new moon of December 31, 2005, a cycle of 29.51 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2005, or the whole moon calendar 2005.
- The same date one year apart: 2004 · 2006.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.