Waning · 99.8% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 03°
Full Moon at
11:12UTC
Moon phase on December 25, 2015Full Moon
On Friday, December 25, 2015, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 14.1 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
14.1 dMoon age
376,386 km233,875 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (4°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Cold Moon, 376,258 km from Earth.
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 25, 2015 is on Friday, December 25, 2015 at 11:12 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, December 11, 2015 at 10:30 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, December 18, 2015 | 15:14 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Friday, December 25, 2015 | 11:12 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, January 2, 2016 | 05:31 |
The Moon around December 25
More about this date
Friday, December 25, 2015 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 11, 2015 to the new moon of January 10, 2016, a cycle of 29.63 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2015, or the whole moon calendar 2015.
- The same date one year apart: 2014 · 2016.
- 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.