Waxing · 41.0% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 23°
Moon age
7.2days
Moon phase on December 25, 2017Waxing Crescent
On Monday, December 25, 2017, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 41.0% of its visible face lit, 7.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
41.0%Illumination at noon UTC
7.2 dMoon age
390,480 km242,633 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (23°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 25, 2017 is on Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at 02:24 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 18, 2017 at 06:31 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, December 18, 2017 | 06:31 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, December 26, 2017 | 09:20 |
The Moon around December 25
More about this date
Monday, December 25, 2017 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 18, 2017 to the new moon of January 17, 2018, a cycle of 29.82 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2017, or the whole moon calendar 2017.
- The same date one year apart: 2016 · 2018.
- 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.