Waxing · 81.0% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 12°
Moon age
10.8days
Moon phase on December 25, 2020Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, December 25, 2020, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 81.0% of its visible face lit, 10.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
81.0%Illumination at noon UTC
10.8 dMoon age
404,626 km251,423 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (12°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 25, 2020 is on Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at 03:28 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 14, 2020 at 16:17 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, December 21, 2020 | 23:41 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, December 30, 2020 | 03:28 |
The Moon around December 25
More about this date
Friday, December 25, 2020 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 14, 2020 to the new moon of January 13, 2021, a cycle of 29.53 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2020, or the whole moon calendar 2020.
- The same date one year apart: 2019 · 2021.
- 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.