Waxing · 13.8% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 18°
Moon age
3.1days
Moon phase on December 26, 2022Waxing Crescent
On Monday, December 26, 2022, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 13.8% of its visible face lit, 3.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
13.8%Illumination at noon UTC
3.1 dMoon age
362,315 km225,132 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (18°)
33.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 26, 2022 is on Friday, January 6, 2023 at 23:08 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, December 23, 2022 at 10:17 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, December 23, 2022 | 10:17 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, December 30, 2022 | 01:21 |
The Moon around December 26
More about this date
Monday, December 26, 2022 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 23, 2022 to the new moon of January 21, 2023, a cycle of 29.44 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2022, or the whole moon calendar 2022.
- The same date one year apart: 2021 · 2023.
- 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.