Waxing · 97.4% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 15°
Moon age
12.5days
Moon phase on December 25, 2023Waxing Gibbous
On Monday, December 25, 2023, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 97.4% of its visible face lit, 12.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
97.4%Illumination at noon UTC
12.5 dMoon age
386,485 km240,151 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (15°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 25, 2023 is on Wednesday, December 27, 2023 at 00:33 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 23:32 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, December 19, 2023 | 18:39 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, December 27, 2023 | 00:33 |
The Moon around December 25
More about this date
Monday, December 25, 2023 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 12, 2023 to the new moon of January 11, 2024, a cycle of 29.52 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2023, or the whole moon calendar 2023.
- The same date one year apart: 2022 · 2024.
- 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.