Waxing · 96.5% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 20°
Moon age
13.2days
Moon phase on December 3, 2025Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, December 3, 2025, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 96.5% of its visible face lit, 13.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
96.5%Illumination at noon UTC
13.2 dMoon age
357,867 km222,368 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (21°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 3, 2025 is on Thursday, December 4, 2025 at 23:14 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, November 20, 2025 at 06:47 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, November 28, 2025 | 06:59 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, December 4, 2025 | 23:14 |
The Moon around December 3
More about this date
Wednesday, December 3, 2025 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 20, 2025 to the new moon of December 20, 2025, a cycle of 29.79 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2025, or the whole moon calendar 2025.
- The same date one year apart: 2024 · 2026.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.