Waning · 11.3% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 15°
Moon age
26.2days
Moon phase on December 16, 2025Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, December 16, 2025, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 11.3% of its visible face lit, 26.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
11.3%Illumination at noon UTC
26.2 dMoon age
406,065 km252,317 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (16°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 16, 2025 is on Thursday, December 4, 2025 at 23:14 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 01:44 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, December 11, 2025 | 20:52 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, December 20, 2025 | 01:44 |
The Moon around December 16
More about this date
Tuesday, December 16, 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.