Waxing · 0.3% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 03°
New Moon at
01:44UTC
Moon phase on December 20, 2025New Moon
On Saturday, December 20, 2025, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.3% of its visible face lit, 0.4 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.3%Illumination at noon UTC
0.4 dMoon age
402,640 km250,189 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (4°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 20, 2025 is on Saturday, January 3, 2026 at 10:03 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 01:44 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, December 11, 2025 | 20:52 |
| New Moon (this day) | Saturday, December 20, 2025 | 01:44 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, December 27, 2025 | 19:10 |
The Moon around December 20
More about this date
Saturday, December 20, 2025 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 20, 2025 to the new moon of January 18, 2026, a cycle of 29.76 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.
- 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.