Waxing · 46.9% lit · ♈︎ Aries 02°
First Quarter at
19:10UTC
Moon phase on December 27, 2025First Quarter
On Saturday, December 27, 2025, the Moon was a First Quarter: 46.9% of its visible face lit, 7.4 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
46.9%Illumination at noon UTC
7.4 dMoon age
377,687 km234,684 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (2°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 27, 2025 is on Saturday, January 3, 2026 at 10:03 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 01:44 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, December 20, 2025 | 01:44 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Saturday, December 27, 2025 | 19:10 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, January 3, 2026 | 10:03 |
The Moon around December 27
More about this date
Saturday, December 27, 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.
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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.