Waning · 47.5% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 12°
Last Quarter at
06:09UTC
Moon phase on December 1, 2026Last Quarter
On Tuesday, December 1, 2026, the Moon will be a Last Quarter: 47.5% of its visible face lit, 22.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happens at .
47.5%Illumination at noon UTC
22.2 dMoon age
378,988 km235,492 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (12°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 1, 2026 is on Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at 14:54 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 9, 2026 at 00:52 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, November 24, 2026 | 14:54 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Tuesday, December 1, 2026 | 06:09 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, December 9, 2026 | 00:52 |
The Moon around December 1
More about this date
Tuesday, December 1, 2026 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 9, 2026 to the new moon of December 9, 2026, a cycle of 29.74 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2026, or the whole moon calendar 2026.
- The same date one year apart: 2025 · 2027.
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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.