Waning · 11.6% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 03°
Moon age
26.2days
Moon phase on December 5, 2026Waning Crescent
On Saturday, December 5, 2026, the Moon will be a Waning Crescent: 11.6% of its visible face lit, 26.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
11.6%Illumination at noon UTC
26.2 dMoon age
396,169 km246,168 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (4°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 5, 2026 is on Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at 14:54 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 9, 2026 at 00:52 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, December 1, 2026 | 06:09 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, December 9, 2026 | 00:52 |
The Moon around December 5
More about this date
Saturday, December 5, 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.