Waxing · 10.4% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 27°
Moon age
3.5days
Moon phase on December 12, 2026Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, December 12, 2026, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 10.4% of its visible face lit, 3.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
10.4%Illumination at noon UTC
3.5 dMoon age
405,806 km252,156 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (28°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 12, 2026 is on Thursday, December 24, 2026 at 01:28 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 9, 2026 at 00:52 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, December 9, 2026 | 00:52 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, December 17, 2026 | 05:43 |
The Moon around December 12
More about this date
Saturday, December 12, 2026 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 9, 2026 to the new moon of January 7, 2027, a cycle of 29.81 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.
- 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.