Waxing · 99.4% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 23°
Moon age
14.5days
Moon phase on December 23, 2026Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, December 23, 2026, the Moon will be a Waxing Gibbous: 99.4% of its visible face lit, 14.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
99.4%Illumination at noon UTC
14.5 dMoon age
357,382 km222,067 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (24°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 23, 2026 is on Thursday, December 24, 2026 at 01:28 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 9, 2026 at 00:52 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, December 17, 2026 | 05:43 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, December 24, 2026 | 01:28 |
The Moon around December 23
More about this date
Wednesday, December 23, 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.