Waning · 96.8% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 24°
Moon age
16.5days
Moon phase on December 25, 2026Waning Gibbous
On Friday, December 25, 2026, the Moon will be a Waning Gibbous: 96.8% of its visible face lit, 16.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
96.8%Illumination at noon UTC
16.5 dMoon age
357,949 km222,419 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (24°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 25, 2026 is on Thursday, December 24, 2026 at 01:28 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, January 7, 2027 at 20:25 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, December 24, 2026 | 01:28 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, December 30, 2026 | 19:00 |
The Moon around December 25
More about this date
Friday, December 25, 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.