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The Moon on Thursday, December 25, 2036: First Quarter, 47% lit

Waxing · 47.0% lit · ♈︎ Aries 00°

First Quarter at

19:45UTC

Moon phase on December 25, 2036First Quarter

Thursday 25 December 2036401,374 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, December 25, 2036, the Moon will be a First Quarter: 47.0% of its visible face lit, 7.9 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happens at .

47.0%Illumination at noon UTC
7.9 dMoon age
401,374 km249,402 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (1°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to December 25, 2036 is on Friday, January 2, 2037 at 02:35 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 17, 2036 at 15:34 UTC, 8 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Wednesday, December 17, 203615:34
First Quarter (this day)Thursday, December 25, 203619:45
Full Moon (after)Friday, January 2, 203702:35

The Moon around December 25

More about this date

Thursday, December 25, 2036 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 17, 2036 to the new moon of January 16, 2037, a cycle of 29.75 days.