Waxing · 97.8% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 17°
Moon age
12.9days
Moon phase on December 25, 2042Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, December 25, 2042, the Moon will be a Waxing Gibbous: 97.8% of its visible face lit, 12.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
97.8%Illumination at noon UTC
12.9 dMoon age
366,087 km227,476 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (17°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 25, 2042 is on Friday, December 26, 2042 at 17:43 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, December 12, 2042 at 14:30 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, December 20, 2042 | 00:27 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, December 26, 2042 | 17:43 |
The Moon around December 25
More about this date
Thursday, December 25, 2042 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 12, 2042 to the new moon of January 11, 2043, a cycle of 29.68 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2042, or the whole moon calendar 2042.
- The same date one year apart: 2041 · 2043.
- 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.