Moon phases, December 2026
Last Quarter · New Moon · First Quarter · Full Moon · Last Quarter
The full Moon of is traditionally called the Cold Moon. It is 356,738 km from Earth, close enough to count as a supermoon.
1
47%
Last Quarter
2
37%
3
27%
4
19%
5
12%
6
6%
7
2%
8
0%
9
0%
New Moon
10
2%
11
5%
12
10%
13
17%
14
24%
15
33%
16
43%
17
53%
First Quarter
18
63%
19
73%
20
82%
21
90%
22
96%
23
99%
24
100%
Full Moon
25
97%
26
91%
27
83%
28
74%
29
64%
30
53%
Last Quarter
31
43%
Illumination at 12:00 UTC each day, drawn as seen from the northern hemisphere. For moonrise and moonset where you are, open your city page.
Full Moon times around the world
| Phase | New York | London | Delhi | Tokyo | Sydney |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter | Tue 1 Dec 01:08 | Tue 1 Dec 06:08 | Tue 1 Dec 11:38 | Tue 1 Dec 15:08 | Tue 1 Dec 17:08 |
| New Moon | Tue 8 Dec 19:51 | Wed 9 Dec 00:51 | Wed 9 Dec 06:21 | Wed 9 Dec 09:51 | Wed 9 Dec 11:51 |
| First Quarter | Thu 17 Dec 00:42 | Thu 17 Dec 05:42 | Thu 17 Dec 11:12 | Thu 17 Dec 14:42 | Thu 17 Dec 16:42 |
| Full Moon | Wed 23 Dec 20:28 | Thu 24 Dec 01:28 | Thu 24 Dec 06:58 | Thu 24 Dec 10:28 | Thu 24 Dec 12:28 |
| Last Quarter | Wed 30 Dec 13:59 | Wed 30 Dec 18:59 | Thu 31 Dec 00:29 | Thu 31 Dec 03:59 | Thu 31 Dec 05:59 |
Also in the sky in December 2026
- Moon at apogee 406,436 km
- Geminids peak (up to 150/h; Moon 25%)
- December solstice
- Ursids peak (up to 10/h; Moon 98%)
- Moon at perigee 356,648 km
- Moon and Jupiter 1.4° apart
Close approaches are geocentric separations under 3°; from your location the Moon's position can differ by up to about 1°.