Moon Phases December 2026
The full moon in December 2026 is the Cold Moon, on Thursday, 24 December 2026, 01:28 UTC. The new moon is on Wednesday, 9 December 2026, 00:52 UTC. The Moon starts the month as a Last Quarter (48% lit) and ends it as a Last Quarter (43% lit).
Principal phases
Last Quarter
Tuesday, 1 December 2026, 06:09 UTC
New Moon
Wednesday, 9 December 2026, 00:52 UTC
First Quarter
Thursday, 17 December 2026, 05:43 UTC
Full Moon · Cold Moon
Thursday, 24 December 2026, 01:28 UTC
Last Quarter
Wednesday, 30 December 2026, 19:00 UTC
Daily moon calendar
Phase and illumination at 12:00 UTC each day.
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1Last Quarter48%
2Last Quarter37%
3Waning Crescent27%
4Waning Crescent19%
5Waning Crescent12%
6Waning Crescent6%
7New Moon2%
8New Moon0%
9New Moon0%
10New Moon2%
11Waxing Crescent5%
12Waxing Crescent10%
13Waxing Crescent17%
14Waxing Crescent25%
15First Quarter33%
16First Quarter43%
17First Quarter53%
18First Quarter63%
19Waxing Gibbous73%
20Waxing Gibbous82%
21Waxing Gibbous90%
22Full Moon96%
23Full Moon99%
24Full Moon100%
25Full Moon97%
26Waning Gibbous91%
27Waning Gibbous83%
28Waning Gibbous74%
29Last Quarter64%
30Last Quarter53%
31Last Quarter43%