Moon Phases December 2026
The last quarter is on December 1 at 06:09 UTC, the new moon is on December 9 at 00:52 UTC, the first quarter is on December 17 at 05:43 UTC, the full moon is on December 24 at 01:28 UTC and the last quarter is on December 30 at 19:00 UTC. This month's full moon is the Cold Moon, a supermoon.
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
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. South of the equator the lit side is mirrored.
Exact times, December 2026
| Phase | UTC | Pacific | Eastern | UK | Sydney | Auckland |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter | Dec 1 06:09 | Nov 30 | Dec 1 | 1 Dec | 1 Dec | 1 Dec |
| New Moon | Dec 9 00:52 | Dec 8 | Dec 8 | 9 Dec | 9 Dec | 9 Dec |
| First Quarter | Dec 17 05:43 | Dec 16 | Dec 17 | 17 Dec | 17 Dec | 17 Dec |
| Full Moon | Dec 24 01:28 | Dec 23 | Dec 23 | 24 Dec | 24 Dec | 24 Dec |
| Last Quarter | Dec 30 19:00 | Dec 30 | Dec 30 | 30 Dec | 31 Dec | 31 Dec |
Moonrise and moonset this month
Rise and set times depend on where you are. Open a city for its own moon calendar: