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Moon phases December 2020

Last quarter
Tue 08 Dec
00:37 UTC
New moon
Mon 14 Dec
16:17 UTC
First quarter
Mon 21 Dec
23:41 UTC
Full · Cold
Wed 30 Dec
03:28 UTC

In December 2020 the primary moon phases are the Last Quarter on Tuesday, December 8 at 00:37 UTC, the New Moon on Monday, December 14 at 16:17 UTC, the First Quarter on Monday, December 21 at 23:41 UTC and the Full Moon on Wednesday, December 30 at 03:28 UTC. The full moon is the Cold Moon.

01 Waning Gibbous, 99% lit 99% 02 Waning Gibbous, 96% lit 96% 03 Waning Gibbous, 91% lit 91% 04 Waning Gibbous, 84% lit 84% 05 Waning Gibbous, 76% lit 76% 06 Waning Gibbous, 66% lit 66% 07 Waning Gibbous, 56% lit 56% 08Last Q Last Quarter, 45% lit 45%00:37 09 Waning Crescent, 34% lit 34% 10 Waning Crescent, 23% lit 23% 11 Waning Crescent, 14% lit 14% 12 Waning Crescent, 7% lit 7% 13 Waning Crescent, 2% lit 2% 14New New Moon, 0% lit 0%16:17 15 Waxing Crescent, 1% lit 1% 16 Waxing Crescent, 5% lit 5% 17 Waxing Crescent, 10% lit 10% 18 Waxing Crescent, 18% lit 18% 19 Waxing Crescent, 26% lit 26% 20 Waxing Crescent, 36% lit 36% 21First Q First Quarter, 45% lit 45%23:41 22 Waxing Gibbous, 55% lit 55% 23 Waxing Gibbous, 64% lit 64% 24 Waxing Gibbous, 73% lit 73% 25 Waxing Gibbous, 81% lit 81% 26 Waxing Gibbous, 88% lit 88% 27 Waxing Gibbous, 93% lit 93% 28 Waxing Gibbous, 97% lit 97% 29 Waxing Gibbous, 100% lit 100% 30Full Full Moon, 100% lit 100%03:28 31 Waning Gibbous, 98% lit 98%

Exact phase times

December 2020 has four primary moon phases: the Last Quarter on December 8, the New Moon on December 14, the First Quarter on December 21 and the Full Moon on December 30.

PhaseDateUTCYour time
Last QuarterTuesday, December 8, 202000:37
New MoonMonday, December 14, 202016:17
First QuarterMonday, December 21, 202023:41
Full MoonWednesday, December 30, 202003:28

Wednesday, December 30, 2020: Cold Moon, 392,759 km from Earth.

Full moons · 2020

Thirteen full moons, one blue

10 Jan Wolf penumbral eclipse 09 Feb Snow Supermoon 09 Mar Worm Supermoon 08 Apr Pink Supermoon 07 May Flower Supermoon 05 Jun Straw­berry penumbral eclipse 05 Jul Buck penumbral eclipse 03 Aug Sturgeon 02 Sept Corn 01 Oct Harvest Micromoon 31 Oct Blue Blue moon 30 Nov Beaver penumbral eclipse 30 Dec Cold