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Moon phases December 2023

Last quarter
Tue 05 Dec
05:49 UTC
New moon
Tue 12 Dec
23:32 UTC
First quarter
Tue 19 Dec
18:39 UTC
Full · Cold
Wed 27 Dec
00:33 UTC

In December 2023 the primary moon phases are the Last Quarter on Tuesday, December 5 at 05:49 UTC, the New Moon on Tuesday, December 12 at 23:32 UTC, the First Quarter on Tuesday, December 19 at 18:39 UTC and the Full Moon on Wednesday, December 27 at 00:33 UTC. The full moon is the Cold Moon.

01 Waning Gibbous, 83% lit 83% 02 Waning Gibbous, 75% lit 75% 03 Waning Gibbous, 66% lit 66% 04 Waning Gibbous, 57% lit 57% 05Last Q Last Quarter, 48% lit 48%05:49 06 Waning Crescent, 38% lit 38% 07 Waning Crescent, 29% lit 29% 08 Waning Crescent, 21% lit 21% 09 Waning Crescent, 13% lit 13% 10 Waning Crescent, 7% lit 7% 11 Waning Crescent, 3% lit 3% 12New New Moon, 0% lit 0%23:32 13 Waxing Crescent, 1% lit 1% 14 Waxing Crescent, 3% lit 3% 15 Waxing Crescent, 8% lit 8% 16 Waxing Crescent, 16% lit 16% 17 Waxing Crescent, 25% lit 25% 18 Waxing Crescent, 36% lit 36% 19First Q First Quarter, 47% lit 47%18:39 20 Waxing Gibbous, 58% lit 58% 21 Waxing Gibbous, 69% lit 69% 22 Waxing Gibbous, 79% lit 79% 23 Waxing Gibbous, 87% lit 87% 24 Waxing Gibbous, 93% lit 93% 25 Waxing Gibbous, 97% lit 97% 26 Waxing Gibbous, 100% lit 100% 27Full Full Moon, 100% lit 100%00:33 28 Waning Gibbous, 98% lit 98% 29 Waning Gibbous, 94% lit 94% 30 Waning Gibbous, 88% lit 88% 31 Waning Gibbous, 82% lit 82%

Exact phase times

December 2023 has four primary moon phases: the Last Quarter on December 5, the New Moon on December 12, the First Quarter on December 19 and the Full Moon on December 27.

PhaseDateUTCYour time
Last QuarterTuesday, December 5, 202305:49
New MoonTuesday, December 12, 202323:32
First QuarterTuesday, December 19, 202318:39
Full MoonWednesday, December 27, 202300:33

Wednesday, December 27, 2023: Cold Moon, 391,761 km from Earth.

Full moons · 2023

Thirteen full moons, one blue

06 Jan Wolf Micromoon 05 Feb Snow Micromoon 07 Mar Worm 06 Apr Pink 05 May Flower penumbral eclipse 04 Jun Straw­berry 03 Jul Buck Supermoon 01 Aug Sturgeon Supermoon 31 Aug Blue Blue moon 29 Sept Harvest Supermoon 28 Oct Hunter’s partial eclipse 27 Nov Beaver 27 Dec Cold