Waning · 99.8% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 12°
Full Moon at
07:48UTC
Moon phase on December 2, 1971Full Moon
On Thursday, December 2, 1971, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 14.4 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
14.4 dMoon age
365,136 km226,885 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (12°)
32.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Cold Moon, 364,599 km from Earth. Supermoon
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 2, 1971 is on Thursday, December 2, 1971 at 07:48 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, November 18, 1971 at 01:46 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, November 25, 1971 | 16:37 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Thursday, December 2, 1971 | 07:48 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, December 9, 1971 | 16:03 |
The Moon around December 2
More about this date
Thursday, December 2, 1971 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 18, 1971 to the new moon of December 17, 1971, a cycle of 29.72 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1971, or the whole moon calendar 1971.
- The same date one year apart: 1970 · 1972.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.