Waning · 91.2% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 15°
Moon age
17.9days
Moon phase on December 3, 1982Waning Gibbous
On Friday, December 3, 1982, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 91.2% of its visible face lit, 17.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
91.2%Illumination at noon UTC
17.9 dMoon age
361,056 km224,350 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (16°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 3, 1982 is on Wednesday, December 1, 1982 at 00:21 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 15, 1982 at 09:18 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, December 1, 1982 | 00:21 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, December 7, 1982 | 15:53 |
The Moon around December 3
More about this date
Friday, December 3, 1982 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 15, 1982 to the new moon of December 15, 1982, a cycle of 29.76 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1982, or the whole moon calendar 1982.
- The same date one year apart: 1981 · 1983.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.