Waxing · 4.0% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 18°
Moon age
2.1days
Moon phase on December 17, 1982Waxing Crescent
On Friday, December 17, 1982, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 4.0% of its visible face lit, 2.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
4.0%Illumination at noon UTC
2.1 dMoon age
406,122 km252,352 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (18°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 17, 1982 is on Thursday, December 30, 1982 at 11:33 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 15, 1982 at 09:18 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, December 15, 1982 | 09:18 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, December 23, 1982 | 14:17 |
The Moon around December 17
More about this date
Friday, December 17, 1982 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 15, 1982 to the new moon of January 14, 1983, a cycle of 29.83 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.