Waxing · 59.4% lit · ♈︎ Aries 13°
Moon age
9.1days
Moon phase on December 24, 1982Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, December 24, 1982, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 59.4% of its visible face lit, 9.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
59.4%Illumination at noon UTC
9.1 dMoon age
386,199 km239,973 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (13°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 24, 1982 is on Thursday, December 30, 1982 at 11:33 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 15, 1982 at 09:18 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, December 23, 1982 | 14:17 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, December 30, 1982 | 11:33 |
The Moon around December 24
More about this date
Friday, December 24, 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.