Waxing · 85.3% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 08°
Moon age
12.0days
Moon phase on December 16, 1983Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, December 16, 1983, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 85.3% of its visible face lit, 12.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
85.3%Illumination at noon UTC
12.0 dMoon age
387,088 km240,525 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (9°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 16, 1983 is on Tuesday, December 20, 1983 at 02:00 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, December 4, 1983 at 12:26 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, December 12, 1983 | 13:09 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, December 20, 1983 | 02:00 |
The Moon around December 16
More about this date
Friday, December 16, 1983 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 4, 1983 to the new moon of January 3, 1984, a cycle of 29.70 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1983, or the whole moon calendar 1983.
- The same date one year apart: 1982 · 1984.
- 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.