Waning · 99.7% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 03°
Full Moon at
02:00UTC
Moon phase on December 20, 1983Full Moon
On Tuesday, December 20, 1983, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.7% of its visible face lit, 16.0 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.7%Illumination at noon UTC
16.0 dMoon age
368,228 km228,806 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (4°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Cold Moon, 369,578 km from Earth. Penumbral lunar eclipse
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 20, 1983 is on Tuesday, December 20, 1983 at 02:00 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, January 3, 1984 at 05:16 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, December 12, 1983 | 13:09 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Tuesday, December 20, 1983 | 02:00 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, December 26, 1983 | 18:53 |
The Moon around December 20
More about this date
Tuesday, December 20, 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.