Waning · 92.1% lit · ♌︎ Leo 02°
Moon age
18.0days
Moon phase on December 22, 1983Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, December 22, 1983, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 92.1% of its visible face lit, 18.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
92.1%Illumination at noon UTC
18.0 dMoon age
364,887 km226,730 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (3°)
32.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 22, 1983 is on Tuesday, December 20, 1983 at 02:00 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, January 3, 1984 at 05:16 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, December 20, 1983 | 02:00 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, December 26, 1983 | 18:53 |
The Moon around December 22
More about this date
Thursday, December 22, 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.