Waning · 1.3% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 17°
Moon age
28.5days
Moon phase on December 21, 1984Waning Crescent
On Friday, December 21, 1984, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 1.3% of its visible face lit, 28.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
1.3%Illumination at noon UTC
28.5 dMoon age
372,848 km231,677 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (17°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 21, 1984 is on Saturday, December 8, 1984 at 10:54 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, December 22, 1984 at 11:47 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, December 15, 1984 | 15:25 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, December 22, 1984 | 11:47 |
The Moon around December 21
More about this date
Friday, December 21, 1984 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 22, 1984 to the new moon of December 22, 1984, a cycle of 29.53 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1984, or the whole moon calendar 1984.
- The same date one year apart: 1983 · 1985.
- 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.