Waxing · 70.9% lit · ♈︎ Aries 18°
Moon age
10.3days
Moon phase on December 16, 1991Waxing Gibbous
On Monday, December 16, 1991, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 70.9% of its visible face lit, 10.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
70.9%Illumination at noon UTC
10.3 dMoon age
383,731 km238,439 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (19°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 16, 1991 is on Saturday, December 21, 1991 at 10:23 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, December 6, 1991 at 03:57 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, December 14, 1991 | 09:32 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, December 21, 1991 | 10:23 |
The Moon around December 16
More about this date
Monday, December 16, 1991 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 6, 1991 to the new moon of January 4, 1992, a cycle of 29.80 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1991, or the whole moon calendar 1991.
- The same date one year apart: 1990 · 1992.
- 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.