Waxing · 88.2% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 16°
Moon age
12.3days
Moon phase on December 18, 1991Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, December 18, 1991, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 88.2% of its visible face lit, 12.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
88.2%Illumination at noon UTC
12.3 dMoon age
371,306 km230,719 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (16°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 18, 1991 is on Saturday, December 21, 1991 at 10:23 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, December 6, 1991 at 03:57 UTC, 12 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 18
More about this date
Wednesday, December 18, 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.