Waning · 98.3% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 15°
Moon age
16.3days
Moon phase on December 22, 1991Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, December 22, 1991, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 98.3% of its visible face lit, 16.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
98.3%Illumination at noon UTC
16.3 dMoon age
358,354 km222,671 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (15°)
33.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 22, 1991 is on Saturday, December 21, 1991 at 10:23 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, January 4, 1992 at 23:10 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, December 21, 1991 | 10:23 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, December 28, 1991 | 01:55 |
The Moon around December 22
More about this date
Sunday, December 22, 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.