Waxing · 18.9% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 16°
Moon age
4.1days
Moon phase on December 17, 1993Waxing Crescent
On Friday, December 17, 1993, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 18.9% of its visible face lit, 4.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
18.9%Illumination at noon UTC
4.1 dMoon age
390,480 km242,633 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (17°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 17, 1993 is on Tuesday, December 28, 1993 at 23:05 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 13, 1993 at 09:27 UTC, 4 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, December 13, 1993 | 09:27 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, December 20, 1993 | 22:26 |
The Moon around December 17
More about this date
Friday, December 17, 1993 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 13, 1993 to the new moon of January 11, 1994, a cycle of 29.57 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1993, or the whole moon calendar 1993.
- The same date one year apart: 1992 · 1994.
- 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.