Waxing · 65.6% lit · ♈︎ Aries 13°
Moon age
9.6days
Moon phase on December 17, 1999Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, December 17, 1999, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 65.6% of its visible face lit, 9.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
65.6%Illumination at noon UTC
9.6 dMoon age
376,078 km233,684 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (13°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 17, 1999 is on Wednesday, December 22, 1999 at 17:31 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, December 7, 1999 at 22:32 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, December 16, 1999 | 00:50 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, December 22, 1999 | 17:31 |
The Moon around December 17
More about this date
Friday, December 17, 1999 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 7, 1999 to the new moon of January 6, 2000, a cycle of 29.82 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1999, or the whole moon calendar 1999.
- The same date one year apart: 1998 · 2000.
- 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.