Waxing · 72.6% lit · ♈︎ Aries 11°
Moon age
10.5days
Moon phase on December 6, 2000Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, December 6, 2000, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 72.6% of its visible face lit, 10.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
72.6%Illumination at noon UTC
10.5 dMoon age
387,630 km240,862 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (12°)
30.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 6, 2000 is on Monday, December 11, 2000 at 09:03 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, November 25, 2000 at 23:11 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, December 4, 2000 | 03:56 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, December 11, 2000 | 09:03 |
The Moon around December 6
More about this date
Wednesday, December 6, 2000 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 25, 2000 to the new moon of December 25, 2000, a cycle of 29.76 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2000, or the whole moon calendar 2000.
- The same date one year apart: 1999 · 2001.
- 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.