Waning · 77.4% lit · ♌︎ Leo 20°
Moon age
19.5days
Moon phase on December 15, 2000Waning Gibbous
On Friday, December 15, 2000, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 77.4% of its visible face lit, 19.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
77.4%Illumination at noon UTC
19.5 dMoon age
365,518 km227,122 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (21°)
32.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 15, 2000 is on Monday, December 11, 2000 at 09:03 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 25, 2000 at 17:22 UTC, 10 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, December 11, 2000 | 09:03 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, December 18, 2000 | 00:41 |
The Moon around December 15
More about this date
Friday, December 15, 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.