Waning · 9.8% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 24°
Moon age
26.5days
Moon phase on December 22, 2000Waning Crescent
On Friday, December 22, 2000, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 9.8% of its visible face lit, 26.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
9.8%Illumination at noon UTC
26.5 dMoon age
394,748 km245,285 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (25°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 22, 2000 is on Monday, December 11, 2000 at 09:03 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 25, 2000 at 17:22 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, December 18, 2000 | 00:41 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, December 25, 2000 | 17:22 |
The Moon around December 22
More about this date
Friday, December 22, 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.