Waning · 75.5% lit · ♌︎ Leo 12°
Moon age
20.2days
Moon phase on December 5, 2001Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, December 5, 2001, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 75.5% of its visible face lit, 20.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
75.5%Illumination at noon UTC
20.2 dMoon age
370,662 km230,318 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (13°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 5, 2001 is on Friday, November 30, 2001 at 20:49 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, December 14, 2001 at 20:48 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, November 30, 2001 | 20:49 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, December 7, 2001 | 19:52 |
The Moon around December 5
More about this date
Wednesday, December 5, 2001 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 15, 2001 to the new moon of December 14, 2001, a cycle of 29.59 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2001, or the whole moon calendar 2001.
- The same date one year apart: 2000 · 2002.
- 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.