Waxing · 0.4% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 01°
Moon age
0.6days
Moon phase on December 15, 2001Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, December 15, 2001, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 0.4% of its visible face lit, 0.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
0.4%Illumination at noon UTC
0.6 dMoon age
387,818 km240,979 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (1°)
30.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 15, 2001 is on Friday, November 30, 2001 at 20:49 UTC, 15 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, December 14, 2001 at 20:48 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, December 14, 2001 | 20:48 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, December 22, 2001 | 20:57 |
The Moon around December 15
More about this date
Saturday, December 15, 2001 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 14, 2001 to the new moon of January 13, 2002, a cycle of 29.70 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.