Waxing · 56.1% lit · ♈︎ Aries 08°
Moon age
8.6days
Moon phase on December 23, 2001Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, December 23, 2001, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 56.1% of its visible face lit, 8.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
56.1%Illumination at noon UTC
8.6 dMoon age
402,116 km249,863 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (9°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 23, 2001 is on Sunday, December 30, 2001 at 10:41 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, December 14, 2001 at 20:48 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, December 22, 2001 | 20:57 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, December 30, 2001 | 10:41 |
The Moon around December 23
More about this date
Sunday, December 23, 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.