Waxing · 82.7% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 15°
Moon age
11.6days
Moon phase on December 26, 2001Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, December 26, 2001, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 82.7% of its visible face lit, 11.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
82.7%Illumination at noon UTC
11.6 dMoon age
389,866 km242,251 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (16°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 26, 2001 is on Sunday, December 30, 2001 at 10:41 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, December 14, 2001 at 20:48 UTC, 12 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 26
More about this date
Wednesday, December 26, 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.