Waxing · 90.4% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 06°
Moon age
11.5days
Moon phase on December 5, 2003Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, December 5, 2003, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 90.4% of its visible face lit, 11.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
90.4%Illumination at noon UTC
11.5 dMoon age
404,805 km251,534 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (7°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 5, 2003 is on Monday, December 8, 2003 at 20:37 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, November 23, 2003 at 22:59 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, November 30, 2003 | 17:16 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, December 8, 2003 | 20:37 |
The Moon around December 5
More about this date
Friday, December 5, 2003 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 23, 2003 to the new moon of December 23, 2003, a cycle of 29.45 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2003, or the whole moon calendar 2003.
- The same date one year apart: 2002 · 2004.
- 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.