Waning · 1.3% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 17°
Moon age
28.5days
Moon phase on December 22, 2003Waning Crescent
On Monday, December 22, 2003, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 1.3% of its visible face lit, 28.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
1.3%Illumination at noon UTC
28.5 dMoon age
358,331 km222,657 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (17°)
33.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 22, 2003 is on Monday, December 8, 2003 at 20:37 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, December 23, 2003 at 09:43 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, December 16, 2003 | 17:42 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, December 23, 2003 | 09:43 |
The Moon around December 22
More about this date
Monday, December 22, 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.