Waxing · 1.9% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 17°
Moon age
1.1days
Moon phase on December 24, 2003Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, December 24, 2003, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 1.9% of its visible face lit, 1.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
1.9%Illumination at noon UTC
1.1 dMoon age
362,083 km224,988 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (18°)
33.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 24, 2003 is on Wednesday, January 7, 2004 at 15:40 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, December 23, 2003 at 09:43 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, December 23, 2003 | 09:43 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, December 30, 2003 | 10:04 |
The Moon around December 24
More about this date
Wednesday, December 24, 2003 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 23, 2003 to the new moon of January 21, 2004, a cycle of 29.47 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.